biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Design for Round Dining Table on Winged Animal Paw Feet
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Round molded table top raised on flaring molded rectangular support, standing on molded rectangular base with 4 winged animal-paw feet.
Design for Serving Table with Convex Front
A.N. Davenport Co., April 21, 1905
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Oblong body with convex front, having 2 drawers and raised on 4 straight tapering legs; rectangular lower shelf attaches just above floor level; brass railing across back of table top.
Design for Ornament from Cinquieme Livre d'Ornemens, plate 32, from Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1748 (first printing 1734)
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

1921-6-212-33-a: Candlestick on platform; twisting from bottom to t...;     1921-6-212-33-b: View of fantastic architecture scene with four nud...
Carving Knife with Antler Handle and Boar's Head Terminal
Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818, 1900
steel, antler, silver
knife

Carving knife with saber-shaped steel blade. Banded silver ferrule, silver collar with blade. Highly decorated relief floral, acorn and oak leaf pattern silver collar wrapping cylindrical antler stem. Capped with silver collar of similar oak and acorn pattern, terminating in boar's head, fit with red glass eyes, and exaggerated snarl.
Allegorical Figures of the "Four Continents"
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, 18th–19th century
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
figures

1960-1-29-a/d: (a): Standing female figure, wearing jeweled mantl...;     1960-1-29-a: Standing female figure, wearing jeweled mantle and...;     1960-1-29-b: Standing female figure, wearing ermine and crown, ...;     1960-1-29-c: Standing female figure, wearing feather skirt, man...;     1960-1-29-d: Standing female figure, wearing feather skirt, man...
The Interior of the Library at Cassiobury
Augustus Charles Pugin, French, active Great Britain, ca. 1762–1832, before 1816
Brush and watercolor, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

This is a sketch of the late seventeenth century library at Cassiobury Park after it had been redecorated by James Wyatt around 1800. The huge room measured fifty-four by twenty-three feet. The walls are hung with family portraits, as well as works by Joshua Reynolds, Rubens, Van Dyck, Cornelius Janssens, Peter Lely and Godfrey Kneller. The carved frame of the Reynolds is by Grinling Gibbons. Three arched windows, separated by pier mirrors, are hung with elaborate swagged and fringed curtains; a central lantern lights the room; and library tables and chairs show figures at study. (In a later view of the library, a geometrically patterned rug is in place.)
Sitting Room, 7 Owen's Row, Islington
Richard Parminster Cuff, British, 1819 - 1883, 1855
Brush and watercolor and gray wash over graphite
Drawing

The decoration of this row house sitting room shows a simple, domestic arrangement. A center table, covered with books, is also used for dining, as is evident in the damask crumb cloth spread over the floral-patterned carpet. On the left is a large window curtained in white; a sewing table holding a casual bouquet of flowers is placed in front. Furniture and ornament date to the early nineteenth century. A woman clothed head to toe in white stands to the right of the window.
Cravat end
, 17th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Ruffle of dense symmetrical foliage with three dimensional details. "Point de France, favorite of Louis XIV"
Frieze
, 1875–1906
Machine-printed

Wallpaper roll.
Pink beaded swags with large beaded pendents. Stylized floral band running along top edge, with band of acanthus bosses running along bottom edge. Printed on pink ground.
Border
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style

Border of floral and foliated garland interspersed by inversed ribbons at repeated intervals and an unusual ground.
View of Venice from the Grand Canal
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, 1888
Etching in black ink on paper
Print

View of Venice from the Grand Canal, with boats and figures at right.
Sampler
, 17th–19th century
silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in rococo, satin, cross, tied cross, tent, roumanian, running, stem, interlaced herringbone stitches on plain weave foundation

Isolated motifs in a 17th century manner.  Sampler has had much repair.  There are areas where silk has been removed from foundation.
Planometric View of Gani
Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635, 1610–35
Pen and brown ink on cream laid paper
Drawing

A large valley in the center of the composition is situated between mountains in the foreground and the background. A stream runs through the valley, which is scattered with trees. A walled settlement appears on the center left. A box with text in Italian appears in the bottom center, below the picture. The text includes letters indicating places that correspond to letters dispersed throughout the composition.
Grand Canal
, ca. 1837
Block-printed paper, pasteboard support
Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox lid. Two pieced fragments of "Grand Canal" paper, pasted bottoms together, center top. Bottom of letters visible at one edge. Mounted figure on arch-supported stone bridge, house, boats, oarsmen, in colors of brick red, blue-green, yellow, on white background. Rim: Olive green on white; top lined with small pattern flower wallpaper. Sprig of roses, morning glories on white background with pale blue fill pattern.
Fragment
, 4th century
wool embroidery on linen ground Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Bust of a female figure with dark hair and large dark eyes, a laurel wreath on the head, a halo, and wings, with a flower basket held under her chin. A single lily fills the corner above each wing. In dark blue, dark brown, greens, golden yellow, pink, and beige wool chain stitches on undyed linen plain weave, skillfully seamed. Eye whites embroidered in linen.  A few details in varied surface stitches.
Border
, 1850–1900
Block-printed ?

Scalloped edge at bottom.  Appears to be a ribbon and foliate twist. Printed in burgundy, pink, yellow ocher, black and tan.
Cup and Saucer
Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory, Italian, 1743 – 1759, mid- 18th–late 18th century
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
cup and saucer

Curved, tall cup, with slightly flaring edge. Saucer curved. Figures and animals in landscape in polychrome relief on both cup and saucer. Scrolled band on base and inner edge of cup. Gold rim.
Bamboo on lattice motif
, mid 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

Sprigs of bamboo leaves on a tri-lattice weave also contains traces of thread links (kanoko) Silk threads have been added to support the stencil structure.
The Young Archer, a sculpture attributed to Michelangelo, Plate 13 from an album "Drawings after Sculpture"
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, 1759–72
Red chalk on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Drawing of a young man facing front, standing with left leg extended, head turned back over the left shoulder. His right arm is shown reaching across his chest to the left and the left arm is reaching back to pluck arrows from a quiver on his back. A vase stands at the figure's side.
Sidewall
, 1900–1920
Machine printed with engraved rollers

Children's paper with farm scenes, including plowing the fields, bailing hay, woman milking cow, and horses in pasture. Printed in selvedge: "Sanitary Wall Paper".
Nude Study for Figure of "Courage," Memorial Window to Jacob Dolson Cox, Oberlin College
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1901
Graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Standing nude male figure, with right hand resting on a surface at waist-height and left hand raised, possibly holding a staff, not indicated.
The Noon Recess
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, June 28, 1873
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

View of a teacher sitting and looking out the window of a school room, her chin on her right hand and her elbow on an open book. At right, a child sitting on a bench with a book. Children playing outside, seen through window.
Frieze
Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

A repeating design of pale blue and mica scrolling acanthus and large leaf in a wave-like composition below a border of simplified architectural motifs. Printed on an ivory ground.
Teapot from Chrysanthemum Tea Set
Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853, 1891–1902
silver, ivory
teapot

Teapot of squat globular form with reeding, wavy rim, curved handle with ivory insulators, and spout with chrysanthemums and foliage. Base with four foliate feet. Domed and reeded hinged lid with flower bud knop. Body engraved with foliate monogram "RMA".
Band
, 16th–17th century
linen, silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidered, darned, withdrawn elements

Fragment of a narrow band with lions rampant, birds, geometric motifs, and stylized plant forms. Natural linen is drawn, cut and wrapped with dark brown silk and embroidered with metallic thread accents.
"Le Jardin d'Armide" [The Garden of Armide]
Desfossé et Karth, French, 1863, 1854
Block-printed paper
Scenic panel

A hanging vase filled with very large roses and other flowers. Detail from larger strips: 1953-158-2/4.
Saka-no-shita, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, ca. 1834
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color
Print

A teahouse on the edge of a cliff with guests gazing across the valley at a group of peaks and waterfalls.
View of the Interior of Lakewood Cemetery Memorial Chapel, Minneapolis
Theodore Dabo, 1871 - 1920, 1905–10
Printed on sensitized paper mounted on linen
Photograph

Interior of Byzantine-style church with large, low dome decorated with standing figures and ornamentation in mosaic. Medallions in pendentives. Altar set in apse with half-dome. Removable chairs.
Design for the North Wall of the Music Room
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, 1818–19
Brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Elevation of north wall, showing the large organ flanked by columns entwined by serpents. Doors with pagoda-shaped lintels are on the extreme ends of the wall. A section of the carved bamboo cove ceiling is shown above.

Original album associated with this collection still exists.  See 1948-40-1 accessory
Design for a Plate
Noritake, Japan and New York, New York, USA, 1880–1910
Brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Design for a plate with green rim decorated with figures in winter coats, one is pushing another on a sled while three others hold a rope pulling the sled.
Thumbprint
, mid-19th century
Pressed glass
Goblet

Four rows of concaved ovals on goblet.
Trinity House, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1809
Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Room with horseshow-shaped table center. There are paintings on the walls and men conversing in groups or reading. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Textile
, 1813
silk metal Technique: stem stitch embroidery on taffeta

Strip of white taffeta embroidered in stem stitch, silver wound on thread. "VIGAR. ECC. ST. P. AN. 1813" flanked on one end by a monogram; on the other by crossed keys within a circle.
Textile
, 1870–1910
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

On black ground, closely clustered flowers and leaves in dark rich reds, lavenders, greens, browns, with some reserved white.
Landscape with Haystacks and Trees, Probably Newport
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1885–1900
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Field with haystacks in the foreground, stand of trees at left and center in distance.
Design for a Gold and Cabochon Gem Brooch
Alexis Falize, French, 1811–1898, ca. 1855
Brush and gouache, gum varnish over graphite on tan wove paper
Drawing

Golden brooch in form of pendant. At top, green cabochon-cut gem supports gold chains off of which hang two more green stones, one cabochon-cut, the second, an ovoid shape. Four drop pearls appear through- out the design.
Bandbox fragment
, 1830–60
Block-printed paper, pasteboard support

Group of flattened bandbox fragments most of which are one-half the box side. A great variety of different scenes are included.
Vue de L'Exposition Universelle de 1878
, 1878
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave
Handkerchief

Handkerchief of brown, orange and tan has a central field split horizontally into two sections. The top half contains an aerial view of the Palais du Trocadero while the lower half has Palais du Champ de Mars. Vertical banners on either side have descriptions about the interior and exterior features of these Exposition buildings.
Purse
, early 19th century
silk, metal Technique: knotted netting

Green silk purse with gilt beads at intersections of mesh. Gilt metal ring to slide and close. Top fitted with bars , with filigree gold pendant.
Textile
, ca. 1850
cotton Technique: relief printed

Glazed chintz printed in dark brown, buff and blue green. Design shows horizontal bars of black and buff on a blue ground which has faded from green. Green color produced by printing blue over yellow. Perpendicular stripe of buff in the form of a Gothic arch.
Designs for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers
, 19th century
Brush and gouache, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Horizontally-oriented diamond pencil outline visible. Four light brown branches of different sizes with light green buds and tufts, one at each corner of diamond. Branches at bottom and left corner also have red berries. Guidelines in graphite are visible on the page with the diamond bisected horizontally and vertically.
Panel
, early 18th century
linen warp and cotton weft foundation, wool embroidery Technique: crewel wool embroidery on 1\2 twill weave using stem, herringbone, satin, bullion and chain stitches

Small panel embroidered in a pictorial design showing a central tree with vine-like branches rising from a stylized mound. Lower left shows a man with a shepher's crook; and lower right, a seated woman holds a flower. Foreground has two lambs and a dog. Linen warp, cotton weft.
Sidewall
, 1875–85
Embossed paper

"Woven" netting-like textured ground edged on both sides in double bands of "grosgrain ribbon" stripes, in metallic brown and gold.
Frieze
Alfred Peats Company, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Clusters of white flowers enclosed in scrolling medallions. Every second medallion is raised up with a floral garland or swag below. The ground color shades from light tan at the top to a darker tan at the bottom, while the majority of the background is printed in mauve, separated from the tan with foliate scrolls. Has an Alhambra effect.
Coffeepot from Chrysanthemum Tea Set
Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853, 1891–1902
silver, ivory
coffeepot

1978-6-3: Teapot of squat globular form with reeding, wavy r...;     1978-6-4: Coffeepot with reeded globular body rising to tall...;     1978-6-5-a,b: Sugar bowl (a) in squat globular form with reeding...;     1978-6-7: Waste bowl of squat globular form with reeding, wa...
Purse
, 1820–40
silk Technique: embroidery using satin, stem, knot and couching stitches on plain weave moiré

Ladies' bag of white moiré silk embroidered in colored silks. Shape is five-sided, flat, with a scalloped top. Borders of flower wreaths. Embroidered on one side with a greyhound and with a long-tailed bird on the other. Worked as two separate panels, joined. Lined in pale blue taffeta. Blue and white silk cord.
Seal
, ca. 1840
Gold, diamonds, carnelian, stone
seal

In the form of a gold blackamoor with diamond eyes, carnelian seal with carved initials.
Plates 1 and 2, Illustrations for "Roman Military Punishment" by John Beaver
A.M. Ireland, 1725-1794
Etching on paper
Print

Two etchings on one plate. Plate 1: A Roman seated on a stool facing left. Plate 2: Army camping scene. Tents in background. In foreground, soldiers grinding flour.
Sidewall
, 1825–35
Block-printed on handmade paper

Irise or rainbow paper: a) Shading from red to blue, with large rosette, with border attached; b) Large-scale rosette printed in yellows, surrounded by a chain of blue leaf-in-heart motif, printed on light blue ground. Twisted rope border along one edge.
Ceiling paper
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

On light yellow ground, darker yellow treillage composed of leaves and vines, with larger vines in green bearing red roses.
Gate to the Temple of Hymen, Pavilion Erected in the Place Dauphin, Paris, France
Charles-François Hutin, French, 1715 - 1776, 1745
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, white gouache (oxidized), over graphite on thick white wove paper
Drawing

A large arched gate with columns at either side wrapped with decorated garlands. Groups of putti sculptures at the top of each set of columns holding shields, bows, and arrows. At the upper center of the arch, an apparition of winged angelic figures seated upon clouds, male and female figures at top flanking coat of arms and blowing bugles. Below them, a group of putti with a dog reclining upon a cloud. At ground, groups of figures, one man pointing his walking stick towards the upper right of the gate. At lower left, a child.
Boutons de Meubles
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Four furniture knob designs. The knob at upper left has a border of bead course and a sunflower rosette. The knob at upper right has a bead course border and a small rosette in the center with radiating lines. The knob at lower left has borders of bead course and lamb tongue and a central rosette with swirling leaves. The knob at lower right has bands of bead course, a band of leaves on branches with ribbons, and a central rosette. The plate is signed and numbered.
Stage Design for the Interior of Prison
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, early 19th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Side of prison interior, stairs leading down to it, barred window.
Framed Panel Design of Grotesque Ornamentation
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Design of grotesque ornamentation within a frame of strapwork, masks, and foliate scrolls. The composition has a winged putto at the center, as well as reclining figures, rondels featuring putti with attributes of the arts, masks, drapery, and scrolls. The plate is signed and lettered "C."
Design for Three Wall Brackets with Vases
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

First state of a design for three wall brackets with vases placed on them. See 1921-6-285-95.
Tassel
, 18th century
wooden core, linen, gilt strips, metal thread, paillettes

Turned wooden core (vase over flange) covered with strips of metal and collars of metal thread. Skirt of twisted gold threads with twelve ornamental strings of spirals and rosettes. At top, knob covered with gold strips and a loop of gold cord.
Saucer
Le Nove Porcelain Manufactory, Italian, established ca. 1727, ca. 1765
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
saucer

Decorated in red and gold, in outline of conventionalized petals. At center are three dots.
Ornament Panel Design
Alexis Loir, French, 1640 - 1713, ca.1660–1713
Etching on paper
Print

Ornament panel design adorned with foliate scrolls, shells, snails, rosettes, fleurons, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), festoons of leaves and pearls, and two terminal figures - female figures with wings. The plate is signed and numbered.
Desseins de Tiroir et entrée de serrure
Clément Pierre Marillier, French, 1740 – 1808, 1763
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Three designs for ornamental bronze funriture mounts - escutcheons (keyhole plates) featuring eagles, dolphins, festoons of leaves tied with ribbons, swags of textiles, festoons of flowers, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), ribbons, palm leaves, c-scrolls, scrolling acanthus leaves, fleurons, coral, a shell, reeds, water, and cartouche motifs. The plate is titled.
Surf Pounding Against the Rocky Maine Coast
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1862
Oil and graphite on off-white paperboard
Drawing

Landscape and seascape sketch showing a view of surf pounding against the rugged coast of Maine at Mt. Desert Island. In the immediate foreground, nearby rocks encroach into the scene while, beyond them at right, a large wave crashes against the coastal cliffs and jettisons a cloud of foam and mist into the air. In the middle distant, frothing, churning surf is colored light bluish green with numerous white highlights emphasizing the whitecaps. At center, a long, dark, and rocky spit of land extends into the water and serves as one of the scene's focal points. In the background, rolling and heavily wooded terrain is visible across an ocean channel. Above, the sky is colored a hue of blue-green.
The Lion Strangler
, early–mid-12th century
silk, gilded vellum with silk core Technique: two integrated plain weave structures (lampas) Label: silk and metallic lampas
Fragment

Fragment of woven silk with large tangent roundels. Each roundel contains a symmetrical design of a bearded man strangling a lion in each arm. A small animal is under each lion's feet and a pair of small birds appear between the strangler's feet. The roundel frame consists of confronted griffons with pearl guard bands. 
The ornament in the interspaces consists of three concentric 8-pointed stars surrounded by eight radiating plant forms (pointed decorative trees alternating with scrolls terminating in palmettes). 
At the bottom of the piece, a horizontal band of ornamented Kufic script repeats (upside down) written normally and in reverse with guilloche guard bands. 
In dark green and crimson on cream ground fading into yellow in some areas. Face, hands, feet, belt disks of lion strangler, and heads of lions are brocaded with cream silk wound with gilded vellum.
Dead Tree, Vermont
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 1865
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
drawing

Botanical sketch of a single dead tree in Vermont. Rising along the composition central vertical axis, the tree has several dark and barren branches with pointed tips. Lower portion of trunk rendered in greater detail. The top of the tree extends out of view at upper center.
Elevation of the Théatre Royal des Italiens, Paris
Cesare Recanatini, Italian, 1823–1893, ca. 1850
Pen and ink with gray and sepia washes on cream-colored paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Two-storied building with a six-columned Ionic portico of double order running full length of the facade.
Copy Book: Manuscript Bound in Gilt Paper
, 1775–1800
Gilt embossed book paper, paper
bookpap

Four leaves of a fragment of a copy book, bound in rose and gilt embossed book paper, with "tight" floral design. Fragment only of a larger sheet.
Bracelets
, mid-19th century
Glass, gold, tin

Bracelets made up of placques of amethyst glass with dark backing of paste mounted in gold and strung on elastic.
Study for "Scientific Group"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1858
Graphite on lined white laid paper
Drawing

Man facing left, a large book or portfolio under his left arm.
Les Solitaires de Normandie
, ca. 1788
Engraved, hand-colored and painted paper leaf, turned wood handle
Handscreen

Handscreen with a paper leaf and turned wood handle. Obverse: oval medallion with a hand-colored engraving of a woman flanked by a hunter and a woodsman in the woods, surrounded by hand-painted birds, butterflies, etc. Reverse: dialogue from the comic opera "Les solitaires de Normandie."