biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Elevation d'une Chambre à Coucher, avec portes à deux Venteaux
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1774
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Elevation of a bedroom with a canopied bed at center, decorated with ornament motifs including rosettes, tassels, garland, ribbon, and birds. On either side of the bed is a set of double doors. At left, the doors are decorated with garlands, rosettes, and branch wreath above. At right, the doors are decorated with garlands, rosettes, and an overdoor with winged putti on either side of an urn. The plate is signed.
Monument
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, October 1796
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

A bust of the cardinal stands upon a pedestal having the shape of the lower part of a column. It stands in the center of the upper edge of a broad pedestal. The bust is crowned with a wreath by Painting and Sculpture, whereas Mathematics carrying a sphere besides the compass, is seated beside the monument at right. A child with a cornucopia crouches at left. The front of the projecting central part of the lower pedestal is intended for the inscription. An obliquely shown half with an apse forms the backgruond.
Coat
, ca. 1780
silk Technique: cut supplementary warp pile (velvet) on compound ground with embroidery; satin lining

Man's coat, striped black silk cut velvet on silk compound fancy cloth background; collar, cuffs, front and back openings embroidered in floral pattern with polychrome silk; lace (not old) at cuffs; cream-colored satin lining (not original); original satin lining in pockets; embroidery worn.
ART DU BRODEUR
Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin, French, 1721–1786, 1770
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

The fifth plate from a series of ten illustrating the tools and art of embroidery. Numbered and lettered designs, patterns, and details of embroidered ornament on a plain background within a double-lined border. The upper half of the plate includes technical illustrations for the threading and small details within the ornament. The lower half includes two patters for embroidered ornament. Each element within the patterns is numbered. The numbers and letters are referred to in the accompanying text, which is not included in this album. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Pico de Orizaba, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1890–93
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the Pico de Orizaba in Mexico. A series of treetops extends horizontally across the immediate foreground. Outlined hills or mountainsides converge in the middle distance at center, while in the background, the snow-capped summit of Pico de Orizaba is rendered in some detail. Conical in shape, the mountain has a sharp peak and ridged flanks. 

Verso: Botanical and landscape sketches from Mexico showing, at left, a puffy mass of treetops grouped closely together and, at right, the outline of a mountain ridge with a sharp peak.
Hiawatha sees Mudjekeewis
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, 1870–75
Graphite, pen and brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash on paper
Drawing

Vertical view with summits of Rockies separated by a lake and clouds bridging the gap.  Hiawatha, leaning on a rock in left foreground, raises his right arm in greeting. Mudjekeewis stands upon a summit in the back.
Sidewall
, ca. 1750
Leather, stamped, silvered, painted

Irregular shape, large-scale pink rose-like flowers, strung beads.
Designs After Architecture
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page printed with two plates (each divided into two) depicting architecture fragments, including pediments, helmets, aedicules, bas-reliefs, a vase, and a fountain. Both plates are numbered, neither are signed.
House beneath a Ceiba Tree and Champan Canoes, Santa Cruz de Mompox, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 12 or 13, 1853
Graphite on gray-green laid paper
Drawing

Three sketches of champan canoes and a house under a large ceiba tree in the city now called Santa Cruz de Mompox in Colombia. At upper and lower right, two partial sketches of a covered canoe called a champan are visible. At upper left, a view of a house beneath the billowing and voluminous canopy of a ceiba tree is rendered with limited detail.
Autumn Landscape, Vermont
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 1865
Oil and graphite on off-white paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of autumn trees in the hilly landscape of Vermont. In the foreground, a grassy hillside descends gently from left to right, and into the middle distance, where a grove of trees is visible at the base of the hill. At center, a fiery orange tree stands out among other dark green and red trees and brown vegetation. In the background, another hillside is loosely rendered.
Sion, Looking East, Rhone Valley
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, August 1843
Graphite and white chalk on brown paper
Drawing

Looking through pass, to valley and snow-capped mountain beyond. Verso: Looking West from the church tower with mountains beyond.
Floating Iceberg, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 16, 1859
Graphite on light brown wove paper
Drawing

Seascape sketch showing a close view of a broad iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Stretching across the composition from far left to far right, the iceberg features an icy spire at left before leveling out to a relatively flat ridge at right. A line indicating the surface of the water is visible just below.
Crescent Moon above the Hudson River
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, November 1866
Graphite and white gouache on tan wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a view of the Hudson surronded by the foothills and rugged peaks of the Catskills. In the foreground, a group of loosely-rendered trees and other vegetation is shown on a gentle slope, with the top of a rounded hill just beyond it. In the middle distance at left, the water reflects the light of the crescent moon, which hangs in the sky above. At right, several sharp peaks of the Catskill Escarpment are visible as the range extends from the middle distance to the background at center.
Dutch mahogany metamorphic wing-backed folding bed chair
, mid-18th century
Mahogany, solid and veneered, inlaid with other woods, textile
Bed chair

Double arched top rail, crested with a complex of scrolls.  Wood wings rest on slightly curved arms which are supported by curved channeled  stumps.   Flat seat framing.  Cabriole front and rear legs.  Chair inlaid on all surfaces with floral designs.  Unfolds to form bed.
Salon de treillage en face de la Décharge du Parterre des Grenoüilles (Upper Plate)
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two plates printed one above the other. Views of fountains within circular basins with jets of water, framed by trellis/ lattice walls, arches, and niches with ornamental panels, and finials. Figures walking throughout paths. The plates are titled.
Designs for Three Chairs
Jean Démosthène Dugourc, French, 1749–1825, 1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Left, back consists of a lightly convex oblong supported by two poles; center, profile, back is carved; right, armchair, forelegs with disks. Balusters as supports for arms.
Design for an Earring
, late 18th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on light green paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for an earring. Design scheme is similar to 1938-88-840, with a simple ribbon. Above a disk, in the center a simple ribbon, three drops below; the disk and drops each surrounded by small round diamonds. Bevelled corners.
Vignette no. 6, from "IIme Suite de Ciels de Lampes et Fleurons"
Pierre-Gabriel Berthault, French, 1737–1831, 1770–1780
Etching on paper
Print

Two head or tail pieces. Top: a wreath. Nottom: Sub head. Signed.
Chinese Garden
, ca. 1780
Cut paper on wood frame
Lantern slide

Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, pagodas hung with lanterns at left and right, with silhouetted figures in three lower stories. A star at top center, a rayed wheel in center below, and at bottom center a sphere from which fly serpentine fireworks. Representation of a garden, with pyramidal pine trees. White, yellow, green, blue, and red transparencies.
Embroidery sample
, 1790–1800
silk, net, paper Technique: embroidery and appliqué on a compound foundation

Multicolored embroidery in a floral design with net appliqué on a brown ground fabric.
Design for a Door Case
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780–1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Above the door opening is the rectangular overdoor, with a shell filling it. Inside two sitting putti raising a helmet. Door and overdoor are framed by moldings.
Medallion or Frame Design
Théodore Bertren, active in France, 18th century, ca. 1771
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for an oval medallion or frame featuring interlaced leaves, cartouche fleurons clasps with shell motifs, flowers, ribbons, and a basket of flowers on top. The plate is numbered and signed with the artist's monogram.
Fragment of a rank badge
, 15th–17th century
silk, metal wrapped silk thread Technique: tapestry woven

Fragment of a rank badge. Partial image of a blue sky with white and pink clouds, with green ground, yellow sunset, and red tree.
Death During a Battle
Stefano della Bella, Italian, 1610–1664, ca. 1663
Etching on paper
Print

Two Deaths on horseback, others on foot in action. Two volumns of vines in the bottom margin.
Woman
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1881–1883
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a female figure.
Design for a Woven or Printed Fabric or Wallpaper
, 1815–1840
Graphite, brush and purple watercolor on paper
Drawing

One repeat is shown consistsing of undulated rising flower stems which are crossed at the bottoms by a horizontally disposed bough. Right bottom: figures, in pencil. Verso: account and remnants of another line: "3 pieces"; the last line: "3- frames".
Design for a Bedroom, Hotel de Mailly-Nesle, Paris
Gilles Paul Cauvet, French, 1731–1788, 1770–80
Pen and black ink, brush and wash, over black chalk on paper, lined with two sheets of heavy paper and framed with blue paper colored black and strips of gold paper
Drawing

Design for a bedroom.  Only the main wall is depicted.  Three steps lead up to an alcove, the center of which is occupied by a bed.  The bed is framed by a drapery, pulled back by two female statues.  Unevenly spaced columns support the front entablature.  Four candelabra stand between the columns.  The candelabra are composed of a warrior and a girl supporting trays with candlesticks.  The wall behind is richly ornamented with reliefs.  Two main relief panels show two figures leaning against large oval medallions.  At the top, is a part of a curved ceiling, showing two captives and trophies of weapons, two girls beside an escutcheon, a segment of a painting, the sky, and putti.  At the far left is shown a small fragment of the elevation of the alcove niche and a part of a wing of a folding door.  At the bottom of the composition is an indication of the scale: 12 Pieds.
Embroidered picture
, late 19th century
silk on paper Technique: satin stitch

Bouquet of flowers (roses, blue bells, violets and morning-glories) tied with brown ribbon.
Dado
Jacquemart & Bénard, France, 1820–25
Block-printed on handmade paper

Portion of a balustrade showing one complete baluster and portions of two others. There is a hand rail at the top and a base molding at the bottom. This balustrade design paper was used to separate two different papers in the upper and lower halls of the house at 314 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts. This balustrade design was also often used at the bottom of a scenic paper. Printed in grisaille and green.
Bands
, 13th century
Medium; linen Technique: plain weave and tapestry weave

Bands of triangles and arrow and wave design
Officer and Aide Inspecting a Squadron
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1863–64
Black and white crayon on blue-green laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal view showing in foreground a column of infantry with colors standing to attention, while at extreme left, the furthest right bugleman is addressed, probably, by the staff sargent, who stands beside an officer in a waiting attitude, and at right middle ground, a mule is visible fastened to a peg.
Armchair
, mid-18th century
Carved walnut

Upholstered rounded channeled back crested with carved spray of two flowers - curved padded arms - shaped rails frame upholstered seat, channeling conturned into the cabriole front legs - front rail carved similarly as cresting cabriole rear legs.
Mount
, ca. 1820
bronze (gilt), gold

Capital for a colonette, with intricate surface decoration arranged in bands.
Panel
John Munns, 1768–74
cotton Technique: plain weave printed by engraved copper plate; plate break is visible just under the large rose in the center

Various widely spaced scenes inckuding classical ruins, a shepherd, seaport/trading scenes, and scattered flowers in red on white ground.
Printer's sample book
Cocheco Print Works, Dover, NH, USA, 1884
cotton samples adhered to paper, bound in cardboard Technique: samples printed on plain weave

Textile sample book with formulas for dyestuffs.
Cover
, 19th century
linen Technique: damask

Natural linen cover with a continuous pattern of squares and rectangles arranged in stripes with small closely set rectangles for side borders. Initials "D.J. 7" embroidered in red linen on one corner.
Living Room Arm Chair and Carpenter-Type Chair, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas
Frank Lloyd Wright, American, 1867–1959, 1917
Graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Page with two armchairs. Left, wood frame chair with striped fabric upholstery on seat and back in striped fabric. Right, chair covered in upholstery with wood legs.
Design for a Mass-Operational House Designed by Hector Guimard, Construction Directions for the Supports
Hector Guimard, French, 1867–1942, October 1920
Pen and black ink, graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Design for a mass-operational house by Guimard, detailing the construction of the supports.
Sample
Orinoka Mills, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, ca. 1910

Pink warp with yellow, white and grey weft making floral pattern. Cut on all four sides.
Design for a Mass-Operational House Designed by Hector Guimard, Design for Storage Wall
Hector Guimard, French, 1867–1942, October 1920
Pen and black ink, graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Design for a mass-operational house by Guimard, detailing the walls in the storage space.
On the Test
Francis Seymour Haden, English, 1818–1910, 1859
Etching
Print

Horizontal rectangle. The sun has sunk behind distant hills, which enclose a richly, thickly inhabited plain. In mid-distance a row of cottages are half hidden in trees reflected in the river. On the right are poplars, a rustic bridge, and a flock of sheep.
Textile
Bromley Hall, Middlesex, England, 1712–1763, 1790–1800
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

Interlacing vines enclose six different scenes of children at play. Possibly from a series of paintings of that subject by William Hamilton (1751-1801). Dense floral ornament between scenes.
Chasuble
, 17th century
linen warps, silk wefts Technique: embroidery, couching and satin appliqué on plain weave

Chasuble of grass-green linen with symmetrical design in Renaissance tradition of applique white satin arabesques outlined with couched pink cord and applique stylized plant forms cut from rosettes similar to those in pillars, in gold-colored silk cross-stitch. Embroidered white linen? Pillars with vertical row of elaborate geometrical rosettes in gold-colored silk cross-stitch and floral fillings in pastel silks. Lined in dark blue glazed linen. Narrow linen galloons of period.
Collar and cuff
, mid-19th century
linen, cotton Technique: appliqué on net

Cotton leaves applied to linen net as sprays and border for a collar and cuff.
Flounce
, 1860s
silk Technique: bobbin lace, Chantilly style

Piece of a flounce in black silk Chantilly style bobbin lace. Pattern of medallions and architectural details interspersed by floral sprays.
Table cover
, 18th century
linen Technique: embroidered

Oblong panel of hand woven white linen embroidered in brown linen. Trimmed with wide borders of brown and white needle lace. Central square is surrounded by a series of border designs. The outermost border is made up of feather-shaped elements. Moving toward the center, there is a border of drawn and overcast work followed by a border of S-shaped scrolls, and another one of drawn work. In the center is a radiating disc framing a cross, IHS, and a heart. The name "Marya Salas" appears in the square wide borders of stylized leaf and vine pattern at the side. Ends are crossed by a wider border in a similar design.
Standing male nude seen from the back
Pietro Montana, b. 1890, ca. 1910
Charcoal on white paper.
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. The model restes his left hand on a staff, the upper part of which is not visible. Inscribed (in charcoal), upper right: "4 hours" and signed, lower right: "P. Montana".
Decoration of the Fireplace Wall in Entrance Hall of Hotel Roquelaure
Jean-Baptiste Le Roux, French, ca. 1677-1746, ca. 1727
Etching on paper
Print

Elevation of a wall with fireplace in the middle, flanked by double doors. Paintings on overdoors and mantelpiece. Panels between doors and fireplace decorated with acanthus scroll, shell, and flower basket carvings. Inscribed, upper margin: "Decoration du côté de la Cheminée d'une Antichambre de Hotel de Roquelaure A Paris du dessein de M. le Roux Architecte"; lower right: "Mariette exc."
Sunset from Williamsburg Bridge
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926, 1915
Etching in black ink on laid paper
Print

The New York skyline is shown in deep shadow. In the distance, the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges span the East River.
Muzeo Scevola before Porsenna
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, About 1820
Pen and brown ink on blue laid paper
Drawing

Vertical Rectangle. Mucius stands at left. His right hand is thrust into the flame of a brazier. The left hand with the dagger is raised. A priest stands behind him. Porsena sits upon a high throne. In the right foreground stands a counselor of the king, in the left his weapons. The setting is the tent of the king, with two steps leading up to it.
Portrait of Thomas Philippus, Archbishop of Mechlin
, ca. 1700-1730
Engraving on paper
Print

Within an oval frame is the bust portrait of a cleric, wearing a cape, before which hangs his episcopal cross. Below, his escutcheon and motto, and inscription.
Orange-Bellied Squirrel
John James Audubon, 1780 – 1851, ca. 1845
Hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
Print

Vertical format; two squirrels face each other on a vertical branch of a nut tree; As of 1968, small tears and losses in all margins. (EED, '68)
The Peasants' Brawl
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, ca. 1540
Engraving on laid paper
print

Horizontal rectangle. Seven peasants are fighting: three stand at left; two at right; two have fallen to the ground. A woman, on her knees, tries to separate the two groups of combattants.
Band
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

Wide band of bobbin lace with a symmetrical design of foliage, flowers, birds and animals. The repeating design alternates between a flowering plant and a crowned siren with a tail in each hand, each framed by curving foliage and pairs of peacocks, cocks, doves, lambs, geese, dogs, and horses. The solid areas have much interior decoration and are connected by brides.
Inkwell
, early 19th century
Glazed earthenware

Platform with a paw foot. At center, a man wearing a turban and sash around his waist leans against a tree. At his feet, a reclining monkey. On either side, a covered pot with floral finial. a) tray; b) inkwell; c) cover; d) cover with monkey; e) sandpot; f) cover
Globe
, 19th century
Etched glass

Frosted glass globe etched with figural decoration.  Shade for light fixture.
Fragment
, 1749
linen, silk, metal Technique: painted, embroidered

Ornamental figure of St. George standing on the slain dragon. Made of coarse linen, painted and enriched with metal in thread and strips. At the bottom, the initials S.G. and the date, 1749 (?). Now backed with red damask and finished at edges indicating cut from earlier work, probably 17th century.
Textile
, 1800–1850
cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave

Design of serpentine branches and perching peacocks in black on a reddish ground.
Textile
, late 19th–early 20th century
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Red serpentine stripes with flowers alternate with white stripes with pagodas, bridges, etc. in chinoiserie style.
Montage a Planchette
Théodore Bon, French, n.d., 1850–60
leather, paper, silk
Master weaver's thesis book

Illustrated instruction in weaving of silk fabrics, handwritten, with silk samples pasted in 237 pages. Twelve pages of introduction to silk, its qualities and origin, principles of weaving, and the principal weaves in silk manufacture. Inscription on inside cover by its owner, Théodore Bon.
Textile
, 1783–1793
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

Portion from "Les Quatre Parties de Monde", showing an allegorical image of Europe alongside a camel, squirrels, and birds.
Button
, 19th century
black glass and brass

oval button in design of brass rim with triangular ornament at either side holding a piece of black glass in shape of a figure 8 - brass back and shank.
Textile
, 1820–1830
wool Technique: tapestry weave

Fragments of upholstery fabric in reddish-brown with isolated motifs in dull yellow. Motifs consist of rosettes, palmettes, and leafy arabesques.
Peep-show, Vue perspective de l'Arc de Triomphe, Ou Se Passa La Furieuse Proscription Sous le Triumvirat d'Antoine, d'Octave et de Lepidus à Rome, No. 45
, ca. 1750
Engraving in ink with washes of watercolor on paper, mounted on scrapbook page
Print

Peep-show print
Interior of a Library
Unknown, English, 1830s–40s
Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Watercolor

The swagged pelmet on a pole and tieback draperies in the rear of this library suggest the Regency period. The prints on the fireplace wall on the right show people in academic or clerical robes. Bookcases line the left wall, where a lower cabinet door is ajar. Nearby, a library ladder, desk and books piled on the floor reveal that this room is a working library, possibly belonging to an Oxford don.
Mirror
, 1730–1760
Engraved and silvered glass, carved, gessoed, and gilt wood

Rectangular glass panel with shaped engraved borders on matt ground surrounding engraved subjects of Pope Julius II seated above a figure probably representing the evils overcome by his reforms; over the legend: "S. JULIUS PONT. MAX."; within narrow scrolled frame of gilded wood.
Album Containing Prints of Children's Scenes
Jacques Bacheley, French, 1712 – 1781, mid- 18th–late 18th century
Album

Album containing 31 plates from six series of prints depicitng children in rococo frames and cartouches by Jacques Bacheley, after Gravelot.
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a woven foundation

Fragment of gray-blue and rose cut and uncut velvet on a ground shot with metallic thread in a small-scale pattern of palmettes and flowers.
Sidewall
, 1810–20
Block-printed on handmade paper

Landscape figures. Sidewall portion contains a repeating classical scene with Hercules. This alternates with a palmette or anthemia motif. Band of stylized floral motifs along each edge. The top border contains a floral garland. The bottom border contains a pair of hippocamps or half figures of a horse, facing apart, seperated by an anthemion. Printed in shades of brown, gray, blue and pink on gray ground. This group of eight pieces contains two large sidewall pieces, four pieces of top borders friezes and two pieces of bottom borders.