biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Earring Design, Snake Holding a Pearl
, ca. 1840
Pen and brown ink, graphite on paper, laid down
Drawing

Earring design featuring a snake with its tail coiled around its body.
Veüe Château de Maison, a 4 lieuës de Paris du costé de l’Entrée
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of the entrance façade of the chateau of Maison from a distance at an angle. With the courtyard, moat, and parterre planting to the right. Figures, horseman, and horse drawn carriages throughout the grounds. Trees in the foreground framing the scene and in the landscape. The plate is titled and signed.
Design for an Armchair
, 1830–40
Pen and ink, graphite on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for an armchair; the lower part of the legs consist of four chalices. Seatback decorated with an oval, a band, and a lattice.
Hilltop View of Yushima Tenjin Shrine (Yushima Tenji, Sakaue-chobo) No. 117 From the Series One Hundred Famous views of Edo
Hiroshi Awatsuji, Japanese, 1929–1995, 1865
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

The bird's eye view of Yushima Tenjin Shrine is looking out over the Shinobazu Pond. The snow-covered scene is highlighted with bright red buildings on either side, as well as a few other temples off in the distance. A bright purple figure stands in the middle of the foreground, holding a closed parasol by her waist. Other figures are ascending the staircases around her as they all head towards the main sanctuary of the shrine.
Study of Cornflowers
Sophia L. Crownfield, American, 1862–1929, late 19th century
Brush and watercolor on white paper
Drawing

Vertical sheet depicting blue, violet, and pink cornflowers.
Tray
, 19th century
porcelain

Overglaze and underglaze decoration in colors of American Flags, Eagles, Head of Liberty with decorative borders of orange, gold and black.
Diane
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, 1723-1735
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

Page of ornament with elaborate frame and a central scene representing Diana with her bow and arrow, and her hunting dog at her feet, on top of a pedestal. The plate is signed.
Vase
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933, ca. 1903-05
Glass

Wide open mouthed vase in dark greens and mauve abstract and swirled shapes.
Vase
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933, ca. 1900
Mold-blown favrile glass

1966-55-9-a: One of a pair of amber vases. Flat base with a fla...;     1966-55-9-b: One of a pair of amber/gold vases.50
Sketch of Trumpeting Angel
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Blue pencil on tracing paper
Drawing

Bust and head of angel, holding trumpet to his mouth with his right arm outstretched. Verso: two sketches of hands in black crayon.
Two Sketches of a Woman's Head
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on paper
Drawing

At left, woman's head looking away toward the left. At right, woman's head in right profile. Verso: Design with lattice pattern and foliate wreath.
Bands
, 18th–19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

Provincial-style lace, insertion, coarse weave.
Design for pendant cross with square diamonds
, 16th century
Pencil, pen, brush, sepia. Paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. The cross is composed of ten square diamonds. In the angles are round diamonds framed by a kind of escutcheon, composed of lateral volutes with on top leaf volutes and a leaf fan. Around the corners of the ends of the cross arms are scrolls with, inside, two beads; between two of the scrolls a leaf. Above a ring hanging from a cord.
Coverlet fragment
, 18th–19th century
wool, cotton Technique: plain compound weave (overshot)

Fragment showing traditional geometric design in brown wool and undyed cotton.
Vignette
, 1840–1850
Glyphograph on paper
glyphograph

A harp in the center of a monogram or Moresque in the manner of ca. 1560.
Crewel wool fragment
, ca. 1740
wool on cotton Technique: stem and satin embroidery; french knots and several varieties of cross-stitches on plain weave

Floral pattern embroidered in stem, French knots and several varieties of cross-stitches.
The Martyrdom of Saint John, from The Apocalypse
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 1496–1497
Woodcut on laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. St. John is at right, seated in a cauldron of burning oil. A man, in royal regalia, is seated on a throne, left  [Domitian (?)]. Many spectators in the background, watch the proceedings. Monogram of Dürer, lower center.
Fragment
, late 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Brussels style

Guipure like Honiton. Circular motifs and detached leaves, poor design.
Three Soldiers and a Boy, from the Vari Capricci
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, 1692 - 1770, 1750–1760
Etching on laid paper
Print

Only state
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, metallic Technique: plain weave with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts

Men on horseback hunting deer and women holding guns with dogs.
Altar frontal
, 17th century
linen Technique: needlework on knotted net

Small altar frontal with five perpendicular strips of drawn work with a darned pattern of pomegranates and larger leaves in a vine design. Bottom and edge trimmed with narrow bobbin lace.
Fragment
, 17th century
Medoim: silk, metallic Technique: supplementary wefts on plain weave foundation

Gold floral forms in alternate diagonal directions on red. fragment pieced in center.
Textile
, ca. 1880
piña (pineapple) fiber, cotton Technique: plain weave

Length of white piña cloth, fine white stripes.
Textile
, late 17th–mid-18th century
silk Technique: plain compound weave

Medium-scale symmetrical stylized floral repeats in horizontal rows. Each framing hexagonal field formed by horizontal zigzag band between each row of flowers.
Mist of the Thames
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926, 1903
Etching in black ink on paper
Print

Buildings and two arches of a bridge seen indistinctly in the distance. Flat river boats in the middle distance.
Peep-show, Veu de Londun en Touraine
, ca. 1750
Engraving in ink with washes of watercolor on paper, mounted on scrapbook page
Print

Peep-show print
Fragment
, mid-18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace

Border fragment with a scalloped edge and Valenciennes ground. Design of branches with flowers and fruit, curving to the right.
Capelet
, ca. 1825
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave

Short caplet of plain weave cotton printed by engraved roller showing vertical stripes in gradient  yellow, green and brown with stripes of flowers and leaves in brown, green and red.
Drawing
Christoph Henrich Kniep, German, 1755 - 1825, 1824
Graphite on paper

Horizontal rectangle. A young woman stands beside a brook, in a narrow rocky valley, leaning upon a rock; a lyre beside her. Moumted on light-blue cardboard. Framed by white, light-brown stripes and black.
Textile
, 18th century
silk Technique: damask with supplementary weft

Short length of soft green damask brocaded with pale green silk and metallic thread. Design show rococo floral arrangements set against elaborate and heavier design.
Textile
, 18th century
Technique: copperplate printed

Panel of plate-printed cotton, Washington and "American" at the Altar of Liberty, England.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: needle knotting

Two squares with surrounding geometric border. Each square contains a geometric design built on the border.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1815-1820
Pen and brown ink, brown wash over traces of black chalk. Laid paper.

Top: two seated women have their heads turned toward each other. The left one interrupted her working at a painting standing upon an easel at left. The right one signs playing the lyre. Opened books surround her. Bottom, the scheme is the same as above. The left woman worked with hammer and chisel at the inscription on the base of a herm of Cupid beginning with ''AMORE.'' The elderly woman at right holds a design of the elevation of the Pantheon. Other drawings lean against the wall.
Four Figures with a Goat, on Clouds, Study after Rubens
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1810–20
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on white laid paper
Sketchbook folio

Verso: pen and brown ink, tomb monument, Ravenna???
Boëtes de Montre [Designs for Watch Cases], plate 54 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1748
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

1921-6-212-20-a: Four designs for snuff boxes. Two large scenic des...;     1921-6-212-20-b: Six etchings for watch cases showing architectural...
Birds of Paradise
Ludwig Lobmeyr, Austrian, 1829 - 1917, ca. 1870
Glass
Plate

Engraved with delicate foliate design, featuring stylized flowers and birds and a scalloped edge of plate.
Design for Sideboard with Raised Side Cabinets and Upper Shelf
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin paper
Drawing

Massive sideboard with six short tapering legs; lower tri-partite front has convex central section with two enclosed cupboard shelves topped by two drawers flanked by flat side cabinets extending above center front, each having closed cupboard shelf topped by two drawers; raised recessed cabinet with molded cornice joined at center by top shelf supported by extended back and two turned balusters at front.  Three open shelves at equal intervals above lower center front.
Button with Painted Lady
, late 18th century
porcelain, copper, glass, tin
button

Button showing a female figure in costume of late 18th century; covered with glass; mounted in copper rim; back with tin.

On card 69
Side Chair
, ca. 1750–60
red walnut, silk damask (modern)
chair

2006-5-1: The pierced back splat and crest carved in rococo ...;     2006-5-2: A four leg chair with a decorative cut out back an...
Zoetrope Strip, Dancers
, ca. 1860
Lithograph on paper
Print

Strip with printed cartoon featuring a man and woman dancing in elegant costume. When viewed in a circular, perforated tin zoetrope, illusion of animation creates a moving picture of twirling dancers.
Textile
Hamilton Print Works, Lowell, MA, founded 1828, 1899
cotton Technique: printed Label: printed cotton

Commemorative textile with a depiction of the short-lived Dewey Arch and colonnade. Arch and colonnade are in white on a dark green ground. Diamond-shaped patchwork pattern in red, yellow, pink, and dark ground surround central arch motif. This textile was part of Hamilton's Zaza Quilting Line.
Sidewall
, ca. 1870
Block-printed paper

Wide cream-colored stripe with multi-colored flowers alternating with narrow tan stripe with ferns and floral motifs. Fine band of dentilling separating columns.
Textile
, ca. 1795
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

Man seated on a chair before a crown Queen of France, horsemen carrying the standard of France, angel holding a crown over the head of a sleeping warrior, trumpeting angel escorting the Cross, amorous scenes, Fontainebleau palace and other scenes. In sepia on natural.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–08
Machine-printed paper

In shades of brown and green large blossom with curling leaves and foliage, against grid background.
Quick Sketch of Cliffs and Waves
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Quick sketch of ocean with tall cliffs at left.
Sampler
, 1819
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and eyelet stitches on plain weave foundation

Bands of two alphabets introduced by Maltese crosses, signature, symbols of the passion and landscape.
Tattersall's Horse Repository, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1809
Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Men stand along outside edge of covered walk, right, and watch a horse exhibited. Others around a courtyard at left. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Sketchbook Page: Toad or Frog
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketches of a frog or toad.
"The Whitehead & Hoag Company"
Whitehead & Hoag Company, 1900–10
Plated metal, printed celluloid
Matchsafe

Rectangular, with rounded corners, upper and bottom edges slightly curved, featuring printed advertisement in black typeface on off-white background: "Compliments of The Whitehead & Hoag Co., High Grade Advertising Novelties with Merit. Newark, N.J., Branches in all large Cities." "Whitehead & Hoag Co.,Newark, N.J." in very fine print below. Reverse features color illustration of nude male with bird-like wings and diaphanous red fabric draped across his body; he embraces nude female with small blue, fairy-like wings. Lid hinged on side. Striker in recessed groove on bottom.
Textile
, ca. 1790
Technique: block printed with resist paste on plain weave foundation, immersion dyed in indigo vat

Fan-like shapes sprouting small leaves in an off-set arrangement.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Printed two across. Foliate medallions, large containing fleur di lys alternating with smaller, against striped background with scalloped top edge. Printed in deep red, green and tan on off-white spotted ground.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Large-scale foliate medallions alternate with smaller medallions. Medallions connected by scrolling foliage. Printed on background that shades from light tan at top to darker tan at bottom.
On the Road to Lake George
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, July 24, 1869
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

View of a coach and four, with a figure waving to three children in a field with their berry pails.
Walls of Miraflores Lock
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926, 1912
Lithograph on cream laid paper
Print

Railroad tracks in the foreground, huge iron structures and cranes above showing the construction of the Miraflores Lock in the Panama Canal.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–08
Machine-printed on paper

Textured red-terracotta paper.
Purse
, 18th century
silk, glass beads Technique: looping incorporating strung beads. Two panels worked separately.

Looped bag with solid beadwork. Design shows a woman with bouquet in pastoral setting, with "Jay La Victoire" above her head. On other side of bag, two cupids by a stream with illegible (damaged) inscription in French (Se Trouvent Ris). Lined with pink silk damask, probably of later date.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Borders printed two across (mirror). Alternating high and ow medallions printed ni blues, whites and greys. The high medallions have palmette center-pieces and the low medallions have beading and diamond patterns suspended from which are three stylized fleurs de lys. Connected the medallions are floral swags and beading/margent pattern. Top bands of wave & dot and bead & spindle patterns. The center has horisontal bands of short vertical lines, geometric shapes and leafy patterns. Cream ground.
Klass Golden Cuckoo, Plate 21 from Birds of Western Africa
William Home Lizars, Scottish, 1788 - 1859, 1837
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Bird in a tropical meadow. A dark green head, olive wings and tail, and gray underside. Title and artists' names below.
Frieze
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1890–1910
Machine-printed, machine made paper

Shaded metallic gold and shades of green over grid of tan lines on ungrounded tan paper
Vase
Unknown, Chinese, late 17th century
porcelain

Cylindrical vase with narrow neck, wide circular mouth, and slightly tappered base; overall decoration showing several large red carp swimming on a blue ground.
Sampler
, 1721
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in two-sided cross, half cross, tent, eyelet, back, satin, and double running stitches on plain weave foundation

Scattered motifs of religion and hunting.
Standing figure with shawl
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Standing figure with a shawl draped across her body. Her arms are held out and she holds something in her right hand.
Band
, 15th or 16th century
silk on linen Technique: embroidery stitches using silk: double running (parallel rows of double running for grid of background) on plain weave

Band fragment showing mermaids, cupids and fantastic heads on a floral vine. In red silk on linen.
Sketchbook Page
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1883
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Indistinct sketch, possibly a man's profile.
Textile
, late 17th century
wool Technique: tapestry weave

Oval fragment representing "Europe" shows a seated female figure, crowned and holding a scepter. Behind her is a panel of red drapery and a rearing horse. Grapes and other fruits are by her feet. In shades of red, blue, brown and off-white.  Probably a detail from a table cover.
Buddah
, 2nd–3rd century
Carved schist
Figure

Shallow slab of grey schist carved to represent a robed Buddah with halo behind his head, seated cross-legged on rectangular support with hands in lap. Reverse is roughly finished with horizontal gouge lines. Small round hole in center back.
Band
, late 17th–early 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Centered in the band is an angel, holding a palm leaf in his right hand and a crown in his left hand. Flanked on either side by large floral and foliated scrolls.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, steel Technique: crocheted

Crocheted dark red silk ornamented with cut steel beads in star and zig-zag patterns; small evenly spaced diamond pattern of the same beads cover the rest of the area.  Two steel rings for closing; ornate steel beads pendants at each end.
Pair of stockings
, early 19th century
silk Technique: knitted and embroidered Label: knitted silk, embroidered with silk

Pair of gray knitted silk stockings with embroidered clocks in cream, pink, yellow and blue. The clocks have a design of a pyramid of potted trees on which peacocks are perched.
Purse
, 19th century
silk, metallic Technique: needle knotting (bebilla)

Drawstring bag with large metal tassel at bottom. Diagonal bands of white netting separated by bands of metallic purl. Bebilla flowers and fruit applied along netting and in a deep border at the top.
Sketchbook Page: In Search of the Cross
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1883
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Text of verses, to be sung brokenly, about searching for a missing cross in a temple.
Textile
, 1000–1400
cotton, wool Technique: (2 sides) A: warp stripe, warp -faced plain weave; B: complementary warps; sides intact; ends with warp selvage

Rectangular piece made up of central section with border sewn on either side. Fringe on three sides. In the borders, warps form stripes in one part and bird designs in another. In the central section, warps form stripes in one part and design of interlocking birds' heads in another. Colors are brown, tan, and shades of red and yellow.
Border
, 1830
Block-printed on handmade paper

a) One width composed of three uncut borders, printed in imitation of textile, small repeating floral pattern. Printed in red, blue and yellow on white ground with gray banding at edges; b) Same design and colorway. This piece is one short width of border, mounted on a stiff support, that was used as the sales card at the vendor's.
Vase
, 1875–1900
Tin-glazed and painted earthenware

Double-gourd shaped body with flared mouth; underglaze blue on white with dark outlines (trek), overall design of stylized floral pattern, lambrequins at top of lower body section, leaf border top, cross-hatching on short circular foot.
Two Cones, plate H. i. in Perspectiva. Corporium Regularium
Wenzel Jamnitzer, German, 1508–1585, 1568
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

Two cones; left composed of layered hexagons; right composed of vertically-placed rectangles.
Teapot
Samuel Kirk & Son, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1815 - 1979, 1830–1846
silver, ivory
teapot

Teapot (a) of inverted pear form repoussé and chased with rococo scrolls and flowers. Two ivory rings on handle. Applied floral finial on hinged lid. Part of a tea set with urn and lid (b, e), creamer (c), and covered sugar bowl (d) of various dates.
Ceiling paper
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Nearly round medallions containing a center fill of quatrefoil, linked to other medallions by bead swags and floral motif. Printed in shades of tan and red on light tan ground.
Border
, early 19th century
Technique: bobbin lace

Bobbin lace border, blossom repeat; early 19th century Maline
Brackets and a Column Capital with Eagles, in Dessins d'Ango Ornements et Architecture (Drawings of Ornaments and Architecture by Ango)
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, 1760–69
Red chalk on cream laid paper
Bound drawing

Architectural elements, brackets and capital with two facing griffins.
Sidewall
The Birge Company - - do not use, 1834, 1875–1910
Machine-printed

Small-scaled green, blue, brown and maroon checked pattern on mustard ground, with black overstripe.
Rough Sketch of Ocean and Cliffs
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1885–90
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Rough waves in foreground with large dark cliffs at left in two sections.
Fragment
, late 18th century
cotton Technique: relief printed on plain weave

Rectangular fragment in off-white with a design of vertical stripes and flowers. Stripes have a pattern of imbricated leaves while white areas have flower sprays and curling vines.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Borders printed two across the width. Waving floral scrolls with foliate scrolling and foliate motif underneath. Ground is pink. Printed in light pink mica, cream, and dark pink.
Etui
Fürstenberg Porcelain Manufactory, German, established 1747, ca. 1760
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, metal
Ã©tui

Small white porcelain box with gilt metal closure. Decorative scene depicting figures in the outdoors.
Handkerchief
, 1850–1899
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Red, black and off-white handkerchief has a central design contained within a lobed frame. Each corner has black oval medallions with floral clusters and grapes. Between these medallions are smaller black circles with flowers and grapes. Single flower heads and small dots are scattered over the field.
Fragment
Joseph Lockett, mid- 18th–early 19th century
Medium cotton Technique: printed with engraved roller on plain weave

Furnishing textile fragment showing repeating pattern of an armored figure, possibly Cybele, seated in a chariot drawn by lions, the reins held by cupid. Britannia, leaning on her shield is drawn in a seashell pulled by horses. This is the traditional configuration found on British coins. She holds a trident, symbolizing Britain's domination of the seas. In front, flies a heralding angel and in the water behind, a figure blows on a conch shell. Interspaced throughout are flowers, sea shells and chinoiserie figures.
Shawl
, mid-19th century
silk Technique: machine lace

Chantilly-style lace shawl, triangular in shape, in a design of naturalistic flowers and leaves in the field and border.
Title Page
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, after 1781
Drawing on off white laid paper
Print

Ink and wash drawing of a mantelpiece with ribbon curl, floral garland, lamb tongue, and egg and dart ornamentation. The title of the volume is printed in the center.
Trimming fragment
, 19th century
silk Tewchnique: woven

Vine and ornament within borders in yellow.
Design for an Altar
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Design for an altar, set along a wall. The altar features candelabra, a coat of arms, drapery, garlands, scrolls, and a narrow vase with a radiating orb. Above the altar is a split design semi-circular pediment with winged putti. The plate is signed and numbered.