biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Drapery Study of the Atlantic for "The Marriage of the Atlantic and Pacific," Mural in the Senate Chamber in the Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, WI
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1915
Graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Man standing, his body facing slightly to the left. He holds a staff in his left hand which passes behind his left leg. The body and head are outlined only, while the drapery is filled in and shaded.  The trident is sketched, upper right. Drawing squared for transfer.
Mirror
, ca. 1755
Carved mahogany and mahogany veneered carved gessoed and gilt pine, silvered glass.

Carved and gilded vertical frame, double arch at top with centered tall pyramid of assymetrical foliage carved a jour and tall curved leaf forms at each corner which flow into serpentine curves and then join straight sides; flowers entwined around straight sides; bottom raid duplicates curve at top rail and has assymetrical group of foliage carved at center. Mirror made in two pieces.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–08
Machine-printed on paper

Ground of light brown overlapping leaves with staggered stemmed tulips in shades of brown and leaves that curve inward in shades of green.
Fortitude (?)
Giovanni Battista Beinaschi, ca. 1640–88
Black chalk heightened with white on gray paper
Drawing

A figure representing Fortitude (?), probably a study for the decoration of San Carlo al Corso in Rome.
Box
, 19th century
paper, glazed

Victorian painted cardboard box with carved ivory flowers under glass top.
Figure Study for "Jacob Wrestling with the Angel"
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1886
Charcoal on cream laid paper
Drawing

Two standing male nude figures wrestling. The left figure's right leg is hooked around the right figure's left leg; the right figure's hands are on the left figure's shoulders. The left figure appears in outline, and the right figure appears more shaded; both shown from the neck down.
Sampler
, 1859
cotton and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, stem, knot, running stitches, and overcast cord on plain weave foundation

Alphabets, monograms, and view of Wesenstein. marking sampler
Study for "The Morning Glory"
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1899
Pastel on green-brown wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Female figure seated turned toward the right. Drapery swirls in the background, with the rays of sunlight rising beyond it.  Verso: Nude torso of a young female figure, with arms raised above her head.
Border
, 17th century
natural linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

Fragment of a band with floral forms forming tabs.
Abstract checkered pattern
, late 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

The abstracted checkered pattern is symmetrical down the middle. Each end, which contains longer rectangles, is decorated with jagged edges. Silk threads are added to support the stencil structure.
Sampler
Susan Lewis, American, b. 1815, 1826
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation

Three alphabets and two sets of numerals, separated by narrow geometric cross borders, with the inscription.
Sampler
Catharine Congdon, American, 1763 - 1833, 1773
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, half-cross, buttonhole, satin, stem, and back stitches on plain weave foundation

Wide border of urns, flowering plants and people. In center, alphabet, text and more people. Alphabet. "At home abroad in Peace in War Thy God will thee Defend Conduct thee through Life's Pilgrimage Safe to thy journey's end.
Monaco
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1892
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Brick wall, foreground, with palm tree, left and buildings beyond
Sidewall and frieze
M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834, 1905–1920
Machine-printed paper, mica

a) Petite floral stripe pattern. Small bouquets with ribbons on moire ground with three-leaf clover motif; b) Crown frieze with floral stripe meeting in pointed arch. Pinstripe pattern above arches. Printed in selvedge: "MH Birge & Sons Co USA".
Portrait of General Pichegru
Christoph Wilhelm Bock, German, 1755 - after 1830, 1822
Engraving on paper
Print

In a vertical oval is a bust portrait of General Charles Puchegru (1761-1804), wearing a bicorne.
Bag
, late 18th century
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Bag of white cotton printed with a basket of fruit and flowers on each side, with a strawberry vine border and a narrow egg-and-dart border. Drawstring top with silk cord and tassel.
17th Century Gentleman Smoking Pipe
Reed & Barton, American, 1824–2015, ca. 1900
Silver, enamel
Matchsafe

Oblong, with upper, lower parts and sides curved, featuring polychrome enamel decoration of gentleman, legs crossed and seated at table, dressed in 17th century costume smoking a clay pipe. He wears pale red 3/4 length jacket with white lace collar and blue sash draped diagonally across chest, pink knee pants, white stockings, pink Louis XIV style shoes. Table is covered with lace trimmed white cloth, on which sits his pink broad rimmed hat with large white feathers attached. He appears to be sitting on a green-yellow throw that is draped on seat of chair. Plain background is light gray. Reverse undecorated. Lid hinged on left. Striker in small oval recess on box bottom.
Design for a State Bedchamber, in Second Livre d'Appartements (Second Book on Interiors)
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752, ca. 1702
Etching, engraving on white laid paper
Print

A lavish bed comprised of a large, high canopy enlivened by carved putti and ostrich feather plumes, a flying tester below, and a massive headboard carved with an urn flanked by male and female figures.  Footboard carved as drapery, a shell motif at center, and putti at corners.  Hanging mirrors and chairs on either side of bed and sunlight coming through window partially pictured at far right.
Hanging
, late 18th–early 19th century
silk on silk foundation, metallic thread Technique: embroidered

Hanging of dark red silk embroidered along all sides with a border showing a floral pattern in metallic thread and polychrome silk. Center shows an oval-shaped sun filled a pierced heart and other symbolic devices.
Study of mullein plants
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1857
Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of three species of mullein plants.
Textile
, late 18th century
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate

Probably a piece of 1955-6-1 A, B. Red on white. Pastoral print with sailing ships in interstices. Copper plate.
Border
, early 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (early Valenciennes ground)

Oval floral clusters flanked by densely foliated scrolls that terminate in stylized floral forms.
Embroidered picture
, 17th century
silk, silk-wrapped metal, mica, peacock feather, human hair Technique: embroidered in satin, stem, and couching stitches with looping and loop and twist (needle lace) on 7/1 satin foundation

Raised work picture of "The Five Senses" with their attributes.  Hearing is in the center, Smell is upper right, Touch is lower right, Taste is upper left, and Sight is lower left.
Sketchbook Page: Figures from Tin Type
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Group of four figures with two seated women in front and two standing figures behind, beneath a parasol.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Borders printed two across (mirror). Alternating large and small foliate medallions with rose bouquet insets. Medallions have scrolling, floral vinging, floral swag, and beading motifs with honeycomb-like pattern and vertical stripes filling parts of background. Bottom band has band of brattishing and top has scroll and honeycomb motif. Ground shades dark red to cream. Printed in dark red, white, yellow-beige, greens and white liquid mica. Printed in selvedge: "S.A. Maxwell & Co. New York & Chicago. " pattern number "4198" "R"; "Exclusive Design".
Pillow cover
, 17th century
wool, silk, bast fiber, metal wrapped silk threads Technique: tapestry weave

Square pillow cover with a scene of a castle garden, with a man bathing his feet in a fountain, three ladies washing their hands in another, and a man playing the lyre from an overlooking balcony. With a wide floral border on all four sides.
Border
, 1795–1835
Block-printed on paper

Wide top band containing dense mixture of exotic flowers and roses. Beneath this is a narrow band resembling egg and dart, but appears to be a floral motif. Printed in orange, green, pink white shades of gray and yellow on deep brown ground.

H# 609
Surprised at Mrs. Kitchen's
William Henry Sheldon, American, 1840 - 1932, 1890
Watercolor and white gouache on grey paper
Drawing

Two men in uniform, standing in front of a fireplace, speak to a third, seated, with his back toward the viewer.
Drawing
Augustin Legrand, 19th century
Brush and gouache on pre-printed squared laid paper

Left, rounded shell form to which a bouquet of blue and purple flowers is attached with pink ribbon; above, a gold frame and below, circular gold tassel. Right, image of a dog wagging its tail trapping a small dark animal on green grass with floral details; above, gold frame and below, circular gold tassel.
Bracelet (the Latin words NONRELINQUES on one side, NONRELINQUAM on the other)
Fortunato Pio Castellani & Sons, Italy, founded 1815, ca. 1870
Gold
Bracelet

Bracelet of thirteen linked disks with letters spelling "NONRELINQUES" on one side, and "NONRELINQUAM" on the other.
Frieze
, 1820–40
Block-printed on machine-made paper

Yellow consoles in the form of winged putti with acanthus bases support a cornice. Alternating with these figures are vertical octagons, green, yellow and red, containing wreaths. Heavy chiaroscuro. "d" and "e" are incomplete repeats.
Fighting serpents with fire
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1595
Engraving on paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. A group of serpents is trapped in the underbrush, in the foreground, caught in flames set by men with torches. In the background, an animal is being devoured whole by a serpent. Near left center: "I. Stradanus inv. / C. de Mallery Sculp. / Phls Galle exc." Below: "INGENTEM VEGETO SERPENTEM..."
Sidewall - fragment
, ca. 1900
Machine-printed paper

Stylized floral and scroll design, with red trellis and white mica highlights on flowers. Printed in shades of yellow, red and mica on beige ground. Has a printed fabric lining or under layer. Mica polka dots in and around trellis.
Sidewall - fragment
, 1850
Flocked

Solid ground of deep green flock. There is no design printed on this ground.
Textile
, ca. 1890
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave; highly glazed

Thin, highly glazed chintz with a background of pale grey-blue showing large clusters of roses, other garden flowers and sprays of wheat in shades of rose, mauve, blue-green and pale yellow.
Letter case
, late 18th century
silk Technique: embroidered in chain stitch on plain weave

Rectangular letter case in purple silk taffeta, now faded, embroidered with ribbons and colored silks. Inside the double envelope are pouches with flaps, all embroidered in similar floral patterns. Lined with white silk taffeta.
Study of Oak Trees at Lake Dunmore, Vermont
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920, August 23, 1917
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, colored pencil on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle.  A group of oaks is shown in the foreground, standing at a hillside with a meadow.  A wood is in the left background.  High bottom margin.
Flore
Claude Gillot, French, 1673–1722, 1729–37
Etching on laid paper
Print

An arabesque design for tapestries (door curtains) featuring the standing Classical Greek and Roman goddess Flora in the center, with two female figures below on either side with trees, foliage and flowers, and rococo ornament, featuring rosettes, fleurons, rinceaux, festoons of flowers, masks, and shell motifs. This is a first state of the fourth plate of the series before lettering.
Portrait of Frans Francken, from the Icones Principum Virorum
Anthony van Dyck, Netherlandish, 1599 – 1641, 1630–1641
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Portrait of a man, his head turned slightly to the right, looking out at the spectator. His left hand appears from behind the folds of his cloak. Inscription below: FRANCISCUS FRANCK ANTWERPIAE PICTOR..." At lower left: "Ant. van Dyck fecit aqua forti."
Chimneypiece Designs
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Three chimneypiece designs. Each chimneypiece features a clock on its mantel in front of a large wall mirror. The right two chimneypieces are divided down the center to offer variations of forms and motifs within the single design. The plate is not signed but is lettered "I."
Hunting with Torches in Mexico
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1580 – 1605
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: Chaotic scene with men in the foreground using torches to drive animals out from the brush. 
Verso: Battle with St. James on horseback, riding to the left.
Design for a Woven Border
, 1790-1800
Graphite, brush and colored gouache on paper, mounted on heavy paper
Drawing

Roses and other fantastical flowers rise from scroll-shaped leaves adjoining a cone-repeat border; sheaths of wheat form top border repeat with a green nut-kernel repeat. Right portion in graphite sketch only.
NOUVELLES CASCADES pour St. Cloud
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, 1680–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of fountains in the gardens of St. Cloud with a semi-circular cascading fountain. The whole is framed by trellis walls and trees beyond. Figures and topiary along the paths. The plate is titled.
Design for an Embroidered Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf," Unfinished
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800–1825
Brush and white, yellow, and orange gouache on glazed tracing paper pasted on paper
Drawing

Plants form a row; they are connected between each other by a blossom, on top, festoons at the bottom. A rosette in the interval. From the festoons are suspended frint gestoons and slopes which support tracery festoons. Squared with incised lines.
Teaspoon with Double L Monogram
C. Babbit, ca. 1815
silver
spoon

Oval bowl, flat stem tapering by terminal, engraved with LL.
Set of Trophies, from "Trophey a l'Antique"
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, 1680
Etching on paper
Print

Left: weapons. Three captives. Five puttos. Right: Weapons hold by flying puttos over a mountainous landscape. A genius blowing a trumpet.
Elevation of a Door Frame
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780-1795
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Strips with diamond shapes, laterally. Five obliquely disposed diamonds on top, of which three support the triangular pediment. Colored background.
Fragment
, 1750–1800
silk technique: plain compound satin

Shaped panel, possibly woven to be the front or back of a chasuble, with a narrow geometric outline. In center, a design of an urn on a bracket over a floral garland.
Design for a Pendant Trophy
René Charpentier, French, 1680 - 1723, 1738–61
Etching on laid paper
Print

Within a double-lined frame, a design for an ornamental pendant trophy from a series of twelve plates. The trophy features liturgical objects such as a cross, chalice, censer, and vestments, intertwined with garlands of flowers, feathers, ribbons and wheat, hanging from a ribbon. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Candlestick
, early 19th century
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. The front of the candlestick base is decorated with a couple of sea deities and a child in a shell carriage. Above, a festoon supported by satyr masks in front of an entablature. The shaft is formed by a girl, standing upon a base and supporting two branches. Either has below a branch ending in one socket. The main branches cross each other and divide then into three branches, each with a socket that supports a candle. A heart form is on top of the crossing point, supporting one socket. Burning candles are in the sockets.
Three Border Designs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1785-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Three bands of border designs, stacked horizontally on the page. The top border, with cross-section on the right, is comprised of a rotating pattern of oak leaves and acorns, above beading and planar details; the middle border features a guilloche of leaves on a thin branch; the bottom border, also with cross-section on the right, has a row of acanthus leaves over rows of deep fluting. The plate is signed and numbered.
Button
, late 18th century
steel

1931-59-328-a: flat, circular buttons with ornament representing ...
Design for Wainscoting with a Mirror and a Console Table
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for wall panelling on either side of a large mirror, set above a console table.
Architectural Section and Elevation for The Residenztheater
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1771
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural section for the Residence Theater in Munich with a view of spectators within the balconies of the four floors, a performer on stage and mechanisms below with a description. The title is lettered above with vignettes featuring a coat of arms and allegorical figures. The plate is titled, signed, numbered, and dated.
No.1 Chaumiere construite à Villed’avrai dans le Jardin de Mr. Thierry. No.2 Chaumiere construite dans le Jardin de Mr. Belanger Architecte, à Santeny
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print illustrating thatched cottages in two gardens with eight exterior elevations, two section views of the interiors, and two floor plans. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Tile
, 18th century
Tin-enamelled earthenware

Square tile. Medallion enclosing landscape with shepherdess seated on a fountain at the right, and animals at left. Colors: manganese, pale green, deep blue, chrome yellow and brick red.
Panel Design (Right Plate)
Bellay, French, active from 1734, ca.1734-49
Etching and engraving: counterproof on laid paper
Print

A counterproof of a plate 1 from this series (1921-6-490-16). A design for an ornamental panel, pasted to the right of another design (counterproof). The design features rococo and chinoiserie motifs with ornately decorated frames featuring leaves, sprigs, c-scrolls, feathers, rinceaux, a bell, drapery, fleurons, rosettes, a vase, steps, a dragon, and a standing figure opposite. A figure stands surrounded by a few trees and foliage within a fantastical landscape. The plate is numbered.
Workmen building arcades
, ca. 1740
Pen and bistre and gray wash on paper
Drawing

Workmen constructing arcades, possibly for a theater set. Workmen on scaffolding around arcades are occupied with masonry, sculpturing and the pulling up of a huge stone with a winch. Domes building in background. Some figures are in Turkish dress.
Assumption of the Virgin
Luca Giordano, Italian, 1634 - 1705, 1680–1700
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, white gouache, black chalk on cream laid paper
Drawing

The figure of the Virgin held aloft by putti; below her are figures kneeling in prayer. Verso: head of a woman and child.
Ornements pour moulures et cadres
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Designs for moldings and frames featuring ornament motifs including acanthus leaves, bead and bar course, lamb tongue, wave pattern, egg and dart, fluting, and bound reed. The plate is signed.
Title Page [above]; The Incubation of Silkworm Eggs [below]
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1595
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint on laid paper.
Drawing

Recto, above: Title page design with "VERMIS SERICUS" inscribed on a cloth at center, hanging from a mulberry tree. At the image's four corners, in oval medallions, are representations of different phases of the metamorphosis of the silkworm. An ornamental frame surrounds. Recto, below: In a domestic interior, women warm silkworm eggs. At left and center, they spread the eggs onto pieces of cloth that will be wrapped and placed into baskets, visible on the tables.
Verso, above: Incomplete design partially copied from the recto; partially left blank. 
Verso, below: Men on horseback, accompanied by dogs, stretch nets between them to capture quail and rabbits.
Tile
, late 18th–early 19th century
Glazed earthenware (high fired decoration)

Dancing woman, dressed in green and manganese diaper patterned skirt with two yellow ruffles at bottom.
Sketches for a Bacchante
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, June 1887
Graphite, white chalk on cream wove paper
Drawing

Dancer in right profile, under a veil.  Study of arms, hands, and part of a tambourine, upper right. Verso: Similar figure, but facing towards the left, without the veil.
Design for a Bell and Belfry
, 1739
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
drawing

Design for a bronze bell and hanging beam decorated with foliate arabesques. Below, a cross-section of a double tiered belfry, showing four bells.
Sampler
Alice Rogers, 1812
wool embroidery, linen foundation Technique: cross, tent, satin and stem stitches on plain weave

Landscape and verse "On the Triumphs of Temper" with floral border.
Jug
Francis Lycett, American, 1861 - ca. 1938, ca. 1890
Porcelain

Small ovoid jug with flat circular base, circular neck with two round notched opening and high curved lip.  Applied strap handle with ogival peaked top.
Study of Hemlock near White Lake
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, August 1847
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Tree rising above bushes, with a view of the lake, at lower right.
Panel and Frieze Design
Philippe, I Caffieri, French, 1634 – 1716, 1670–1700
Etching on laid paper
Print

Designs for a vertical panel and a horizontal panel below featuring royal emblems including a French royal crown with fleurs-de-lys, a tower supporting three smaller towels, a mascaron (mask), festoon of leaves, ribbons, palm leaves, rosettes, scrolling acanthus leaves, and flowers. The plate is signed.
Iron Portal Design
Moreau, French, active 18th century, 1761-1762
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Portal design with an iron gate and iron balconey. The plate is signed.
Ribbon
, 19th century
silk Technique: brocaded on plain cloth

The width is composed of three ribbons sewn together.  The broader central ribbon is dull red and has vertical stripes in blue, white, and yellow and green foliage repeated vertically.  The narrow ribbons on either side are a brighter red and have flowers and foliage in purple, green, and white.
Cabriolet
Jean-François Chopard, French, active 18th century, ca. 1750
Engraving on paper
Bound print

Plate 10, Folio 10 of a series of 13 prints of designs for carriages or coaches. Open horse-drawn carriage with rocaille motifs, shown in elevation, with details of the various parts above and below. The body of the coach consists of painted panels featuring floral decoration.
Candelabrum Sketch
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1800
Pen and iron gall ink on white laid paper
Drawing

Loose sketch of a candelabrum motif. At top, a winged figure; at bottom a tripod table. Rectangular frame.
Chandelier a deux branches
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a two-arm candelabra decorated with ornament motifs including lancet leaf, spiral fluting, garland, egg and dart, rosette, and bound leaf. The plate is signed.