biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Valance
, 18th century
linen Technique: eccentric weft

Valance of white linen patterned by open weaving also known as "red de telar" or "red de Val de Verdja." Design shows a central female figure holding candles and flanked on either side by large-scale stylized vase form with flowers. In the interstices are small-scale female figures and animals. Heavy fringe on the bottom and band of plain linen at top.
Design for a Playing Card: King of Spades
, 1825–1850
Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper
Playing Card

Charlemagne is shown throwing in regalibus.
Waistcoat
, ca. 1765
silk Technique: embroidered on satin weave

Man's waistcoat of white satin embroidered with multicolored silk thread. Allover design of spiral vines and tiny blossoms. Border design of maroon and green. Pattern of flower sprays down the center front. Basket of flowers under each pocket.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1810-1822.
Pencil. Pen, ink. Brush, bistre. Rough greyish paper.

Horizontal Rectangle. Sitting in front of a shell. The left arm leans upon a jar from which water pours, the right hand holds the trident. Dolphins are at left and at right.
Ribbon
, late 19th century
silk

Blue ribbon with crossing white lines and red roses with blue leaves.
Purse
, ca. 1910
linen Technique: plain weave with embroidery and deflected element (casalguidi)

Small pouch with an embroidered flap showing a design of diagonal grape vines.
Die Thierwelt (The Animal Kingdom)
Henri Frederich Müller, German, active 19th c., ca. 1835
Wood engraving, brush and wash on paper, lined
Game

Printed board game with fifty-five animals, birds, and fish set off my foliate frames (sheet backed with muslin).
Border
, 1820–50
Block-printed and flocked

Seventeen swatches of narrow borders, including rope twist, architectural moldings, bamboo, egg and dart, oak leaf and acorn, beading, egg and leaf.
Border
, 1850–1900
Block printed and flocked paper

Printed architectural molding with gild edge bands at top and bottom edges, blue flocked center band. 

H# 177 (B)
H# 179 (A)
H# 180 (C)
H# 181 (D)
Design for a Round Dining Table with Bracket Feet
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin, cream paper
Drawing

Round molded top raised on plain columnar support sitting atop molded "X"-shaped base terminating in 4 bracket feet.
Textile
, ca. 1800
cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave

Two women and a man all in classical dress in a pastoral setting. In red on white.
Album of Alcoves, Friezes, and Ornament Designs
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, ca. 1650-1703
Album

Album of ornament prints by Jean Le Pautre, including friezes, alcoves, interiors, and panels bound in a vellum binding.
Fork
, mid–late 18th century
Antler, steel, silver

Long two-tined fork, rounded shoulder, articulated neck. Silver reeded ferrule. Handle of antler carved as grotesque bearded male face with fur-trimmed head.
Sidewall
, 1860–80
Machine-printed paper

Egyptian Revival style; vertical stripe pattern of banded flowers alternating with large gold lotus flower on striped red ground.
Sketchbook Page: Woman's Torso
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1883
Pen and black ink on paper
Sketchbook folio

Studies of a woman's torso, from thigh to shoulder, seen from the front and the back.  Possibly a sketch from a cast.
Ceiling paper
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Alternating small floral wreaths and small floral bouquets, with beige ground. Background has four-dot pattern. Printed in pinks, greens, and tan.
Louis XVI or Trianon
Jules Desfossé, French, active 1851 - 1863, 1851–65
Block-printed paper
Border

Two separate motifs to be used for dado. The baseboard has a series of horizontal molding strips in grisaille and brownish-yellow. The upper element, or chair rail, has a more elaborate treatment with leafy carving and a grisaille shell motif in addition to the molding strips; on off-white ground.
Saucer with "Strohblumen" Pattern
Tettau Porcelain Manufactory, German, established 1794, ca. 1790
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
saucer

Curved, with "strohblumen" pattern in underglaze blue.
Tokaido Okazaki, Yahagi no bashi (The Archers' Bridge at Okazaki, on the Takaido), from Sho-koku Meiko Kiran (Views of Bridges in Various Provinces)
Katsushika Hokusai, 1760 – 1849, 1831–32
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color
Print

Image shows a landscape with a long bridge with many figures, carrying bundles across it. Lower left foreground depicts roofs of houses and tops of trees. Japanese characters in upper right corner.
Traveling Knife
, mid–late 18th century
silver, steel, brass
knife

Saber-shaped blade, plain bolster. Tapering handle, round in section, with filigree; floral and paisley pattern around a plain silver shaft. Rosette at the top of handle.
ceiling paper
, 1875–1900
Machine-printed

On scroll-textured tan ground, ceiling paper features alternating green and gold medallions and "outlined" medallions connected to "outlined" floral forms.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Alternating stylized art nouveau-like tulips with stem and smaller tulip topped with linear gilt, geometric motif. Each large tulip motif is surrounded by snake-like branches with small flowers and leaves in gilt. Printed in gilt, cream, dark green, brown and rose-brown on a gray ground.
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Alternating vertical vines of closed and open blue flowers. Background is covered in small white mica dots. Ground is white. Printed in blues, greens, and white mica.
Sampler
, ca. 1780
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in double-sided cross, satin, double running, and stem stitches on plain weave foundation

Adam and Eve at upper left and other motifs from Sibmacher and others.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Alternating foliate medallions and floral wreaths with rose centers between which are small, individual roses. Printed on cream ground in light greens, beige and white liquid mica.
Tiraz tapestry fragment
, 1000–1200
linen, silk Technique: tapestry weave

Tiraz tapestry fragment showing three bands of guilloche pattern in yellow on red and green. At the center of each circle is a stylized acorn or abstracted animal icon.
Sidewall
, 1860–1900
Block-printed

Delicate rose bouquets, with pink and white flowers and green stem and leaves. Gold highlights in bouquet. Vining foliage is printed in grisaille on a light gray background. Printed on a white satin ground. At the bottom center, is an embossed stamp of Ericson and Weiss.
Fragment
, late 18th century
silk Technique: cut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a woven foundation

Sample of "velours miniatures" has vertical stripes comprised of black and orange circles connected by short black dashes.
Coif
, 1575–1625
silk and metal-wrapped silk-core embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in plate (flat), braid, stem, and couching stitches on plain weave foundation

Woman's coif of off-white linen, with a point over the forehead, shaped at the cheeks, and with a pleated detail at the crown. Embroidered with scrolling stems in gold thread framing flower and pears embroidered in colored silks in blues, greens, yellow and red.
Sidewall
, 1850–1855
Block-printed paper, embossed

Against a light blue ground, finely embossed, is printed an arabesque design with circular motifs composed of addorsed griffins, an urn, a chalice, bunches of roses and wheat, connected by thin, serpentine ribbons and leafy branches. Printed in several values of warm gray, with gold details. Drop match straight repeat. Printed in margin: "590".
Serving Spoon with Twig and Lizard Handle
Charles Victor Gibert, French, ca. 1890
silver
spoon

Oval shaped bowl. Handle formed in the shape of a twig and decorated with bark-like texture, terminating in fanning and twisting leaves, with relief lizard applied to appearcrawling along a twisted leafy branch.
Serpent brooch with pendants
, ca. 1780
Cast and raised gold, cut garnets, turquoise cabochons (eyes of serpent)

Ribbon-like brooch with three interwoven loops and three circular pendants hanging pendants with central oval garnet and small round garnets around each oval. Two small turquoise stones in above center pendant.
Platter
William Frend De Morgan, British, 1839–1917, 1888–98
Glazed and lustered earthenware

A dark red plate decorated with a border of cream-colored nude males around the inner plate and outer rim.
Sampler
, late 19th century
cotton, wool Technique: counted stitch embroidery on plain weave cotton

Rectangular sampler divided into two sections:  left, an inscription "Feliciana Torres lo dedica a su mama, a la edad de 9 años," and a wide band with a house.  On the right, narrow floral on geometric bands.
Ceiling paper
Lewis Chase Wall Paper Company, Bristol, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Rounded allover trellis connected by square medallions in green, red, and blue and tulip clusters on gray ground.
Border
, ca. 1845
Block-printed, flocked on glazed ground

Grisaille and blue scrollwork motif alternating with medallion enclosing diaper of red flock rosettes on white glazed ground in diagonal pattern. At least one edge has probably been clipped. Printed and flocked on white glazed ground.
Frieze
Wallace Wall-Paper Co., Cortland, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Landscape medallions printed on a textured background pattern containing fleur-de-lis. The companion sidewall is 1979-91-894.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Grid or trellis pattern formed of ribbons, with bow knots at the intersections. Small, non-directional foliate sprigs fill the grids. Printed in blue and green on off-white ground.
Penwipe
, ca. 1730 or 1840
Tortoise shell, gold, silk

Bell-shaped tortoiseshell mount with turned knob finial, decorated in gold piqué, posé and point, with foliate scrolls; a thick tassel of varicolored pastel silk floss is mounted in this and serves as pen-wiper.
"Assyrian Head" Pattern Cake Knife
Meriden Brittania Company, Meriden, Connecticut, USA, 1808 - 1898, 1886–87
silver plated, metal
knife

Scimitar-shape blade with ornamnetal serrated edge with spade-shape teeth. Blade, curving towards pointed end. At base of blade, surface decorated with diagonal line of dots, followed by diagonal striped section, then series of foliate scrolls curling off central medallion of sun, with radiating scrolling rays. Reverse side of blade plain, with no surface decoration. Narrow neck and stem, decorated with diagonal reeding halfway down handle, meeting setting sun motif above banded section. Stem continues, flaring towards terminal, decorated with scrolling foliate pattern, including sun with scrolling rays. Terminating in crowned antique style "Assyrian" head with laurel surrounding neck. Terminal of slightly rounded rectagular shape. Reverse side of handle devoid of ornamentation, with plain polished surface.
Matoi Motif
, mid 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

In Japan, firefighters would use a unit called a matoi to put out fires. Each firehouse would have a unique matoi. This stencil represents team four. Edo is also known as the city of fires since houses were built from timber and paper. There were five hundred major fires known between 1951 and 1867. Matoi is a popular motif in ukiyo-e prints from the nineteenth century.
Sketch in Bourges
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1883
Graphite on brown-gray paper
Drawing

Tower, with detail of cornice, upper right, figure standing in front.
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Tall bouquets of white floweres with white floral vining wrapped around the stems. Background of irregular white dots on green-grey ground. Printed in greens and white.
Border
, ca. 1830
Block-printed on continuous paper

Printed two borders across width, continuous floral garland on gray satin ground.
Carpet fragment
, 1850–1900
cotton, bast fiber, wool Technique: printed supplementary warp-cut pile

Repeat of sprays of flowers within geometric brackets in bright and dark colors, mainly reds, black, browns, yellow-tans, and light blue on a vine pattern background in dark orange on ivory.
Sampler
, 19th century
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered

Square sampler with two large circular holes and outer borders cut away in lower right corner. Center field with spot motifs surrounded by inscription bands and geometric borders. Inscription reads: "Lo hyzo Marya Ramona Ascension Dorado en Zamora en el mes de otubre" or "Made by Marya Ramona Ascension Dorado in Zamora in the month of October."
Design for a Chinese Pavilion
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, 1815–22
Brush and watercolor, pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. A rectangular structure with a gabled roof. The open porch is supported by columns. On the rear wall of the porch is a large painting of a Chinese landscape flanked by two narrow panels bearing Chinese characters. Chinese lanterns are hung from the roof of the porch.

Original album associated with this collection still exists.  See 1948-40-1 accessory
Border
, 1850–60
Block-printed and gilded on paper

Green foliate rinceaux with gold scrolls framed by beaded border in gold.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

On gradient rose and light gray ground; scroll vase-like motifs in yellow and rose containing deep blue and white, alternating with small motifs in similar style.
Skirt fragment
, late 18th–early 19th century
cotton, linen, wool Technique: plain weave

Fragment of a skirt panel in vertical stripes of dark blue, light blue and white.
Sidewall
Henry Gledhill & Co., 1889 – 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Foliate motifs resembling fleur de lis forming diagonal rows, printed over secondary pattern of interlocked C scrolls or tracery. Printed in shades of green and metallic gold on pale green ground.
Contemplation, Study for "Contemplative Spirit of the East," Lunette in East Grand Staircase, Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul, MN
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1904
Graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Female figure seated, facing front, with large wings outspread. Her chin is in her right hand, and her right leg is crossed over her left. Paper cut around figure.
Holder
Gavet Coutelier, France, 1809–19
Leather

1985-103-281-a/j: Red leather holder with tooled gold borders and ve...;     1985-103-281-a: Barrel-shaped red leather case with stamped gold d...;     1985-103-281-b: Plain silver cup with flaring rim, decorated with ...;     1985-103-281-c: Red leather holder with stamped gold decorations f...;     1985-103-281-d: Blade has straight sides, upper edge tapering towa...;     1985-103-281-e: Oval spoon-bowl with pointed tip, flat slightly ta...;     1985-103-281-f: Fork has four slightly curved tines, rounded shoul...;     1985-103-281-g: Small cork screw with knob on top with hole throug...;     1985-103-281-h: Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting th...;     1985-103-281-i: Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting th...;     1985-103-281-j: Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting th...
Casket
, 19th century
Enamel, metal, gold

Rectangular, with four palmette bracket feet. Hinged cover with high canted sides and flat top. Gold, decorated in translucent red, green and blue, and opaque white champleve enamel. On cover, lion couchant and floral motifs. On sides small circular medallions with white fan-tail pigeons on red ground, and leaf motifs. On base, formal floral design.

It has an outer case or box with concave sides and domed cover, covered with garnet-colored silk embroidered in yellow, blue, black and cream, with small pieces of mirror applied. Lined with white crepe de Chine.
Sidewall
, 1875–1900
Embossed

Embossed rose bouquets printed in shades of off-white, on deep burgundy ground with fine pinkish stripes.
Hanging
Maison Mathevon et Bouvard, French, 1850–1875
silk Technique: lampas; 7&1 satin weave supplemented by a 1S2 twill weave (interlaced connection a 2S1 twill). There are two continuous wefts in each shed of the twill: yellow for the background, and red to create the effect of damask. All other colors are brocaded.

The field is filled with an exuberant swirl of leaves in two tones of red supporting bunches of flowers in bright colors, roses predominating, with a yellow background. There is a 12.5 inch border around the bottom and two sides.
Fragment
, early 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

Band fragment with two lobed oval tabs has scrolling lines set in a grid-like framework that supports the lower half of the tabs.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk Technique: embroidered on satin

Fragment of the outer border with flowers, vines and ribbons.
Textile
, 19th century
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, herringbone, satin and French knot stitches on plain weave

Unbleached heavy cotton, embroidered in colored silk floss with fantastic birds, trees, animals, and medallions.
Border
, early 19th century
linen Technique: needle lace, six-sided reworked ground

Border vertically running compartments filled by centered tear-shapes edged by a border of confronted birds.
Frieze
Henry Gledhill & Co., 1889 – 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Repeating motif of foliate wreath with a bow knot at top, suspended floral swag connecting each of the wreaths. Printed two borders across the width. Printed in red and green on yellow-green ground.
Yad
, 17th or 18th century
silver
yad

Thin cylindrical shaft with upper half spirally turned, lower half plain.  Finial of four curved wires, each with two applied oak leaves, encircling sphere on shaft and capped by small scallop-edged finial with tiny knob on top.  Pointer is right hand with middle finger extended and banding above wrist.
Fashion Plate from Le Moniteur de la Mode
E. Cheffen, French, active 19th c., 1884
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

A woman with four children by a railing, with trees and buildings beyond. Artists' and publisher's names and date below. Description on verso.
Floor cloth fragment
Schuyler House, Saratoga National Historical Park, Schuylerville, NY, USA, 1850–60
paint, linolium Technique: painted

One repeat of a floor cloth simulating a floral tapestry design.
Pass-Room Bridewell, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper
Print

Bare room with low ceilings and pallets of straw along the walls, separated by boards, for beds. Women and two babies in the room. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Plate 48, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)
Christoph Jamnitzer, German, 1563 - 1618, 1610
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Ornamental grotesque forms composed of auricular cartilage-like forms with a winged, turbaned man with bird legs and wings for arms. Above, two fantastic beasts hold garlands, and at either side, dragons.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Foliate wreaths, floral springs, and scrolls held together by ribbons with bow knots. Printed in purple, green and white on ungrounded paper.
Cup and Socketed Saucer
Royal Worcester, English, established 1751, 1878
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
cup and saucer

Cup and saucer in white with blue and gold decorative pattern. Saucer appears to have a cylindrical raised foot, where the cup fits into.
"Henry Clay" cigar box
, late 19th century
Silver, enamel
Matchsafe

Rectangular, in the form of a cigar box, with simulated, incised wood grain, inscribed in black enamel on top, resembling oval stamp, "La Flor de Henry Clay, Julianalvz., Habana". On left in polychrome enamel, with portrait medallion and foliage, is simulated label that wraps from edge of top surface down over left side, inscribed "Henry Clay - Regalia de Alvarez y González". Lid on right side. Striker in recessed groove on lid.
Textile
, 18th–early 19th century
cotton, linen Technique: resist printed warp (ikat) on plain weave

Length of cotton and linen cloth with horizontal blazes of shaded blue from ikat warp. Cloth selvedge terminating in cord.
Sketchbook Page
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Shaded zig zag patterns.
Tile
J. & J. G. Low Art Tile Works, 1877 – 1883, 19th century
Glazed stoneware

Square molded tile made of white clay, impressed and inscription: "J. & J.G. Low, Patent Art Tile Works, Chelsea Mass. U.S.A., copyright 1881 by J. & J.G. Low". Tile face is decorated with a stylized flower having two rows of concentric pedals, center rosette, framed in plain border; glazed dark teal blue.
Sampler
Sarah Hammon, 1669
silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in counted cross, satin, eye, four-sided canvas, double running, and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation

Bands of patterns in colors, with an alphabet and inscription: 
"Sarah Hammon made this sampler Anno Domini 1669"
followed by bands of geometric pattern in white on white.
Welcome Panel
Hanns Schnetzer, 1615
stained glass, silver stain, sanguine, metal
panel

Rectangular stained glass panel depicting a well-dressed couple (marriage portrait?); he holds a two-pronged scepter and the woman holds a gold goblet in one hand. Below them, a wreathed oval showing a winged angel behind a gold pulpit with a white arrowhead pointing up. Above the couple, red escutcheon with angel head. Above this, landscape scene of horses and oxen pulling as a man plows. Text below.
Saint John the Evangelist in the Wilderness
Hendrik Goltzius, Netherlandish, 1558 – 1617, ca. 1630
Chiaroscuro woodcut in black, green, and white ink on paper
Print

The young St. John is seen half-length, seated in right profile. He clasps one hand in the other. To the right, his lamp, and in the left foreground, two grasshoppers. Woodcut printed with three blocks.
Summit of Mt. Washington
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1869
Graphite on paper off-white wove paper
Drawing

View of four horses with side saddles, one with a regular saddle.
Playing cards
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1882
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Sketch of two playing cards with the diamond and spade symbols; Verso: Partial sketch of a figure and the facade of a building.
Table cover
Sybil Carter Indian Mission and Lace Industry Association, ca. 1900
linen Technique: plain weave with bobbin lace insertions Label: woven linen with bobbin lace insertions

Linen table cover with hemstitching and six pieces of lace insertion showing Indian motifs: two rectangular pieces show two braves with bows framing tepees and four squares in the corners show a man in a canoe, a woman with a papoose, a brave with a bow, and a tepee.
The Angel Leading Tobias Homewards
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1820–1850
Brush and gray-brown watercolor on paper
Drawing

Tobias and the Angel are turned toward left. The boy has the fish in his arms; half-figures.
Design for a Turkish Bath Pavilion
, 1820
Pen and ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on paper
drawing

Three story building with a two story wing either end pilasters and friezes in the classic revival style.
Two Frame Designs
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two designs for frames or framing devices featuring foliate branches, festoons of flowers, leaves, ribbons, a bow, flaming torch, and quiver of arrows. The plate is numbered and signed.
A Bacchanalian Revel
Henri Antoine de Favanne, French, born England, 1668 - 1752, ca. 1746
Pen and brown ink, charcoal, brush and gray wash on laid paper
Drawing

Maenads resting in a wood at the edge of a mountain lake. At far right, a woman dances holding a tambourine over her head. A satyr reclines at left. A putto flies overhead.