biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
On Your Knees and Swear It
Albert Lynch, French, 1851 - after 1900, 1894
Brush and grey, rose, blue, white and black watercolors, with graphite, on illustration board
Drawing

A young man kneels before a priest who holds a crucifix before him. In the background, another young man in bed and a figure standing in the doorway.
Purse
, 17th century
silk, metal Technique: tapestry woven

Very small green silk bag composed of four shield-shaped panels joined with very narrow gold braid and edged at the top with the same. Silk is woven with gold, silver and orange silk threads in a symmetrical floral design. Silk draw cords and drops covered with silver net. Lined with blue taffeta.
Book cover
, 14th century
silk on linen, silver Technique: embroidered, chased

Book cover. Silk embroidered on linen showing geometric patterns in green, red, yellow and white on a blue ground. Silver clasps.
Matchsafe
, 1882–96
Champlevé enameled silver, fiber

Rectangular, with rounded sides; polychrome enameled decoration of abstracted figures and geometric patterns; in the center a plain, A-framed reserve with engraved initials; a gold colored tinder cord with knot at end is housed in side compartment, attached by hook and chain that may be pulled from knob at top. Flat lid hinged on top. Striker on bottom.
Study of balusters and candelabra
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Study of balusters and a candelabra.
Textile
, 17th–early 18th century
silk, metallic yarns Technique: twill weave

Narrow band showing repeating pattern of flowers and birds.
Decanter and stopper
, ca. 1810–15
Glass

Bulbous body; 3 triple neck rings; wide flat lip; sides cut with decorationof 5 panels, each with arches on columns covered with fine diamonds and a star in center, prismatic rings around shoulder; mushroom-shaped stopper radially cut.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape, a technique called leaded

Fragment with two circular lobed tabs formed by scrolling lines. Nestled with the scrolls at the bottom are wheel-like shapes. Tabs are attached to a narrow border of triangles.
Portrait of Wilibald Pirkheimer
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 1524
Engraving on laid paper
Print

A bust portrait of a man, with wavy hair, seen in three-quarter view facing left. Inscribed in plate under portrait.
Dado
, 1800–1840
Block-printed on handmade paper

Series of dado panels, each with inset panels. Central architectural molding has appearance of egg-and-dart, surrounded by Greek key. Another band of molding runs above. Printed in orange and brown on light blue ground.

H# 338A
Border
, 16th–17th century
linen (plain weave and undyed), silk, metallic Technique: cutwork with needle-lace fillings

Band with flowers and scrolls, with an edging of pendant flowers. Created by cut-fabric work on natural-colored linen, with picot edgings and details added in gold metallic threads. Edges secured by buttonhole stitch which holds a metallic cord which is looped at regular intervals
Coiled Rattlesnake
William B. Kerr & Company, Newark, New Jersey, 1855 - 1927, ca. 1890
Silver
Matchsafe

Oblong, with irregular curved sides conforming to shape of coiled rattlesnake, its mouth open, fangs displayed, fork-tongue extended, rattle at end of tail, overall raised scale texture to simulate snake skin, identical decoration on reverse. Lid hinged on side. Striker in recessed groove on bottom.
Ocean with Large Rock and Small Cliffs
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1885–90
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Ocean in foreground with large rock in middleground at left. Small cliffs further back at right.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, metal Technique: crocheted

Crocheted dark green silk embroidered with cut steel beads in diamond patterns.  Two steel rings control side closing; at one end, a bead tassel, at the other, fringe of twisted bands. Both are made of cut steel.
Design for a Porcelain Plate, Brewery Interior for the Sevres Industrial Arts Service
Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, 1831–44
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white gouache, graphite on cream laid paper, lined
Drawing

Design for a painted porcelain plate, probably for the Service Agronomique. Scene in a wine cellar.  A man, right foreground, appears to be filling a barrel from a large vat of wine in the right middleground.  He then passes the barrel along to workers who store the barrels in a connecting room viewed through a door in the right background.
Study for "Wedding Procession"
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, 1872–1875
Pastel crayon on paper
Drawing

Study of sleeve, left; bust-length figure, emphasizing study of right arm with its sleeve drapery.
Sketch of Serene Ocean on Beach
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1870–85
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Beach with calm, serene ocean coming onto the shore.
Landscape, Darmstadt, Germany
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, June 20, 1867
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a woodland scene with a couple walking along a winding path.
Frieze
Williamson, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Alternating large and small foliate medallions inset with fleurs-de-lis motifs and a crown. Above the small medallions are foliate scrolls. The medallions are connected along the bottom by foliate scrolls above a panel with foliate motifs (possibly shamrocks/clovers). Top has stripes and bead and spindle pattern. Background is a floral trelis. Ground shades from dark red to green to yellow (bottom to top). Printed in top selvedge: "Williamson." Pattern number "665"
Silhouette
Augustin-Amant-Constance Fidele Edouart, French, active England and USA, 1789 - 1861, early 19th century
Pen and ink on paper, wood (frame)

Full length silhouette of a man in chair, facing right. Wood frame.
Box
Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797, 1825–35
block printed paper on wood

Box covered with wallpaper: Green, white and yellow foliage on gray. Lined with newspaper, "Daily Patriot" of Concord, NH, dated January 1855.
Border
, ca. 1870
Machine-printed paper

Two borders running side by side, to be cut. On gray ground oval reserves edged with olive stems and containing purple flowers. Black lines and gray ruffled band edging.
Royal Pavilion, Brighton
John Nash, 1752 – 1835, 1817–22
Graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Original album associated with this collection still exists.  See 1948-40-1 accessory
"Un des cotes du Pavillon orchestre dans le Jardin des Tuileries, en Juillet 1838"
Félix Duban, French, 1797 - 1870, 1838
Brush & pen & watercolor, graphite Support: light tan paper mounted on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Design for the low side wall of a music pavilion, which supports three tall light posts. The two matching end light posts are decorated with blue and white stripes and gold accents.  The top of each post terminates in a large white globe lantern, with three smaller globe lanterns below, two colored orange and the third red.  The shorter central lamp post is articulated with red and white stripes and is surmounted by a gold eagle, upon which rests a white globe lantern.  Two urn-shaped flowerpots are placed between the light posts and rest on the pavilion wall below.  The low side wall of the pavilion is divided into several rectangular ornamental compartments, which are decorated in a variety of patterns and colors.  A large portion of the upper half of the wall is decorated with two-toned abstract, geometric patterning and the lower wall is decorated with a series of vertically-oriented, rectangular sections of pink marble, which rests on a horizontal gray marble base.
Carpet fragment
, 19th century
wool Technique: double cloth

Floral and lozenge design in red, green and blue.
Tombeau monumental avec trois femmes adossées from the series "Tombeaux"
Jean-Laurent Legeay, French, ca. 1710–86, 1768, published 1770
Etching on cream laid paper Support: cream laid paper
Print

A monumental vase upon a pedestal is visible through vegetation and architectural ruins. The vase is decorated with a variety of ornamental motifs, such as swags and Greek key, and is supported by four figures. In the foreground immediately before the vase are two female figures.
Sash
, 19th century
silk Technique:

Fringed light blue sash has a wide band of thick and thin horizontal stripes of black, yellow, green, red, and white.
Designs for Chinoiserie Flowers
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, 1760
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

Two designs for fantastical chinoiserie-style flowers, from a series of eight prints (including the title-page). The designs feature flowering sprigs with different types of flowers and leaves originating from shared and connected stems. The plate is dated.
Elevation of a Facade of a Theater, The Hague
Cesare Recanatini, Italian, 1823–1893, ca. 1860
Pen and ink, with gray and green washes on white paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Unfinished drawing. U-shaped building with two end facades, with rusticated ground floor, with balconies on main floor, and pediment above.
Mount Lebanon
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 1868
Oil paint and graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape study showing a view of Mt. Lebanon from a distance. A large boulder occupies flat terrain in the foreground that leads to rolling foothills in the middle distance, partly shaded by clouds. Taller mountains rise in the background before giving way to the wide and imposing peak of Mt. Lebanon, whose snow-covered, rugged ridge stretches across the composition.
Trophy of Weapons
Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, 1830–1850
Black crayon, pen and black ink, brush and bistre on paper
Drawing

In the center upright fasci stands a republican bonnet. Below in the foreground are two helmets sitting symmetrically. At the left is a pennant with R.R (Respublicen Ravennatica) inscription, while the right one has R.C. (Ravennatornin Civitas).
Three sepulchral monuments
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746-1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Two steps lead up. Urns with flames stand at the corners of the upper one. Two women lean upon a sacrophagus which stands upon a dado. A cinerary urn rises on top. A part of the drawing is drawn over lines of a part of a sketched plan.
Plate, from Le Jugement Universal
Tommaso Piroli, Italian, 1752 - 1824, 1808
Etching on paper
Print

Plate 14
Lit à la Polonaise à tombeau retroussé à la Chinoise
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Two designs for beds in a chinoiseries style (European decorative arts and architectural style inspired by fanciful ideas of China and East Asia). Above, a crown canopy (baldachin) bed topped with feather finials, and hanging swags of textiles, with bells, tassels, and passementeries. The headboard and footboard are the same height, the back of board features floral motifs, with hanging festoons of flowers and textiles. The boards and poles are topped with feather finials and intertwined dragons on each pole. Below, a design for a four-poster bed, detailed view of the bed without the canopy visible. The bed linen features floral motifs, hanging swags of textiles with tassels. The bedframe is carved with dragons as feet and topped with feather finials on each board. The boards are the same height. A scale below each design. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
The Education of Infancy by Time and Nature
Hieronymus Sperling, German, 1695 - 1777, ca. 1750–1770
Engraving on paper
Print

A nude child is held by the allegorical representation of Time, while Warefare and Charity hold his hands. Above, Knowledge is seated on a cload. The three Fates in the background. Below, a four-line German explanatory inscription.
IIIE. SUITE DE VASES
Jacques-Philippe de Beauvais, French, 1739 – 1781, 1760-1764
Etching on laid paper
Print

Vase on top of a column. The vase is in the form of a bowl, with four planar handles (three visible) that cradle the bowl and form the feet of the vase. The column is fluted and has a panel on it with the series title and dedication. The column is elevated on a low platform. The plate is titled and signed.
Design for a Round Tureen
Giovacchino Belli, Italian, 1756 - 1822, early 19th century
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for a round tureen intended to be executed in partly gilded silver. The round base is similar to that in 1938-88-651: a round base of two sections, the lower one showing a fret band. Four standing displayed eagles carrying festoons are intended upon the upper section, three shown. A round pedestal rises in the middle. Upon it stands upon four curved legs the bowl, described with leaf festoons hanging from Medusa masks at the upper ends of the legs. Pairs of snakes rise from the lateral masks, serving as handles. The upper part of the cover is shaped as a shell. Upon it stands the figure of Juno, raising a bowl with her right hand, the peacock beside her.
Alternate Ceiling Designs for the Teatro Comunale di Imola
, 1851–1856
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Design for a horseshoe shaped chamber, showing panels opening to simulate sky. The right half is octagonal in shape. Below, ducal arms.
Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, 1648
Etching on paper
Print

An old man, a woman, and a small boy, stand before the open door of a house. A man, partially seen in the doorway, left, places some coints in the outstretched hand of the woman.
Design for a Chest of Drawers
, ca. 1805
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Chest with six drawers decorated in marquetry inlay of arabesques. Piers and cornice in stylized plant forms. A metal gallery with finials at the corners above. Piece shown in isometric projection. Scale below.
Design for a Cane Handle
, ca. 1800
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Lobed handle decorated with a row of putti, their arms around one another.
Two Floral Tailpieces or Fleurons
Jean-Jacques Bachelier, French, 1724 - 1806, 1762
Etching on laid paper
Print

Fifth plate from the second series of tailpieces and fleurons originally designed for the 1755-1759 four-volume edition of the Fables de La Fontaine. Two fleurons or tailpieces, one above the other, made of flowers, fruit, leaves, ribbons, and branches. The plate is numbered and signed.
Cloud Sketch
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1844–1850
Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing layers of diverse clouds hanging over a valley--likely the Hudson River Valley--that stretches horizontally across the composition. Rolling mountains are shown in the foreground at left and across the horizon in the background.

Verso: Landscape sketch overlooking a dark landscape in a river valley over which layers of clouds hang. Likely showing the Hudson River Valley viewed from the Catskill Mountain House, this perspective includes treetops stretching across the foreground. Dark, indefinite terrain is shown in the valley at center, while fog likely hangs over the Hudson River in the middle distance. Layers of puffy and hazy clouds hang above.
Cooling pail
Clérissy Factory, established ca. 1686, 1710–1730
Tin-glazed earthenware

Circular, with slightly flaring sides and two large strap handles. Chevron decoration about  base, foliate band about top. Sphinxes and harpies on one face; foliate decoration on sides below handles; chimeric beasts on other face. Tin-glazed earthenware with blue over-glaze decoration.
Panel Design of Grotesque Ornamentation
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Panel design of symmetrical grotesque ornamentation featuring strapwork, foliate scrolls, vases of flowers, winged female terms, rosettes, doves, masks, garlands, and a central oval medallion with a scene of Venus attended by three winged putti. The plate is signed and lettered "D."
Tile
, late 18th–early 19th century
Earthenware, glazed, high fire decorated

Man carrying barrel under right arm, walking toward right.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800–1825
White gouache on oily tracing paper
Drawing

The entire design is composed of disks. The design is a variation of 1920-36-9. Similar nosegays, of which one and the bowknot of another are shown, are c onnected by a festoon of flower boughs and by a chain with tassels. No bottom row.
Design for a fan: Worship of Venus by Art
, 1750–70
Pencil, pen and ink, brown wash
Drawing

Before a classic portico, a female figure with the attributes of the Visual Arts kneels in adoration before a statue of Venus. Cupid flies above. Other figures, including a river god at lower right.
Sugar Box
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, mid- 19th century
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
box

Round box and low domed lid with floral finial. Painted with naturalistic flowers. Worn gilding at lid's rim.
Stage Design, Egyptian Buildings
Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, early 19th century
Pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Exterior of Egyptian buildings decorated with sculptures and papyrus columns.
Basket of Blossoms and Leaves on Earth
, ca. 1800–1830
Pen and ink, graphite on coated wove paper
Drawing

Basket of Blossoms and Leaves on Earth
Band or picture
, 15th century
silk, metallic Technique: 4&1 satin with 2/1 twill (lampas)

Picture of the nativity with worshipping madonna and four angels.
Grand Secrétaire, ou Bureau à Cylindre
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a large, roll top desk, decorated with ornament motifs including wave pattern, rosettes, fluting, lamb tongue, medallion, and at front a winged helmet with caduceus. The plate is signed and numbered.
Stockings
, 19th century
linen Technique: knitted

Stockings with horizontal bands of decoration at the top. In one of the bands are the words "Regalo de un triste preso," which translates to "Gift of a sad prisoner." The other stocking has a band with the name: "Ana Maria Martinez." Just below are vertical bands with geometrical motifs in red, blue, light brown and black. Foot is white with a red heel and toe. Blue and red pattern on the instep.
Sampler
, 1832
silk embroidery, linen foundation, silk ribbon Technique: cross, eyelet and back stitches on plain weave

Alphabets, numerals. Sets of initials in wreaths, on shields, and under crowns. Designs of animals, birds and flowers.
Ornamental Vase Design
François Voisin, French, active 18th century, 1786-1789
Engraving on paper
Print

Lidded vase with a finial of slender flowers. The handles are formed from grape vines, which terminate at female high-relief mascarons. The vase is decorated with much fluting, acanthus leaves, and floral ornamentation. The vase is elevated on a low socle. The print is numbered but not lettered.
Castello Estense, Ferrara
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1822
Pen and bistre ink on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Castle in background, broken down coach in foreground with figures standing nearby. Verso: details of architectural ceiling decoration, with indications as to how it should be colored: 1) fac[c]io doro (ground gold) 2) ovali donati e stucco (egg-shaped forms gold and stucco) 3) rose stucco e oro li fiori (roses in stucco and flowers in gold) 4) fondi azzurri robeschi finissimi doro (ground blue "robeschi" finest gold) 5) fondi doro figure colorite (ground gold, figures colored) 6) campo celeste corona di putti nel mezzo la divinita del spirito santo in campo chiarissimo (blue ground, garland of angels, in the middle holy ghost on light ground) 7) meandro doro fiori doro campo biancho stucco (meander gold, flowers gold, ground white stucco). Tutto il comparto stucco e oro e varissimi colori (the whole stucco, gold and finest colors). Volte a botta.
Country Home for a Literary Gentleman
Mario Asprucci The Younger, Italian, 1764 – 1804, 1764-1804
Print

The main building is a cube resting on a high base penetrated by "fountains of learning." At the summit is an observatory.
Comtesse
Laurent Desboeufs de Saint-Laurent, French, active 1763 – 1776, 1772–77
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

A design for the upper section of wrought-iron gates with a gate crown featuring a blank coat of arms topped with a crown and decorated with a cartouche and a festoon of leaves. The gates are flanked by stone walls. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
The Italian Yarn-Winder
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain, French, 1710 - 1771, ca. 1760
Engraving on paper
Print

A woman sits under a ruined portico winding wool. in the left background, antoher woman hangs up laundry. Below: title and dedication.
Veüe du Grand Parterre et de la Demi lune de Richelieu
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of the large parterre in the gardens of the chateau of Richelieu. With its central basin and fountain, and gate and semi-circular wall with statues in niches. Trees beyond in the landscape. Figures throughout the paths in the gardens. Details are lettered with a legend below. The plate is titled and signed.
Project for Illustration: Hazelnuts from Nature
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920, ca. 1881
Pen and black ink on paper
Drawing

A bough with leaves and hazelnuts. Design encircled by dots. Framing lines in graphite.
Decorative door boss and nail
, ca. 1550–1700
Steel-plated wrought iron

Square flat mount, notched on four sides, raised wrought square elements at center. Notched square nail heads on square shank.
Sleeping Child
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1840–45
Graphite cream wove paper
Drawing

Study of a sleeping child. Face turned slightly to the left. Head and shoulders lightly sketched, with some shading on the face.
Stage Design, Indian Palace Garden for the Ballet "Genghis Khan" by Luigi Henry
Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, 1828
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Indian palace garden with buildings; Ballo by Branbilla.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: 7&1 satin damask

Nine stripes in purple, green, and orange; each separated from the next by lines of yellow and white. Each stripe has conventionalized foliate design.
Fragment
, 8th–9th century
Warp: S-spun linen. Wefts: S-spun linen, S-spun wools Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary weft wrapping

Eight-pointed star made up of diamonds and squares.
Saltcellar
, ca. 1760
Glazed earthenware (creamware)

Hexagonal, on three paw feet. Molded profile, band of leaves about edge, hemispherical basin.
Frieze
, 1810–20
Block printed on handmade paper

Neoclassical design, in neutral yellow on a blue field. Confronted sphinxes, with urn in center and candelabrum at each end.
Arabesque Ornament Design
Charles Normand, French, 1765 – 1840, 1787–95
Etching on laid paper
Print

A vertical plate with an arabesque ornament design featuring mythological figures and creatures, winged horses, a squirrel, monkey, incense burners, vases, scrolling acanthus leaves and foliage, baskets of flowers, fleurons, rosettes, hanging textiles, cornucopia with acanthus leaves, masks, fruit, and a roundel with three figures representing the three muses. The plate is numbered and signed.
Fragment
, 15th century
silk Technique: 4&1 satin patterned with plain weave (lampas)

Paired affronted lions within cartouches in green, yellow and white on red.
Split Interior Elevation Showing Upholsteries
Desvoyes, French, 17th–18th century
Engraving on paper
Print

Split Interior elevation showing upholsteries.
Designs for Firearms Ornament and Fittings
Claude Simonin, French, ca. 1635 – 1721, 1705
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Plate two from a pattern book with designs for firearm fittings and ornament featuring figures, fantastical creatures, foliate scrolls, rosettes, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), and a crown. The plate is numbered and signed.