biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Border
, 1860
Block-printed, flocked

Horizontal rectangle. Cluster of pink roses alternating horizontally with cluster of pink and white roses and white daisies. Green leaves. Ground at top is white, glazed. Below the flower band the field is dark red flock.
Waste Bowl from Chrysanthemum Tea Set
Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853, 1891–1902
gold plated, silver
waste bowl

Waste bowl of squat globular form with reeding, wavy rim with foliate decoration, and base with four foliate feet. Gold-plated well interior. Body of bowl engraved with foliate monogram "RMA".
Textile
, ca. 1800
Medum: cotton Technique: block printed (two reds, black) with yellow and blue applied by brush on plain weave

Allover pattern of small flowers surrounded by fine leafy sprigs.
Fashion Plate from Le Monde Elégant
, 1872
Wood engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Three women beside a pond. The one at left in a brown dress with blue trim; center one in brown and red; right one in pale green and black. Title and date below.
Tammany Hall at 14th Street
E. & H.T. Anthony & Co., 1875
Collodion prints mounted on yellow cardboard
Photograph

View of the building seen from across the street. Depicts a three story building, the roof surmounted by an elaborate niche containing a statue.
Stage Design
Andrea Pozzo, Italian, 1642–1709, before 1693
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and white wash on cream laid paper
Drawing

A stage design consisting of a columned niche, with sculpture and relief panels, is pierced by an archway in the center.
Shawl fragment
, ca. 1800
cashmere wool Technique: single faced 2/2 twill tapestry weave Label: cashmere wool single-faced 2/2 twill tapestry

Fragment of two cones predominantly red on an ivory ground.
Sampler
, 1835
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and satin stitches on plain weave foundation

Horizontal rectangle, polychrome on natural. Design consists of narrow outer border curving rose vine, 1 3/4" high rose border motifs including birds, rabbits, cat on cushion and two wreaths, wreath on right contains date 183(5)? At lower left motif of a boy on ship, and a woman with a parasol.
Study of foliage
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1857
Brush and wash, graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a plant with leaves.
Crested Fern, Plate 30 from Birds of Western Africa
William Home Lizars, Scottish, 1788 - 1859, 1837
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Gray and white bird with black crest and feet, on a large steep rock. Title and artists' names below.
fork tines
, late 17th century
silver

1985-103-254-a/h: Handle in the shape of female caryatids, handle ca...;     1985-103-254-b: Handle in the shape of female caryatids, handle ca...;     1985-103-254-c: Handle in the shape of female caryatids, handle ca...;     1985-103-254-d: Fork has four curved tines, waisted neck ending in...;     1985-103-254-e: Oval-shaped rattail spoon-bowl, waisted neck, endi...;     1985-103-254-f: Plain, pointed skewer, screw thread on one end.50;     1985-103-254-g: Leaf-shaped blade, plain bolster, handle in the sh...;     1985-103-254-h: Silver handle in the shape of a female caryatid, h...
Patchwork cover
, ca. 1910
silk, cotton Technique: chromolithography printed on 7 & 1 satin, pieced and sewn Label: pieced and sewn silk satin, printed by chromolithography; backed with roller printed cotton

Patchwork cover of cigarette souvenirs. Squares printed with national flags, famous queens and fashionable women. Backed with roller printed cotton with half-drop design of roses. Same backing as 1980-31-3.
Panel
, late 19th century
raffia Technique: plain weave embroidered with pile stitches, cutwork

Panel of undyed woven raffia with pile embroidery.  Regular lattice pattern of three pile stripes; diamond-shaped centers cut out to make open trellis effect.  Long edges hemmed, short edges unfinished.
Border
, ca. 1840
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave; mordant for red

Long narrow strip of printed fabric used as binding of 1976-30-5-a. A small scale leaf pattern in red.
Sidewall and border
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Mission-style design. All-over striae-type pattern with a cut-out border attached. Printed in shades ot brown and tan.
"Assyrian Head" Pattern Pie Server
Meriden Silver Plate Company, Meriden, Connecticut, 1869–1898, 1885–86
silver plated, metal
server

Spade-shaped blade, decorated with radiating scrolls along edge of bottom half, forming reeded surface on obverse and fluted service on reverse side, and scalloped edge on both. Center of blade decorated with engraved scrolling foliate motif. Narrow neck and stem, decorated with diagonal reeding halfway down handle, meeting setting sun motif above banded section. Stem continues, flaring towards terminal, decorated with scrolling foliate pattern, including sun with scrolling rays. Terminating in crowned antique style "Assyrian" head with laurel surrounding neck. Terminal of slightly rounded rectagular shape, with subtle upturn. Reverse side of handle devoid of ornamentation, with plain polished surface.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

All over mottled light green five-petal flower motif on background of small four-dot square pattern and brown dashes. Light beige ground.
cattails
Fulper Pottery Company, founded 1805, 1909–15
Glazed stoneware
Vase

Tan-colored stoneware body, cast. Tall cylindrical body tapering outward at base. Design of cattails in relief around body. Covered with green matte glaze with ochre effects defining the design, called "verte antique" glaze. Bottom glazed the same. Interior covered with terra cotta colored matte glaze.
Senate Chamber, Harrisbug, Pennsylvannia
August Kollner, 1813–1850, 1850
Lithograph with black ink on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. Vignette of Senate Chamber interior, looking toward the Speaker's podium. Below: plan of the chamber, with names of members indicated. Caption: "Senate Chamber Harrisburg 1850." Enclosed in ornamental frame. Lower left: "Pubished by S.T. Williams." Lower right: Lith. of A. Kollner Phile H. Camp litho press."
Steep Cliffs with Rocks Below
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, late 19th century
Graphite on off-white-colored (soiled) laid paper, mounted
Album page

1953-179-85-39: View of two tall cliffs at right with water splshi...;     1953-179-85-40: Sketch of ocean breaking on beach with ships on ho...;     1953-179-85-41: Sea with boats on horizon at center and right.50
Sampler
Mary Hall, 1786
silk on linen Technique: counted cross stitch on plain weave foundation

Two verses, "Live to die," and "The Desire" separated by a reversing floral band and two birds.  A fleur de Lys in each corner.  Border of reversing strawberries.  Signed "Mary Hall 1786."
Tuna fishing
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1596 or after
Black ink on paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. Fishermen in open boats spread their net in the foreground, and spear the fish caught in it. Harbor with ships in the background at right. At left center: "Ioan. Stradanus invent."; right of center: "Adrian. Collaert Sculp."; lower right: "Phls Galle excud." Below: "PARTHENO PAEAE URBIS THYMNUS."
Textile
, late 19th century
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave; mordant painted and dyed and resist dyed (chintz) on plain weave

Chintz with a brilliant blue ground showing a coarse chinoiserie design in red, yellow, blue, black, brown and green. Two groups of Chinese figures in staggered repeat.
Textile
, 1850–60
wool, silk Technique: satin weave

Orange silk warp and dark red wool weft. Scrolling symmetrical floral pattern rising vertically.
Orphrey
, late 16th or early 17th century
silk, metal, linen Technique: embroidery, couched gold thread

Figures of three Saints, each standing below rounded arch, above which appear confronted winged dragons. Figures worked in multi-colored silks with much shading; details symbols and halos in metal thread; background of couched gold thread and pavement of vari-colored blocks in couched gold. Saints: top, St. John or St. Barbara; middle, St. Peter; bottom, St. James the Great.
Palampore
, mid–late 18th century
cotton Technique: mordant printed or painted and resist-dyed plain weave (chintz) Label: cotton, mordant-printed, resist-painted, and dyed (chintz)

A palampore or tent hanging with a center field and border. The field is dominated by a tall, straight, slender palm (possibly date?) rising from a mound, with a full crown of feathery foliage and fruit clusters. From lower on the trunk spring, at one side, a small palm head, bending gracefully, and from the other side a down-curving branch of blossoms. From the mound grows a slender flowering vine, which divides and winds upward, forming a frame for the tree's head.
Small flowering trees grow from either corner of the mound; to the left of the palm is a short, rugged tree, bamboo shoots grow close to the trunk of the palm, and to the right stands a handsome peacock. The trunk of the palm is marked with an elliptical pattern, and its roots are exposed.  
The border, 15 inches wide, is a repeating pattern of short trees, and in each corner, a small bamboo tree. The rows of little trees grow from a curving ground line, suggesting mounds. 
In two reds, blue, green, red-violet, yellow (now much faded) and red-brown outlines on an off-white ground, without seam. Lined with cotton.
Orangeriee placé en Allées d'Arbres (Orangerie in Tree Paths), in Nouveaux Livre de Parterres contenant 24 pensséz diferantes (New Book Containing 24 Different Variations for Garden Beds)
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752, ca. 1700
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Print

Landscape architecture design for garden.
Landscape, Bautzen, Germany
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, May 16, 1867
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a river in a valley with a bridge in the center and mountains in the background.
Textile
, early 19th century
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave foundation

Scattered flowers on scrolling stems over faint stripes.
Textile
, ca. 1790
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave. Three reds, two purples and black printed. Two blues: one printed, one hand applied. Yellow hand applied. Note block marks.

Curving tree trunk with basket of flowers, exotic blossoms and fruit.
Floral design for printed textile
Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752–1818, 1800–1818
Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Pink, purple and blue floral pattern, green leaves on white ground, lined graphite border.
Fragment
, late 18th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: cut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a twill foundation

Fragment of cut multicolored velvet with two columns of staggered skirted figures inside ovals of silver metallic thread.
Knife with Green-stained Ivory and Silver Applique Handle
, 1730–50
green-stained ivory, steel, silver
knife

Blade has straight upper edge, lower edge tapering towards the point, rounded bolster. Ivory handle, painted green. Three silver appliques on each side of the handle in the form of a lion an two scallops. Silver mount on top of handle has floral decoration.
Bedcover
, mid-18th century
linen, wool Technique: embroidery

Bedcover with crewel embroidery in various shades of blue, yellow, pink and olive green on a linen ground. Design is similar to English crewel work and shows an East Indian influence. Long delicate center stem has flowers and sprays which extend to form borders.
South Sea House Dividend Hall, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1810
Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

A large room, with pillars and deep windows. A few people, one at a table in the left foreground, writing. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Waistcoat fronts
, ca. 1780
silk Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Man's waistcoat fronts in off-white ribbed silk with an allover design of diagonal rows of field flowers and clumps of grass. Center front and pockets have elaborate bouquets and butterflies embroidered in multicolored silk in realistic, natural tones.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Pattern of vining and scrolling acanthus leaves, printed in blue and white with a metallic gold outline. Printed on a tan ground.
Box
Louis Toussaint, French, active 1856 - ca 1880, 1858
Chased, engraved and enameled gold

Gold box decorated with all-over C-scrolls; lid depicting scene of Moors carrying off turbaned woman from burning castle.  Inscription in Russian.
Miser's purse
, 1810–30
silk, metal Technique: netting Label: netted silk with metal beads and rings

Small oblong netted bag with a side opening and two gold rings which slide to reveal the opening. Oblong patterns of green, red, and white; gold pendants at each end in acorn shape.
Frieze
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica,

Printed two across. Very frilly pattern of medallions, alternating larger and smaller. Printed on tan ground.
Frieze
, 1880–1900
Machine-printed

Aesthetic-style design, with large-scale floral and foliage motif scrolling in center of design. Narrow bands of arches and lines along either edge. Printed in soft colors on light yellow ground.
Border
, 1875–1906
Block-printed paper

Printed four across: Anglo-Japanesque design with sunflowers, smaller red and blue flowers, and band of black and white cubes running across the bottom edge.
Textile
, late 19th century
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave, glazed

Ogival lattice framework with small bouquets of carnations in reds and blues on a white ground; in interstices the ground alternates pink and blue, with small floral sprays.
Purse
, early 19th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidered

Flat envelope-shaped case, probably for letters. Embroidered in colored silks and metal thread. Border of flowers. On flap, "Souvenir D'Amitie" in gold. On back, initials "M.M." in gold. Bound in gold. Button and loop.
Ceiling border
M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834, 1885
Block printed and flocked on machine-made paper

Wallpaper roll and separate piece. Ceiling border corner with landscape containing a mill, water wheel, cat tails in framework around scene. Printed on burgundy ground.
Sampler
, 1799
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, chain, eye, four-sided, rococo, knot, satin, roumanian, and running stitches on plain weave foundation

Two alphabets at the top (missing the letter J) and three narrow pattern bands, followed by a rococo frame containing examples of various stitches, and enclosing a floral spray and the date 1799. With initials and figures of animals at the edge.
Letter with swatches
Poache Frères, 1786
Technique: resist paste printed by block; immersion dyed in indigo to achieve two shades of blue

Letter written in French, dated May 8,1786 in Rouen, from Pievel Freres (manufacturers) to Poache Freres (shipowners?) at Havre concerning an order of 'blue guines' and suggesting the fabric might sell well at the Cape. On second page are four small swatches of blue resist.
Chalice cover
, late 17th–early 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Chalice cover in an elaborate candlestick pattern.
Design for Machine-Woven Shawl
, 1841
Brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Design for a woven, machine-manufactured shawl with Indianizing paisley motifs. Design shows blue ground, ornamented with detached floral forms in pink, blue, and green; brown stripes with flowers and ornamental border.
Designs for a Cartel Clock Case, Ornamental Sculpture, and a Trophy
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777
Etching on laid paper
Print

Designs for a cartel clock case (wall clock), ornamental sculptural centerpiece, and a trophy featuring neoclassical motifs, vase, fluting, wave pattern, cartouches, caryatids, spears with flags, flowers, ribbons, arrows, quiver of arrows, festoons of flowers, baskets of flowers, and foliate branches. Eh plate is numbered.
Covers
, late 18th century
porcelain, gold
covers

2 lids
Sampler
, late 18th century
silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: cross, counted satin, and eyelet stitches on plain weave

The Lord's Prayer, The Apostle's Creed, the Ten Commandments and other religious verses set in compartments formed by columns and arches with a Sun at the top.
Sidewall
, ca. 1860
Machine-printed on ungrounded paper

Vertical strip from edge of machine-printed paper, with vine and flowers twined about a stripe, and scattered floral arabesques.
Fishing Boat at Italian Lake
Charles Joseph Hullmandel, British, 1789–1850, 1811
Graphite, brush and sepia wash on paper
Drawing

The boat is fastened by a rope to a pier of which part is shown at left. Five men are in the boat. A sailing boat and the shore are visible in the background, at right. Below, at right, is the signature: "C J H Rome October 1811."
Mt. Katahdin from Upper Togue Pond, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1876–1881
Oil and graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape study showing a view of Mt. Katahdin during fall from the southern shore of Upper Togue Pond in Maine. The lake's placid waters extend from the foreground to the middle distance, where they encounter the lake's heavily wooded opposite shore. A small sailboat, a large boulder, and trees on the nearby shoreline are visible at left. In the background at center, the wide, rugged, and rocky form of Mt. Katahdin dominates the view. In front of it, two smaller prominences (named Abol and Rum Mountains) are blanketed by rich red, orange, and yellow fall foliage.
Design for a Water Kettle with Stand
Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799–1868, 1820–30
Pen and black ink, brush and gray, black wash, graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Kettle shown from side view; spout at left. Upper and lower parts of body surrounded with calyxes; leaf band along inner rim of the upper section. One end of asymmetrical handle is fastened to body lower than the other, ending in a snake's forepart. Stand with a receptacle for spirits.
Title Page
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1738
Etching and engraving on paper
Bound print

Asymmetrical rocaille cartouche topped with an allegorical figure of the sun looking up at the winged staff of Mercury. Surrounding the frame are various decorative objects, including a triton, banner, shield, and fountain pouring water. Below, overturned urns and grape vines.
Study of Trees, Birch and Oak
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1840–50
Black crayon, white chalk, graphite on cream wove paper
Drawing

Study of the tops of tree trees: a birch, at left; an oak, at right.
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 -1532, the lower part of the arch at left shows one half of a panel as shown at right. A woman sits in front of it raising her right hand holding indistinct objects. The oblong panel at right shows a sphere standing below a festoon. Two women, shown from the back, are seated beside the shaft of the sphere, the left one is shown. Landscape in ruins. Putti are in wedges of the arch. Two putti support a medallion portrait; they are seated upon the entablature, in front of the coffered vault. The central painting is intended to be ovoidal.
Prudence
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1816
Pen and brown ink, brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Woman with helmet shown seated and peering in looking glass at which putto beside her points. Another putto looks at snake which surrounds her left arm.
Two Snuffbox Lid Designs
G. Roberday, French, active 1697 – 1713, 1710
Etching on paper
Print

Two designs for snuffbox lids (one above the other) featuring chinoisierie, singerie, and grotesque motifs with mascarons (masks), shells, scrolling leaves, fleurons, and feathers. The upper design features monkeys and a central basket of flowers. The lower design features a dragon holding a snake in the center. The plate is signed and numbered.
Botanical Sketches along the Río Magdalena, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 1853
Graphite on gray laid paper
Drawing

Botanical sketch showing ten views of plants along the Magdalena River in Colombia. At upper left, three groups of leaves are loosely rendered; at upper right, a small tree with fern-shaped leaves is shown; at center, three sketches of the ends of bamboo plants or branches are included, while its stem is shown at center right; at lower left, the top of a plam tree is visible; and finally, along the lower margin, three soft renderings of leafy bamboo branches are also included.
Stage Design, Interior of Treasure House
, early 19th century
Pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of treasure house showing golden dishes and vessels piled up at the sides.
Title Page
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, 1776–89
Crayon manner etching on paper
Print

Title page and arabesque ornament design featuring a male torso with a basket of fruit on his head, morphing into scrolling leaves (rinceaux), dogs with fish tails, festoon of leaves, foliate branches, fleurons, rosettes, and foliate scrolls. The plate is titled and numbered.
Rev. Francis Randolph, D.D.
Thomas Goff Lupton, British, 1791 – 1873, 1827
Aquatint on paper
Print

Bust-length portrait of an elderly man in three-quarter view to right. He wears a pastor's robe, with head bare. Inscription, lower center: London …. 1827 …. Covent Garden; below, title.
Scrolling Foliate Ornament Design
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777
Etching in red ink on laid paper
Print

A scrolling foliate ornament design featuring floral and scrolling leaf (rinceaux) motifs. The plate is numbered.
Ornamental Panel Surmounted by a Basket of Flowers and a Garland, plate 10 from the Livre de Diverses Grotesques peintes dans le Cabinet et Bains de la Reyne Regente, au Palais Royale
Michel Dorigny, 1617 – 1665, 1647
etching with engraving on laid paper
Print

Grotesque panel with octagonal medallions held by four figures as centerpieces surmounted by flower basket flanked by turkeys. Grotesque design composed of wreath and floral scroll motifs.
Study of a Young Man in Profile for "Tribute Money"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, July 1852
Graphite, black crayon, white chalk on tan paper
Drawing

Torso of a young man in left profile. A short, rounded container with a lid at upper right, drawn horizontally.
Band
, 17th–18th century
silk, metallic threads Technique: macramé (knotting)

Tapestry band in black and silver showing religious motifs: tabernacle with crowned Host, the handkerchief of Saint Veronica, a censing angel and the letters S.D.G.A., finished with tassels at one end.
Field with Rail Fence
Francis Hopkinson Smith, American, 1838–1915, 1877
Charcoal, black and white chalk on gray paper.
Drawing

Horizontal view of a field with a fenc in the foreground and a clump of three trees under which some cows are resting.
Design for Mechanical Furniture: Tables
, ca. 1805
Pen and gray ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

A half-round table fitted with hinged top, under which are fittings for a writing table; plans, elevations and isometric. An almanac on desk dated 1805.
POELE d’un genre absolument nouveau, propre à être place dans une orangerie, superbe serre chaude, ou dans un appartement d’été en hyver, réunissant l’avantage de multiplier les tuyaux à la chaleur qui monte à droite, passe au milieu des têtes des deux palmiers, descend à gauche, et par son circuit, augmente considérablement les émanations ignées, sans augmenter la consummation du combustible
Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794, ca. 1791
Etching and hand colored watercolor on paper
Print

Design for a stove heater in the form of two palm trees in a large box planter. The palm trees are wrapped with festoons of flowers. The plate is signed, and hand colored in watercolor.