biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Design for the Embroidered of the Left Bottom Corner of a Man's Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, ca. 1785
Brush and gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

A dog is seated upon a cushion beneath a wreath and garlands forming a kind of canopy; trees are lateral on the flap of the pocket. Five similar motifs decorate the field beneath and beside the pocket. "Pon 156" written in ink, top center, and reverse.
Design for a Lunette with Allegory of Sculpture
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1812–13
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk, traces of graphite on laid paper
Drawing

Woman works at inscription of herm. At left, minerva seated looking on. Boy stands at right by pedestal, drawing or writing upon tablet. Paintings, tools, sculptures lean against wall. Caption on top: "scultura".
Siren's Grotto at Tivoli
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1813
Black chalk, pen and black ink, brush and brown watercolor, graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

The lower part of the fall is shown. A group of men, some of them artists, are below at left. Framing line and caption: "Tivoli 12 Grotta della sirena," numbered: "24". On verso: some ceiling below a frieze with rinceaux. Trophy of arms and vine and putti, center: motifs for decorations of ceilings, trellis work with figures of children. Numbered "25."
Sketch for a Cotton printing: Robinson Crusoe
, probably after 1810
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Friday kneels before Robinson Cruso, and gestures toward a scimitar on the ground, and holds Crusoe's right foot in his left hand. Crusoe balances himself on his gun.
Mountains and Clouds, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1890
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of clouds above mountain ranges in Mexico. A flat expanse, possibly the surface of a body of water, comprises the foreground while, in the middle distance, a heavily wooded prominence rises at right, with a series of other hills at center and left. In the background a rugged range of mountains is visible, including two sharp peaks at center and right. At far left, a dark cloud blocks and is backlit by the light of the sun and separates it into rays which radiate into the sky and across the scene. A stark line signaling the cloud's shadow is visible at left against the background mountains.
Bacchus
, 1825–1835
Block-printed paper
Decorative panel

Vertical rectangle. Male figure, suggestive of sculpture, in the costume of classical antiquity, with the attributes of a Bacchante: grapes in one hand, and goblet in the other. He stands on a pedestal with guilloche decoration. Printed in grays and neutral yellow on gray ground.
Mount
, early 19th century
Gilt bronze

Three bacchanal putti
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp pile on compound ground (velvet)

Red trimming fragment in a design of ovals separated by bars and with a picot edge.
Fragment
, 13th century
silk

Small geometric figure on striped background.
Lower end of staircase railing
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

A calyx with a molded foot stands at left upon a base, from which springs laterally an acanthus scroll. From the calyx emerges the neck of an eagle reaching the upper edge of the scroll. It ends with a head which is not entirely shown. Colored background.
Partie du Parc de Mr. Davelouis à Soisy sous Etiole ou se trouvent les Fabrique ci-devant detaillée et construite par Dubois ainé Architecte
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print with a general plan for a garden along with elevations for entrance facades to an orangery and a vegetable garden. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Caravan at Rest Near a Herm
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Italian, 1609–1664, ca. 1640
Pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on paper, lined
Drawing

A group of trees is shown in the left middle plane. Three figures of women surround a satyr herm. A man drives a donkey in the right foreground. Sheep or goats are resting on a road. Two workmen are shown, one of whom is bending over. Mountainous country.
Design for a Woven or Embroidered Corner Motif of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800-1825
Graphite, white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

A flower vase is obliquely shown standing upon and flanked by flower rinceaux in an angle of strips.
Inkstand
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Design for an inkstand with alternative suggestions. At center, a male nude supports a clock on his shoulders. He stands on a stepped platform at the center of an oval plinth decorated with dancing figures and festoons. At each corner is a square plinth on legs, supporting a sculptural element. At left, a fountain with dolphins and a birdbath. At right, a floral basket with hares.
Developpement et Profils de diverses sortes d'assemblages à l'usage des Appartements
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714–1791, 1768
Engraving on paper
Print

Designs for joinery for frames, doorframes, and mirrors. The plate is signed and numbered.
Side chair
, ca. 1810
wood, poplar (?)

Chair has an open rectangular back.  Upper panel is pierced and carved with perspective view of avenue of poplars leading to an arch.  Moulded seat rails receive slip seat.  Front legs are straight, flat, square, and tapered.  Two transverse and two longitudinal stretchers.
Botanical Sketches, Bloxburgh, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, August 1865
Graphite on gray wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Botanical sketches showing a view of a plant's flowering stem and a detail of one of those flowers. Stem arches horizontally across the composition and grows more vegetation at its tip, at left, than its base, at right. Flowers and berries adorn the stem's branches throughout. At upper left, a detail of one of the flowers is visible.

Verso: Unfinished landscape sketch showing the partial outline of a mountain ridge.
Figure with an Oxcart and a Cypress Tree, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, January 9, 1885
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
drawing

Sketches from Mexico showing, at left, a view of a figure with a hat and poncho standing in front of an oxcart that leans forward with yoked oxen, and at right, a dark cypress tree with drooping branches. 

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a panoramic view of Lake Cuitzeo in Mexico. In the foreground, nearby reeds and shrubs are visible along the shoreline. The surface of the lake extends from the foreground into the background, where rolling, mountainous terrain stretches across the opposite shore.
Arai From the series the 53 Stations of Tokaido
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1797-1858
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

A quiet landscape looking out onto the ocean shows ships sailing off into the horizon. Below are tiny figures in groups of two or three. The yellow rooftops of the town are nestled into the mountainside.
Fragment
, ca. 1770
silk Technique: embroidered in chain stitch on satin weave

Fragment of man's waistcoat in pale green satin embroidered in multicolored silks in a design of flowering vines, floral sprays, baskets of flowers, and ribbons.
Sampler
Ann Honilon?, ca. 1760
silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, tent, satin, stem, plush and couching stitches on plain weave Label: wool embroidered with silk

Square embroidered sampler with a woman and a spotted dog, a cow, and a peacock surrounded by birds and insects, flanked by a crowned thistle and a crowned rose. Stylized grapevine border. In a cartouche at the top, a verse: 

Immortal made what should we mind
so much as Immortalitie
of beings for a Heaven designed
what but a Heaven the care should be
The Temptation of St. Anthony
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1820-1850
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and grey-brown watercolor on paper
Drawing

The same composition, with very little variations on either side of the sheet, in opposite directions. The saint drives the tempting woman, evidently Venus, into the sea; Cupid, sitting. At left, a turkey, and a large basket, hanging from a big tree. Framing lines.
Project for a Painted Ceiling
, 1700–1750
Black chalk, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

One half of a curved attic of red marble is shown rising upon an entablature.
Design for a Bracelet
, early 19th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, green, yellow watercolor, graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Upon a band of narrow gold squares are composite gem forms which resemble exclamation points. These composite forms, made up of green pear-like shape and round pearl element, alternate in orientation between top and bottom.
Textile
, 1700–1750
cotton Technique: resist printed on plain weave

Fragment in two shades of blue on a white ground. Design of oak branches with acorns and leaves. Large owl perched on branch at the left. Pineapple and foliage at right.
Designs for Crowns and Coat of Arms
Nicolas Guérard, French, ca.1648–1719, ca. 1715
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Sheet illustrating various heraldic crowns and coats of arms. Each element is described. The plate is numbered and signed with the publisher's address.
Gedney Bunce
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1881
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Profile portrait of a male figure.
Design for a Flower Basket Motif
, 1740–1770
Black, white, taupe crayons, brush and wash on bluish-grey paper
Drawing

A low basket full of flowers.
Square
, late 19th century
cotton Technique: plain weave

Gingham in brown, blue and white.
Stage Design, Kitchen
Angelo Toselli, ca. 1765? – 1826, 1815–30
Pen and bistre ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. View of kitchen interior equipped with various objects including dishes, table and chairs, pots and pans, brooms. At right is the hearth, at left a staircase leading upwards.
Dish (One of Six)
Cozzi Porcelain Factory, Italian, 1763 – 1812, ca. 1770
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
dish

1938-57-657-a/f: Six shell-shaped dishes decorated with carnations ...;     1938-57-657-a: Shell form, decorated in Chinese style with carnat...
Three Vase Designs
Charles Normand, French, 1765 – 1840, 1787–95
Etching on laid paper
Print

Three individual numbered plates - plate 4: an urn-style vase with handles; plate 5: a vase; and plate 6: an ewer. The designs feature Neoclassical and Empire style motifs including mythological figures and creatures, masks, gadrooning, fluting, beading, a sea-monster, fleurons, and foliate motifs.
DESSUS DE CLAVECIN GRAVÉ D'APRES LE DESSEIN ORIGINAL INVENTÉ PAR GILLOT
Claude Gillot, French, 1673–1722, 1728–50
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Design for the top of a clavichord with arabesques that include motifs such as monkeys (singeries), birds, Commedia dell'Arte figures, and a medallion with mythological subject matter. The plate is signed and numbered.
Kalvarienberg Chapel, Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1868
Brush and oil paint, graphite on tan paperboard
Drawing

Architecture and landscape sketch showing a view of the Kalvarienberg Chapel in the town of Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, in present-day Germany. Perched atop a heavily wooded hill in the middle distance at upper center, the shrine depicts the scene of Christ's crucifixion on Cavalry Hill in both sculpture and paint. The shrine itself has two striated columns supporting its facade, as well as a painted scene positioned beneath the apex of its gabled roof. The shrine itself and treetops behind it are rendered in some detail. At lower right, an out-of-scale, chalet-style house is also sketched.
Oval frame for the facade of a house, with lantern beneath
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper
Drawing

The frame moldings have a wreath in the center. Outside are crossed lily branches, with a wreath on top. The latter is framed outside by two consoles. The lantern is supported by a branch with scrolls. Framing line, mostly cut off.
Bandbox
, 1800–1825
Block-printed on paper, pasteboard support

A Chinoiserie design inspired probably from an 18th century one. An Asian figure is seated on a leaf of a floral branch. He is in Oriental costume and is playing a flute. The flowers in proportion are of colossal size. On a slender stem. The colors are peach, yellow and old ivory. Stem - a narrow floral band encircles bottom of box.
Heurtoirs à Boucles
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Two doorknocker designs with two rosette variations in between. The doorknocker on the left has a top joint with stylized acanthus leaves, and a shell with floral garland at the base. The doorknocker on the right has a top joint with a pinecone, and a base adorned with a handled vase, beaded garland, and rosettes on the side, surrounded by bead course and set within scrolls. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sidewall - fragment
, ca. 1765
Block-printed on handmade paper

Irregular vertical rectangle, with ascending serpentine vine and floral clusters in Indian style.
Handscreen
, ca. 1770
Engraved, hand-colored and painted paper leaf, turned wood handle

Handscreen with engraved and hand-colored design. Obverse: an oval medallion with two couples talking in front of a garden gate with a fountain behind, surrounded by hand-painted motifs of flowers, musical instruments, etc. Reverse: short dialogues from the play "Julia," numbered sequentially.
St. Paul Preaching upon the Areopagus in Athens
Charles Mellin, French, 1600 - 1649, early 17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Drawing

St. Paul stands on a platform listening to the surrounding robed men. A soldier stands behind him. Part of a carved architectural structure and statue of Athena are in the background.
View of Church Interior
Charles Michel-Ange Challe, French, 1718 – 1778, 1742–46
Pen and brown and gray ink, brush and wash, watercolor, black chalk on paper, lined with various sheets of paper with printed text in French
Drawing

Depiction of a church interior.  The view shown from an oblique angle, depicts a vast, vaulted hall that leads into another, colonnaded hall.  A sepulchral monument is positioned above the arched opening (at the transition to the next hall).  Numerous sculptures and monuments are positioned in wall niches in the main hall. Three small figures and a dog are standing at center.  Additional groups of people are visible in the distance.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, metallic thread Techniques: cut and uncut, voided supplementary warp pile in a twill weave foundation (ciselé velvet)

Fragment of a much larger pattern showing part of a floral spray in red cut and uncut pile on white.
Enrico Caruso as Don José in "Carmen"
Enrico Caruso, Italian, 1873–1921, ca. 1915
Pen and ink on stationery paper
Drawing

Self-portrait caricature of opera singer Enrico Caruso as Don José in the opera "Carmen." Figure shown from the front wearing a military garment with a sword and a helmut with plume.
Sketchbook Page: Three Landscapes after Vincenzo Martinelli. Verso: Architectural Sketch
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1811–14
Pen and brown ink, brush and sepia wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Three mountain landscapes, each with inscription: Martinelli Bologna. Verso: two capitals; thirteen moldings, coffer of ceiling.
Timepiece
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1785–1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Below is a pedestal with the dial at the front, framed above and laterally by a festoon. Above is a circular pavilion, the roof of which is supported by eight columns. Inside is a female statue. On top is a vase. Usual background.
Decorative Panel Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1777–79
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a decorative panel featuring arabesque and floral motifs including festoons of flowers, flowering branches, draped textiles, a vase of flowers, rosettes, scrolling acanthus leaves (rinceaux), s-scrolls, and fleurons. The plate is numbered.
Designs for Gun Parts and Ornament
Thobie Tourneur, Le Thuraine, French, active ca. 1630 – ca. 1690, 1660
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Designs for gun parts (flintlock, butt) decorated with grotesque ornaments, military trophies, mascarons (masks), eagles, putti, animals, roundel portraits, festoons of leaves, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), drapery, ribbons, cartouche, rosettes, and fleurons. The plate is numbered.
Bank Note Design
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, ca. 1895
Black crayon, grey and black watercolor, gouache on paper
Drawing

A group of two seated and one standing woman. The right one holds a sickle, likely representing Agriculture. The left one holds and indistinct object.
La Terre
Jean Démosthène Dugourc, French, 1749–1825, 1782
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An allegorical arabesque panel design representing ‘earth', featuring embracing winged putti, butterflies, squirrels, a medallion with classical figures, the female torso of the goddess Cybele, foliate branches, scrolling leaves, fruit, grapes, festoons of flowers and leaves, scrolling acanthus leaves, a panther, and a lion. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800–1815
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

An undulating stem from which alternately hanging and upright leaves branch off. Seeds are shown in the intervals.
Hunting Trophy
Christophe Huet, French, 1695 – 1759, 1741
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Fifth plate from a series of six designs for hunting trophies. A hanging trophy featuring a dead fox and hunting equipment, including a horn, rifle, powder flask and purse, hanging from knotted ribbons. The plate is signed and numbered.
Corner Moulding Design
A. Panier, French, active 18th century, 1767-1793
Crayon-manner engraving with red ink on paper
Print

Design for a corner molding. The design is of a rosette made of acanthus leaves with additional leaves sprouting from its cetner and exceeding the boundary of the frame. The print is engraved in red ink (sanguine) crayon manner. The plate is not signed or numbered.
Figure Sketches, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1890–93
Graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite
drawing

Figure sketches from Mexico showing what appears to be a family. The father, at right, wears a brimmed hat and poncho as he looks down to his daughter at lower center. At left, the wife, or possibly an older daughter, wears a skirt as she holds a small child. 

Verso: Fragment of a landscape sketch from Mexico showing a hilly coastline and flat sea horizon, and a portion of a plant sketch at lower right.
The Feast of the Gods
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1797
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle showing gods in classical dress gathered around a table. There are surrounded by servants, dancers and putti. Under the table is pottery.  Sketches around the margins.
Stockings
, 19th century
cotton Technique: knitting

Pair of white knee length stocking. Two narrow red lines at top. Red stamp on one: "Superior Manufacture Sea-Island Cotton Three Thirds."
Jerusalem from Road to Bethany
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, ca. 1878
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Jerusalem, center, with wall around it. Steep cliffs in foreground with trees on them, and valley at lower right.
Design for a Circular Platter
Johann Nepomuk, ca. 1810–25
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on paper
Drawing

A palmette decoration is alternatively suggested for the outer moulding; shaped squarely.
Bandbox
, 1830
Block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard support

Conventional design of flowers and drapery festoons in pink, olive and white on yellow field.
Study for "The Court," "The Common Law," Appellate Division Court House, New York, NY
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1898
Graphite on paper
Drawing

A seated female figure with flowing drapery. The paper is squared for transferring the image.
Kin-chaku (purse) with netsuke and ojime on chord
, ca. 1750
Tooled and gilded leather (purse); lacquer (netsuke), simulated agate (ojime)

Purse of two parts, one fitting over the other; green silk chord passes through eyelets, in each part. Purse of Cuir de Cordoue — Dutch leather tooled, gilded and painted into various designs including a cock's head, floral design and diaper pattern. Netsuke quatrefoil with carved scenes of house and pine trees. Fret design on edge; metal ring on under-side for cord.
Still-life with Fish and Parrot
Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French, 1686 – 1755, 1740
Black and white chalk on blue laid paper
Drawing

At the base of some stone building fragments, there is an arrangement of a dead lobster and a group of fish beneath a large fish and an eel dangling from a string affixed via a nail to the remains of the ruined wall. A live parrot, seen from the back, head turned in profile, is perched on a nearby stone at the upper left (above the marine still-life); plants, at right.
Sections of a roof; plan of a winding stair
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1790–1820
Pen and brown ink on off-white laid paper
Drawing

A few figures are written over a part of the design, top left. The plan is at the top right. On verso, left top corner, is written "83".
A Landscape
Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, French, 1793 - 1877, 1850–1870
Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper, mounted
Drawing

A woman and two cows are shown obliquely in front of a group of trees.
Stage Design: Architectural Fantasy
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, Italian, 1696–1756, early 18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray and blue-gray wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal format depiction of a fantastical architectural scene including ruins, monuments, obelisks, and various domed buildings. Framing lines.
Two Pine Trees, Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1850–1851
Oil and graphite over red ground on cardboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of two pine trees rising behind a large rocky outcropping on Mt. Desert Island in Maine. The immediate foreground is comprised of the boulder and the hastily rendered green grass atop which it rests. The lateritious (brick-colored) ground is visible along the lower margin and at lower right. Dominating the composition at center, the titular pair of pine trees are rendered in meticulous detail, with with small branches and pinecones included. A heavily wooded ridge extends across the horizon in the background, while a band of puffy clouds hang in the sky above.
Plate 7, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths)
Hugues Brisville, French, active ca. 1663, after 1662
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle showing an escutcheon surrounded by interlacing arabesques with a bird and nude man whose body terminates in an acanthus leaf. Floral design at each corner.
Dory Filled with Men
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1881–82
Charcoal on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a dory filled with men.
Frieze
, 1785–90
Block-printed on handmade paper

Square of paper. Architectural construction suggestive of a temple of classical antiquity, with statue of Jupiter in the center.
Design for Cresting of a Comb
, early 19th century
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, yellow, light gray watercolor on light green paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Design for cresting of a comb intended to be executed in gilded metal and pearls. High and narrow ovals have in top a diamond or pearl and in the center a diamond or pearl between two three-leaves. Design repeats twelve times.