biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Piedestal pour figure assise
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Two designs for pedestals for seated figures. The pedestals are decorated with garland, egg and dart, acanthus leaves, bound leaf, fluting, lion head, and ribbon twist. The plate is signed.
Textile
, 18th century
silk and metallic thread Technique: plain compound cloth, brocaded

Red ground with horizontal ribs produced by floats of secondary warps. Pattern of broadly undulating floral forms brocaded in gold thread.
Vignette for "The Gardens" of the Abbé de Lille
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, 1798
Etching with line engraving on paper
Print

A putto mourning by a stone on which is inscibed "CAPTAIN / COOK"
Le Corps des Cadets
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, 18th century
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Scene showing cadets in a tent. At the top of the plate is a cloud bearing putti and a coat of arms.
A Reproach (Un Rimprovero)
Alberto Maso Gilli, Italian, 1840 - 1894, 1874
Etching in dark brown ink on white paper
Print

An old couple in half-length. Man in foreground, left, looking straight to right. He wears a nightcap, holds a s tick in his left hand, gesticulates with his right hand. Woman at right, turned slightly to right, head to left, and is looking at the man.
Stage Design, Interior of Prison
, early 19th century
Pen and bistre ink, brush and sepia wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Vast building with pillars, vaults, staircase of prison-like appearance.
Pot a Oil., Terrine, 5th Plate
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1740
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

1921-6-212-26-a: Covered tureen, knob on lid in shape of a large ar...;     1921-6-212-26-b: Splayed candleholder, spiraling arms decorated wit...
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp pile in a plain weave foundation

Yellow and pink trimming fragment in a design of a central band showing squares alternately in pink velvet and pink plain weave with yellow borders and picot edges.
Fan case
, 19th century
carved wood

Fan case is a rectangular wooden box with floral pattern and Japanese inscription on one end.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, cotton, Technique: plain weave plus plain weave

Symmetrical plant forms in white on pink.
Design for a Confident (Sofa)
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, ca. 1780
Etching on white laid paper
Print

Elevation and profile of sofa with fabric of vertical stripes and carved urns with flowers at top.
Sunlight and Shadow
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1872
Brush and oil paint on canvas
Painting

Horizontal view of a young woman in a white dress, lying in a hammock with her feet over the edge, reading a book. She is in a setting of sunlight-dappled trees and grass.
Bank Note Design
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, ca. 1895
Brush and oil, black crayon, pen and ink on rough paper
Drawing

Five children busy themselves in a blacksmith's workshop. The master and the journeyman look on.
Developpement et Décoration de Lambris pour une Chambre à Coucher avec Lit en Niche et une suite des Meubles de toutes especes
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714–1791, 1768
Engraving on paper
Print

Design for a bedroom with a bed placed in a niche and surrounded by panels decorated with ornament motifs including trophies, garland, lamb tongue, bead course, ribbon twist, portrait medallions, cornucopia, reliefs inspired from antiquity. The plate is signed and numbered.
LE HAUT DES CASCADES DE CHANTILLY
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of the upper section of the cascades in the gardens at Chantilly with fountains, jets of water, basins, frostwork rustication. Stairs and ramps. Figures on the paths. Trees in the background and framing the scene. The plate is titled.
Candlestick
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca.1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

A stepped plinth atop fish. At center, a plinth with a medallion flanked by maidens dancing on lions. Above this, a baluster formed vase decorated with terms, filled with foliage and birds. On either side, a short column flanked by putti, supporting tall candles and birds.
Funeral Ceremony
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Funeral ceremony in a church. At the upper level are well-dressed bystanders; on the ground floor are bystanders as well as church officials. The back wall is decorated with baldachins above military scenes, flanked by skeletons. The plate is signed.
POELE militaire, orné de trophées et faisceaux d’armes en colonnes aux quatre angles
Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794, ca. 1791
Etching and hand colored watercolor on paper
Print

Design for a stove heater decorated with neoclassical motifs, in the form of a pedestal with bundles of arrows at the corners and a shield with the face of Medusa on the front, swords and a shaft with a helmet behind the shield. With leaf repeating pattern moldings along the top and bottom. A plan view and scale below. The plate is signed, and hand colored in watercolor.
Figural Studies of Five Men
Domenico Gargiulo, called Micco Spadaro, Italian, 1609 - 1675, 1625–1650
Red chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

At top, two men in hats seated on the ground, facing left. Behind them, in ink, an equestrian figure. Below, two standing figures. The one at right wears a conical hat and has hands in his pockets.
Allegorical portrait
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Allegorical portrait
Egg and Dart Molding
, 1775
molding

Egg and dart
Project for Trophies with the Arms of the Passion
, 1825–1830
Pencil, pen, brush and grey ink on paper
Drawing

Design for two vertical trophies with the arms of the Passion of Christ. At left, the cross, vellum, hammer, tongs; at right, nails, crown of thorns, cane with sponge.
Christ Child with Rosary
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1820–1830
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

The Christ Child sits on his mother's lap and hands a rosary to an angel. Design for a painting.
Fragment
, 1750–1800
silk Technique: cut voided supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a foundation with supplementary weft

Small-patterned or "miniature" velvet fragment with a ground divided into minute cut pile white lozenges with a central green and red blossom. Voided ground with secondary pink silk weft floats, outline lozenges.
Designs After Architecture
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page printed with two plates (each divided into two) depicting architecture fragments, including vases, pediments, and capitals. Both plates are numbered, neither are signed.
Albrecht of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, 1523
Engraving on laid paper; verso: graphite
Print

Vertical format portrait of Cardinal Albert of Brandenburg, Elector and Archibishop of Mainz from 1514-1545 and Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1513-1545. Bust view of figure shown in profile facing the left, wearing cardinal attire. At upper right, the subject's coat of arms, surmounted by cardinal's hat and emblems. Printed text at upper and lower margins contained within black framing lines. Verso: sketches in graphite.
Coriolanus Agrees to Lift the Siege of Rome
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, late 19th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Coriolanus shown in his camp extending his arm toward his mother, Veturia. She speaks to him while wife, Volumnia, and other women and children urge him by praying.
Fan case
, late 19th century
Silk-covered paper

Fan case covered with white satin.  Curved, removable lid.
Designs for Bedroom Alcoves: Three Elevations and One Plan
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Upper row: at left, a variation of -1641, below, at right. At right: another variation, with an onion roof, supported by two columns, the supports being connected by two scrolls, forming an arch. Lower row: at left a part of the bedroom with the oval alcove. At right: a variation of -1641, the niche being not higher than the beginning of the framing feathers. Festoons are hanging above it.
Design for Ornament
Antoine Jacquard, French, active ca. 1616 – d. 1652, ca. 1615
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Symmetrical pyramid of nude figures with baskets balanced on dolphins and cornucopia. Below, an arch decorated with a triple-faced head and smoking squirrels.
Vase
, 1662–1722
Glazed porcelain, pale green apple

Bulbous, with contracted base and neck. Green outer glaze somewhat crackled, and with pale iridescence. Kang Hsi.
Pitcher with a Figure of Neptune, from "Insignae Ac Planè Novum Opis Cratero Graphicum (A New Artistic Work, Eminent and Clear, On the Vessel)
Matthias Zündt, German, 1498 - 1572, 1551
Etching on laid paper
Print

A whale, on the lip of the pitcher, is about to swallow Jonah. On the body is a scene with sea monsters and sea gods, one of whom is carrying away a woman.
Ornament
, 4th–5th century
warp S-spun linen; wefts S-spun linen, S-spun wool, Z-spun wool Technique: plain weave with discontinuous wefts (tapestry); open slits

Fragment of tapestry cut to shape from its foundation. Tree arising with twisting branches arising from a container, with a pair of confronted birds in the branches and a pair of confronted animals feeding at the base.
Interior Alcove
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, ca. 1651
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for an interior alcove with three figures in the foreground. In the center background, a bed upholstered with textiles, passementeries and feather finials. The walls framing the alcove are ornamented with paneling and two niches with sculptural figures. The panels are decorated with floral and leaf motifs, and leaf friezes the niches and central arch are decorated with festoons of flowers and leaves and curtains drawn back in the center. Above the arch, a cartouche flanked by winged putti.
Niagara Falls in Winter, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, March 21, 1856
Graphite and white gouache on tan wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of Niagara Falls in winter, viewed from the American bank of the Niagara River north of the American Falls. At left, the curving edge of American Falls leads to the heavily wooded and snow-covered Goat Island. Beyond, the Terrapin Tower is perched on the edge of Horseshoe Falls, which curves to the right and meets the Canadian bank of the Niagara River at far right. A large hotel is visible on this bank. Barren, leafless trees are visible throughout the composition, and most prominently in the foreground at left. Above, puffy and hazy clouds hang in an otherwise open sky.
Self Portrait of Rembrandt
Jan Pieter van Frey, Dutch, 1770 - 1834, 1795
Etching on paper
Print

Rembrandt's self portrait, his body facing left with his head turned facing almost frontally.
Fragment
, 19th century
silk Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Red ground fabric with embroidery in yellow, green and white in floral pattern.
Bust of a Model, Rome
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1840
Graphite, black chalk on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Bust of a young woman in left profile. Verso: Three sketches of women: one seated, at center, looking away to the right; at left, a head; below, a bust.
Three Putti
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1738–49
Etching on laid paper
Print

Three winged putti in the clouds. A plate with fruit spilling over in the center, ribbons wrap loosely around them. The plate is signed and numbered.
Towel end
, 19th century
silk and metallic threads on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Strip of embroidery, probably a towel end, with a zigzag design, has pink carnations and small blue flowers above and stylized basket shapes below.
Views on the Danube
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 9-17, 1868
Graphite on tan wove paper
drawing

Landscape sketch showing three views of the rugged banks of the Danube, as seen from the river itself. At upper left, a steep, rugged, and wooded mountainside casts a shadow on the river as it plunges into into its waters. At lower left, a rock formation showing layers of geological stratification is visible above a grove of trees on the river's edge. At right and oriented to the right, a distant, rocky mountain with a flat top is visible beyond overlapping, wooded mountain ridges.
Textile
, ca. 1830
cotton Technique: roller (mule) printed on plain weave

Continuous repeat of diagonally curving vines with leaves and flowers in a straight repeat. Tan background. Repeat length: 33.5cm. (13 7/8''). Fabric lengths continue repeat as a half drop. STRUCTURE/TECHNIQUE: Plain weave. Printed by engraved roller (red) with tan (background) yellow and blue printed by relief roller or block, yellow over blue for green. Surfaced glazed and polished.
Textile
, late 18th–early 19th century
cotton Technique: relief printed on plain weave; quilted with running stitch

Fragment of a quilted fabric with a design of small-scale floral sprigs in bright colors on a dense green leafy pattern on a black ground. Quilting at bottom is a border of narrow ribs.
Fragment
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (Valenciennes ground)

Band with human figures and blossoms.
Textile
, mid-18th century
wool on cotton Technique: embroidered in chain stitch on plain weave

Multi-colored crewel embroidery on ivory cotton, spaced alternating rows of two motifs of a bird in a flowering tree.
Textile
, late 19th–early 20th century
Material: cotton, silk Technique: woven

All-over pattern of vertical stripes or pillar supporting offset rows of a fan shaped group of leaves topped by a ribbon bow. Pattern in green and ivory on a light grey background.
Les monuments de l'Egypte
Oberkampf & Cie., Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1759–1815, ca. 1808
Technique: printed by engraved plate (short plate) on plain weave foundation; plate break line is visible within the leaves above the head of the owl.
Textile

Scenes of Egyptian buildings and obelisks and animals on a background of finely detailed squares. In deep brown/red on white.
Pineapple
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933, ca. 1900
Mouth-blown favrile glass, cast bronze
Candlestick

Tulip-shaped candle socket on tall slender stem with pine-cone shape above round plain base.  Socket pierced bronze with green glass blown inside.  Lip flares out, flat with ruffled edge.
Fame Adoring Shakespeare's Tomb
Angelica Kauffmann, Swiss, 1741–1807, ca. 1800
silk embroidery on silk foundation, some painted details Technique: embroidered in satin, stem, speckling, knot, and detached chain stitches on plain weave foundation
Embroidered picture

Oval embroidered silk picture showing a classically draped female figure with wings on her head, strewing flowers on the tomb of Shakespeare. After "Fame Adoring Shakespeare's Tomb," by Angelica Kaufmann. In a landscape with a grassy foreground, architectural element behind the tomb, trees overhead and sky with white clouds. Embroidered in colored silks except for the sky, wings, head, arms and feet, which are painted.
The Apocalyptic Riders
Julius Caesar Thaeter, German, 1804 - 1870, 1849
Steel engraving on paper
Print

The fore horsemen of the Apocalypse are seen descending on a group of people, who appear in attitudes of desperation. Unlettered, riders in outline only.
Sketch of a Woman's Head and Hand
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Sketch of a woman's head, looking to the left; drawn with dots and straight lines. Below, right hand grasping a horiztonal rod or staff.
Sewing sample
, late 19th century
Cotton

Small square sample of white knitting showing five stitches and border.
Octagonal Panel Decoratio
, 1675–1700
Brush and brown wash, black chalk, heightened with opaque white Support: toned laid paper laid down
Drawing

Vertical format. Bevelled corners. Center oblong octagonal frame. Seemingly of stone. Top scrolls, three putti carrying wreath and festoons frame supported by 2 male figures riding upon sea dragons - Below: figure of women holding necks of galloping horses
Stove tile
, late 16th century
Lead-glazed earthenware

Above a shaped shield, a bearded male half-figure supports on its head a basket of fruit.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp forming cut and uncut raised pile in plain weave foundation (velvet)

Diagonal shapes in blue on tan ground.
Thatched Cottage by a Swamp in the Evening Light
Antoni Waterloo, 1618–1677, ca. 1650
Etching on paper
Print

A thatched cottage stands behind a large tree, left, on the edge of a swamp; a church spire in right distance, seen in the evening light.
A gold beater's workshop for Diderot's Encyclopedie
Louis-Jacques Goussier, French, 1722 - 1799, 1763
Pen and Chinese ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Engraved in opposite direction by Prevost; compare loc. cit. 112, vol. II, plate 1 (1763). ''Fig.5 nro'' has been written in the wall panel in common ink. Two framing lines continue beyond the bottom margin. Remnants of two letters, top margin.
Sewing instruction book samples
, 1829
Straw, silk, flannel

A) and c) oval mats made of straw braid, edged with pink silk binding.b) Book or case for needles; covers of woven straw edged with pink silk binding and lined with white silk; leaves of flannel for needles.
Plaque
, possibly late 17th century
wood, carved

Man attended by putti in a chariot drawn by two sea-beasts.
Fringe
, 17th century
silk Technique: woven

Pink, green and white fringe with a striped heading and skirt loops in graduated lengths forming scallops; each four supporting a tuft of the same color.
Portrait of Pieter Brughel the Younger
Bartholomaeus Spranger, Flemish, 1546 - 1611, 1606
engraving on laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. Portrait of Pieter Brueghel in a medallion: title; lower left: ''Bart. Spranger inventor''; lower right: ''Marco Sadeler excudit''; along lower margin: ''Ars Naturam vicerat... Aegidius Sadeler exhibet oo .... VI''.
Fringe
, 18th century
silk Technique: plain weave

Red and yellow fringe with a heading and looped skirt threads; each four loops supporting a tuft of red floss.
Textile
, 1810–20
silk Technique: satin and twill weave

Pale yellow satin with fairly wide set vertical/horizontal repeat of twilled white silk rosettes alternating with anthemion-like forms of leaves radiating from a cone. Small, stylized flower forms fill spaces between these elements. As base of panel in twilled tan and white silk are flambeau flanked with doves addorsed regardant holding rose bud in their beaks and framed with two branches of laurel caught at the bottom with a flowing ribbon bow knot. On either side, partial repeat of flambeau grouped with feathered arrow ends and roses. Two striped satin selvages.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk and metallic thread Technique: woven

Galloon fragment with design of curving leaves and open flowers with borders at either side; slightly scalloped edge; furnishing trim; fragment is now purple and appears to have been dyed. See 1905-2-49.
Fragment
, ca. 1785
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Hunting scene with a man on horseback holding a horn to his mouth while a dog chases a stag. Design is dominated by large scale flowers, branches with birds and ribbons garlands with flowers. In shades of brown, black, pink and red.
Design for Two Printed Floral Bands
, 1770–1800
Engraving, pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on white laid paper
Drawing

Two horizontal strips show carnations, morning glories, hyacinths, tiger lilies, roses and other flowers with their foliage.
Table round
Unknown, ca. 1910
cotton, acetate Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Grey table round with an inner border of yellow-green squares outlined in blue with radiating spokes embroidered in brown, gold and light blue. Within the inner border are light blue crosses outlined in black that contain lobed floral forms in darker blue with yellow and green centers. Made from an embroidery kit. See 5896.42.2019.
Design for Stained Glass Window: Light in Chapter Room, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863–1961, late 19th century
Brush and wash, gouache, graphite on paper mounted on tan illustration board
Drawing

Rectangular window of blue and yellow glass with central petals in pink; above, a lunette window with similar decoration.
Wine glass
, 1750–75
Glass

Everted funnel bowl on double airtwist stem, on slightly domed foot.
CHANDELIERS DE SCULPTURE EN ARGENT.
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1742–50
etching and engraving on paper
Print

1921-6-212-6-a: Design for title page, asymmetrical cartouche deco...;     1921-6-212-6-b: Elevation of a candlestick with a partial view of ...;     1921-6-212-6-c: Panel with fountain at center and shell atop casca...
Plate, from a Dessert Service
Spode Ceramic Works, English, established 1776, 1821–1833
porcelain (feldspar), vitreous enamel, gold
plate

1959-155-1-k: Circular form with scalloped edge and shallow well...
Sidewall
, 1820–40
Machine printed on continuous paper

Irisé or rainbow paper. Motifs include bouquets in baskets, or perhaps potted plants, stylized floral sprigs and dotted bullseye pattern. Printed in red, yellow and blue on ungrounded blue-green paper.
Design for China Cabinet in Mahogany on Pear-Shaped Feet
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Rectangular china cabinet with molded top and glass doors, having 4 adjustable shelves; raised on 4 fluted and tapering columnar legs terminating in pear-shaped feet.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Stylized floral design, alternating taller and shorter bouquets. All-over speckled background.
Barometer
Henry Lepaute, French,, late 19th century
Brass, metal, glass

Barometer, with separate piece from the bottom of casing in box.
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, standing, turned toward the right. Her right hand is extended before her. At left, the drawing is cut along the outline of the figure.
Nautical Oil Lamp
, 19th century
steel
oil lamp

Nautical oil lamp. Deep cylindrical well suspended by two pins at forked top of knobbed stem mounted on four arched legs with pad feet. Central wick holder. Wick pick on a chain suspended from one side.
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Vertical bands of thin green stripes alternating with bands of a large stylized flower motif with mosaic-like details. Background has a grid of square dots and intersecting vertical and horizontal lines. Ground is light green. Printed in greens, brown greens, and cream.
Fragment
, 1100
cotton, wool Technique: slit tapestry

Geometric designs in tan and red. Motifs are outlined in contrasting shades.
Brooch
Carlo Giuliano, Italian, 1831 - 1895, ca. 1890
Gold, enamel, diamonds

Gold and enamel brooch with four Old Mine diamonds.
Band
, 17th century
silk on linen Technique: embroidered

Band showing a row of elaborate diamond shapes with symmetrical flowers. In red silk on linen.
Handkerchief
, 1888
cotton Technique: printed

Handkerchief printed in blue on a white ground has in the center portrait medallions of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton with the year 1888 below. The slogan "PROTECT HOME INDUSTRY" is enclosed below in a scrolling banner. Eagle with thirteen stars is above with two American flags behind both portrait medallions. Border design of fret, circles, and dots.
Textile
, 1800–1850
silk Technique: taffeta

Short panel of blue and white taffeta with a symmetrical pattern of large flowers and fruit clusters.