biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Sketch of a Child Eating and the Sunset, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, December 22, 1870
Graphite on green wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Figure and landscape sketch showing a view of a child eating at a table and the sun setting behind Overlook Mountain, witnessed on the artist's property in Hudson, New York. At upper left, the sun is shown as it begins to dip behind Overlook Mountain during a winter sunset. At center, a young boy with a displeased expression--possibly the artist's oldest surviving son, Frederic Joseph Church--is viewed obliquely as he puts his fork and knife to a plate that lies on a table with a tablecloth. A tear rolls down his discontented face and he looks down to this plate with a furrowed brow and a sneering expression. He also wears a bib around his neck. 

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a view of the sunset in the Hudson River Valley, viewed from the artist's property near Hudson, New York. The Hudson River itself is loosely rendered in the middle distance at left, while the ridge of the Catskill Escarpment extends from the background at left to center, where either a rain shower or a dark shadow is cast upon the mountains. Loose, puffy clouds inhabit the sky above.
Design for Embroidery of a Lower Front Part of an Overskirt of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, ca. 1785
Graphite, brush and gouache on paper
Drawing

A fantastical flower bough rises in a zigzag scheme. Lower festoons hang from it. Scallops with a blossom motif are suggested along the hem.
Project for an altar
, ca. 1780
Pencil, pen, sepia, brush and grey water color on paper
Drawing

Vertical composition of an altar. The left edge of the alter is extended to the lowest step of the altar. In the center, three steps lead to the mensa below the dado of an aedicula. The central part of the aedicula has a paiting frame. The paiting is flanked by two columns and groups of pilasters. A circular pediment is at the top.
Design for the Bottom Corner of a Woven Fabric
, 1815–1830
Impressed lines, brush and opaque paint on several pieces of oily tracing paper
Drawing

Boughs with leaves, with naturalistic blossoms and with lace flowers, grow from an undulated band. Top right: a narrow vertical stripe with a rinceau of a similar design.
Decorative Cartouche with a Lagoon Capricco
Francesco Guardi, Italian, 1712 - 1793, ca. 1770
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor over black chalk on white laid paper
Drawing

A view of a waterway with a ruined structure on a small promentory and surrounded by various figures, enclosed in a central escutcheon with assymetrical side panels.
Two Balcony Balustrade Designs
Caillouet, French, mid-18th century, 1775–87
Engraving and etching on paper
Print

Two balcony balustrade designs from an album of decorative ironwork. The upper design features fleur-de-lys, rosettes, and the French Royal cypher with the double L's. The lower design features arrows and scrolling acanthus leaves. The plate is signed and numbered.
Console table
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1785–1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, red ink on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Supported by two legs consisting of a small calyx below and a tall calyx above, supporting a cylindrical piece with festoons and the  capital. The frame is a frieze with panels with representations. Four fesetoons are hanging below. Upon it stands the top like cornices of an entablature supported by panels with lions. On top, at the corners, an acanthus calyx, the upper part of which is missing. Usual background.
Trimming
, early 19th century
silk

Trimming fragment in a design of serpentine stem with leaves and scrolls. In red on a white ground.
Bag
, early 19th century
glass beads Technique: beaded knitting

White ground with a band of roses at the top and smaller, naturalistic flowers at the point.
Design for Architectural Motif
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, ca. 1710
Red chalk, pen and brown ink on paper, lined
Drawing

Within a semi-circular architectural niche an eagle, wings outspread, rests on a socle, before which is suspended a wreath.  Smoke rises in the background; an arch above, and volute brackets at either side.  Ink framing lines.
Mezzaro (shawl or headcovering)
, 1800–1850
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Mezzaro in a multicolored design on a white ground. Tree with many different blossoms, birds and insects. Urns in the right foreground. Inner floral border. Outer border with hunting scene and landscape repeated on three sides.
Mountain over the Hintersee, near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 27, 1868
Graphite and white gouache on tan laid paper
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the snow-capped, precipitous peaks of the mountain known as Hochkalter beside the Hintersee near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria. The mountain's twin serrated ridges and snowy summits stretch across the upper portion of the leaf.
Belt
, late 19th century
silk, metallic thread, silver, and turquoise Technique:

Woman's belt made of gold and black ribbon with a silver filigree buckle decorated with turquoise and other materials. Lined in magenta silk.
Chastity
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1816
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Seated woman chases Cupid and raises riddle, which putto tries to reach.
Botanical Studies of Trees, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1857
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Botanical study showing a view of tall deciduous trees with details. The full tree dominates the composition at left, while two details of treetops are visible at right.
Aquarius, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1804–05
Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash over graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Winged putto pouring water from jug in a demi lune.
Stag
Wenceslaus Hollar, Bohemian (active England),1607–1677, 1649
Etching on paper
Print

Inscribed at upper center: "1518 AD"; lower center: "Albertus Durer delin. W. Hollar fecit 1649"
Sample book
, late 19th century
silk

Sample book of fabrics used by Maison Worth and compiled in New York. Worth of Paris, V. 2. There are 189 swatches glued to the pages of the book.
Lunette of Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and St. Joseph
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1815–23
Pen and brown ink, brush and dark brown wash over black chalk on white laid paper
Drawing

Seated Virgin turns her head toward St. Joseph, standing at right behing her. Child sits upon her lap, embraced by St. John who kneels in the Child's cradle. St. Elizabeth kneels behind cradle at left.
Design for a Stove
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a stove set within a niche. The chimney of the stove is in the form of a marble column with a bust on top,  branches, mascaron, and trophy with military attributes including flag, quiver, shield, arrows, and helmets. The lower part of the stove is decorated with sphyxes amidst grotesque ornamentation, ribbon twist lozenge pattern. The plate is signed and numbered.
Plans et Elévation lateral du ci devant Château de Mr. Caumartin, près la Ville de Moret, et la Riviere de Seine
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print with an exterior elevation and two floorplans for a chateau with neoclassical motifs, columns, and a pediment. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Different Kinds of Flowers Drawn and Engraved from Nature, Plate 13
, 18th century
Engraving on paper
Print

Different kinds of flowers drawn and engraved from nature.
Homer
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca.1600
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: Homer is shown standing and crowned by a wreath. He carries a lyre and a sword. His figure is framed by an ovoid ribbon. This small sheet is probably a fragment of a title page. Verso: Blank.
Sketch for Three Side Wings with Part of Proscenium Frame
, early 18th century
Pen and black ink, graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

A fluted Ionic column upon a pedestal, parts of the stage frame on either side. At left, right side wing with large vase upon a pedestal. At right, left side wing with sculpture of seated figure upon a pedestal. An actor in the fantastic attire of a warrior is represented at left, standing on the floor line with plumed hat and sword. Scale is indicated on left part of floor line. The width of the column at the broadest point of the entasis is possibly indicated. At center of left edge, sketch of a side wing, part of building with door.
Bidet avec touts ses détails
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Plan, elevation, and profile of a bidet with details of its construction, including a basin in which to place various fragrances. The plate is signed and numbered.
Water color; A midwife with a baby on the way to church for christening
Saverio della Gatta, Italian, 1777 - 1829, 1827
Black chalk, pen and black ink, various water colors on paper.
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Two men carry a sedan chair, labeled "NAP[IOO {or} ION]" with two persons. A woman and three children accompany it in the middle distance. In the foreground at left sits a woman with a child. In the middle distance at left is shown the corner of a palatial house. Framing lines. Signature in the lower right corner: "Gatta."
Stage Design, Ceremony in a Classical Courtyard
, early 19th century
Pen and black and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, graphite on laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Group of antique temples, out of one of them procession of figures carrying image of goddess. Unfinished.
Le Portail où l’Entrée du Louvre
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Plate with two architectural views. Above, the portico or entrance façade of the Louvre Palace in Paris. Below, the façade of the Orleans Palace, named Luxembourg, in Paris. The foreground of each façade features figures, carriages, and sedan chairs. The plate is titled and signed.
Saint Simon
, 1750–1780
Pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Shown from the front standing, holding the sack with his right hand. Framing ink line, black chalk stroke.
Woodland Path, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 1865
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch of a dirt path in the Jamaican jungle. Rocky berm/cliffside dominates right portion of composition. At left, the clay path extends into the middle distance and curves to the right, behind a lush slope. Abundant green vegetation visible all around. Also serves as study of light effects--shadow of rocky berm clearly defined against well-illuminated path.
Sketch for Portrait of Miss Astor
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1880
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Woman seated with her hands crossed. She is turned toward the left. Verso: Sketch of a right hand.
Plate from 12 Stick Zum Verzaighnen Stechen Ver Fertigt (Set of Twelve Designs for Engraved Vessels)
Bernhard Zan, Germany, active ca. 1580, 1580
Punch engraving, pen and black ink, graphite on cream laid paper
Print

A scrollwork frieze with a cherub in the center above. Female and male masks and palmette in lower section.
Designs for Chairs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for two chairs. The top chair is an armless chair for a table, and is decorated with columns at the back, and branch motif. The bottom chair is a winged armchair and is decorated with a sphynx and a claw foot. The plate is signed and numbered.
Two drawings of Sybils and Two Putti
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, recto 1815
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on white laid paper
Sketchbook folio

Upper drawing of seated Sybil turned towards left, and writing on tablet; two putti flank her. Lower drawing of seated Sybil facing front but turned towards right and pointing at tablet. Two putti flank her.
Snaphunce long gun
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Two sketches of a snaphaunce long gun with detail of the firing mechanism and handle.
Young Man Pulling a Rope
Luca Giordano, Italian, 1634 - 1705, ca. 1700
Black and white chalk on blue paper
Drawing

A man in three-quarter view is pulling a rope extending from the left.  He leans back, muscles taut.  More lightly drawn to right: a pair of crossing hands. Verso: A man is sitting with reclined torso and head; he is shown from the right front. The left foot is standing higher than the right one. The left leg is shown in profile.
Button
, late 18th century
Stoneware

1925-2-11: Circular mount in the style of Wedgwood Jasperware...
Lake in the Mountains of Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, January 23, 1890
Graphite on off-white wove paper
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a lake in the mountainous terrain of Mexico, likely near Mexico City. Situated in the middle distance across rolling topography in the foreground, a roughly oval-shaped lake is nestled around hills and mountains at center. Rugged terrain extends into the background, where a prominent peak is visible at center left.
Project: An organ loft and the organ with alternative suggestions
, 1700–1725
Pencil, pen, brush and bistre on paper
Drawing

Horizontal composition of an organ and organ loft. The loft is supported by four consoles with small angels in the panels above them. The lateral parts of the parapet are concave while the central part is convex. It is decorated with an escutcheon with the representation fo David playing the harp. Two angels are on parapet stands on the left while three vases with flowers are on the right. The upper part of the central motif of the cresting of the organ case is missing. Legs standing between leaf scrolls are visible and the loft is shown somewhat from below. The uppermost part of the doorframe is also shown.
Yellowstone, Hot Springs
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, July 21, 1892
Brush and watercolor, white gouache, graphite on light tan wove paper
Drawing

In the center, a hot spring of water, steam, and salt deposits is rendered in white, red and yellow tones. At left, in the distance, a wooded mountain under a deep blue sky.
Project for a Pile Carpet (or Textile)
, 1805–10
Brush and gouache, graphite on paper
Drawing

A wheel-like ornament on black ground; one half is shown. Low palmettes and higher plant palmettes grow alternately from a rosette in the center.
Details of Donkey Heads, South America
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1853
Graphite on tan wove paper
Drawing

Partial figure sketch of a donkey, either in Colombia or Ecuador. At center, the head, neck, and back of the donkey are rendered in left profile. Outlines of three views of the donkey's head are visible at upper center.
Rugged Mountain Range, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May–August 1857
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a jagged mountain range in Ecuador extending to the horizon, possibly with an erupting volcano at right. Partial outline of a building with a tower visible lower right. Above, golden clouds hang in the sky.

Verso: Mixed sketches from Ecuador showing views of boats and rivers. Two sketches of vines with leaves visible upper right. Below, a man piloting a boat with a long pole is shown. A sketch of a boat made from bamboo is visible upper left, while a detail of a houseboat with a flower garden is shown below at lower left.
View at a Hillside Called Côte des Deux-Amants, near Amfreville-sous-les Mants [Eure]
Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, French, 1793 - 1877, 1825–1840
Black crayon, brush and wash on tissue paper
Drawing

The flowing of the Andelle River in to the Seine is shown in the first plane. A boat with two praying people is in the center. The valley of the Andelle is seen in the background, left. Caption in center, below. Lines of squaring. Framing crayon line.
Mount
, ca. 1795
brass
mount

Repousee head with boss surrounded by gadrooning and band of oak leaves. Threaded bolt on back.
Woman's gloves
, ca. 1820
suede Technique: printed

Woman's long suede gloves printed in black ink. Small band of leaves around thumb piece; a country scene with boy and girl on back of hand; and, at the wrist, three bands with medallion showing boy's head. Inside right glove is a mark, now indecipherable except for the "patent" and what appears to be a crowned shield with coat of arms supported by a lion and a unicorn.
Button
, 19th century
Pewter

Crowned eagle,wings spread, resting on bar. Two arrow-headed bolts beneath; plain background.

On card 57
Design for Panel Decoration with Rocaille Ornament
Pierre Edme Babel, French, 1720–1775, ca. 1745
Pen and black ink, brush and black and bistre wash on paper
Drawing

Dado, against which an escutcheon leans. Through an arch a fountain is shown in the distance.
Decoration of a Panel
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1789–1793
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. In the center is a circular frame with a woman wrapped in a coat, so that only the nose and the eyes are unprotected, possibly representing Winter. Above are festoons from which entwined garlands hang. On both sides a paper with an inscription is put upon a slope. The motif at right includes two oil lamps. Below at right is a bird standing upon two chalices, with two griffins sitting below upon a base. At left is a tripod; two legs supporting the bowl of a lamp are visible. Below the circle are crossed branches. (RB '45)

Roundel with a vestal, flanked by grotesques, for decoration over mirror, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri. (PDM '91)
Vase Design
Charles Dupuis, French, active 1760 – 1791, ca. 1763
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a lidded vase decorated with festoons of leaves, and standing nude winged figures holding hands in relief.
Fragments
, late 17th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: damassé (8-harness satin and plain weave (doubled warps and wefts) plus discontinuous supplementary weft floats

Vertically-striped arrangement of small simplified architectural vignettes with oversized foliage alternates with vertical stacked columnar scrolls with simple flower motifs. Metallic floral forms are superimposed on yellow-green damaseé-patterned background.
Pitcher
John Wilson & Sons, England, 1778–1816, 1789–1816
Glazed earthenware, sprig-molded decoration, overglaze lustre

Globous, with cylindrical neck opening into an outcurving lip. Springing from the neck is a double C-scrolled handle. Body decorated with sprig molded frieze showing putti in white against a black ground. Neck, lip and upper part of handle covered with copper lustre; lower part of the handle is white. Bottom unglazed.
Design for a Mass-Operational House Designed by Hector Guimard, Interior Door Construction
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 inside door.
La Foire du Caire
Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France, 1770–1848, ca. 1790
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave
Textile

Printed in purple on white are four vignettes showing scenes in a Middle Eastern city.
Dressing Table and Mirror, Henry J. Allen Residence, Wichita, Kansas
Frank Lloyd Wright, American, 1867–1959, 1917
Graphite on light brown wove paper, laid down
Drawing

Design for dressing table, set of drawers and mirror.
Le manteau royal
Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France, 1770–1848, ca. 1785
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave
Fragments

Large twisting tree and elaborate arrangement of poppy-like blooms with scarf and mantle filled with fleur-de-lys and elaborate trophies with tassels and music books. In red on white.
Gardens of Bacchus
Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772, ca. 1730
Black chalk, brush and black ink, wash, traces of stylus on thick white laid paper, lined
Drawing

In the center, and altar with symbols of the grape, with groups of figures at either side, is set in a landscape, framed by a triple hanging arch. Below, a double shell with a dog and a goat; arabesque framework composed of herms, masks, garlands and bat-wing ornamentation. (RPW '61).
Design for a Cipher (Interlaced Letters)
Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin, French, 1721–1786, 1766
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a crowned letter A, comprised of braiding and foliage, interlaced with flowers and leaves, possibly forming another letter. The plate is numbered and signed.
A standing boy
Simone Cantarini, Italian, 1612 - 1648, 1725–50
black crayon, paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Shown from the front. The left foot is behind the right one. The left hand leans upon something, the right one is in front of the mouth, possibly carrying a cherry.
Fringe
, 17th century
silk Technique: woven

Red, blue, yellow and green fringe with heading, trellis and skirt threads arranged in stripes.
Band
, 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin made continuous tape with bars added

Potted plants with flowers and birds. Edging on all four sides probably added later.
Design for a Candelstick
Joseph Anton Seethaler II, German, 1799–1868, 1820
Pen and ink, brush and washes, graphite on paper
Drawing

A columnar support and two sphinxes support a capital upside down from which a columns shaft rises. An urn topped by a flame stands on top. Two branches are fastened to its pedestal. The right one ends in the forepart of a griffon supporting s socket.
Band
, 19th–early 20th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace

Band has a ribbon motif forming open medallions in a field of connecting bars. Similar to Maltese type.
Border
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (Valenciennes ground)

Valenciennes lace border. Fine quality, Late Louis XV style. Leaf scrolls springing from lower edge of small leaves. Detached floral sprays. Edge restored.
The elevation of an altar
, 1730–1760
Black chalk, pen, ink, brush and grey water colors on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. A variation of the design 2606a. The front of the mensa is straight. Embedded columns flank the central part.
Title plate of "Divers Desseins de grands Eventails, Ecrans, et autres Ornemens"
Alexis Loir, French, 1640 - 1713, ca. 1670
Etching with engraving on white laid paper
Print

Two Indian girls dance to the music of a lute player, on a platform which is supported by half-figures of harpies.  Snakes hiss at plants in pots supported by puttos.  The original signature "Loire fecit" in the bottom center.
Vinaigrette
John Shaw, 1815–16
Silver, gilding

Rectangular box engraved on hinged top with center leaf motif, surrounded by circles. Inside, hinged and pierced cover for sponge. Inside gilded. Marks: king's head, IS, lion passant.
Textile
, 19th century
silk, gold metallic thread Technique: compound weave

Two pieces stitched together possibly for use as a bag or pouch. Purple silk ground striped horizontally in purple, red and green. Gold metallic thread creates geometric figures in extra weft over these stripes.
Tassel
, 18th century
silk, metal thread, wooden core

Skirt of colored silks and metal threads with pink, white, blue, green and yellow tassels. Collar of fringed silk and looped metal threads. Head is vase-shaped with a covering of gilt, yellow, white and blue spiral stripes on a pink ground. Cord of red and green knotted silk threads.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (continuous tape with connections)

Fragment with a small-scale, wavy, ribbon-like, symmetrical foliate design.
Quilt
, ca. 1850
cotton Technique: machine woven

White quilt in a woven design imitating "Marsailles-style" quilting. Central concentric star motif surrounded by a square with flowers springing from each corner. Broad border in a floral design. Two ends unhemmed.
Study of Clasped Hands
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on brown paper
Drawing

The hands are shaded to the wrist.