biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Valance
, 1751–1800
cotton Technique: block printed, colored ground

Valance in a floral design consisting of a red ground with imbricated pattern in white. Large flowers clusters in white, red and dark brown with garlands of leaves in dark brown and red. With cords and tassels. Variety of picotage used in flower leaves. Leaf garlands printed with dark brown horizontal lines. Much detail outlined in black and dark brown. Faced with fragments of block printed cotton in tulip and leaf pattern in reds and dark brown.
Study for "Muse of History"
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1895
Pastel crayon on gray paper
Drawing

Female figure, lightly draped, faces the viewer while writing on a large tablet. Below: detail of one hand grasping the tablet.
Almanac for the First Half of the Year 1778, with Portraits of the Royal French Family
Louis-Joseph Mondhare, French, 1734–1799, 1777
Engraving and etching on paper
Print

A frieze with six portraits in helf length is on top. The portraits r epresent kind "LOUIS XVI" (1751-1793); queen Marie Antoinette, "LA REINE" (1754-1793); Louis XVIII (1755-1824), "MONSIEUR": his wife Marie Louise of Savoy, "MADAME"; the Count of Artois, later Charles X (1757-1836), "Mr Le Cte D'ARTOIZ"; his wife, "Me LA Csse D'ARTOIS".
Veuë des Cascades et de l’Estang de Fontaine-bleau
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, 1660–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

A bird's eye view of the gardens of the palace of Fontainebleau. A large rectangular basin/ pond in the background with sailboats, surrounded by trees. In the foreground, a smaller basin framed by jets of water, ramps on either side, with gates below. Figures, horseman, and horse-drawn carriages throughout the grounds. Details are lettered with a legend below. Plate is titled.
Madonna and Child
, possibly 17th century
Graphite, pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Madonna and Child, with framing lines.
Portrait of Oppenord (Before Portrait and Lettering)
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Architectural cartouche with an empty oval space in the center, reserved for the portrait of Gilles-Marie Oppenord (the portrait of Oppenord is included in plate 1921-6-216-6). At the top of the oval is an eagle with a laurel wreath in its mouth, and a scepter and a horn in its claws. The sides of the frame have scrolls and mascarons, as well as putti with attributes of the arts. At the bottom of the oval is a winged mascaron with garland; below this is a frame for the title (see 1921-6-216-5). The plate is signed
Naked warrior, seen from behind
, 1700–1750
Red crayon on brown paper
Drawing

Warrior shown drawing his sword. Cloth is fluttering in wind.
Brisé fan
, 1710–20
Carved, pierced and painted ivory sticks with tortoise thumbguard and glass rivet, leather ribbon

Brisé fan with ivory sticks carved à jour, decorated on obverse and reverse with birds, animals and foliage (phoenixes,mythical qilins, and peonies) in red, green, blue and gilt enamel. With a tortoiseshell thumbguard and a glass stone at the rivet, threaded with leather ribbon.
At Sea, - signalling a passing Steamer
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1871
Wood engraving printed in black ink on paper
Print

Horizontal view at night showing the starboard side of the fore portion of a vessel and foremast.  Four men, in nautical uniform, on bridge, and two skyrockets ascending.
Design for a Chimney Wall in the Salon of the Prince de Chimay
, 1880-1900
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
drawing

The chimney wall is flanked by double doors. Over the fireplace is a large mirror in a gilt frame decorated with garlands. The overdoors include trophies of musical instruments. The style of decoration is late Louis XV.
Maison de Campagne de Mr. d’Epinay à Sceaux par Mr. Souflot le Romain Architecte
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print illustrating a country house with two exterior elevations, one sectional view of the interior, a general plan view, and three floor plans. The house features neoclassical motifs, a dome, and columns. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Button
, 19th century
Steel

1931-59-234-a,c/e: Buttons of steel ornamented with chisel strokes.
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Paintings of Herculaneum Preserved in the Portici Museum
Pierre-Gabriel Berthault, French, 1737–1831, 1748–1819
Engraving on paper
Print

Paintings of Herculaneum Preserved in the Portici Museum
Decorated Capital Letter V
Jakob Frey, Swiss, active Italy, 1681 - 1752, ca. 1715
Engraving on paper
Print

Letter V before St. Vincent kneeling in prison. He holds a palm; fetters and fork lie before him.
Design for a Painting: The Entombment of Christ
, 1700-1750
Red crayon, pen and ink, brush and red wash on paper
Drawing

Nicodemus, Joseph of Arimathea, and the kneeling Mary Magdalene hold the corpse beside the sarcophagus, behind which the Virgin kneels and nother mourning woman stands. The group is obliquely dispersed. St. John stands in the right foreground. Rocky background at left, Golgatha in the right distance. Framing ink lines.
Button
, 19th century
Hoof, brass

Button of an animal's hoof; moulded; central section convex with surrounding, slightly concave, band. Brass shank.

On card 2
Mausolee
Jean Marot, French, 1619 - 1679, ca.1635–ca.1660
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a classical mausoleum in the shape of a monumental arch with fluted pilasters, metope frieze and pediment, topped with a coffin on plinth with a sculpture of a kneeling figure on top. The decoration features classical motifs including acanthus leaves, festoons, friezes, eagles, and gadrooning. There is a large ladder leading up to the top of the monument and a standing figure in the foreground to the right. The plate is titled and numbered.
Four gateways
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780–1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Top row: section of a dado; ornament. Second row: elevation of a gateway of a palace. Arched door opening flanked by wall panels and Doric columns. Statues and reliefs are to decorate the panels. Balustrade on top. Elevation of a gateway of a prison. the door opening is in the rear wall of a vestibule, which is bordered in front by two Doric columns and flanking pylons. Crossed bars. Bottom: elevation of a doorway for barracks. The door opening is flanked by wall panels from which pedestals with trophies of arms project. Beneath: plan. A trophy of arms. Elevation of a doorway for a casino. Oblong opening flanked by embedded Doric columns. Balustrade on top.
Bookends
, ca. 1780
Gilt bronze, granite

Pair of bookends (a & b). Each architectonic, L-shaped, stepped and curved green/black granite base with applied gilt bronze cornucopia, be-ribboned and spilling forth fruit, foliage and flowers; three-sided, rectangular band of gilt bronze molding just below joint of vertical and horizontal granite elements.
Brisé fan
, 1810–20
Pierced bone sticks painted with gouache, silk ribbon

Brisé fan, pierced bone sticks painted in gouache with flowers. Green silk ribbon.
Men Feasting
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1797-1858
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

Hiroshige plays with dividing the print in half. On the left side shows a dramatic dragon in mid-flight highlighted in a red glow. The right shows a feast scene with seven working-class men. Each character is displaying all the actions in a restaurant setting; eating, pouring, serving, and contentment.
Designs for Three Sections of Balcony Balustrades for the City Hall in Nancy
Jean Lamour, French, 1698–1771, 1767–68
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Designs for three sections of balcony balustrades for the City Hall in Nancy, decorated with rococo ornament and motifs such as acanthus leaves, fleurons, shells, fretwork, trophies, the Royal Polish coat of arms and a monogram. Below each desing is the shape of the balcony as seen from above with the description lettered within. The plate is signed.
Relief
, early 19th century
Brass

Horizontal rectangle, with figures after the Panathenaic Procession in the frieze of the Parthenon.
Button
, 19th century
Silver plated, brass

Component -a is on card H
Four convex buttons, ornamented with bound f[?] and spear, crossed laurel sprays and "Republic Francaise"; on reverse: G & Cie Paris; small coat of arms (impressed);  22M
A North West View of St Pauls Cathedral London
Georg Balthasar Probst, German, 1732 - 1801, 
Hand-colored etching on paper; verso: fabric adhered with thread
Bound print

Perspective view of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The cathedral dominates the scene, featuring a tall dome with column supports and two shorted towers with rounded red tops. Most of the windows have been cut out, and several on the right side have fabric visible through the openings.  A semi-ciruclar gated courtyard extends in front of the cathedral, with a statue at its center. Pedestrians roam the courtyard and the open area at front left, and a blue sky fills the upper margin. Printed along bottom margin: A North West View of .St Pauls Cathedral London. / Veduta della Chiesa Catedrale di St. Paolo, a Londra.

Verso: Patches of colored fabric and thread. Printed label: Vuë Perspective de la Cathedrale de St. Paul a Londre. / Prospect der Dom=Kirche St. Paul, zu London. / Med. Folo. No. 47. / Cum Gratia et Privilegio Sac: Caes: Majestatis. / Georg Balthsar Probst, excud. A.V.
Woman with a Book
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, ca. 1760–1770
Engraving in brown ink on white paper
Print

Young woman facing frontally, her book to the left on a table.
Decorative Monogram Designs
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1777–79
Etching on paper
Print

Design for six decorative monograms (letters), comprised of one or two letters featuring floral motifs, foliate scrolls, leaves, and feathers. The plate is numbered.
Dessin de Fauteuils Antiques, et Nouveaux
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for three armchairs decorated with ornament motifs including scrolls, mascaron, sphynxes, floral bouquets, ribbon twist, rosettes, and busts. The plate is numbered.
Beggars, Venice, Italy
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Five partial sketches of young figures in Venice; Center right, female figure holding an infant.
Fragments
, 13th century
silk Technique: plain weave

Fragments of woven silk in an irregular plaid in red with dark blue, tan and cream.
Mountain Landscape, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, April 1885
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of mountainous terrain in Mexico. Viewed across a flat plain filled with grass and grain, a large, rugged mountain looms in the distance along the horizon. It has two sharp peaks, one at left and one at right, with a rounded peak at center. A cow or other animal is loosely rendered in the middle distance at center right.

Verso: Small architecture sketch showing an oblique view of a cathedral or large church in Mexico. It includes a lofty dome at right and a tall belltower at left.
Ciboire
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a Eucharist goblet, decorated with a cross and ornament motifs including ribbon twist, scalloping, cherub heads, piastre, a cartouche, garland. The plate is signed and numbered.
Designs for Letters
Jean Baptiste Piauger, French, active 1760s, 1767
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A plate of six designs for the letters ‘Œ', ‘Æ', ‘W' and ‘V', from a series of decorative letters, published in Pouget's ‘Dictionnaire des chifres […]'. The plate features six ornamental inhabited letter designs within pastoral landscapes, two per row, with rococo ornament, acanthus leaves, scrolling foliate, garlands of flowers, and friezes. The plate is numbered.
The Feast of the Drawing of Water
, 18th century
silk, metallic yarn Technique: embroidery
Embroidered picture

Picture shows a scene in Jewish ritual celebration:  "The Feast of the Drawing of  Water."  In the back are three arches: in the center a  hanging candelabra, on the left, a man playing the tambourine, on the right a  man playing a horn. In the foreground are three figures, all of same man-- Rabban Simeon-- performing different acts of rejoicing.  Embroidered in pale silks, metal thread and paillettes on cream-colored taffeta.
Frieze
, 1825–50
Block-printed

Architectural design, with laurel swags between modillions. Coral, green, yellow and brown.
Coté Premier des Magnifiques Carosses Doré, dont les Paneaux sont de Glaces de Miroir, et les Cloux de Cristal
Bernard Picart, 1673–1733, 1713
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Design for a carriage, richly decorated with ornament motifs including urns, rinceaux, mascarons, beads, acanthus leaves, lions terminating in scrolls, and topped with a crown supported by four putti.
Button
, late 18th century
Stoneware

1925-2-31-a,b: Three circular medallions in the style of Wedgwood...
Ornements pour moulures et cadres
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Designs for moldings and frames featuring ornament motifs including bound leaf, acanthus leaves, and rosettes. The plate is signed.
River Bank with Mountains and Clouds, Three Plants, and Men with Hats, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1853
Graphite on gray laid paper
Drawing

Landscape, botanical, and figure sketches recorded along the Magdalena River in Colombia. Below, a view of a river bounded by heavily wooded and mountainous terrain is visible. Above, at right, three distinct botanical studies of branches, vines, and a palm-like plant are included. At left, a man's head is shown from the rear, with a hat above him at left, while above at right, a frontal view of a man with a mustache wearing a striped, wide-brimmed hat is included.
Portrait of a Woman
Rosalba Carriera, Italian, 1673–1757, ca. 1715
Pastel on paper
Drawing

Quarter-length female figure facing a quarter-right, wearing a blue gown with white bodice and holding bouquet of flowers in her arms.
Frieze
, ca. 1860
Block-printed paper

On a brown field, a central basket of flowers, flanked by confronted griffins of which the tails terminate in floral scrolls.
Stage Design, Prison in Gothic Building
Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, Italian, 1696–1756, mid- 18th–late 18th century
Pen and bistre ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. The upper gallery of a prison court. Gothic building with barred windows, large arches, various stairs.
Détail d’une fabrique construite au Parc du Château de Mr Botosky, près de l’Abbaye de Vercampe près d’Amiens par Olivier Architecte
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print illustrating a garden building with two exterior elevations, an interior and exterior sectional view, two floorplans, and a detail of interior paneling. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Design for One Quarter of a Ceiling with a Central Circular Decoration
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1775–1820
Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream yellow laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. One-eight of decoration shown. Center: circular medallion, probably with Aurora, framed by circle with Zodiac signs and mouldings. From corners and from middle of sides rise plant candelabra with winged genii on top, who support festoons. Candelabra connected below by fret band; above, by two branches which border ovoidal panel in which woman dances between tow-hanging trophies. Ceiling bordered by mouldings with frieze. Reverse: above, "quadro longo sara otto palmi." Below, oblong plane written inside: "Largez[z] a  piedi tre/ zechini venti/ zeci 8/ seconda la misura segnata/ da gaetano." (More writing in talian on right, short side, and center right and left.) At lower edge, upper parts of three panels: "Pel la metta di/ questa grandeza/ zechin 8/ per ornati cento scudi/ zec 6/ per figura piu picola/ zechin quatro."  Left: "Galerie sudi 30/ camera da ricev scudi 20/ camera di comp scudi 15/ camera di letto scu 30/ 95."
Border
, 18th century
Technique: bobbin lace (Valenciennes ground and Mechlin outline cord)

Slightly scalloped border of Mechlin lace with the round ground of Valenciennes lace. Design of detached scrolls with flowers and leaves, and a border formed by flowers.
Bracelet
, 1850–75
Gold, black enamel, garnets

Articulated bracelet with clasp; design of oval garnets set in frames with ornament belwo and bow knot above, alternating with round garnets and gold ornaments, bands engraved in leaf-design at either side of the bracelet.
Lizard Head Peak, Colorado
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, January 8, 1893
Graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Vertical view of a monolithic mountain peak, silhouetted against white of paper, towers as one crest of ridge defined by a row of rugged vertical strokes signifying evergreen trees.
A Fountain in a Park
Clement Jayet, French, 1731 – 1804, 1763
Pen and black ink, brush and white gouache on paper
Drawing

The obliquely shown fountain consists of a basin in the shape of a boat in which a shell with children and sea animals is supported by a dragon and children. The children pour water at each other or the dragon. A hedge with arched openings is supposed to form an enclosure. Framing ink lines. Paper margin.
Trophy with tools for measurement
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780–1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

A sphere, a mariner's compass, a protractor, two compasses, an alidade, and a branch. Colored background.
Embroidery sample
, 1775–1805
silk thread, flat gold and silver metal thread wrapped on a silk core, gold and silver metal wire coils, metal sequins, bezeled mirrored glass beads, stamped gold appliqué on silk ground, paper enclosure Technique: embroidered on cut supplementary warp pile (velvet) Label: Satin, stem, and knot stitches embroidered in silk and gold and silver metallic thread; embroidered gold and silver metal wire coils, sequins, bezeled-mirrored glass beads, and stamped gold appliqué on cut supplementary warp pile (velvet); paper enclosure

Floral design embroidered with multicolored silk, silver and gold threads and wire coils, stamped gold appliqué and mirrored glass beads on a solid green velvet ground.
Textile
, 19th century
silk Technique: plain compound cloth

Design of ho-o birds and other conventional birds and cloud forms in secondary wefts of brown silk on navy blue ground.
Stage Design, Interior of Oriental Building
Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, Italian, 1774–1843, early 19th century
Pen and black ink, brush and gray and black wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of building in Islamic style with enormous vaults and rich decoration. In foreground, two pedestals each with two sculptures of lions, benches and tables. Two male figures in center foreground, one kneeling and holding the hand of the other figure, who stands facing forward.
The Elevation of a Memorial Structure
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1790-1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Rebouts with funs and with pavilions and statues on top are connected by a Doric colonnade. Behind it rises an ovoidal building with many windows in the upper story. Small low dome. Colored, cloudy sky.
Groton Heights from Hill Northeast of New London
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1859
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Slope, at right, with trees and houses. Water, left and center, with ridge of land, at left, with trees and houses. Opposite, a bank with monument at top, center, in distance. Sailboats in water.
Sidewall
, 1795–1800
Block-printed on handmade paper

Repeating medallion in brick red and darker red, of figure of a farm boy standing on ground strip amid flowers, flower pots and garden tools, enclosed in draped flouncing of leaf forms edged with lace. Printed on a blue ground.
Portrait of Papire Masson (1544-1611)
Jacques Lubin, French, 1637 - 1695, 1696-1700
Engraving on paper
Print

Half-length portrait in three-quarter view, facing left. The sitter is wearing a cap and an overcoat. The portrait in an oval frame with a coat-of-arms, stands on a moulding on which is inscribed, right: "Jac. Lubin Sculp."; below, "Papire Masson."
Caricature
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a male figure.
The Carnival of Venice (Peep-show)
Martin Engelbrecht, German, 1684–1756, 1730–50
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Scene with dancing figures.  Palace of the Doges on right, library on left.  Also the campanile of St. Marks, the Mint, and a church.  Right edge of each section taped to folding cardboard mount of which parts g and h are cross members.
Allegorical Temple Design and Ornamented Gueridons
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page containing two plates printed on it. The top plate is of an allegorical temple topped with a giant crown held aloft by a unicorn and a lion, and adorned with statues of horn-blowing angels and trophies. In the apse is a statue of a woman with a flame over her head, holding a chalice in one hand and a cross and shield in another. She stands above snakes and a man. This plate is signed and given the letter "B." The lower plate features three gueridons in front of tapestries. The gueridon on the left has captives at its base and a trophy of war. The center gueridon has anguipèdes and winged putti. The gueridon on the right has clawed, scroll feet, military attributes, a winged putto with a wreath, and a tasseled top. The plate is not signed but given the lettering "B."
Motif for Bank Note Design
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, ca. 1895
Brush and grey watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

A group of three women is shown in front of a framed painting. The central figure holds a caduceus and and sits with her feet upon a globe. The woman, at left, kneels and leans in the lap of the central figure. She carries two branches. The right figure is shown obliquely from the back, painting.
Woman in a Sunbonnet
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1874
Graphite and white crayon on light-brown wove paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of the upper portion of a woman wearing in a sunbonnet, facing right, and holding a bowl against her body in her left hand as her right hand extends as though dropping feed for chickens.
Beached Fishing Boat
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, 1864
Lithograph on paper Support: white wove paper laid down on thick wove paper
Print

Horizontal view of a cloudy sky and a beached boat with nets and baskets being removed at right of center; with three men and a horse in left foreground; and chalk cliff and breakwater with beached boats in right background.
Designs for Chairs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for two chairs. The chair at top is designed for placement at a table and has no arms. The seat at bottom is a large couch and is decorated with drapery, busts, palmettes and darts. The plate is signed and numbered.
FLAMBEAUX
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1805
Etching on paper
Print

Three designs for candlesticks with Empire style motifs with military/ war themes including an eagle, oval shields or cartouches, palm leaves, cannon balls, drum, armillary globe, stars, foliate scrolls, cannon, and masks (mascarons). The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Design for an Oil Lamp
, 1800–1850
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

A circular base with fluting. Atlas, a bearded nude male, carries the globe, the equator of which is surrounded by a band. To this band are fastened two bowls with flames. Suspended are chains from which hand screwdrivers.
Elevation of a Doorcase
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1790-1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white paper
Drawing

Undecorated pilaster strips and capitals support an entablature. Projecting blocks form an outer frame.