biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Francesco Cairo, do. il. Cav. del Cairo
, ca. 1700
Engraved. Black ink with watercolor additions.
Print

Vertical rectangle. Bust length portrait of a man wearing a large white collar, turned one quarter right. Below, inscription giving the sitter's names and dates. within scroll, lower right: 124.
Tassel
, late 17th century
silk, metal thread, wooden core

Skirt of red silk covered with metal thread loop of two lengths, each supporting a brownish-red floss tassel. Collar at top of silk and metal loops. Head is covered with pink silk and metal in checkerboard pattern. Loop of red silk cord.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, linen Technique: woven

Part of a large scale pattern. This part shows two birds at the foot of a large urn.
Coverlet fragment
, mid- 19th century
wool, cotton Technique: jacquard woven

Coverlet fragment showing a pattern of medallions composed of flowers and leaves in alternating brown and dark blue horizontal stripes on undyed cotton. To the right, a border of stylized flowers. Fringe of the same material sewn to one plain selvedge.
Peep-show, Vue Generale de la Ville d'Amsterdan du Côté de Tye (A General View of the City of Amsterdam from the Tye)
Thomas Bowles, British, 1712 - after 1753, 1752
Engraving in ink with washes of watercolor on paper, mounted on scrapbook page
Print

Peep-show print
Dessein de l’illumination et du feu d’artifice donné à Monseigneur le Dauphin à Meudon le 3e septembre 1735
Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, French, 1715–1790, 1756
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Exterior view of the gardens of the Palace at Versailles during a fireworks display for Louis XV, King of France. An arched colonnade trellis with two three-tiered fountains at left and right; ornately fashioned topiaries and plants in the other intervals, with a tree upon a pedestal at the center back. Within the semi-circular stage, a man wearing an animal skin slays two fantastic beasts with a large club. His left foot steps on the dragon at left, from whose mouth emits trails of smoke. (Figures are larger than life, possibly a sculptural group depicting one of the trials of Hercules.) In the background, a large circle of light at lower center, with arcs of fireworks spiraling out in all directions, illuminating the treetops at either side. In the foreground, an audience of figures—the male and female spectators sit on wooden chairs and stand in groups watching the display.
Lapel Watch
Paulding Farnham, American, 1859 – 1927, ca. 1889
gold, enamel, diamonds
watch

Chatelaine pendant watch forms the core of a pink wild rose, the stem and foliage of which are composed of enameled gold, studded with diamonds.
Nouveau Jeu des Fables d'Esope
Jean, active 19th c., ca. 1812
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper mounted on folding boards
Game

Printed board game with two rows of vignettes arranged in spiral around a central zone. Each vignette with title of fable and a number. Four more fables at the corners. In the lower left center, Aesop composing his fables. Foldes into quarters.
Floral Tailpiece
Jean-Jacques Bachelier, French, 1724 - 1806, 1760
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Third plate from a series of six tailpieces and fleurons originally designed for the 1755-1759 four-volume edition of the Fables de La Fontaine.  The large circular floral motif is made up of interlaced flowers and leaves with a lyr at the top in the center.  The plate is numbered and signed.
Cup and saucer
, 18th–mid-19th century
Stoneware

Yellow cup and saucer with upturned rims. Both decorated with metallic floral motif and band around rims.
Embroidered picture
Margaret Hoog, American, b. Ireland, 1875
wool and cotton embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in chain stitch on plain weave foundation Label: wool plain weave embroidered with wool and cotton in chain stitch

At the top, an eagle with spread wings is perched atop a shield, with flags and buntings, surrounded by floral sprays. At the bottom is a landscape with a small town, a locomotive, and a horse and carriage. In the center is the inscription: John the Hoog O Love Remember me Margaret Hoog Married 1875 June 3, surrounded by birds and flowers. The entire surface is covered with chain stitch embroidery.
Suitte de Trophés d’après le Chevalier de la Touche Gravé par Paty
Jacques Ignace de Latouche, French, 1694 – 1781, ca. 1750
Album

An album containing six plates with two ornamental trophy designs on each plate featuring arms and armor, agricultural tools, and musical instruments. The plates are signed and numbered.
"Bologna"
William Adams & Sons Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, England, mid-19th century
Earthenware, transfer-printed decoration
Plate

Scalloped plate with six scenes around the rim. Central design shows a group of figures on a boat.
No. 176
Ludwig Lobmeyr, Austrian, 1829 - 1917, ca. 1880
Mouth-blown crystal, hand-cut and polished
Dessert wine glass

Mouth-blown crystal, hand-cut and polished
Textile
, 1772
wool Technique: embroidered on twill weave

Dark blue twill ground embroidered with polychrome wools in coarse outline and filling-stitches. A central square is framed by an interlacing pattern, inside it a woman in a full skirt holding flower, the date 1772, and the initials K.I.D. In alternate corners an 8-pointed star or a stylized vase and flower appear. A large cipher appears on each short end; a floral scroll at the lower edge and diapered,  tear-shaped leaves at the upper edge.
Table cover
, 17th century
linen Technique: embroidered

Table cover or "paño de ofrenda" of white hand woven linen embroidered in light brown linen thread. Cutwork squares and borders are worked in white and brown thread. Traditional stylized lily at corners of center section. Wide border with diamond-shaped pattern stag, "bicho" and cut-work squares. Wide edging of crocheted lace in brown and white thread.
Fleet Prison, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper
Print

A large courtyard, men playing handball against a high wall at left, smoking and conversing. Dormitory at right. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Border
, 17th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Border of Point de Venise à Rose with floral sprays running in a serpentine design. Pattern connected by picoted bars; outlined by cordonnet. Solidly-worked areas are interspersed with decorative filling stitches known as gaze quadrillée.
Nude Study of "Comedy" for Headband
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, ca. 1895
Graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Semi-nude female figure seated on ground with legs extending to left. Drapery below waist, ivy in hair, holding a mirror or fan. Squared for transfer.
Sidewall
Imperial Wallcoverings Inc., American, founded 1901, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Diamond motif forming a stripe design. Printed in green, burgundy and gold on tan ground. Printed in selvedge: "Imperial Glen Falls 445"
Border
, 1600–1650
linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

Small scale floral and geometric shapes set within repeat grouping of four pendants.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Petite flowers and scrolling foliage form four-pointed star shape. These diamond shapes alternate with a floral sprig.
Traveling Fork
, mid–late 18th century
silver, brass
fork

Fork has two straight tines, angular shoulders and a baluster-shaped neck. Tapering handle, round in section, with filigree; floral and paisley design around a plain silver shaft. Rosette at the end of handle.
Border
, 1815–35
Block-printed on handmade paper

Border is divided into two distinct pattern bands. The upper band consists of a feather-like leaf, flanked by a conventional flower and acanthus curl, alternating with a rosette-centered medallion. The lower band is an architectural row of leaves and flowers edged in dentilling. Printed in four shades of gray, white, turquoise, dark blue, gold, ocher, rosse, brown and orange.

H# 516
Curtain paper
, 1870–1880
Block-printed, gauffre paper

Two wide vertical stripes with chinoiserie on dark brown, alternating with two stripes of "India" flowers, edged by narrow red stripes with geometric design.
Band
, early 18th century

Edge of bobbin lace, floral ovals repeated; early 18th century Bedford.
Sample sheet
, ca. 1746
paper and wool Technique: fulled plain weave

Sheet of paper pasted with double row of samples of fulled wool in bright colors, dark greens and purples, and white from Carcassonne, France. Intended for export to the eastern Mediterranean region.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, steel Technique: beaded crochet

Light brown crocheted silk ornamented with cut steel beads in simple pattern of connected rectangles. Very small cut steel rings control side opening; small bead tassels at either end.
Knife
, ca. 1720-1750
steel, glass beads, thread

Scimitar-shaped blade with rounded end and baluster stem. Tubular tapered handle multi-color floral bands in spirals, on white bead ground, separatedby blue, yellow and green beadwork border.
Designs for Pier Glasses of the Great Room and Side Board Table in Dining Room, plate VIII, in Works of Architecture of Robert and James Adam, Vol. I, 1st Edition
Robert Adam, British, 1728–1792, 1778
Etching on paper
Bound print

Designs for a large and two smaller mirrors; design for a side board table in ancient Greco-Roman style.
Lachenalia Pendula and Lachenalia Quadricolor, Plate 47 from A. C. Van Eeden's "Flora of Haarlem"
Arentine H. Arendsen, Dutch, 1836 - 1915, ca. 1881
Chromolithograph on paper
Print

Disbound color plate "Lachenalia Pendula and Lachenalia Quadricolor" from A. C. Van Eeden's "Flora of Haarlem."
The Execution by Gunpowder of Hendrik Eemkens in 1562 in Utrecht, design for illustration in T.J. van Bragt, "Het bloedig tooneel, of Martelaers spiegel der doopsgesinde of weereloose christenen (The Mirror of Martyrs), 1685.
Jan Luyken, Dutch, 1649 - 1712, 1683-1685
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper, laid down
Drawing

Eemkins, an anabaptist, is tied to a stake with gunpowder hung from his neck, at left. An executioner, right, uses a pitchfork to raise a bundle of burning hay; the explosion is indicated by occluding lines radiating outward from Eemkins' body. A priest at left and numerous figures witness the scene, which takes place in the city square of Utrecht.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Sparsely arranged floral sprigs with scrolling acanthus and dot pattern.  Pink, green, bronze, liquid mica on a cream ground.
Textile
, late 18th century
cotton Technique: block printed with additional colors applied by brush on a plain weave foundation

Clusters of naturalistic flowers in blue and white, pink and red, surrounded by green leaves with yellow veining on a dark brown ground.
Pair of silver knee buckles
, 18th century
Silver
Buckle

Pair of buckles silver, basically square in shape with undulating outline.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Trellis pattern formed with ogival lines. A stylized floral motif or boss links the ogives together. Another smaller floral motif or boss is centered within each void. Printed in green and metallic gold on light green ground containing a honeycomb pattern along with a moire design.
Plate XLVII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

Machine pumping water out of a well, through a spout, left. Bottom of well interior shown below; man runs it with a lever and pendulum, left. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-244.
Sampler
, 1833
linen embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in chain, buttonhole, threaded herringbone, back, and knot stitches on plain weave foundation

Twenty buttonholes and an insertion of needle lace in the center.  Decorative hem.
Study for "Wedding Procession"
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, 1872–1875
Pastel crayon on paper
Drawing

Full-length sketch of a female fiigure standing, her head turned toward the left. Her hands are before her, holding up the folds of her garment.
Hunting Scene with Female Equestrian
, ca. 1900
Silver
Matchsafe

Rectangular, with curves and counter-curves along ornate perimeter, featuring raised decoration of female equestrian on horse, jumping over wooden fence, tree and grass in foreground and background, scene is framed by elaborate scroll work, lid features fox head with scroll work surround; reverse features variation on decorative scroll work frame, scroll work on lid as well, reserve empty except for incised initials "J.C.L." Lid hinged on side. Striker on bottom.
St. Valentine's Day – The Old Story in All Lands
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, February 22, 1868
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Couples from different nations and time periods shown.
Border
, ca. 1850
Block-printed

Ocher and metallic gold scrolling foliage, intertwined with swag of green flowers.
Landscape with Dark Trees, Village, Mountains and Clouds
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1885–1902
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Grass in foreground with stand of trees in left middleground. At right, farther back, additional trees and a town. In distance, stretching across horizon, mountains, and above, cumulus clouds.
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

On green-tan ground, scrolls in green and gold with clusters of pink roses throughout.
Sidewall
William H. Mairs and Company, Brooklyn, New York, 1895–1903
Machine-printed, mica

Foliate medallion printed on tan background with green diaper pattern.
Fragment
, 16th century
silk on linen Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Textile fragment. Band showing symmetrical design of a double headed dragon and trees outlined in dark blue silk in reserve against a yellow embroidered background.
Pleated fan
, ca. 1780
Paper leaf with hand-colored etching, bone sticks, mother-of-pearl washer at the rivet

Pleated fan. Front and back leaves of hand-colored etching on paper. Obverse: a satirical depiction American separation from England, and the 1778 treaty subsequently signed between America and France. England is represented by the placid cow and the recumbent lion, tamed and controlled by the Dutch, the Spanish, and the French. At center, a group of men saw off the horns of a cow (Great Britain) while another milks her. At left, a man amputates the right paw of the British lion while another treads on the beast's back. Two Englishmen lament the scene and drop the deed of separation. At right, two women (France and England) are embracing, while a group of crowned women representing the other nations of Europe gather around a scroll inscribed, "Epoque fatale 4 Juillet 1776 -- 13 Mai 1778". Reverse: French explanation of obverse. 
Bone sticks. Mother-of-pearl washer at the rivet.
Fashion Plate
E. Préval, active 19th c., 1857
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Man in hunting dress with a gun, and a woman in hat and fringed shawl over a full-skirted dress, in a park. Artists' names below. Description on verso.
Miser's purse
, 1810–30
silk, metal beads Technique: netting

Netted in blue silk on one side, ornamented and tasseled at end with gold beads; brown silk ornamented with cut steel beads and tasseled with steel beads on other side.  Two rings control side opening; on the blue side is a gold ring, on the brown there is a ring of cut steel.
Two Seascapes with Cliffs at Right
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Above: waves coming onto shore with cliffs at right; below: waves crashing against rocks in right foreground, cliffs at right.
Floral design for printed textiles
Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752–1818, 1800–1818
Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Stylized floral patterns, blue, tan and white on tan ground.
From a frieze called "The Pines"
Addison B. Le Boutellier, 1872 – 1951, ca. 1902
Formed, applied and glazed earthenware
Tile

A glazed tile with a landscape scene including two trees.
Sugar Caster
John Langlands I & John Robertson, English, active 1778 – 1795, 1783
silver
caster

Long cylindrical silver sugar caster with a rounded top, flared belly, and foot. The surface of the caster is decorated in regular lines that twist slightly from top to bottom. The lid meets the body with a smooth silver border and is perforated with small circle and arc shaped openings. The caster lid is topped with a spherical finial and base.
sheath
, ca. 1668
steel/ tinned copper?

1985-103-41-a: Tapered metal sheath, flat on the back side, upper...;     1985-103-41-b: Long pointed blade, corroded. Curved rectangular g...
Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers
, 19th century
Brush and gouache, graphite on light brown paper
Drawing

Horizontally-oriented diamond shape made up of flowers. Pink, white, blue and purple flowers outline the diamond, red and yellow flowers at the center. Guidelines in graphite are visible with the diamond bisected horizontally and vertically.
Frieze
York Card & Paper Co., 1891, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Printed two across. Stylized floral motif, large flower topped with three buds, alternates with single flower. Band of vining foliage below.
Close Study of Waves on Rocks
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Detail study of waves breaking on rocks. Water crashing against large rock in left foreground and smaller rock in right foreground. Second and third rocks in left middle ground. Shadow/suggestion of further rocks in distance.
Knife
, ca. 1865
steel
knife

Knife in integral form. Tapered, curved, pointed blade, notched and engraved swaged upper edge. Rectangular handle cut in geometric facets. Oval terminal with button.
dagger
, ca. 1400–1500
steel, wood

1985-103-41-a: Tapered metal sheath, flat on the back side, upper...;     1985-103-41-b: Long pointed blade, corroded. Curved rectangular g...
Design for a Jug
Noritake, Japan and New York, New York, USA, 1880–1910
Brush and watercolor, gold gouache, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Design for a partial jug with squared upward handle. Body depicts large green and purple grapes on vines against a blue background.
Purse
, 1870
beads, leather, canvas Technique: embroidered with beads

Rectangular purse, solidly beaded. Against a background of opalescent beads are pictured Masonic emblems, with a border of blue checkerboard. Lined with white leather. Inscribed on white leather lining: Miss Dearsley, 25 Dec. 1870.
Printing block
, 19th century
wood Technique: carved in relief

Block for printing textiles. Elongated triangular shape. Contemporary picture hangers attached.
Ceiling paper
Benton, Heath & Co., Hoboken, New Jersey, 1875 - 1917, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

On gray ground, white cross motifs alternating; one with petals made of white floral rinceaux and the other composed of C-scrolls.
Cup
Gavet Coutelier, France, 1809–19
Silver

1985-103-281-a/j: Red leather holder with tooled gold borders and ve...;     1985-103-281-a: Barrel-shaped red leather case with stamped gold d...;     1985-103-281-b: Plain silver cup with flaring rim, decorated with ...;     1985-103-281-c: Red leather holder with stamped gold decorations f...;     1985-103-281-d: Blade has straight sides, upper edge tapering towa...;     1985-103-281-e: Oval spoon-bowl with pointed tip, flat slightly ta...;     1985-103-281-f: Fork has four slightly curved tines, rounded shoul...;     1985-103-281-g: Small cork screw with knob on top with hole throug...;     1985-103-281-h: Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting th...;     1985-103-281-i: Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting th...;     1985-103-281-j: Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting th...
Psyche et l'amour
Petitpierre & Compe., (Nantes, France, founded 1770, ca. 1790
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave
Chef de piece

Design in red on white ground. At top a goddess drawn by birds in the clouds. At bottom, the Three Fates cut the thread of Psyche's life while Cupid mourns.
Monument in honor of the soldiers, sailors, and marines
Christian Francis Rosborg, 1881 – 1953, 1910–20
Pen and black ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Design for a monument with large equestrian theme at the top. In upper margin: COMPETITION FOR A MONUMENT IN / HONOR OF THE SOLDIERS SAILORS AND / MARINES WHO SERVED IN THE WAR FOR / THE SUPRESSION OF THE REBELLION. Lower right: 197.
Waves Breaking on Rocks and Tall Cliffs
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Waves coming up against rocks in right foreground and tall cliffs at right in middle ground and background.
Scene at Sandbath (Proof)
John Leech, English, 1817 - 1864, 1865
Chromolithograph on paper, mounted on heavy paper
Chromolithograph

Right, a girl walking a plank, before a beach house. Left, the ocean and a boat; beyond, a woman, a girl, and three younger children. Title and comment, artist's and publisher's names and date below.
Waistcoat fronts
, late 18th–early 19th century
silk Technique: embroidery and appliqué on satin weave

Gentleman's waistcoat fronts of cream-white satin in a double-breasted style with a wide center front section containing embroidery and a dark brown appliqué medallion with a white bird. Below bird medallion is a large vase with flowers, and a woman beneath a leafy arch holding a basket of fruits or vegetables. Straight pockets have a lobed appliqué with bird motifs. Flowers garlands are below the pockets.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, steel Technique: crocheted

Crocheted white silk ornamented with cut steel beads in overall diamond pattern.  Two steel rings control side opening; tassels of steel beads at either end.
Brooch
, 1865–70
Gold, red stained ivory, enamel

Base a curled vine, supporting green-enamelled leaves and red flowers and buds, of fuchsia.
Fringe
, 16th century
silk Technique: soumak weave

Red, blue and yellow fringe with a soumak heading. Skirt threads are looped and twisted to form stripes.
Trophy Design
Louis Denis Fossier, French, 1744 – 1781, ca. 1765
Etching on laid paper
Print

Ornamental trophy design featuring flowers, birds, ribbons, basket of fruit, musette or bagpipe, and a hat. The plate is signed.
Box
, late 19th century
horn with inlaid gold, silver

Rectangular amber horn snuff box; on lid: repeated floral motif border around edge, evenly spaced dot pattern across top, decoration of vase with flowers in center with chased gilt-metal.
Design for Upper Part of a Trumeau with a Mirror and a Console Table
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a console table with a mirror above and ornament all around the walls. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sampler
Elizabethann Luck, 1804
silk and metal wrapped silk embroidery on wool foundation, cotton and linen tapes Technique: cross, satin, stem and couching stitches on plain weave

Compass roses in each corner with a bird on a rose spray in the center.
Lampadaire
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a hanging candelabra decorated with ornament motifs including rinceaux, cherubs, and clouds. The plate is signed and numbered.
Vase Design
Alexis Peyrotte, French, 1699–1769, 1743
Etching on laid paper
Print

A large vase or urn on a plinth in a landscape decorated with rococo ornament and foliage surrounding the vase. Featuring scrolling leaves, rinceaux, flowers, shells, c-scrolls, garlands of flowers, and a face/mask. Trees in the background, with flowers and ornament in the foreground, and a bird to the right looking at the face on the side of the vase. The plate is signed and dated.
Designs for Firearms Ornament
de La Collombe, French, active 1702 – 1739, ca. 1730
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A design for a flintlock in the lower left and the rounded pommel of a stock in the center right, along with various designs for firearms ornament and details featuring mascarons, cupids, trophies, animals, leaves, fronds, sprigs, fleurs-de-lys, crowns, emblems and devices. The sheet includes a design for a flintlock, and the rounded pommel of a stock. Plate is signed.