biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 19th century
Pencil. Pen, black ink. Brush, sepia, light blue rough paper

Horizontal rectangle. Diogenes is at left in his barrel. Alexander stands at right followed by a philosopher and soldiers. Houses of a Square are in the background.
Trimming
, 17th century
silk, copper wire Technique: woven

Galloon with attached fringe. Galloon has a design of diagonally placed ornaments. Fringe has a heading and skirts threads that are twisted, looped and tied with a running thread to support flower-like ornaments. Decorated with pendants.
Abraham and the Three Angels
Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish, ca. 1494–1533, 1513
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. Abraham is shown on his knees, seen in profile, facing left. The three winged angels stand over him, at left. The letter ''L'' is on a rock, at right.
Sketch of an Angel
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on brown paper
Drawing

Angel kneeling, with arms folded to cover face, which is directed downwards.
Fragment
, 1800–1850
silk, metallic technique: woven

Interlaced leaves and cirular rosettes in blue and gold
The Flute Player
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, 1642
Etching and drypoint on off-white laid paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. Two figures in the foreground: A girl at left is seated, amking a garland; shepherd at right reclines on ground, playing a flute. Sheep in right background.
Shawl
, 19th century
wool Technique: 2/2 twill double interlocked tapestry with stem, running and couching embroidery stitches

Square patchwork shawl with a square center containing four squares that are red, green, violet and blue. Each is isolated by black bands. The primary emphasis is the border with is a continuous arrangement of typical Kashmiri boteh forms. A narrow and fringed patchwork border is at each end.
Sugar Bowl and Cover
James Goodwin, British, active London (entered 1706), 1726–1727
silver
sugar bowl, cover

(a) Hemispherical bowl on molded, domed foot, the rim reinforced. (b) Domed cover with ring to serve as handle or as foot ring. Engraved on side: unicorn's head.
Sidewall
, ca. 1830
Printed in green and white on light green ground

Portion of a paper with alternating columns of large-scale motifs of pomegranates and anthemions, with conventionalized flower garlands.  Printed in green and white on light green ground.
Fragment
, 12th century
silk Technique: plain weave with twill floats

Fragment of woven silk showing minute lozenge pattern and stylized palmettes in blue and yellow. Fragment of a band of apricot color with design in golden yellow apparent at upper right.
Fragment
, ca. 1815
cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave; glazed

Scenes of haying. In black on loosely woven white cloth.
Carving Fork with Antler Handle and Boar's Head Terminal
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818, 1900
steel, antler, silver
fork

Carving fork with two elongated tapering tines. Y-shaped hinged rest attached below tines on neck. When folded out, v-shape folds down to meet surface an provide stability when resting in face down position. Folds in to reverse of tines when not in use. 
Banded silver ferrule, silver collar with blade. Highly decorated relief floral, acorn and oak leaf pattern silver collar wrapping cylindrical antler stem. Capped with silver collar of similar oak and acorn pattern, terminating in boar's head, fit with red glass eyes, and exaggerated snarl.
Staircase Model
, ca. 1880
wood
staircase model

Spiral staircase model of light-toned wood with central post, on shaped base of dark wood.
Sidewall
, 1880–1900
Block-printed and embossed design on paper

Enclosed within a diaper framework of acanthus foliage is a bouquet containing iris, tulip, rose and carnation flowers. The design is printed in a monochrome scale of tans with metallic gold highlights on an off-white satin or polished ground.
Sidewall
, ca. 1800
Block-printed on handmade paper

Two pieces of original document for "Dijon," fruit and flower in diamonds and wreaths.
Fragment
, 19th century
silk Technique: painted

Trailing branch, flower and leaf forms in shades of blue, yellow, lavendar, pink and brown; painted on green silk ground.
Sixteen Plates, from the "Eden" Service
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756, 1787
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
plates

1986-29-1/16: Sixteen circular molded plates with broad rim pain...;     1986-29-1: Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in pu...
Cup with "Strohblumen" Pattern
Limbach Porcelain Manufactory, German, 1762 - 1939, ca. 1790
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
cup

Curved, without handle. Reeded on inside and blue underglaze decoration showing "strohblumen" pattern.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Alternating large and small foliate medallions. The larger medallions are connected by floral/foliate swags, while a pendant flower hangs above each small medallion. Band of striping across bottom.
Catafalque of Maria-Theresa of Austria, Notre Dame, Paris
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, September 4, 1683
Engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. The catafalque is shown supported by mourning figures standing on a high platform. Ermine-trimmed curtains are supported by a balduchin. A group of figures stand at the left. Below, artists' names.
Service Rousseau
Felix Bracquemond, France, 1833 – 1914, 1866
Glazed and hand-painted earthenware
Plate

Plate with fish, bird, and shell, bordered in blue.
Border
, early 19th century
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Border with curving and shell-like shapes in brown on a dark yellow ground.
Frieze
, 1785–95
Block printed on handmade paper

Border at top. A major horizontal rectangle has as its chief motif a vase of roses and other flowers on a high stand. At right and left of this are addorsed fowls. Secondary motif, a vertical rectangle, has lamp on high stand intertwined with foliage and floral arabesque. Printed on brown-red ground.
Frieze
S.A. Maxwell & Co., 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Festoons of roses, buds, and leaves within scalloped swag. Enclosed within large festoons are two miniature garlands with ribbon bowknot. The lower portion of the frieze edged with vari-sized striped bands. There are small patterns of leafy stems that appear between some stripes, in mica. The top edge has a  narrow vine-like band and two narrow stripes.
Tiles
, early 19th century
Earthenware

Letters i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,u,v make an image of two griffins attacking a stag.
Cup
Spode Ceramic Works, English, established 1776, late 18th–early 19th century
porcelain (possibly bone china), vitreous enamel
cup

Flaring cup with straight sides. Narrow, circular feet. Angular handle with ‘spur". Curved saucer. Inside of cup and edge of saucer decorated with polychrome overglaze painting. Scrolled band on edge.
Portrait
Balancard Romier, French, mid- 19th century
silk Technique: Jacquard woven

Woven portrait of the Duc d'Orléans (1810-1842) of France.
Textile
, 700–1000
linen, wool Technique: tapestry weave

Two pieces sewn together. Tapestry weave linen and wool textile with design of a figure within a roundel surrounded by yellow patterns on a red ground.  At bottom, three interconnected rectangles aurrounded by birds, flowers and heads. Three bands of horizontal geometric ornament: at top, interlocking L-shapes; at center, flowers, lozenges and diamonds; at bottom, interconnected eye forms with dots.
Gentleman and Swimmer
, late 19th century
Ivory
Matchsafe

Rectangular, in book form, featuring incised decoration with brown wash of a gentleman in Top hat standing on diving board requesting a light from a swimmer, who hangs from board's edge while in water below, inscribed "Bitte!" at bottom. Reverse features same gentleman, having received his light, as he is flipped into air after swimmer has released board's edge, inscribed below "Danke!". Two lids at top and bottom, hinged on metal pins. Striker on flat side.
Cherub and Seraphs
, 1730–60
Black chalk on paper
Drawing

A cherub, standing on a cloud, faces frontally and holds aloft a ribbon and a branch. A seraph is at the left, and two others appear on the right. The drawing is on octagonal-shaped paper.
Border
, 1820–40
Block-printed on handmade paper

Design consists of a "patchwork style" imbrication of irregular shapes containing stylized trees. The edgings are the reverse of one another: narrow bands of s or reverse-s shapes connecting partially petalled discs. Printed in red, yellow, blue, green, black and white.

H# 194
Designs for embroidery
, ca. 1890
Black brayon on tracing paper.
Drawing

Designs of abstract floral patterns for panels and borders. Each drawing stamped at top: "Dessin original a broderie." Designs numbered 178 (K)
Lambeth Palace, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Room with wooden timbers as Gothic arches, busts and stained glass windows. Five men in black suits and wigs, center right. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Holiday in Camp – Soldiers Playing "Foot-Ball"
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, July 15, 1865
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

A group of soldiers converging towards the center of the composition. A man, at left, has just kicked the football; another has fallen, in the foreground. Tents and figures in the background.
Figure Study for "The Temptation of St. Anthony"
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1896
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Nude male figure on his knees, hands clasped, face upturned. Paper squared for transfer.
Platter with Birds (One of a Pair)
Derby Porcelain Factory, English, established 1756, ca. 1760
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
platter

Oval thick-bodied dish, molded with ribbed panels inside, scalloped edge, and four shell scrolls on border. Glazed overall. Interior decorated with pink four-petalled flowers in each ribbed section, and blue and yellow flowers at top, green enameled shells at sides, gilt scroll edges, and a central motif of pair of polychrome birds in a stylized landscape.
Study for "Wedding Procession"
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, 1872–1875
Pastel crayon on paper
Drawing

Figure and drapery details: above, left, head of female figure seen from the back; right, study of costume and hands of male figure playing a stringed musical instrument.
Studies of Architectural Details
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1879
Graphite and white heightening on grey-blue paper
Drawing

Eight studies of mouldings and wood carvings.
Lloyds Subscription Room, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Double hall, with high backed benches and tables along the walls. A high railing in the foreground, with men reading and talking. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Acanthus scrolls form quatrefoil shapes, with small red quatrefoils centered in the adjacent ogival shapes. Printed in metallic gold, red, and green on tan ground.
Bridges and Bats on Lattice
, mid 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)
Katagami

In Japan, bats are seen as auspicious because part of the Chinese word for bat (bianfu) is a homophone (fu) for "happiness." A scene of bats flying near a bridge is repeated in opposite directions on a diagonal lattice weave.
Spade Shaped Server with Slug and Cat Handle
Charles Victor Gibert, French, ca. 1890
silver
server

Spade shaped server with flat square head with beveled edge. Thin handle decorated with bark-like texture, terminating in triangular shape like that of a spade handle with ferocious growling cat poking it's head through open space and paws clinging to handle. Just below cat, slug applied to handle.
Floral Decoration
, ca. 1890
Brass, cloisonné enamel
Matchsafe

Oblong oval, featuring all-over polychrome, cloisonné, floral decoration, dominant oval reserve displays chrysanthemums and other floral motifs on mottled yellow ground with surround of blue beading, all sides display delicate floral motifs on iron-red ground, reverse features oval reserve with assortment of butterflies on deep green ground, punctuated with specks of metalic copper, and surrround of blue beading. Lid hinged on side. Striker on bottom.
View from Green Mountain
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1887–88
Graphite and white heightening on brown paper
Drawing

Steep slope with rocks and small trees, water and mountains beyond.
Textile
David Richards, British, ca. 1785
cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave

Blue textile printed with a vertical repeat pattern: main scene, at center, shows two ladies talking with a girl in a park; at the right, two ladies converse with a gentleman at the foot of a flight of stone steps with balustrade. Above, at left, two ladies being rowed in a boat by a man, past gothic ruins; at right, a lady and gentleman strolling in picturesque woods. Stone steps have an inscription on edge of tread of bottom step: "Drawn & Engrav'd By D. Richards (s reversed) Manch.r."
Fork with Handle in the Form of a Female Herm
, 1600 -1650
steel, gold plated, bronze
fork

Two-tined steel fork with rounded shoulders and spiral neck. Gold plated bronze handle cast in the form of female herm with curved arms resting at hips. Lower pedestal with imbricated scale work on front and reverse, and geometric pattern on both sides.
Memorial Wool Embroidery Design "Meinem Theuren Vater" and "Meiner Theuren Mater"
F. Ebner, German, 1800 – 1825, 1818
Brush and gouache and watercolor, pen and black ink over etching on cream laid paper
Drawing

Design for embroidery with distinctive slanted ribbon like components which contain the lettering. Additionally adorned with blue and pink flowers and buds. Drawn on a grid.
Covered Cup and Saucer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, late 18th–early 19th century
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
cup and saucer

Inverted pear-shaped cup on small gilded foot rim; entwined strap handle ending in gilded leaves. On opposite hand is painted a large script letter, K: surmounted by a wreath; both in gilt entwined with pink ribbons and multicoloted flowers; 3 tiny scattered flowers. Round lid with gilded but knob with stem. Pink ribbon encircling knob, with bow tied around gilt frame around letter K, similar to the cup. 3 scattered flowers.
Striped lines and hexigons
, mid 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

Alternating rows of stripes and plain strips overlap with hexagons, decorated with different floral motifs. Silk threads are added to support the stencil structure.
Sweetmeat Glass
, 1750–75
Glass
glass

Ogee bowl, wide scalloped rim, cut in geometric pattern with row of printies at bottom; molded stem, ribbed and shouldered; domed base flared at the bottom with molded shouldered ribs; pontil mark bottom.
Towel end
, 19th century
cotton, silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidered on plain weave

End crossed by two types of shrine forms (?) alternating in blue, green and pink silk silver thread with touches of brown and cream. Fret border in cream and silver across the bottom and short distance up the sides with stylized floral boarder above this. Much ribbed silver braid across end.
Sampler
, 1730
silk and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, and stem stitches on plain weave foundation

Parrot, church, lion, and rooster at top.  Alphabet and pattern bands at bottom.
Sampler
Henrietta Tuttle, American, 1810 - 1830, 1823
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation

Within a flowering vine border, one alphabet and set of numerals, the inscription:
Henrietta Tuttle is my name New England is my nation
Fair Haven is my dwelling place and Christ is my salvation
Marked this in the 13th year of her age August 27th 1823

and a portion of the Apostles' Creed:
I believe in God the father almighty maker of heaven and earth and in Jesus Christ his only son our Lord who was concieved by the holy ghost born of the virgin Mary suffered under pontius pilate was crucified dead and buried he descended into hell the third day he arose from the dead he ascended into hea (embroiderer ran out of space)
Fragment
, 18th century
linen Technique: needlework on twined net

Fragment of a border with embroidery on twined net.
Tea Bowl with Trembleuse Saucer
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, English, 1745 – 1784, ca. 1755
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
tea bowl and saucer

Tea bowl and trembleuse saucer. Both show scattered flowers and brown line at rim.
Square
, mid- 19th century
cotton Technique: machine printed

Scattered floral and vine pattern printed in dark violet and blue-black, with picotage outlining in reserved white. Elaborate border with large leaf clusters separated by ornament suggesting a balustrade.
Matchsafe
, late 19th–early 20th century
Brass

Champagne basket with scene of man and woman drinking.  They sit facing each other at a table.  Champagne bottle between them has popped its cork.  Man and woman raise glass in toast.  Woman holds fan.  House in background on right with small person in front of it.  Church steeple in background on left.  Border of grapes on right.
Coal Scuttle and cover
, early 19th century
Enameled tôle, metal

Vase-shaped with lion head decorations and painted grape vine decoration.
Border
, 1820–40
Block-printed paper, flocked, handmade paper, joined

Floral wreath of alternate blue and white daisies having two light green leaves between blooms, on red flocked ground. At top, looped strand in buff and yellow.
Trophy Cup and Case
Abraham Drentwet, German, 1647 – 1727, 1773–75
silver, gold, wood, paint
cup, case

Round domed cover surmounted by a full round twenty-four-point stag. Round,footed, shaped cup. Both chased with parcel gilt decorated scrolls and, on the cup, trophies of the hunt. Hinged case is red-painted wood decorated in gold and colors and lined with green silk velvet. Painted in two ivory reserves with one pastoral and one hunting scene.
Plate IX, Design for Gentleman's Costume, Journal des Luxus und der Moden (Journal of Luxury and Fashions), Vol. 1, No. 3
Georg Melchior Kraus, German, 1737–1806, 1786
Engraving, hand-colored with brush and watercolor on cream paper
Print

Engraved, hand-colored fashion plate featuring a full-length figure of a man, facing left in profile, wearing a brown hat, a long, navy coat, and yellow breeches. He carries a light brown cane in his right hand. Appeared in Journal des Luxus und der Moden (Journal of Luxury and Fashions), Volume 1, No. 3, March 1786, after p. 140.
Purse
, 1860–1910
silk, glass beads Technique: knitted in crossed stockinette stitch with beads

Pouch-shaped bag drawn together at bottom with a tassel; dark green silk drawstring closure. All-over geometric design in green, red, olive, bright blue and pink.
The Persian Sibyl from Sistine Chapel ceiling
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

The Persian Sibyl on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo.
Lace in a frame
, 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Isolated flower motif has two blossoms with leaves.
The Tiger Lily
Arthur Wilcock, 1886
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave, glazed
Textile

Glazed chintz with a white ground and large, bold multicolored floral design showing tiger lilies and other flowers. Block printed using twelve colors. Background is printed in a small design of clover leaves.
Sidewall
Pittsburg W.P. Co., 1896 – 1915, 1888–96
Machine-printed

Between silvered vertical bands are drop repeating cartouches containing small clusters of flowers enframed with gold scrollwork and smaller clusters of flowers.
Frieze
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, textured

Overall embossed.  Foreground of flowers connected by floral swags with beading. Foreground color of metallic gold.  Landscape background of trees and a river.  Background colors of shades of green and shades of blue.
Eugénie, Empress of France, Queen of Clubs from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards
B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France, 1858
Lithograph on glazed paper
Playing Card

Eugénie, Empress of France, Queen of Clubs from Set of "Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III" Playing Cards.
goblet
, n.d.
glass

Curved sides cut with diagonal flutes and above, a row of diamonds; taperedfluted stem; 7-sided flat base; glass bluish in color, heavy; cutting clumsy.
Three Figures
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1868
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of a woman, man and young woman seated side by side with a mountain in the background.
Letter case
, 18th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft

Purse with large floral pattern on a yellow ground. Edges bound with braid and lining is white silk.
A Country Lad
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1873
Brush and oil paint on canvas
Painting

A boy in overalls and a hat leans on a rail fence looking ahead at the viewer against a background of trees, meadow flowers, grasses, and a wheat field.
L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE DE VERSAILLES
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, ca. 1680–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

A view of a water display within the gardens of Versailles, named the Arc de Triomphe with a trellis temple façade featuring arches, a pediment and cascading fountains and small basins on different levels, a buffet and pyramid of fountains. Flanking on either side there are two large, tiered cascading fountains. Throughout smaller jets of water from fountain basins on plinths and large obelisk fountains with water streaming into basins below. In the foreground there are rectangular basins with cascading water. The whole is framed by trellis/ lattice walls and trees. Figures (courtiers). The plate is titled with a description below.
Yamashita Quarter, Ueno (Ueno Yamashita) From the Series One hundred Views of Edo
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1856
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

The buildings and landscapes in this print are replicas from sites in Kyoto,  to legitimize the "new" capital of Edo.  Throughout the print, Hiroshige adds details which balance each other out, for example, the red balcony of the Kiyomizudera temple is a bold contrast to the light pink blossoms and light hue of blue of Shinobazu Pond. The tall and lanky pine trees also counteract the bushy and blooming blossoms — the circular branch of the "moon pine" sands out from the overall vertical composition. Various characters are depicted throughout the print, but there is one cheeky man in particular, who's face is half covered, because he probably just visited a prostitute in Ueno, and does not want to be recognized.
Tiger skin rug
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a skinned tiger rug spread out on the ground.
Child with a Bonnet, Catskill, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, March 1845
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Figure sketch of a child viewed from behind as they walk away from the viewer. They wear a bonnet, coat, and dress, and her shadow is minimally rendered behind her.
Study of Mercy for "Christiana and Her Family Passing through the Valley of the Shadow of Death"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1850
Graphite on grey wove paper
Drawing

Woman turned toward the left with one shoulder covered by drapery. The palms of her hands together, lower left. Her head not shown, and lower part of the figure not shown.
Fragment of a cover
, 18th century
silk, cotton Technique: supplementary weft forming raised loops

The weft loops form animals and 'S' shapes in green and yellow.