biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Medallion
, late 18th century
Stoneware

1925-2-10: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Jasper...;     1925-2-11: Circular mount in the style of Wedgwood Jasperware...;     1925-2-12-a: Two circular medallions in the style of Wedgwood J...;     1925-2-13: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgewood Jaspe...;     1925-2-14: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Jasper...;     1925-2-15-a: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Jasper...;     1925-2-16-a: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Jasper...;     1925-2-17: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Jasper...;     1925-2-18: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Jasper...;     1925-2-19: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Jasper...;     1925-2-1-a: Medallions in style of Wedgwood Jasperware; a twen...;     1925-2-1-b: Medallions in style of Wedgwood Jasperware; a twen...;     1925-2-1-c: Medallions in style of Wedgwood Jasperware; a twen...;     1925-2-1-d/p: Medallions in style of Wedgwood Jasperware; a twen...;     1925-2-21-a: Three circular medallions in the style of Wedgewoo...;     1925-2-21-b: Three circular medallions in the style of Wedgewoo...;     1925-2-21-c: Three circular medallions in the style of Wedgewoo...;     1925-2-22: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgewood Jaspe...;     1925-2-24: On card 450;     1925-2-26-a/d: Four octagonal mounts in the style of Wedgewood Ja...;     1925-2-27-a/c: Three octagonal mounts in the style of Wedgwood Ja...;     1925-2-28: Octagonal mount in the style of Wedgwood Jasperwar...;     1925-2-29: Octagonal mount in the style of Wedgwood Jasperwar...;     1925-2-2-a: Medallions in style of Wedgwood Jasperware, twelve...;     1925-2-30: Octagonal mount in the style of Wedgwood Jasperwar...;     1925-2-31-a,b: Three circular medallions in the style of Wedgwood...;     1925-2-32: Oval medallion in the style of Wedgwood Jasperware...;     1925-2-33: Oval medallion the style of Wedgwood Jasperware; o...;     1925-2-34-a,b: Two rectangular mounts in the style of Wedgwood Ja...;     1925-2-35: Octagonal mount in the style of Wedgwood Jasperwar...;     1925-2-36: Octagonal mount in the style of Wedgwood Jasperwar...;     1925-2-38: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Jasper...;     1925-2-39-a/f: Six circular medallions in the style of Wedgwood J...;     1925-2-3-a,b: Medallions in the style of Wedgwood Jasperware - f...;     1925-2-5-a,b: Seven circular and one lozenge shaped medallions o...;     1925-2-5-a: Circular and lozenge shaped medallions or mounts i...;     1925-2-5-b: Circular and lozenge shaped medallions or mounts i...;     1925-2-5-c/g: Seven circular and one lozenge shaped medallions o...;     1925-2-6-a: Medallion or mount in the style of Wedgwood Jasper...;     1925-2-7-a: One circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Ja...;     1925-2-9-a: One circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Ja...
Mug
, 18th–mid-19th century
Red transfer on stoneware

Depiction of couple in landscape. Woman seated and man standing looking towards her. Trees in background; sea and ship dock to right on yellow. Black rim above and on handle.
"Bay of Naples" from "Vues d'Italie"
Joseph Dufour et Cie., French, 1752–1827, 1822
Block printed on handmade paper, wood frame
Folding Screen

Scenic paper is mounted on an eight-panel folding screen. Printed in grisaille.
LIVRE DE PORTIERES
Claude Gillot, French, 1673–1722, 1729–37
Album

Album containing a series of arabesque designs for tapestries (door curtains) featuring Classical Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. Some of the plates are printed in their earlier states and before lettering, bound with a design for a painted top panel of a harpsichord. The designs feature rococo ornament with arabesque and singerie (monkey) motifs after designs by Claude Gillot.
Bedroom in a Country Dacha
Unknown, 1839
Brush and watercolor, pen and blue ink, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

The location of this room is identified as the country house of the Kishkovsky family in Russia. The coved ceiling is decorated in a blue design, the walls are papered in yellow and blue stripes and the floor is carpeted in a geometric pattern. A desk, placed in front of a tall mirror between the windows, is furnished with candlesticks. A small hanging bookshelf and cabinet-on-stand, mounted with a flowered porcelain plaque, are next to the door at the rear. An elegant daybed, covered in green, and a privacy screen are placed on the long wall on the left.
Medallion
, late 18th century
Stoneware

1925-2-38: Circular medallion in the style of Wedgwood Jasper...
Border
, late 18th century
Technique: needle lace

Needle lace edge, floral pattern; late 18th century Alencon
Frieze
Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900, 1875–1900
Machine-printed paper

Frieze on patterned red ground, to the apearance of swagged velvet fabric or drapery gathered at the top by gold metallic fasterners; metallic gold and white torch-motif patterns bordered at the bottom by scalloped metallic gold patterned swags.
Study for "Fortune"
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1899
Pastel crayon, graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of drapery falling below the waist, swirling about the legs of the figure.
Architectural working drawings of the San Francisco City Hall
John Bakewell Jr., 1872 – 1963, 1913–16
Photostat on paper, with yellow crayon additions
Print

Portfolio containing 23 photostats of the principal working drawings for the San Francisco City Hall, constructed between 1913 and 1916, and explanatory sheet giving the history of the building's construction. Drawings are of ground plan, elevations, dome, interior and exterior architectural decoration.
Study of landscape
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1855
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a landscape with mountains on the horizon.
Ceiling paper
Robert Graves Co., New York, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, ungrounded, applied mica flakes

Flitter ceiling paper with floral wreaths containing pink roses contained within overlapping foliate circles. The wreaths and circles are outlined in small gold mica flakes. White ground. Printed in pinks, greens, tan, light teal, and gold mica flakes. Mold and water damage.
Printed in selvedge: "Robert Graves Co. 5293 FJ"
Design for Curtains on the East Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, ca. 1817
Brush and watercolor, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Elevation of the east wall, showing a design for the decoration of the five windows which comprise this wall. Festooned drapery is upheld by a cornice made up mainly of winged dragons. Fluted curtains are hung in front of the piers between the windows.

Original album associated with this collection still exists.  See 1948-40-1 accessory.
Sidewall
Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797, 1875–1900
block-printed and embossed paper

Floral medallion in red, cream and green, over brown weave-like stripe on brown satin ground.
Plate II, from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

Metal instrument, of rectangular joined sections. A round section topped by a rosette projecting upper right, with a pryamidal section joined to it below, with a triple prong. Figures below with 5, 4, and 3 curved sides. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-200.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Large-scale realistically rendered roses suspended from yellow ribbon. A lace swag, also suspended from the ribbon, hangs beneath each rose. Printed on a background that shades from light tan at top to a darker tan at bottom.
Study of landscape
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1855
Brush and wash, graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of rock formations.
Memorial to Sister Maria Raggi in S. Maria sopra Minerva
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Drawing after Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Memorial to Sister Maria Raggi in S. Maria sopra Minerva. Center is marble carved to look like drapery. Putti near top seem to support a large medallion with a portrait of Sister Maria Raggi. At the top is a cross.
Architectural project for the house of P.J. Hetzel
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, French, 1814 – 1879, 1874
Watercolor, graphite, pen and black ink
Drawing

P.J. Hetzel's house in France
Ceiling paper
, 1890–1910
Machine-printed

Coffered ceiling design with rosettes.
Sketchbook Page: Man with Balloon
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1883
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Recto: Sketch of man with a balloon, cancelled out. 
Verso: Two caricatures of the face of a man with a curled mustache, shown frontally, looking towards the left.
Jesus, der göttliche Kinderfreund
F. Overbeck, German, active 19th c., ca. 1826
Engraving on paper
Print

Jesus, der göttliche Kinderfreund, with French translation
Lower Falls, Yellowstone
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, 1880
Etching in black ink on tan wove paper
Print

The lower falls are seen in the background. A river moves toward the left forground. Tree stump and vegetation at lower right.
Lions Juggling the Medici Balls
, ca. 1550
Pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on gray paper
Drawing

Six lions, in various attitudes, juggle with large balls, representing the "palle" on the Medici arms.
Border
, 1870–90
Machine-printed on embossed paper

Aesthetic style. Wide central band of vining floral motif. Narrow band of scalloped edge along top. Band of wave scroll along bottom edge. Printed in shades of red and green on embossed mtallic gold ground. The ground is embossed to simulate a textile weave.
Coal Exchange, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper
Print

Large room with center squared off by Ionic columns. Men in groups talking, each with pen and paper in hand. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Arrest of Major Wildman
Frederick Coffay Yohn, American, 1875–1933, ca. 1900
Brush and black and grey watercolor, white gouache, graphite on illustration board
Drawing

Illustration showing a group of men with drawn swords entering a room with two figures.  One, standing, turns; the others, seated, appears startled.
Tangiers
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1891
Graphite, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

A narrow walled area leading to an archway in the background. Two figures in the foreground.
Fragments
, 18th century
silk Technique: brocaded

Naturalistic flowers, undulating curves and ribbon-like swags on a light blue ground patterned by small dots and dashes.
Hurlingham - The Pavilion
H. Jamyn Brooks, 1891
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper, mounted
Print

Men in polo clothes on and off horseback, and judges, etc. before a pavilion. Woods beyond. Artist's name, lower left; title, lower right.
Sampler
, 1880
silk and cotton embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and satin stitches on plain weave foundation

Five alphabets introduced by a Maltese cross.  Field divided into bands of isolated motifs at bottom field has bands of repeating pattern.
Frieze
Kayser & Allman, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Horizontally repeating rococo-inspired pattern. Spindly scrollwork of stylized acanthus leaves and rosebuds rests on a meshwork of flowers and lines. A thin, foliate border runs across the top of the page. Design is machine-printed in olive green and khaki atop an ombre background that, from top to bottom, fades from light brown to pink to tan.
Studies of Architectural Moldings
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1879-80
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Studies of architectural moldings
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, textured, liquid mica

Floral sprigs ending in acanthus scrolls, interspersed with strung bead scrolls. Printed in subtle colors on off-white ground.
Sidewall, frieze and ceiling paper
Frederick Beck & Co., 1860, 1890–1920
Machine-printed

Light blue, white and metallic gold floral with scrollwork on gray-blue ground.
Seascape with Cliffs and Breakers
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Waves breaking in left foreground, four sections of cliffs at right behind waves.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Alternating large and small stylized flowers. Printed in metallic greens and golds on background simulating a weave.
Edge
, 16th–17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

Band fragment with an oval tab edge in a geometric floral pattern. Design is taken from needle lace.
Sidewall - fragment
, 1868–69
Machine-printed

Geometric format, with Greek key-like motif. Printed in very pale yellow-green on off-white ground.
Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, L'Ananas (Pineapple) from the Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service)
Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, 1819–20
Pen and brown, black ink, brush and brown, black wash, white gouache, red crayon, graphite on tan paper mounted on blue-gray paper
Drawing

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. The setting is the interior of a greenhouse.  A man in right foreground is holding a pineapple in his left hand while offering a taste of the fruit in his right hand to two small girls. Another man at center points to a wall thermometer to verify the ideal room temperature to ripen pineapples. A watering can in the left foreground leans on a table which holds potted pineapples.  Snakes hang from rafter supports in the middleground.  A map showing Mexico and Brazil is mounted on the rear wall. Light streams through the multi-paned window at right.
Plate 13, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)
Léonard Thiry, Flemish, 1550, ca. 1570
Engraving on paper
Print

Design for two brooches. At left, strapwork and trophies encircle a figural scene. Above, a mask. At right, a strapwork oval with harpies, masks and fruit encircles a central scene showing figures and a cow.
Border
, 1835–75
Block-printed and flocked on machine-made paper

Realistically modelled band of assorted, multi-colored flowers and flocked foliage runs down the center of this border. Stripes of flocking on the edges. Printed in yellow, blue, pink, greens and gray on a white satin ground.

H# 553
Sidewall - sample
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1907–08
Machine-printed on ingrain paper

Oversized, flamboyant group of five poppies with swirling stems and leaves, surrounded by small clusters of flowers (Chinese lanterns, jonquils), and leaves. On a course, rough-textured paper. Art nouveau style. Printed in selvedge: "Exclusive Design No 2732 AG."
Sampler
, 18th century
silk and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in double running and half cross stitches on plain weave foundation

Isolated motifs and corner patterns.  Note: stitches make embroidery reversible.
Border
, 1830–50
Block-printed on embossed paper

Passementerie or fancy gimp border. Serpentine blue cord forming loops above and below a horizontal plaited multi-colored band. Along the lower side the loops terminate in tassels, alternately red and blue. Printed on gray ground with vertical ribbing.
Drouet
James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834–1903, 1859
Etching and drypoint on paper
Print

Half-length portrait of Charles Drouet (1836-1908), the sculptor. He is seen turned one-quarter to the right, arms folded across his chest, hair disheveled, and wearing a full beard.
Study for "Wedding Procession"
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, 1872–1875
Pastel crayon on paper
Drawing

Full-length sketch of a female figure in costume, seen from the back.
studies of hands holding calipers
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1890
black crayon, white chalk on blue-green paper
Drawing

Three hands holding calipers
Tile
Paul Revere Pottery, American, 1908 - 1942, 1910
Glazed earthenware

Buff clay body, molded.  Square tile with design of two-storied house flanked by buildings.  Incised contours separate mat glazes of dark green, brown, taupe, light blue, pink, and buff.  "MATHER/ ELIOT/HOUSE" incised at top of front, "HAN-/OVER/ &/ NORTH/BENN- /ET/STREETS"  on right building.  Back not glazed
Design for an Emrboidered or Woven Horizontal Border
, 1825–1850
Brush and white, beige gouache on oily tracing paper
Drawing

A fantastical plant with lace blossoms and a rising spiral with a lace blossom are connected by festoons of lace ribbon. They are intended to alternate. A border composed of a beige and white stripe and a row consisting of two lace heart forms and leave bough, of which two unites are shown, is at bottom left.
Design for the Embroidery of Wearing Apparel, No. 31, of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1785–1795
Graphite, brush and gouache on paper
Drawing

Four flower boughs are shown disposed in two staggered horizontal rows.
Frame with Trophy and Turkish Bonnet
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1740–68
Etching and engraving on paper
Bound print

Upright frame design for a mirror or painting, topped by a trophy of arms and a Turkish bonnet. Additional trophies and banners at left and right sides.
Waistcoat
, 1750–1800
silk Technique: embroidery

Waistcoat with embroidered floral garlands in blue and white centering around the pockets and below. Widely-spaced floral sprigs across the body.
Woman
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1883–1884
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Sketch of a female figure; Verso: Sketch of three female figures by a fireplace.
Dish
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756, 1768
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
dish

Dish with broadly scalloped edge. Wide rim painted with quatrefoil and lattice pattern. At center, a flying putto with laurel wreath and the gilded letter E.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Yellow trimming in a design of large lozenges connected by smaller ones.
A walking Moor
Howard Russell Butler, American, 1856 - 1934, 1887
Pencil on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Shown obliquely from the right back. Caption in the lower right corner: "Morocco / 1887."
Designs for Gun Parts and Ornament
Thobie Tourneur, Le Thuraine, French, active ca. 1630 – ca. 1690, 1660
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Designs for gun parts (flint lock and ornament) decorated with grotesque ornaments, mascarons (masks), fantastical animals, sphynx, angels, Royal French coat of arms, arms, and armor, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), rosettes, and fleurons. The plate is numbered.
Design for an Armchair
, late 18th century
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for an armchair shown from the front at left and obliquely from the left side at right. More detailed version of the design in 1901-39-1506. The seat, the back, and parts of the arms are upholstered in lilac. The arms and the frame of the back are devised as one curved moulding. Some gilded mountings on chair frame.
Autumn Landscape, Vermont
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 1865
Oil and graphite on green paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing an incomplete view of autumn foliage in the mountains of Vermont. The foreground is not rendered in paint--only an undulating graphite line at lower center suggests what kind of landform or rock might have been depicted. At center, a stand of vibrantly colored red, orange, and yellow deciduous trees serves as the focus of the scene. In the background, across a valley floor, a rolling and heavily wooded mountain range is shown beneath a largely overcast sky, save one patch of blue at upper center. Entire scene rendered in high level of detail.
Decorative Monogram Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, ca. 1780
Etching and hand colored in watercolor on paper
Print

Design for a decorative monogram for the letters B and X featuring flowers, berries, and leaves.  The letters are topped with a crown of flowers. The plate is numbered, signed and hand colored.
Title Page
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Title page for a series of bed designs featuring a design for a canopy bed (view from the side) with upholstered headboard and footboard of the same heights. The posts bending inwards to support a smaller crown canopy above, topped with feather finials. The bed linen is decorated with flowers, scrolling leaves, cornucopia of flowers and fruit, rosettes, festoons of flowers, and birds. The bed curtains are scalloped with passementerie and tassels. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed. A scale below.
Sampler
, early 19th century
silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: cross stitch on plain weave

Two verses, one entitled "Friend Farewell," and the initials "P.G."  Worked in cross stitch.
Necklace design: Project for a rincauex to be engraved on metal
, 1650–1675
Black chalk, pen and ink on paper
Drawing

Rising stems with leaves and blossoms, springing from two leaves, below at left.
Design for a Brooch
, 1825–50
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, sepia on paper
Drawing

An oval diamond with two hearts is framed by a band and outside by volutes, with beads in their center and upon the cusps, pending from two rings at teh sides and from below are three damonds.
Pillow cover
Sybil Carter Indian Mission and Lace Industry Association, ca. 1900
linen Technique: cutwork and embroidery with bobbin lace

Pillow cover ornamented in conventional design worked in cutwork and embroidery. Joined to the back with bobbin lace. Pillow covered in green silk.
Elevation of an Interior with Niche and Console Table
Johann Michael Hoppenhaupt II, German, 1709–ca. 1778, 1753
Etching and engraving on white laid paper tipped into cream laid paper
Print

Elevation of an interior with a console table set in a niche. The table has mounted on it vases, a clock, candles, and figural statues. Along the wall are other tables with vases placed on them, and brackets with small sculptures. The walls are richly decorated with rocaille ornamentation. The plate is signed.
Designs for Five Console Tables, Three with Candlesticks, Probably for Rooms in the Palazzo Altieri, Rome
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1787–1793
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Above the top of the table is supported by the head and the hands of a gaine, above is is a candlestick consisting of a monumental column, with a sphere on top, from which three branches rise. Below: a column supports the top central row; above: A sphynx supports the top; the pedestal of the candlestick is shown. Shown from the left corner. Below: the same design shows from the front. The candlestick has the same design, as above at left. Right row: a chimera is the support; above is the candlestick.
Design for a Surtout de Table (Centerpiece)
, early 19th century
Pen and black ink, brush and grey wash on paper; Verso: graphite, pen and ink
Drawing

Design for a centerpiece or surtout de table showing the left side. The central piece represents a pavilion with the statue of Diana of Ephesos. Laterally are four major and three minor objects. The latter are, from right to left: a bowl supported by a column and two chimaerae; two vases upon pedestals. They are separated from each other by a bowl upon a column; a rostrum column with a winged figure with a sword on top; a bowl supported by a column and two storks; and at the end, an urn upon a column, with two women sitting upon its pedestal. Pairs of posts are intended, each connected by a chain. Supported by a stand with feet formed by two toes and a leaf. A scale appears underneath the design, with the inscriptions "Palmo" on the left and "Romano" on the right in pen and black ink directly below. Below the scale is the plan of the left half. Verso: Drawn in graphite: the section of the base of a column and lozenges; in pen: a column with a capital.
Fragment
, ca. 1815
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave; red

Fragment shows a vignette of a woman in classical dress seated beneath a tree near a rocky outcropping. Above her is a reclining figure in a cloud. The background is a diamond-shaped lattice. In red on a white ground.