biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Etui Designs
Pierre Moreau, French, 1722 – 1798, 1771
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Within a double-lined frame, two designs for tapered cylindrical etuis or small ornamental cases, possibly for containing needles, side-by-side. Decorated with ‘rocaille' scrolls, bands, fleurons, flowers, palm leaves, laurel leaves, ribbons, shell and palmette motifs. Left etui: features cartouches with Apollo's head surrounded by rays of sun and a military trophy, and a chestnut finial on the lid. Right etui: features cartouches with trophies of flowers and musical instruments, and a bird finial on the lid. Below each etui a shaded outline of their shapes with lower center. The plate is signed, and numbered.
View of Venice, Italy
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1882
Pastel crayon on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a street scene in Venice.
Design for Library Ceiling, Benton House, Northumberland, England
George Richardson, British, ca. 1736 - 1813, ca. 1775
Brush and watercolor, pen and ink, black chalk on paper
Drawing

Horizontal format design for a plaster ceiling. Outside are oblong and pentagonal panels, the latter in the corners framed by an interlacing band. The pentagons are decorated with two panels each, those at left with oblongs and pentagons. Most panels show plant candelabra. The oblongs in the center of the long sides show rinceau motifs, the irregular tetragons show disks above crossed branches.
Title Page
Jean Lemoyne, French, 1638 – 1715, 1700–15
Etching on laid paper
Print

Title page from a series of seven ceiling designs by J. Le Moyne, dedicated to the Duke of Orleans. The title is lettered within a central ornate octagonal frame, decorated with a frieze with c- and s-scrolls, strapwork, acanthus leaf ornament, paws and flanked by two female figures sitting on either side. A garland of laurel leaves suspended from the top of the frame and tied with bows on either side. The Duke of Orleans' Royal coat of arms below the cartouche, flanked by military trophies consisting of arms and armor and flags. Shading in the background with horizontal lines and vertical lines around the outer edges, giving the illusion of a sculpted panel or overdoor.
POELE circulaire couronné d’un draperie, orné de médaillons et guirlandes, d’un genre neuf et très-galant
Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794, ca. 1791
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a stove heater decorated with neoclassical motifs, in the form of a pedestal decorated with oval cameos with figures, and festoons of flowers and leaves tied with ribbon, running pattern moldings above and below featuring fluting and leaf motifs. A textile draped over the pedestal. A plan view and scale below. The plate is signed.
Design for a Frieze
, 1725–1750
Pen and sepia, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle showing four rinceaux on a dark ground.
Caricature
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

A head of a man shown in profile turned toward the right. Verso: The slipper is shown twice from slightly different angels.
Ornamental Vase Design
Charles Leviez, French, 1708–1778, 1756-1773
Etching on laid paper
Print

Globular vase with a wide mouth. There are horned mascarons on either side of the vase. The neck of the vase has spiraling fluting. There is a stylized medallion at the center with a faint indication of a mythological scene, perhaps two putti. The vase has a low, tapered foot with banded laurel leaves at the foot. The plate is not signed or numbered.
Candelabrum as part of a decoration
, ca. 1480–1500
Pen, ink, brown watercolor, white heightening on red colored paper
Drawing

1938-88-6980: Vertical rectangle. Cut along the outlines of the ...;     1938-88-6981: Vertical rectangle. Cut along the outlines of the ...
Albert Gallatin, Two Left Hand Studies
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1899
Graphite, white chalk on grey wove paper
Drawing

Two studies of left hands, one on top of the other, with the page divided by a line.
Arabesque Ornament Design
Etienne de Lavallée, French, 1735 – 1802, 1788–89
Aquatint and etching on laid paper
Print

Arabesque ornament design featuring vases, flowers, foliage, festoons of flowers and leaves, scrolling acanthus leaf motifs, winged female figure, rosettes, and fleurons. The plate is signed and numbered.
Napkin fragment
, ca. 1850
linen Technique: jacquard woven damask weave

Fragment of a white damask napkin with a design of a fine diagonally running vine with tiny pointed leaves crossing a small grapevine running in the opposite direction. Small flower in center formed by crossing vines. Lower edge hemmed.
Designs for a Mantelpiece
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-whtie laid paper, lined
Drawing

Designs for a Mantelpiece.
Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistocst, No. 940 of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, ca. 1785
Brush and gouache on paper
Drawing

The left bottom corner is shown with an obliquely rising bottom edge. Bunches of flowers, in which roses are included, are connected at left by rose garlands, at the bottom by a zigzag line from which small plants emerge. The last bunch of flowers, at right, is over the zigzag line. Two bunches of flowers and a zigzag line decorate the field of the pocket.
Design for Frame Surrounding the Portrait of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
Gravelot, French, 1699 - 1773, active in England, 1737–38
Pen and black ink, brush and black wash, red chalk on paper
Drawing

Design for frame surrounding the portrait of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset. Two escutcheons; the upper one blank and intended for the portrait. The lower escutcheon contains a figural scene depicting the ceremonial dubbing of Edward VI. Framing lines and narrow paper margins.
Design for a Frieze
, 1800–1850
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle showing the head of Medusa between two dolphins which terminate in acanthus leaves and originate in the mouth of a bucranium (ox skulls).  A pair of eagles pick at the skull's sockets.
West Wall of the Canyon, Yellowstone
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, July 26, 1892
Recto: Graphite on paper. Verso: Graphite on paper.
Drawing

Recto: Vertical view of west wall of the canyon with stream at center, pine trees and rock formations throughout, seen from the edge of the lower fall.
Verso, in opposite direction:  Slightly sketched view of canyon landscape.
Vignette
Jakob Frey, Swiss, active Italy, 1681 - 1752, ca. 1715
Engraving on paper
Print

A cherub in the center of two acanthus scrolls.
Picture Gallery; Pony Cart
Victor Vincent Adam, French, 1801 – 1866, 1835-1840
Pen and ink, brush and sepia and gray wash on paper
Drawing

Left: A woman accompanied by five children, visiting picture gallery; ornamented border partly shown. Right: children in pony cart, moving toward the right, ornamented border, partly shown.
Ornemens de peinture et de sculpture, qui sont dans la Galerie d’Apollon, au Chasteau du Louvre, et dans le grand Appartement du Roy, au Palais des Tuilleries. Dessinez et gravez par les Srs. Berain, Chauveau, et le Moine.
Jean Bérain the Younger, French, 1674 – 1726, 1710
Book

Album of twenty-nine plates from a series of prints depicting the ornament and interiors of the King's Apartments at the Royal palaces of the Louvre and the Tuileries, part of the Cabinet du Roi (King's Cabinet) series published by the Imprimerie Royale. Bound in an 18th-century French binding in gold-tooled red Morocco (goatskin) with the French coat of arms in the center of the covers.
Section of a Vestibule
, 1790
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

The entrance is at right. The main wall shows an arched looking-glass over a mantelpiece, or a console table and flanked by fluted pilasters. In the outer panels are folding doors under ornamental reliefs.
Figure Studies
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1735
Etching on paper
Print

Figure studies / sketches on a single plate. A young woman seated in profile reading a letter, a young man standing next to her looking into his basket, a faint landscape with foliage and a building in the background. The plate is signed and numbered.
Study for "Scientific Group"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1858
Graphite on squared cream wove paper
Drawing

Study of composition for scientific group, never painted. Numbers and notes at left. Line of men standing, at left. Men sitting at a table, at right. Other figures surround them.
LA TRAGÉDIE
Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734 – 1789, 1772–77
Crayon-manner etching in red ink on laid paper
Print

Design for an ornamental hanging trophy featuring objects associated with tragedy or tragic theatre. The objects include arms and armor, helmets, shields, spears, sword, dagger, trumpet, jug, vase or urn, ribbons, flowers, and acanthus leaves. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Hair ornaments
, late 19th century
Silver

Flat pointed pins with widening ends engraved with diagonal lines grouped by threes; keyhole-shaped opening in center; raised circular finial.
Design for a Book Cover
Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863–1961, ca. 1887–1903
Brush and gouache on paper
Drawing

Hanging feature composed of intertwined greenish gray snakes, at the top a dragon head. Verso: graphite sketches.
Views around Zacatecas, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, December 22, 1884
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketches showing views around the city of Zacatecas, Mexico. Along the upper margin, a town or village is shown nestled in rolling hills, which are illuminated by the morning sun. At center left, a rocky prominence in Zacatecas known as Bufa Hill is sketched in some detail. At lower right, sunbeams are shown falling upon a green plain. 

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a view of Bufa Hill in Zacatecas Mexico. A craggy prominence comprised predominantly of red and orange rock, Bufa Hill is shown here with a steep and rugged ridge.
Going out to Sea, East Hampton, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July - August, 1858
Graphite on white wove paper
drawing

Field sketch showing, at left, a view of three fisherman in a rowboat cresting a breaking wave as they go out to sea to fish. The curl and foam of the wave break are shown at center. In the back of the boat, a piled-up net is visible.
Designs for Circular Plates
Pietro Belli, Italian, 1780–1828, early 19th century
Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Designs for two circular plates with several decorative suggestions. Plate at left: suggested are decorations of the rim at lower left and of intertwined ovoids below a cord motif at upper left. At lower right, shell and bead motifs. At upper right, no decoration is suggested. Plate at right: a flat band in Greek key style decorates the rim at upper left. At upper right, a circle of small beads. Lower half of plate decorated with cord motif. Remnants of a framing line at the left edge.
Plate from Frises, Feuillages et Grotesques (Friezes, Foliage and Grotesques)
Stefano della Bella, Italian, 1610–1664, ca. 1645
Etching on laid paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle showing scrolling acanthus arabesques and grotesque faces. At right, a man wearing a laurel wreath.
Trimming
, 18th century
silk, linen, metallic thread Technique: compound weave

Yellow gold, light gold and black warps which form the pattern of vertical stripes, the center ones with chevrons in black, and the outer ones with diagonal pin stripes, also in black. The weft, which is concealed, consists of six linen threads.
Sketchbook Page: Peruses Transforms Phinaeus into Stone
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1820
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle showing loosely drawn classical figures against a dark ground.
Dado
, ca. 1820
Block-printed on handmade paper

Horizontal rectangle of paper suitable for a dado. Gray field with architectural moldings in blue-gray, shaded in black and highlighted in white. Motif in center of paper displays figures of a woman and a child, with shrubbery.
Sidewall
, 1825–30
Block-printed on handmade paper

Shaped squarish figures form a checker board or diamond trellis pattern, enclosing a simple floral form on dotted ground, which alternates with floral sprays. At left, original margin of paper. Original colors appear along edges, where paper has been folded. Paper is gray and coarse; green colors have high gloss. This wallpaper was formerly used as a book cover.
Arabesque Design
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Etching on cream laid paper
Print

Arabesque design featuring a pedestal with an oval portrait medallion framed by garland and surrounded by two, loosely draped, classical female figures. Atop the pedestal is a large, narrow-necked vase sprouting flowers and sheaves of wheat.
Ornamental Trophy Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1759–80
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Ornament design of a trophy with a portfolio, paint brushes, palette, and easel hanging from a ribbon tied to a frame of flowering branches, leaves, and palm leaves.
Design for a clock
, 1800–1825
Pen and black ink, brush and yellow, red watercolor, on cream laid paper
Drawing

Base of clock supported by tapered feet. Octagonal base decorated with elongated leaf design and bow. Wreaths at either end. On top of clock case, a bust of Homer. A genius, at right, holds a wreath above the bust.
Leafless Tree
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1866
Graphite on tan wove paper
drawing

Botanical sketch of a leafless, possibly dead deciduous tree whose thin trunk has multiple twisting, spindly branches--the largest one jutting off to the left. The top of the tree is not rendered.
Cottage Scene
Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, French, 1793 - 1877, ca. 1850
Pen and ink, graphite, brush and color wash, brush and Chinese white on thin yellow paper, mounted
Drawing

Thatched-roof cottage as central subject. Three trees are prominently seen at left. Foliage to right and left. Bench at left foreground. Sketch of full-lnegth nude female figure visible at top, seen vertically.
Ocean Waves, Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1860
Graphite on white wove paper
drawing

Seascape sketch showing a view of waves on the ocean's surface off the coast of Mt. Desert Island in Maine. At center and center right, the crests of two waves are shown among other, smaller waves. The surf creates an undulating horizon in the background.
Veüe de la Grotte de Rüel et d’une partie du Canal et Bassins
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of a garden pavilion containing a grotto with a sunken basin in the foreground with cascading fountains, the whole contained by walls. Figures around the basin and on the roof of the grotto. The plate is titled and signed.
Doorway
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a doorway with a tympanum.
Shirtings 1882-3-4-5-6
Cocheco Print Works, Dover, NH, USA, 1882–88
linen, paper, and printed cotton textile samples
Printer's sample book

Small brown linen-bound book with printed cotton samples for men's shirting. Plain woven cottons with small-patterned designs. Some have animal motifs like horses and birds. Contains seventy-eight samples. Some pages not used.
Study of Roses
Sophia L. Crownfield, American, 1862–1929, early 20th century
Graphite, brush and ink, watercolor on tracing paper.
Drawing

Horizontal sheet with six studies of roses depicted from various angles.
Phenakistoscope Disc with Dancing Man
Simon von Stampfer, Austrian, 1792 - 1864, ca. 1835
Hand-colored lithograph on paperboard
Optical toy

Paper disc with a hole in the center, 8 rectangular perforations evenly spaced along perimeter for viewing. In the outermost ring, several still images show a dancing man in oriental costume in various stages of a low squat. In the innermost ring, a sun with a face  orbits around a planet, showing the stages of day and night. Closest to the central perforation is a ring of blue stars at various angles.
Tableau Allégorique, pour L’Année Jubilaire du Regne de Louis Le Bien-Aimé
Gravelot, French, 1699 - 1773, active in England, 1766
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

A plate reproducing an allegorical painting celebrating King Louis XV's Jubilee year (50th year) of reign, presented to the king in January 1766 by Parisian city officials (the Provost of Merchants and the Aldermen). The painting illustrates an oval profile portrait medallion of King Louis XV on a plinth with the letter L below. The female personification of France looks at the portrait with her arm around the medallion. To the left, the seated mythological figure of Hercules. Below the plinth and on the stairs are four putti holding attributes and a book, two dogs, and the male personification of the River Seine seated in water and surrounded by reeds. In the background are buildings and rows of soldiers. In the sky above, a sun with its rays, clouds, flying putti, and signs of the zodiac. The plate is accompanied by pages of lettered text describing the allegory in detail. The plate is signed.
Chopsticks, knife and case
, mid-19th century
Wood, bamboo, brass, ivory

A: chopstick b: chopstick c: knife d: case
Inkwell
Charles Greber, 1853–1935, ca. 1900
stoneware
inkwell

A= weel*** bal***= cap c= liner***???
Caster
Gavet Coutelier, France, 1809–19
Horn, ivory

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...
Textile
, 1805–10
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave, glazed

Half-drop repeat of two birds on the mound of a flowering tree in bright multicolors on a brown background.
Towel
, 19th century
silk and metal-wrapped silk on cotton (warp) and silk (weft) ground Technique: counted and uncounted stitches; running, stem, satin and double running stitches on plain weave

Towel with a wide border at each end. The border has three repeats of a five inch plant in shades of pink, blue and metallic silver. There is a five inch fringe at each end made from the warp.
Design for a Trophy
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, ca. 1735
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for an ornamental trophy with musical instruments hanging from a tied ribbon. The trophy incorporates a hurdy-gurdy, flute, horns, and a bagpipe. The plate is signed and numbered.