biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Title page, plate 1, in Nouvelle suite de cahiers de flerurs naturelle a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres, No.1
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, after 1775
Etching with colored inks à la poupé on cream laid paper tipped in cream paper
Print

Title page with title surrounded by multi-colored flowers.
Designs for Candlesticks, Cartel Clock Case, and a Trophy
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777–78
Etching on paper
Print

Designs for candlesticks, a military trophy or cartel clock case and ornamental sculpture featuring neoclassical ornament including military motifs, wings, spears with flags, scythe, arrows, canon ball, fire, smoke, clouds, sun rays, leaves, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), foliate scrolls, and fluting. The plate is numbered.
Arabesque Ornament Design
Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796, 1788
Aquatint and etching on laid paper
Print

Arabesque ornament design featuring neo-classical grotesque motifs, scrolling acanthus leaves, female figures, floral festoons, rosettes, incense burners, a vase with fruit with dogs as handles, and quivers with arrows. The plate is numbered and signed.
Textile
, 19th century
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Strip embroidered in two shades of red silk in conventionalized plant forms and a narrow border of triangles and crosses.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Border
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805–15
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

Horizontal design for a border. Boughs with a pending big flower and, alternatively, with a rising bough with another flower and three leaves and with a rising leaf form a garland of lacy leaves in paisley form. An undulating line is at the bottom.
Sketches of Bowls
, ca. 1770
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Vase with a cover and two handles. Above, at right, a slight sketch of a vase with cover. Below, right, part of two sketches. Above, a slight sketch of a smaller bowl. Below, a larger bowl.
Mount
, early 19th century
Silvered brass

Irregular polygon. Draped female figure, stnading in profile facing left, with tambourine.
Two Sofa Designs
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1849–66
Etching on paper
Print

Two upholstered sofa designs with ornately sculpted frames featuring floral motifs, festoons of flowers, feathers, scrolling leaves, quivers of arrows, and rosettes. The plate is signed with the printmaker, publisher, and original designer, and numbered.
Sidewall
, 1800–1850
Block-printed

Formerly in a house at Marblehead, Massachusetts. Shows the deep cobalt French Blue. Gray diagonal bands divide the design into diamond shaped lozenges colored blue with a fine filigree design in black. Printed in violet-blue, black and gray.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Fabric
, 1815–1840
Brush and gouache on oily tracing paper
Drawing

Boughs of various sizes. from very small to very big ones, and of various designs, are irregularly dispersed. A rising rinceau and a lace stripe are suggested at the right border. One spiral with a lace blossom of the rinceau is shown at the bottom, another with a lace leaf on top. A part of the lace stripe is shown in the interval. It shows leaf boughs on a netted ground.
Design for Susanna and the Elders
Luca Giordano, Italian, 1634 - 1705, 1660–1710
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, red and black chalk on cream laid paper, lined
Drawing

At right, two men are climbing into a large round tub, presumably to spy on Susanna bathing.
Two Chair Designs
Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734 – 1789, 1849–66
Etching on paper
Print

Two designs for upholstered chairs with carved frames. The chair to the right is either a gaming chair known as a ‘voyeuse' or a bidet. The chairs are decorated with scrolling leaves, flowers, festoons of leaves, fluting and a trophy with a quiver of arrows and flowers. The plate is signed with the printmaker, publisher, and original designer, and numbered.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk

Woven heading with loops and tassels.
Ice Cream Pail (Seau à Glace)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756, pail ca. 1772; cover possibly later
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
ice cream pail

Cylindrical, with rounded bottom and slight cylindrical foot; flaring edge, shaped. Flat cover with vertical cylindrical collar, and scrolled handle. Decorated with scattered clusters of flowers and fruit, and with blue rays at edge.
Study of a Young Boy
, ca. 1880
Graphite on rough paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Study of a young boy with long hair and wearing tall stockings, sitting and holding an open book toward the spectator. Both hands hold the book.
Study for "The Beneficence of the Law," Essex County Courthouse, Newark, NJ
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1906
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Three partial sketches of a bird.
Title Page
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1740–68
Etching and engraving on paper
Bound print

Design for two quarters of a rocaille ceiling with alternate suggestions divided by a central rosette.
Figural Study
Pietro da Cortona, Italian, 1596 - 1669, 1596–1669
Red crayon on paper
Drawing

Male torso viewed from behind.
Tlacotepec and Nevado de Toluca from Toluca, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, March 1892
Graphite on beige wove paper
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a loosely rendered view of Nevado de Toluca and the hill Tlacotepec from the city of Toluca in Mexico. In the middle distance at far left, an indistinct group of shapes is visible that may be a grove of trees or buildings, including a tall belltower. A shaded plain comprises the rest of the middle distance. In the background at center, the rounded form of Tlacotepec is prominently visible at center, backdropped by the craggy ridge and sharp peaks of Nevado de Toluca. The sharp peak at upper center is Pico de Aguila. Clouds are faintly rendered above.
Chimney Piece Design
D. Antoine Pierretz, French, active 1647, 1647
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a chimneypiece and overmantel mirror or frame with baroque classical motifs including moldings with sculpted leaf patterns, a trophy of arms and armor (shields, helmet, arrows), mascarons (masks), scale pattern, acanthus leaves, festoons of leaves, and a cartouche with a draped tapestry. The plate is numbered.
Crosses
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for crosiers decorated with ornament motifs including rinceaux and scrolls. The plate is signed and numbered.
Etui with Writing and Grooming Instruments
, 1770–80
Enamel on copper, gilt copper, steel, ivory, cut wood

Etui (a), with hinged lid, the whole of flattened oval form in section, tapering toward base; green ground diapered in raised white dots; raised white rococo scrolls framing five panels with mythological scenes in color:  Diana seated with standing dog; Venus standing with Cupid running with a bow, obelisk behind.  Fitted with ivory memo tablet (b), gilt copper pencil holder (c), gilt copper paper knife (d), gilt copper pen knife with steel blade (e), steel and gilt copper scissors (f), steel tweezers (g), and a gilt copper bodkin (h).
Abaye Palm, Mt. Salus, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 1865
Graphite and white gouache on brown wove paper
Drawing

Botanical sketch showing a view of an abaye palm near Mt. Salus in Jamaica. Highlighted in white gouache, the tree's thin, cylindrical trunk rises at center. At upper center, the tree's fronds radiate in every direction, while dead ones droop below.
Moonlight Bamboo and Figure Sketches, Kingston, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1865
Graphite on gray wove paper
Drawing

Mixed sketches around Kingston, Jamaica, showing a view of bamboo trees by moonlight and several partial and complete figure studies. At left, the moon is visible above a shrouded stand of bamboo trees. At right, twenty-five sketches of the heads and bodies of Jamaican men, women, and children are visible. Many are adorned in headwear and/or draped clothing.
Ornamental Medallion Designs
Théodore Bertren, active in France, 18th century, 1765-1768
Etching on paper
Print

Two oval designs, one above the other. The top oval has a pair of doves and a torch on top. A garland of flowers is draped above the top, while the bottom is framed by a wreath of leaves. The bottom oval is decorated at its top with gardening tools: a basket, a spade, and a hat. Flowers are draped over top. The bottom of the oval is framed by a branch with oak leaves and acorns. The plate is numbered by not signed.
Ornament
Jean-Baptiste Réveillon, French, 1725–1811, 1785–89
Block-printed on handmade paper

Vertical rectangle. Girl and boy on grassy slope, with tree, bush and fence. Large dragon fly in sky. Border brilliant in color, with simulation of carved moldings: leaf molding and large baguette entwined with foliage, beading and foliated ribbon. Printed in colors on blue ground, gray field to border.
Drawing
, 1800–1830
Pen and ink on paper

Verticaal composition of Jacob receiving Isaac's blessing. Jacob kneels before the bed, in which Isaac sits. Rebecca is lifting an infant behind the bed. At left in the background is a door with a person exiting
Embroidered picture
Elizabeth Parry, 1836
silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique:

Horizontal panel showing Bridge, five boats on river, several buildings on the shore; eagle in the sky with wreath "A View of Conway Bridge 1836"; on the lower border are two harps, two sheep and "Elizabeth Parry St. Asaph."
Two Sketches of a Foot
, early 18th century
Red crayon on light brown paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. At left the same motif as 1901-39-2852; at right, the right foot of a statue, with sandals, seen from the inner side.
Stage Design: Side Wing
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1675 - 1690
Pen and bistre on paper
Drawing

A left side. A garden pavilion, the back wall of which is decorated with a trophy of arms hanging from a head. Framing line except at right.
Design for a Fantastic Urn
Ange Laurent de LaLive De Jully, French, 1725 – 1779, 1754
Etching
Print

Body of the Urn is shaped like a fantastic owl.
Porte Dorique
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, 1770
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An elevation and plan for a gate featuring a portico topped with a cartouche surrounded by winged figures, a crown, banners, and cornucopias. The gate façade is in the form of a doric order temple with columns, a frieze of metopes and triglyphs, and a mascaron (mask). The plate is titled, numbered, signed, and dated.
Design for Monument
, 17th century
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Design for monument with liturgical figure and allegory; relief at center below Madonna and Child; and inscription "GODEFRIDUS EXTITIT / PARCHENSIBUS AUTOR".
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
silk Technique; 4&1 satin damask

Tangent rondels with plant infillings.
Cartouche Design
Jean-Bernard Turreau, French, 1672 - 1731, 1716-19
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a cartouche framed by lions, a crown, cornucopia of flowers, mascarons (masks), spears with flags, banners, swords, helmets, shields, quivers of arrows, fish scales, palm leaves, draped textiles, c-scrolls, fluting, foliate scrolls, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), and fleurons. The plate is signed.
Elevation of Mansion
Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943, ca. 1894
Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Front elevation of a house with a gray roof.
Man Dancing with a Mask
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, mid- 18th–late 18th century
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

A chinoiserie-style print from a series of allegorical representations of the twelve months of the year. A male figure stands on one leg while holding a mask and pointing towards his left. He stands under a rococo-style pergola or canopy, with other similar structures in the background along with trees and plants. Three vases are displayed to the left along with two textile hangings. The roof of the canopy is trellised and topped with rococo-style ornamental shells, acanthus leaves, c-scrolls and foliage. The plate is numbered.
Design for a Balustrade (Rail)
Gabriel Bonthomme, France, active ca. 1775, ca. 1775
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a wrought iron balcony rail (or section of a balustrade) featuring leaves, beads, c-scrolling, s-scrolling, and meandering bands. The plate is signed.
Triumph of Galatea
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1780–90
Pen and brown ink, traces of black chalk on white laid paper; framing lines in black chalk
Drawing

Galatea, riding a pair of dolphins and accompanied by sea gods, emerges from the water. Neptune is beside her upon the waves as she sprays milk from her breast.
Sculpture, from a Series of Seated Muses
, 1750–1780
Pen and bistre on paper, mounted
Drawing

Shown from the front, she works at a bust standing at right beside her. Franked by ink lines.
Rocaille Ornament Design
François-Thomas Mondon, French, 1709 – 1755, after 1736
Etching on laid paper
Print

A print from a series of seven designs for trophies, rococo ornament and vignettes. A trophy within a landscape featuring fish, seashells, pearls, water, shell, c-scroll and acanthus leaf motifs, reeds, a trident, and a male and female figure to the left, with trees and foliage in the background. The plate is signed
Elevation of the Facade of a Theater, Amsterdam
Cesare Recanatini, Italian, 1823–1893, ca. 1860
Pen and gray washes on cream-colored paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Two storied Palladian structure above a rustricated basement story. Roof broken by pediment and topped by balustrade with urns.
Clouds and Rainbow over a Mountain Valley
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1865–1880
Brush and oil on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch of dramatic storm clouds and rainbow over a mountain valley. Tumultuous clouds rendered in shades of both dark gray and orange-pink. A bright and clearly defined rainbow shines at right. Mountains visible in distance. Suggestion of a river in dark horizontal striation along lower portion of composition, within valley. Foreground rendered in deep green.
Figures
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880–1881
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Partial sketch of three figures.
Design for a Woven Fabric, Fragment
, 1815-1840
Purple, white, and black gouache on oily tracing paper, mounted
Drawing

Three flower sprays; one is horizontally disposed; two are upright, bottom.
Box Lock
, 1685–95
Cast and engraved iron
lock

Solid and pierced plates cast and engraved with trophies and floral scrolls.
Embroidery sample
, ca. 1770
silk, paper Technique: embroidered on cut supplementary warp pile (velvet)

Green cut ground embroidered in a border design of naturalistic roses in shades of pink, green, tan, yellow and white. Knot stitches used for accent.
Pillar strip
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1700–1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

A rising rinceau with leaves.
Tequendama Falls near Bogotá, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 20–30, 1853
Graphite, brush and oxidized white gouache on brown wove paper; graphite on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a distant view of Tequendama Falls near Bogotá in Colombia. Situated in the middle distance at center, the tall and voluminous falls pour cascading water into a steep, cliff-strewn declivity, which fills with kicked-up mist. The river itself descends towards the viewer, obscured by a nearby, heavily wooded hillside before curving into view again at lower left. The slope at center rises to a cliff-strewn mountain with a rounded top at right. Another steep and heavily wooded mountainside frames the view at left.

Verso: Unfinished landscape sketch showing incomplete outlines of steep and heavily wooded mountainsides at left and right, likely around Tequendama Falls near Bogotá, Colombia.
Project for the elevation of an altar
, 1750–1780
Pencil, pen, washes and chinese black on paper
Drawing

Vertical composition of an altar with a retable as wide as the mensa. The central panel of the base has an escutcheon with the word "SILENT/TIUM" between festoons and drapery. The painting at the center of the altar depicts St. John Nepomuck with stars and a cherubim glory. An angel presents a crucifix to the saint. The pediment is broken with two angels between the cornices.
Woodblock Trial Proof for a Printed Textile
, 1790–1800
Brush and gouache on white paper
Drawing

Two carnation blooms with leaves on single stem.
Two Trophy Designs
Jacques Ignace de Latouche, French, 1694 – 1781, ca. 1750
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Two ornamental trophy designs. The top includes a horn, net, spears, bow and quiver of arrows. The bottom includes a lyre, flaming torch, bow, quiver of arrows, scrolling leaves, foliage, and festoon of flowers. The plate is signed and numbered.
The Virgin With the Child
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1825-1850
Brush and brown watercolor on paper
Drawing

The Virgin is sitting, with the body seen in profile, turned toward right. The head is turned toward the right shoulder. The Child stands beside her, on a bank, the body turned toward her, the left leg raised. Framing line. The background irregularly bordered.
Design for a Doorcase
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, 1750–75
Graphite, pen and bistre ink, brush and bistre wash on paper
Drawing

Doorway with curve at top. Foilage hangs in the center above the doorway.
Bougeoire
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a candlestick holder and snuffer. The snuffer is decorated with a pinecone, acanthus leaf, fluting, crossed garland, bead course, scrolling acanthus leaf handle, and bound leaf. The candelstick holder is decorated with acanthus leaf, fluting, bound leaf, garland with ribbon, and rosettes in rondels. The plate is signed.
Letter to Dr. Dudley Tenney
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, July 15, 1897
Pen and black ink on paper
Ephemera

Illustrated letter with caricature of F.S. Church at his desk drinking through a long straw. Large cat on its back at left and pelican at right, both drinking as well. At right, straws conntected to jugs labeled rum, gin, scotch, rye, absin[the], and bour[bon].
Figure
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880–1881
Graphite on wove paper.
Drawing

Partial sketches of a figure wearing a hat.
Study of Mallow
Sophia L. Crownfield, American, 1862–1929, early 20th century
Brush and watercolor on white paper
Drawing

Vertical sheet depicting sprays of pink mallow ascending toward the upper right corner.
Flounce
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace made in Lille style with heavy outlining thread

Wide border with alternating vertical bands, one with a leafy pattern and the other with a geometrical design.
Textile
Oberkampf & Cie., Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1759–1815, 1770s
linen warp, cotton weft Technique: block printed on plain weave

Ogival center line pattern in red on white. Two blocks were needed to print the pattern.
Samples
Orinoka Mills, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, ca. 1910
Technique: woven

a. rust color ground with blue/grey and metallic gold motif of a carnation in an ogival framework 
b. gold color ground with blue/grey and metallic gold motif
c. dark red ground with blue/grey and metallic gold motif
d. same as above
e. green ground with rust color and metallic gold motif
Design for a Mass-Operational House Designed by Hector Guimard, Construction of Metal Joints for Doors and Windows
Hector Guimard, French, 1867–1942, October 1920
Pen and black ink, graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Design for a mass-operational house by Guimard, detailing the metal joints for doors and windows.
Design for a Mass-Operational House Designed by Hector Guimard, Floor Construction
Hector Guimard, French, 1867–1942, October 1920
Pen and black ink, graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Design for a mass-operational house by Guimard, detailing the construction of the floor.
Textile
, 18th century
silk on silk Technique: stem and satin stitch embroidery on plain weave faced with floats of a supplementary warp (full width)

Panel of white silk, embroidered in silks in shades of rose, green, yellow, violet, blue, tan. Design, only part of which is present, shows an arch, crowned with flowers, fruit. to right a dog; below, right, buildings, branch of flowers. Rocky knoll with spring.
Landscape With Traveller Resting
Antoni Waterloo, 1618–1677, ca. 1650
Etching on paper
Print

A road runs through a heavily wooded landscape. In the right foreground a traveller with a pack on his back sits on a low embankment, accompanied by his dog, also resting. In the middle distance another traveller walks away.
Sketch of Woman's Head in Profile
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Woman's head, shown in right profile with hair down to the shoulders.
Design for a Baptismal Font
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746-1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Below the uppermost part of the shaft. The bowl and the lower part of the round lid are divided in undecorated, curved parts. The handle has a round base, with two winged armless half figures, ending in rinceaux above it. A kind of socket raises above them, supporting a cross. Usual background.
Flounce
, 19th century
silk Technique: bobbin lace, blonde style

Flounce showing a pattern of flowers and scrolling leaves that form a scalloped border.
Fringe
, 16th century
silk, gilt foil on a silk core Technique: woven

Fringe with a red heading and borders of gold thread. Overlay of gold threads on red skirt.
ornament
John Edwards, 1783
Aquatint
Print

An urn stands upon a tripod and is decorated with ivy boughs and flower garlands. Framing line laterally. Bottom margin: John Edwards Invt & Sculpt; Published as the Art Directs Septr. 1st 1783.
Textile
, 1840–45
wool and silk Technique: applique and embroidery

Red and gray broadcloth embroidered and appliqued with multicolored silk and chenille in a design of medallions showing various figures; in a Persian-style. Gray wool fringe.
Fragment
, 6th century
linen, wool Technique: plain weave with discontinuous wefts (tapestry)

Coptic textile fragment. Woven linen and wool showing animal and bird figures within a graphic border.
Mount
, ca. 1640
Brass

Keyhole surrounded by palmette, escutcheon outlines in scrolls of foliage.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, C.1820
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over cream laid paper

The drawings are actually oblong except for the second one.???
Three figures
Jean-Francois Millet, French, 1814 – 1916, ca. 1870
Graphite and charcoal on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Rapid study of three figures for a composition. Man and woman stand left watching drummer approaching them from the right. Various pencil scribbles, not in the artist's hand.
News from the War
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, June 14, 1862
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Double-page spread of vignettes showing people receiving news about the Civil War. Upper center, a woman weeps with her head on her hand, while holding a letter. Lower left, self-portrait of Winslow Homer sketching soldiers, labeled below: Our special Artist.
Vase
, 19th century
glass

A pair of vases
Waistcoat front
, 1740–60
silk and metal-wrapped silk-core threads on silk foundation Technique: plain weave with supplementary warp float patterning and discontinuous supplementary wefts (brocaded)

Left and right fronts of a gentleman's waistcoat. Large metallic scrolls and polychrome silk flowers on a textured ivory ground. Brocaded in 13 colors of silk and 6 metallic yarns.
Maniple fragment
, 17th century
sillk, metallic Technique: woven

Pieced from small scraps of fabric variously aligned. Metal on red background.
Fragments
, 17th century
silk Technique: combination of two structures; satin plu twill

Bands of white foliage forming lozenges which contain plant forms