biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Stage Design: Court in Gothic Castle
, early 19th century
Pen and bistre ink, brush and sepia wash on paper; verso: pen and ink
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Court of Gothic castle with shields attached to wall, multiple staircases leading up at center. Verso: indistinct drawing.
Designs for Acanthus Leaf Moldings and Ornament
Thomas Lainé, French, 1682 – 1739, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A printed sheet from a series of thirty designs for moldings, carved frames, doors, chimneys and liturgical objects. The plate features five acanthus leaf ornament designs. Two pairs of acanthus leaf fronds shown side-by-side, in outline and with shading. A design for ornament in the lower left corner, with scrolls, acanthus leaves, fronds, a rosette, C-scrolls and ornate curls. The plate is signed and numbered.
Trophée à Flore
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1775–76
Etching and engraving (crayon manner) in red ink on laid paper
Print

A design for an ornamental trophy to Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers. A vignette with festoons and a basket of flowers, a quiver of arrows, flutes, and other attributes within clouds. The plate is titled and signed.
Design for Painted Decoration of a Wall
, 1830–50
Brush and gouache, watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Three pilasters, standing upon a dado, support an entablature, the frieze of which shows four semicircular representations of flowes in various receptacles and ornament motifs in the wedges. Bands and palmettes decorate the lower parts of the pilasters. The wall panels are green, with a molded oblong frame. Black framing stripe.
Cartel with Military Motifs
Pierre-Gabriel Berthault, French, 1737–1831, 1746–1776
Engraving on paper
Print

Cartel with Military Motifs
Ornament Design
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1751
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Rocaille design of a spray of acanthus leaves. The plate is signed.
Sarcophagi
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Above, a base, supported by consoles surrounded by a frieze with figures. In front of the lower part of the cover are two eagles supporting festoons together with a trophy of arms in the center. Below, the left side is shown of the moulded sarcophagus. Colored background.
Designs for Candlesticks and a Military Trophy
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777–78
Etching on paper
Print

Designs for two candlesticks and a central ornamental military trophy featuring neoclassical motifs including fluting, a cartouche, terminal figures, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), a frieze, palm leaves, cannon, shield, spears with flags, and a helmet. The plate is numbered.
Menuiserie du Fauteuil A
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Plans for the joinery of the armchair represented in 1921-6-279-43. The plate is signed and numbered.
Standing Clock or Barometer Mount Designs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Two designs for standing clocks or barometer. The design at top has a round face framed with bead course and draped with leaves. The base is lined with rosettes and there are pinecone finials on either side. The design at the bottom of the plate has a round face framed with lamb tongue ornamentation. It is topped by crossed branches, and has on its base a fasces, plumed helmets, and a pull drawer. It has four spherical feet. The plate is signed and numbered.
Mountain Landscape, Adirondacks
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, October 7, 1864
Graphite on grey paper
Drawing

Top to bottom, lake, center; mountains beyond.
Designs for Tobacco and Powder Boxes, Watches, Seals, and other Goldsmith Ornaments, from the set "Neues sehr dienliches Goldschmids Büchlein"
Paul Decker, 1677–1713, ca. 1705
Engraving on paper
Print

The numbers have been erased. Four boxes; six ornaments.
Trimming
, ca. 1902
silk Technique: woven

Multi-colored trimming woven in an open design with flowers made of colored ribbons and floss threads that are knotted and fringed.
Design for embroidery or tapestry
Alphonse de Neuville, French, 1835 - 1885, 1875–80
Pen, ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper
Drawing

Design for embroidery or tapestry by Alphonse Marie de Neuville (1836-1885). Basket with flower and grapevine. Without support or background. A ribbon festoon is suspended from the basket.
Study after a Funeral Monument and Study after Frieze
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, early 19th century
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Study of funeral monument with personification of poetry, urn and dog; frieze of base of funeral monument; study of funeral monument with female figure and dog.
Title Page
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, ca. 1780
Etching and hand colored in watercolor on paper
Print

Title page and design for a decorative monogram featuring flowers, leaves, plants, and topped with a crown of flowers. The plate is titled, numbered, signed, and hand colored.
Button
, 1870–71
Brass

Circular buttons, slightly convex with words "Guarde Nat. Mobilisee".

On card i80
Thumbnail Sketches
, ca. 1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (iron gall ink) on Light brown laid paper
Drawing

Sheet divided into fifteen thumbnail sketches. At top center, Venus in a shell. Around this are angels. Below, chariot scenes and trophies.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) on satin ground

Fragment of tomato-red cut and uncut velvet. Patterned ground of uncut pile with large swinging floral design in cut pile.
Pair of Brown Birds on Bouquet with Tulip, Rose, and Snapdragons, with Butterflies
, ca. 1800–1830
Pen and ink, graphite on coated wove paper
Drawing

Pair of Brown Birds on Bouquet with Tulip, Rose, and Snapdragons, with Butterflies
Sidewall
, 1840–60
Block-printed

L-shaped portion of a paper with repeating figured scenes: house and ship, boatman, and teamsters at rest. A complete width of paper.
Mt. Katahdin from the North Basin, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1877
Graphite, white gouache, and oxidized white gouache on light brown wove paper; verso: graphite
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of Pamola Peak and the Great Basin of Mt. Katahdin from the north ridge of the North Basin that leads to Howes Peaks, in Maine. In the immediate foreground, nearby rocky cliffs descend precipitously into the basin below, which gently slopes away from the viewer through the middle distance at center and left. In the middle distance at right, the rugged Hamlin Ridge ascends out of frame to Hamlin Peak, out of view. The Great Basin of Mt. Katahdin lies beyond, with its incredily steep and rugged walls leading upwards to the sharp Pamola Peak at upper center, Baxter Peak partially out of view at far right, and the serrated ridge between the two known as the Knife Edge. Rolling terrain extends into the background at left, with a broad lake highlighted in white gouache that is likely Lake Millinocket. 

Verso: Landscape sketch at right showing a view looking down one of Mt. Katahdin's rocky ridges, likely viewing Pamola Peak from Hamlin Peak or a nearby point. In the foreground, blocks of granite extend along the ridge through the middle distance and into the background, where they ascend to the sharp summit of Pamola at upper center. Patches of trees and other vegetation interspersed throughout the rocks.
Panel
, 16th–17th century
linen Technique: needlework on hand knotted net with bobbin lace edge

End of a towel or table cover. Needlework on knotted net with a design of scrolling vines over diagonal bars in a symmetrical arrangement with urns.