biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Study for "Titian Showing
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1871–72
Graphite, White Chalk Support: Gray Wove Paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Man with a short beard and mustache facing slightly left, hand on his hip, in a cape. Shown three-quarter length, at left. Center, a second sketch. Verso: vertical rectangle.
Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes
Nicolas Ryckermans, 1595 - 1650, ca. 1650
Engraving on paper
Print

The bearded Achilles and an attendant examine the treasure offered by Queen Lycomedes, shown with her court ladies, one of whom brandishes a sword. Below, a six line Latin explanatory inscription.
Landscape with a Cow-Herd Asleep on a Grassy Bank
Antoni Waterloo, 1618–1677, ca. 1650
Etching on paper
Print

A road traverses rolling fields, in which cattle graze left center middle distance. Nearby, a hersman sleeps. A large tree in right center foreground.
Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border, of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805-1815
Brush and gouache on glazed tracing paper, laid down on paper
Drawing

A row of six oblong, multifoil medallions, each showing a heart and beads.
The Wedding Procession: Couple walking left, man turning back, raising his arm
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, ca. 1545
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. At right, a pesant who cries out, gesturing with his left hands and lifting his right leg, walks beside a pesant woman. She has her hands clasped before her.
Fringe
, 17th century
silk Technique: woven

Red fringe with a plain-woven heading and a skirt of red loops.
Edge
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style with Point de Paris ground

Sprig and dot pattern with a six-point star mesh (Point de Paris).
Sheet from the set, "Ornemens de Peaneaux pour... Lambris"
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, ca. 1660
Etching on paper
Print

A = Jombert 25, 2. B = J. 25, 3. C = J. 25, 4.
Coffeepot with Grisaille Roses (with Milk Jug)
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, late 18th–early 19th century
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
coffeepot

Cylindrical, with curved spout of triangular outline at the abrupt shoulder. Angular handle with channelled sides. Decorated with sepia roses and small blue flowers on leafy stems. B/, cover, has conventionalized fruit-and-leaf knob.
Ornament, Christmas tree
, 1850–99
Dough

Three rings with sugar flakes in red and green, and three black pearls.
Sketch of Woman's Head
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Woman's head, with classical features. Seen from the front, turned slightly to the left.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Fragment with small tulip-like bud and stem. Central diamond diaper design.
Fragments
, ca. 1835
silk, metallic thread Technique: plain weave with discontinuous, supplementary weft (brocaded)

Large scale flowers and foliage in several colors on a dark green background.
Lithophane of a Landscape
, 1825–1900
biscuit
lithophane

Vertical rectangle with impressed design showing two youthful lovers, probably Paul and Virginia of St. Pierre's story, in boat on small stream in setting of water plants and trees.
St. Christopher
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 1521
Engraving on Laid Paper
Print

St. Christopher in the foreground, fording the river, moving toward the right. The infant Christ, whom he carries on his shoulders, raises his right hand in benediction.
Pleated fan
, ca. 1760
Parchment leaf painted with gouache; pierced and gilded ivory sticks with glass

Pleated fan with painted leaf. The obverse mount shows a pastoral scene with a central group of a woman and a boy with two putti, one holding a torch. To the left is a girl and boy near a tree and on the right, a child plays with a dog. Gilt border with urns and wreaths. The reverse shows a girl seated under a tree and has a pink and blue floral border. Sticks have carved openwork (à jour) with figures of a man, woman, and putti, silvered and gilt. Guards have oval medallions with portraits of a man and woman, each holding a fan in an articulated arm made of painted ivory that moves using a lever to cover and uncover the face.
Tiraz embroidery
, 940–44
linen, silk (?) Technique: plain weave, counted double running and double overhand stitches

Light tan plain cloth with single narrow horizontal line of Arabic script embroidered in brown.
Edging
, 18th–early 19th century
linen Technique: needle lace with ground of loop and twist with twist return

Straight edge lace with an open field containing rows of tiny sprigs. Border on one side is comprised of a row of connected roundels with sprigs and decorative fillings stitches.
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a woven foundation

Fragment of dark brown velvet on a cream-colored ground in a pattern of leafy medallions.
Creamer and cover
, mid-19th century
earthenware

In the shape of a standing cow with open mouth and triangular opening in center of back, the tail forming a loop handle. On flat oval base. Seam mark along top of head and back.
Trimming
, 19th century
linen, silk Technique: bobbin lace, provincial style

Design of stars surrounded by curving lines worked in red, blue and white with scalloped border.
Sidewall
, ca. 1875
Machine-printed paper, embossed

Stylized Egyptian vase shape. Vase contains exotic foliage with jewel-like pendants.
Fragment
Gordon, after 1800
cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave

Central scene of people storming the Bastille. Medallion at top "LA  BASTILLE DEMOLITE AOUT 29 1789". Everything connected by ribbons with scattered fleur de lys.
Embroidered picture
, ca. 1810
silk, chenille, metallic threads Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Group of exotic buildings flanked by two large trees with a silver lake.
A Salon in the Palazzo Satriano, Naples
L. Iely, 1829
Brush and watercolor over graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

In this plainly decorated salon, a marble (or marbleized) dado is topped by a floral border which runs around the painted pale green walls. The frieze around the ceiling, done either in plaster or trompe l'oeil, echoes the swags of the simple white curtains. A crystal chandelier in Neo-Classic style hangs over a marble-topped round table. An enfilade of rooms is seen through the open door of the salon just off-center on the right. On the walls are engravings after contemporary paintings, including Death of a Christian Martyr by Paul Delaroche.
Button
, 18th century
Copper, glass, tin, plaster

1926-35-6-a: Button design of plaster ornament placed on colore...;     1926-35-6-b: Button design of plaster ornament placed on colore...;     1926-35-6-c: Button design of plaster ornament placed on colore...
Ceiling paper
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

A stylized floral motif forming a quatrefoil-like design. This is centered between four ovoid foliate wreaths. Printed in brown and green on light yellow-green ground.
Sketchbook Page: White Flower
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1874
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Recto: Sketch of flower with five petals from above; to right, flower from side and sketch of petal shape. Verso: Sketches of sweet potato leaves.
Plate 26, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)
Christoph Jamnitzer, German, 1563 - 1618, 1610
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Ornamental cartouche composed of paired elephant heads, seen in profile, alternately. Their trunks terminate in animal forms. Above, three children support an umbrella from which smoke issues.
An Afternoon Drive
H. W. Standing, 1901
Chromolithograph on paper
Chromolithograph

Two-horse carriage on a country road, the woman driving, facing left; the man facing away, right. Title, artist's and publisher's names and date below.
Frieze
Benton, Heath & Co., Hoboken, New Jersey, 1875 - 1917, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Alternating large and small foliate medallions. A large floral swag hangs beneath the large foliate medallion. Printed in white, and shades of green, gray, and pink.
Stand
, 18th century

Figure (a) with stand (b)
Sidewall
Einbeck Herting, 1860–70
Block-printed, stamped foil, continuous paper

Framework of leafy branches enclosing vignettes in gold and green foil of trees and deer. The two vignettes are different and in diagonal relationship to one another. Printed on taupe ground. Stamped gold and green foil.
Border
, late 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

Border of large-scale floral and foliated forms in a serpentine pattern.
Cane Handle
, 19th century
wood, silver
handle

Small round knob, slightly flattened, set on short stem; wood inlaid in silver in completely conventionalized design; formed of small lines, dots in circular pattern or perpendicular pattern on stem.
Logement et Nourriture
William Unger, German, 1837 - 1932, 1872
Etching in dark brown ink on white satin
Print

In a snow-covered woods, birds hunt for food on the ground, or perch in trees. In the left distance appears the outline of a town.
Sidewall on board
, 1830–40
Block-printed on paper, mounted on pine board

Pine board covered with wallpaper. Diaper pattern of bunch of red and green flowers within green floral frame. Has three holes along edge on one side, appears to have been box lid or door.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–07
Machine-printed

Small clusters of grapes with grape leaves on grapevines which are trailing all over the wallpaper. Printed in shades of red and green on a pale yellow background.
Saucer, from a Breakfast Service (Soucoupe; Déjeuner Mosaïque Florentine)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756, 1813
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
saucer

1981-38-7: Circular form with alternating large roundels of f...;     1981-38-8: Flat-based cup with straight sides, tapered slight...
Sketchbook Page: Portrait of Young Man
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1883
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Portrait of young man with bow tie, looking toward left.
Border
, 1875–1906
Block-printed

Wallpaper roll.
Printed three across, floral motifs printed within zig-zag design. Dentil motif running along either edge. Printed in gold and tans on ocher ground.
Tureen
Thomas Bradbury and Son, English, 1795 – 1943, 1923
silver plated, copper
tureen

Boat-shaped with stepped oval base; bowl and cover with four raised segmented divisions; urn-shaped finial; high looped handles; threaded upper edge on bowl; bright-cut crest of lion and crown on bowl and cover
Darning sampler
, 1824
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in running cross and four-sided stitch on plain weave foundation

Eleven squares of pattern darning.  Insert patch in center with crowned monogram and date.
Countryside with Trees and Distant Water
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Small hill in left foreground with two prominent trees. More trees in left distance, behind first set and hill. To the right, open land with rocks and (possible) fences, and then a second hill in right distance with third stand of trees. Further hills and mountains in far distance.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper.

Borders printed two across the width (not mirrored). Two layers of waving floral scrolls or rinceau connected by floral swag and foliate scrolls. Beading on bottom. Ground is cream. Printed in gold mica and blues.
Japanese Thatched-Roof House
, late 19th century
Brass
Matchsafe

In the form of a Japanese thatched-roof house, entrance and windows visible at its front, as well as small cracks in walls, more windows and wall cracks on reverse. Right side of house serves as lid and hinged at bottom right. Striker on bottom left.
Sidewall
, 1835–1845
Machine-printed paper

Stylized large damask pattern of green floral motifs alternating with hexagonal medallions of pineapples and foliage in lavender, linked by lavender foliage, against white background.
Demitasse Spoon with Two Ants Feeding on a Dead Bee
Charles Victor Gibert, French, ca. 1890
gold plated, silver
spoon

Oval bowl with plain narrow stem. Stem continues to form leaf with upturned tip. Two ants applied appearing to feed on a dead gold-plated bee at end of terminal.
Ticket for Joe Miller's Benefit
Jane Ireland, British, 1794
Etching on paper
Print

Scene from the play "The Old Bachelor," depicting a city square with four men standing in foreground. Enframed by columns at right and left. On upper margin two putti holding a ribbon with inscription.
Fashion Plate from Le Moniteur de la Mode
J. Bonnard, French, active 19th c., 1883
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Two women on the seashore with a dog. Left one in yellow; right, in a gray dress with red dots. Artists' and publisher's names and date below. Description on verso.
Frieze
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Large scale scrolling acanthus leaf design, repetitive in a wave-like formation on a cream ground with a gray background. Printed in gray, silver, gold, and shades of green.
Harbor: Cos Cob, Connecticut
Childe Hassam, American, 1859–1935, 1915
Drypoint on off-white wove paper
Print

A small launch and dinghy are drawn up at a rough stone wharf, bordered by old warhouses. Figures, some on boats, in the distance.
Study for "June Woods"
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1864
Charcoal, graphite on paper
Drawing

Scene in the woods with tall trees in bloom filling the composition. Tree stump and section of fallen tree in the foreground.
Sidewall
, 1875–90
Machine-printed

Very stylized floral and foliate design. Printed in olive green, light pink and light blue. Entire design has fine black outline. Printed on light olive green textured ground.
The Choice of Reuben and Gad, Illustration for The Century Magazine (XXXVII, No. 5, March 1889, p. 687)
Mary A. Hallock Foote, American, 1847–1938, 1889
Wood-engraving in black ink on paper
Print

From high vantage point, a couple, at right, observe covered wagons and horses halted below.
A Seascape
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, ca. 1885
Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Sail and row boats in a shallow bay. Low hills beyond.
Ceiling paper
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Rococo inspired ceiling paper with alternating pattern of large quatrefoils and smaller concave diamond shapes. Cells are outlined in c and s-scrolls, and contain pink rose blossoms. Pattern of horizontal, white lines is present in concave-diamond cells. Pattern is printed in pinks, white, greens and gold on khaki ground.
Textile
, 12th–13th century
linen, silk Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Section of undyed linen cloth with three parallel bands extending partially across it with interlocked continuous reserved scrolls on dark blue silk cross-stitch ground, red cross-stitch guard bands with small trefoil reserves.
Border
, 1600–1650
linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

Wide border of Roman arches filled by stylized floral motifs as well as symmetrically-placed birds. Finished on one side with a narrow border showing similar motifs.
St. Lucy from St. Peter's colonnade
Giovanni Maria de Rossi, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Drawing after a statue by Giovanni Maria De Rossi of St. Lucy on the North Colonnade of St. Peter's. She holds the palm of martyrdrom in her left hand and holds up her right. She looks upward and to the left.
ceiling paper
F. E. James Co., New York, New York, 1885–89
Machine-printed on paper

Bold leafy scrolls with small pink roses alternate in checkered fashion with delicate ropes of small flowers forming eight-pointed star centered with small flower and bud. Printed on pink ground.
Frieze
Hobbs, Benton & Heath, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Art Nouveau. Alternating large and medium pink lilies connected by foliate/leafy swag. Secondary ribbon swag behind lilies. Outlined on the bottom by a simplified lace-like pattern (scalloped). This is repeated near the top border as a horizontal band. Bottom border has burgendy and dark green stripes. Top border has dark green and light green stripes. Ground is shaded from light beige (at top) to greenish light beige (at bottom). Background is mottled with green and burgendy to give a watercolor effect of water (?). Covering the entire wallpaper is an irregular black grid and black dot pattern. 
Printed in selvedge: "Hobbs. Benton & Heath 3296 TL"
Ceiling paper
Gledhill Wall Paper Co., New York, New York, founded 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Foliate medallions connected by lag-and-feather and floral vining with fleurons in resulting negative spaces. Ground is cream. Printed in pink, brown, tan, white, and mica gold.
Printed in selvedge: "Gledhill Wall Paper Co. New York. N. Y."
Plate 8, from Recueil d'ouvrages curieux de mathématique et de mécanique, ou description du cabinet de Monsieur Grollier de Servière
Etienne Joseph Daudet, French, 1672 - 1730, 1732
Engraving on paper
Print

A design for a vase, urn, or container on a stem, the base supported by three feet. To be carried out in metal or ivory. The top forms a point made up of successfively smaller solid spheres.
Jug and lid
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg, Russia, ca. 1765
Glazed porcelain

Bulbous jug with loop handle and lid with button finial. Jug and lid have gilt rim, and both decorated with purple and orange blossoms, and green leaves and stems on white background.
Sampler
, ca. 1800
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, and herringbone stitches on plain weave foundation

Unfinished mourning sampler with a tree and a woman at a tomb with a large urn of flowering vines on top of it. The woman's apron is caught in the branches of this vine. There is no inscription on the tomb, and the woman's head is drawn on the cloth but not embroidered. 
At the bottom, a text:
When age shall steal on me and youth is no more
And the moralist time shakes his glass at my door
When charm in lost beauty or wealth shall I find
My treasure my wealth is a sweet peace of mind
Cleobolus
Claude Vignon, French, 1593–1670, ca. 1650
Graphite and red chalk on off-white laid paper
Drawing

A male figure, seen standing frontally, dressed in oriental costume, rests his left hand on a baton around which a snake is coiled. In the background, four figures are grouped around an altar. Undecipherable inscriptions in ink, lower left, and signature of the artist in ink, lower right.
The Cattle Raid by the Confederate Cavalry
Alfred R. Waud, American, b. England, 1828–1891, 1887-88
Pen and ink, black and white gouahce, on paper
Drawing

The Confederate Cavalry rounding up the herds of cattle
Sidewall
, 1840s
Machine printed paper

White scroll pattern forming cartouches framing green and pink flowers traveling horizontally across vertical ribbon stripes of green and pink flowers bordered by green ribbing.
Design for a Sugar Bowl
Noritake, Japan and New York, New York, USA, 1880–1910
Brush and black, gold gouache, yellow watercolor, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Design for a sugar bowl with a black and gold rim; at center a cartouche in black containing gold floral decoration; surrounding this is leaf border and additional floral decoration; two curved handles (partial).
Brazier
, ca. 1700
Brass, copper lining, wood

Shaped sides, oval, on four short legs; hinged and pierced lid with grid on top; scrolled brass hinged handle with wooden crosspiece. Separate copper liner with two small ring handles.
Censer and Candelabrum Design
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for a censer (left) and a candelabrum (right). The censer has a hexagonal base with concave sides decorated with festoons and rosettes. The censer has a shaft with three hooved feet, beading detail along its length, and grotesque heads at the top. The censer at the top is in the form of a shallow, lidded vase with handles. The four-armed candelabrum on the right has a tall base with decorative elements including gadrooning, bead course, snakes, rosettes, acanthus leaves, and grotesque beast heads from whose mouths emerge garlands of flowers and leaves that forms the arms of the candelabrum. At the center top of the form is an oval, lidded vase with geometric handles and a pinecone finial. The cross-sections of the bases of the censer and candelabrum are printed below, along with scale bars of two French feet ("2 Pieds") each. The plate is signed and numbered.
Chandelier d’Autel
Clément Pierre Marillier, French, 1740 – 1808, 1763
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Designs for ecclesiastical objects including two altar candlesticks and a hanging censer in the center featuring putti, a bird, sun rays, clouds, profile miniature, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), foliate scrolls, rosettes, meander pattern, festoons of leaves and flowers, scrolling acanthus leaves, diaper pattern, fluting, and gadrooning. The plate is titled.
Design for Ceiling Decoration, a Barrel Vault
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1790–1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

A variation of the scheme of -1522. The supports are fluted. Between the right ones stands an urn, below a festoon. A landscape with a volcano is shown in the semi-circle. View at an ovoidal colonnade, with a double row of Doric columns.
Design for the Embroidery of a Waistcoat of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, ca. 1785
Brush and yellow gouache on glazed tracing paper, laid down on paper
Drawing

Left bottom corner. Rows of flower boughs at the outer edges. The field of the pocket shows plants and a shell with running water, two buttonholes, scrolls. Beneath a duck in water pouring into a shell. Flanked by motifs similar to those in the pocket.
A Harbor
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, 1878
Pen and dark brown ink, brush and black wash on cream wove paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of a harbor with water in the foreground, and masts of ships and a building at right middle ground.
Dispositions d’une ferme ornée, Construite à la Westphalienne pour réunir et soumettre dans le même éspace à la surveillance de la fermière, les Récoltes et Bétail, ainsi que tous les instrumens aratoires
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print illustrating an ornamental farm including two exterior elevations, a sectional view, a floor plan, and a general plan of the farm within its garden landscape. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Study of a Woman's Head
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1840–50
Graphite, brown crayon on grey wove paper
Drawing

Study of a woman's head in three-quarter right profile with ringlets around her face. Lower right, sketches for the upper part of the body of a seated woman. Verso: Unfinished sketch of a woman's head.
Mt. Mansfield from near Stowe, Vermont
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1864
Graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Wooded valley, center. Ridges, left and right. Mountain, center.
Carder
, 19th century
Wood, leather and steel wire

Wool carder made of wood with wooden handle - one side of carder is covered with leather in which are set many wire pins arranged in vertical rows in order to straighten woolen fibres.
Border
, late 18th century
silk Technique: cloth weave brocaded

Design of serpentine stem with leaves and flowers with narrow leaf border on one side and other side cut.  Colors: light and dark pink, blue, green, brown, and white.
Double Portrait of François I, Duc de Bretagne, and His Wife Isabella Stuart ou Isabeau d'Écosse
, 18th century
Engraving on paper
Print

Double Portrait of François I, Duc de Bretagne, and his wife Isabella Stuart ou Isabeau d'Écosse with allegories and plinth.