biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Design for a Candlestick
Unknown, Italian, 1840–65
Graphite; pen and brown ink; brush and sepia watercolor on off white paper
Drawing

Base has two dolphins surrounding a shell. Above, on either side two mermaids seated back to back with arms linked, heads tilted back with mouths open looking at bunches of grapes hanging from the socket. Sketched is an alternate for the upper portion of their bodies.
The Child and Saint John the Baptist
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1820–1850
Graphite, impressed lines on paper
Drawing

The Child sits upon steps, in front of a parapet, holding the lamb in his lap. Saint John is coming from the right, carrying a basin in his left arm, a jug in his right hand. He is offering his goods like an ambulant water-seller. A medieval street is in the background.
The Virgin with the Child
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1820–1850
Graphite, pen and sepia ink on paper
Drawing

Sitting in clouds, her feet upon a globe' seen frontally. The Child, in her lap, leans forward addressing himself to the beholder. Beside are cherubim. In the background a glory of light. Framing line.
Mt. Katahdin from Millinocket Lake, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 2, 1878
Graphite and oxidized white gouache on blue-green wove paper
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of Mt. Katahdin from the south shore of Millinocket Lake in Maine. Ripples on the lake's surface are visible in the foreground, while the lake itself extends into and through the middle distance. Fog appears to hang just above the water's surface, obscuring the view of the opposite shoreline. The wooded summit of a nearby hill peeks over the surface of the fog, while the pyramidal form of Mt. Katahdin looms, party enshrouded, in the background. Long bands of low-lying clouds hang around its summit. The sky above otherwise appears open.
Developpement pour une Porte Ionique
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714–1791, 1768
Engraving on paper
Print

Design for a door decorated according to the principles of the Ionic order, and with lamb tongue, egg and dart, medallions, and rosettes as ornament. The plate is signed and numbered.
Decorated Cartouche with Monuments
Pierre Edme Babel, French, 1720–1775, 1720–1775
Engraving on paper
Print

Decorated Cartouche with Monuments.
Two Ornamental Trophy Designs
Jacques Dumont, French, 1701 – 1781, 1729–61
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Two designs for hanging ornamental trophies (side by side) with religious and military objects: books, hats, spears, quiver of arrows, banners, chains, shield, sword, axe, weapons, thurible, liturgical vestments, palm leaves, and ribbons. The plate is numbered and signed.
Birds
Bromley Hall, Middlesex, England, 1712–1763, ca. 1775
cotton Technique: plain weave, cooperplate printed
Textile

Large scale design printed in blue on white shows birds among rococo scrolls, flowers and foliage.
Textile
, late 18th century
silk Technique: predominantly warp-faced plain weave patterned by floats of a supplementary warp bound on the back only at regular intervals across fabric

Small-scale floral pattern on blue background.
Sampler
Evarista Cuenca Brabo, Spanish, aged 12, 1824
linen, silk Technique: embroidered

Embroidered sampler has a field patterned by an identical flowering plant in each corner. At sides, a bowl of flowers, a fountain and two chairs, a crowned double-headed eagle. Two outer borders with a variety of geometric and floral patterns. Inner guard border with an inscription followed by the alphabet. Inscription reads: "Viva JHS Lo Hizo Evarista Cuenca Brabo de Hedad de Doce Años de Mil Ocho Cientos y Quatro."
Lace pattern
, ca. 1905
cotton Technique: plain weave fabric printed with pattern for premade tape lace

Printed lace pattern for machine made tape lace.
Basket with Flowers on a Table, Plate 8 from the series Livres de plusieurs paniers de fleurs [Flowers in a Basket]
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, French, 1636–1699, ca. 1680
Etching, engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Tulips, anemones, peonies, roses, etc. in a flower basket. Two butterflies on flowers, caterpillar on lower right.
Photograph
Hector Guimard, French, 1867–1942, 
Photograph (sepia print, carbon print?) on white wove paper, laid down on brown wove paper

A photograph of the interior of Hector Guimard's house with furniture designed by him. Pictured are a mirror with two side tables and a chair.
L'Hiver
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, 1723-1735
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

Heart shaped cartouche with arabesque ornaments and motifs including holly branches and dripping snow. The plate is signed; the title is inscribed in graphite, but can be found printed in other versions of the plate.
Textile
Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France, 1770–1848, ca. 1795
cotton, linen Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

Quilt showing architectural remains and scenes of people dancing and a man wooing a girl. Border of checked red and white ginghams scalloped on three sides and backed with white linen. Printed in red on white.
Bridge of Alcantara, Toledo
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926, 1904
Etching on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. The fortified bridge is seen from one end, slightly from above. A similar tower is at the far end.
Landscape with Sailboat
Leon Dabo, American, 1868–1960, 1900–05
Charcoal on white paper
Drawing

Body of water. Lower right, sailboat; center, trees and tall structures on shore.
Holy Family with Attending Cherubs
Ferdinando Gregori, Italian, 1743 - 1804, 1759
Engraving on paper
Print

The Holy Family is shown grouped under a palm tree. The child Jesus rests his hand on the palm of Joseph's. Lower left, a cherub holds an ointment jar, while four others gather palms in the background.
Fragment
A .G. Jennings & Sons, American, ca. 1884
cotton Technique: machine made lace

Valencienne-type with embroidered details.
Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border, of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805-1815
Brush and gouache on glazed tracing paper, laid down on paper
Drawing

Big blossoms hang into scallops from boughs with leaves. Five repeats are shown.
Heads of an elephant, boar, lion, donkey and a butterfly, plate from the "Scuola Perfetta per Imparare a Disegnare tutto il corpo Humano Cavata dallo studio e disegni de Caracci"
Agostino Carracci, Italian, 1557 – 1602, 1597–1629
engraving on laid paper
Print

B.xviii. 163.73; probably from Berline 4759.
Pair of Potpourri Vases
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, ca. 1760
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
vases

Baluster-shaped body on flaring scrolled foot. Oblique elongated perforations around neck. Scrolls heightened with bluish green, yellow, blue and purple. Scalloped relief on body with purple ''peigné.'' Polychrome bouquets and scattered flowers; gold edge.
Man the Farmer, Diana the Goddess of the Hunt, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1787–1802
Pen and ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Bearded man plows with two bulls, in mountainous landscape. Inscription, L'omo agricoltore, Diana inv della caccia.  At right, Diana shown in profile, seated at edge of brook, binding her left sandal, in wooded landscape. Dog drinks from brook, in right foreground. Inscribed on the verso: Non avendo risposta a una mia  di novo vi scrivo pregandovi di far ricerca nel tavolino del gabinetto di Giusti.
Tassel
, 18th century
silk, metal thread, wooden core

Skirt of green silk threads in two lengths, twisted and looped and each supporting a tassel ornamented with gilt thread. Head, cylindrical and broadening toward the base, is wrapped in green silk thread. Collars, at top and bottom, are green silk loops. Cord of braided green silk threads.
Textile
, 19th century
silk, metallic threads Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocaded)

Long panel, possibly a breast cloth (kemben), made of two wide borders, showing rows of rich gold brocading. Border shows "tumpal" motif (row of isosceles triangles) plus stylized floral and vegetable design. Ground woven in dark blue silk, with occasional red silk thread.
Handkerchief
, 1800–1850
piña (pineapple) fiber, cotton Technique: embroidered

Square handkerchief with a border of drawn work and corners decorated in a vine motif. Hemmed edges.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, About 1801
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, on rolled paper.

Vertical Rectangle octagonal frame. Shown from the front sitting on a throne and holding lyre.
Title Page of the Song "La Rêveuse" by Gaston de Roausset Baulbon with Music by Paul de Lourefourix
Adolphe Mouilleron, French, 1820 - 1881, ca. 1850
Lithograph on paper
Print

The lithograph is after 1931-72-5. The publishing house is: Paris, chez Troupenas et Cie, Rue Vivienne, No. 40. On the verso is the first page of the song.
Cover
, 1875–1900
wood

Fan-shaped with lid in fanfold grooves. On ji-maki ground makie of asters. Outer fan stick in fun-dame with reserve areas. Interior of lid shows branches of maple leaves with wrapping tied around stems.
Skirt
, 19th century
linen, wool, cotton Technique: embroidered on weave

Black linen plain cloth with horizontal stripes of red. The material is closely pleated and the pleats held in place by threads; on the top of each pleat is a pattern of tiny flowers embroidered in colored wools, arranged to form a lozenge design. At the bottom of the skirt are bands of red, white and blue cotton cloth; at the top, herringbone stitches in colored wools.
Canada Lynx
John James Audubon, 1780 – 1851, ca. 1845
Hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
Print

Horizontal format; lynx crouched on a log, against a background of foliage and a tree trunk. As of 1968, small tears and losses in all margins. (EED, '38)
St. Mary's Church, Huntingdon
Ernest Clifford Peixotto, American, 1869–1940, 1899
Pen and ink on illustration board
Drawing

View of the church, with its square tower. Church yard in foreground.
Project for a Lamp
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1780
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Bottle form with two loosely drawn angel figures.  Flame burning at top.
Fragment
, 1000–1450
cotton, wool Technique: warp-faced plain weave patterned by warp floats and stripes

Horizontal bands wide and narrow. Wide bands are warp-patterned in a light color on either blue or brown background. Other colors are tan and dark red. Fragment probably from a bag.
Caricature: "Bank Meeting"
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, German, 1726 - 1801, 1775
Engraving on paper
Print

A caricature depicting Louis XVI standing at a money table with Marie-Antoinette at the left, and a group of figures representing despoiled France, right. Inscribed: "Oh l'honette homme!!! … "Je cède tout" … "mes apports" … "mes fraix" … "sage précaution."
Band
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin made continuous tape with bars added

Band of white linen bobbin lace with wavy tape like pattern.
Textile
, mid-19th century
cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave

Pattern of chinoiserie type; with pagodas, male figures, and birds amid foliage. At top piece is gathered into band and fitted with tapes, possibly for a valance.
Via crucis - Station IV, He Meets His Mother
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Italian, 1727 – 1804, ca. 1749
Etching on cream laid paper
Print

First state
Cap
, 18th century
linen foundation, cotton embroidery Technique: buttonhole, chain, satin and stem stitch embroidery on plain weave; deflected element work with overcasting and cross stitch

Man's night cap of white linen, made in four tapering sections, ornamented with embroidery in drawn fabric stitches in designs of conventionalized flowers.
Paper pattern
, late 18th century
paper Technique: pricked pattern, Binche style

Pricked pattern on paper for 1971-50-443-a, Binche-style lace.
Sewing instruction book samples
, 1829
linen, wool Technique: embroidered on plain weave

a) Sampler with letters worked in red as cross borders. b) Sampler on wool fabric with alphabets, numbers, and one cross border worked in brown, yellow, and green. c) Sampler with alphabet, numbers and cross borders worked in blue. d) Sampler worked in colors in design of two floral cross borders and a floral ornament surrounding "Maria Smith 184_." e) Sampler worked in colors of wool with two alphabets, numbers and floral ornament. f) Sampler (unfinished) with fourteen letters worked in brown silk. All are marked "8th Class Specimen."
Sidewall
, 1750–1800
Leather, gilded, embossed, painted

Floral pattern painted on gilded embossed leather.
Design for Sideboard with Four Legs and Tri-Partite Front
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Black and white photographic process on white paper
catalogue illustration

Oblong sideboard with 4 cabriole legs with animal paw feet, serpentine tri-partite front, and 2 drawers in recessed center section, flanked by 2 doors and topped by 3 conforming drawers.
Darning sampler
Unknown, 1811
linen, cotton Technique: embroidered

Darning sampler with six darning crosses and two floral motifs. Narrow borders on all four sides. Inscriptions include: IHS and 1811.
Design with Crowning Elements, Including Groups of Figures or an Ecclesiastical Trophy
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, 1770
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Left plate on a sheet printed with two plates. Depicts designs for groups of children as well as an ecclesiastical trophy.
Medallion
, late 18th century
Stoneware

1925-2-2-a: Medallions in style of Wedgwood Jasperware, twelve...
Knife with Eight-Paneled Agate Handle
William Boswell, active London, late 17th century., late 17th century
steel, silver, agate
knife

1957-29-3,4: knife (a-f): Eight-panelled agate haft with scallo...;     1957-29-3-a: One of a set of six knives (1957-29-3-a-f). Each k...;     1957-29-3-b: One of a set of six knives (1957-29-3-a-f). Each k...;     1957-29-3-c: One of a set of six knives (1957-29-3-a-f). Each k...;     1957-29-3-d: One of a set of six knives (1957-29-3-a-f). Each k...;     1957-29-3-e: One of a set of six knives (1957-29-3-a-f). Each k...;     1957-29-3-f: One of a set of six knives (1957-29-3-a-f). Each k...;     1957-29-4-a: One of a set of five forks (1957-29-4-a-e). Each f...;     1957-29-4-b: One of a set of five forks (1957-29-4-a-e). Each f...;     1957-29-4-c: One of a set of five forks (1957-29-4-a-e). Each f...;     1957-29-4-d: One of a set of five forks (1957-29-4-a-e). Each f...;     1957-29-4-e: One of a set of five forks (1957-29-4-a-e). Each f...
Ice Cream Server with Mother-of-Pearl Handle
François Nicoud, French, active Paris ca. 1875-1890, ca. 1890
gold plated, silver, mother of pearl
server

Rounded shallow scoop with beveled edge, with right side with cut out swirling shape, creating pointed tip. Surface adorned with engraved decoration, of swirling form stemming from central drafon head motif and swirling outwards with vine like foliate deocration, until terminating in peacock like bird with oversized talons extending towards neck. Diamond shaped neck adorned with floral cartouche. Engraved decoration gold plated while surrounding background in silver. Reverse side of bowl devoid of decoration. Banded gold plated ferrule leads to mother of pearl handle, decorated with carved diagonal fluting, slightly widenning to rounded terminal.
No. 176
Ludwig Lobmeyr, Austrian, 1829 - 1917, ca. 1880
Mouth-blown crystal, hand-cut and polished
Champagne cup

Mouth-blown crystal, hand-cut and polished
Design for stained glass
Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863–1961, late 19th century
Brush and gouache, graphite on paper mounted on tan illustration board
Drawing

Square window design with C-scrolls in blue and green; at center circular medallion in yellow with tulips.
Border
, ca. 1810
Block-printed paper

Base of column or pilaster with green anthemia at bottom, stylized floral motifs suspend out from this. Below this, a white silhouette of foliate motifs on mauve, with dentilled or green-striped rectangles below.
Sidewall
, ca. 1880
Machine-printed paper

Aesthetic style design with dense all-over pattern of foliage with flowers; single-motif diamond-shaped repeat in off-set rows; negative space filled with zig-zag pattern; mixture of large orange-and-yellow flowers and smaller dark red flowers; use of red and blue hatched and solid blue and green shading; tan leaves and green ground
Plate 8, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues
Johann Theodor de Bry, German, 1561 - 1623, 1616–1623
Engraving on paper
Print

Pendant design with floral motifs and hanging pear-shaped pearls.  Central Image: Temperance, a nude women pouring water from a pitcher.  Inscribed below image: "TENPERANTIA".  Surrounding the pendant are blackwork ornament designs for enamelists, mostly showing possibilities for the top and sides of rings.  (Matted with 6161.1-5/7.2000)
Album of Metalwork Animal Designs
Babin, French, ca. 1750, ca. 1780
Album

Album of ironwork/ metalwork designs with animals supporting blank coats of arms. Some appear to be for the top of gates. The plates are signed and numbered.
Ornament Design with Fish Motif, from Livre des Legumes [Series of Vegetable Ornament], pl. 16 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1748
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

1921-6-212-9-a: A crayfish lies over a shell cartouche and in fron...;     1921-6-212-9-b: Two Fish and a snake (?) lie above a shell fountai...;     1921-6-212-9-c: A rabbit and a bird (up-side down) lay over two cr...;     1921-6-212-9-d: Cartouche framed with leaves and vegetables and ti...;     1921-6-212-9-e: Two birds lie on top of a branch of acanthus leave...;     1921-6-212-9-f: Curving acanthus leaves lie on top of shell.50;     1921-6-212-9-g: Six plates depicting different vegetables. At cent...
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

A repeating floral candelabra design connected by swirling stems to a complementary smaller candelabra on a hatched background within a stem bordered design. Printed in white, olive green, taupe and dark brown.
Textile
Robert McKay, ca. 1830
cotton Technique: roller print on plain weave with bands of weft floats

Bolt-end of fabric with factory stamp.
Sketchbook Page
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of a woman reading.
Sidewall
, 1885–1905
Machine-printed

On tan ground, two staggered motifs of brown, tan and white are connected by a trellis of mica outlined in fine dark brown lines.
Cover
, 16th–17th century
silk on linen Technique: embroidered

Long narrow cover with a floral vine panel at each end; with fringe. Red silk on white linen.
Textile
, late 18th–early 19th century
cotton Technique: block printed

Fragment in red and green on light green ground. Stylized, allover floral pattern of a poppy seed plant. One border stripe present showing small-scale floral design on white background.
Cushion
, late 17th–early 19th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidered

Small cushion of dark green satin embroidered in gold cord. Corners have tassels.
Album Pintoresco Herbario
, ca. 1872
Pressed flowers in purple leather binding studded with mother-of-pearl
Album

1960-128-3: Album of pressed flower pictures.  Large quarto, t...;     1960-128-3-1: Album of pressed flower pictures.  Large quarto, t...;     1960-128-3-2: Album of pressed flower pictures.  Large quarto, t...;     1960-128-3-3: Album of pressed flower pictures.  Large quarto, t...;     1960-128-3-4: Album of pressed flower pictures.  Large quarto, t...;     1960-128-3-5: Album of pressed flower pictures.  Large quarto, t...;     1960-128-3-6: Album of pressed flower pictures.  Large quarto, t...;     1960-128-3-7: Album of pressed flower pictures.  Large quarto, t...;     1960-128-3-8: Album of pressed flower pictures.  Large quarto, t...
Sidewall
, ca. 1895–1914
Embossed paper

Medallion stripe design. Wide stripe with round medallion containing architectural fragment. This alternates vertically with foliate wreath containing women's hat. Next is a narrower band simulating moire. Entire surface is printed with a mica pigment in an off-white color.
Design for a Platter
Noritake, Japan and New York, New York, USA, 1880–1910
Brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Partial design for serving platter; border of light orange with handle, and black vines; then a blue scalloped border, containing yellow bird on a branch of red berries and green leaves against a black ground.
Decorative panel for July Festival
Félix Duban, French, 1797 - 1870, 1835
watercolor, gouache, brush & black ink, graphite on tan paper mounted on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Design for panel ornamented with densely curving floral vine with pink, green, blue, and yellow floral motifs on a dark green ground.
Border
, 1825–30
Block-printed and flocked

Horizontal rectangle. Large blue flowers, with green leaves, intertwined with grisaille acanthus rinceau, on red flock  ground. Foliate and floral band, in grisaille, along bottom.
Textile
, late 18th century
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave, blue applied by brush

Printed cotton with half-drop repeat of bunches of flowers including tulips, roses and peonies with fine yellow leaves in background.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Printed two borders across the width. Repeating motif of fern sprouting up from scrollwork along bottom edge. Printed in green on background that shades from light yellow at top to green at bottom.
Wave Crashing on Single Rock
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

View of ocean done in small, delicate cross-hatching. In center, large wave breaks over single rock. On horizon at left (possible) ships in the distance. Miscellaneous pen strokes in margin to right of image.
Sidewall
, 1840–45
Block-printed

Pastoral scenes including a country girl in cap and apron coming from a church, a man and two hoop-skirted women before a stone wall, and a man standing beside a seated woman who is holding a child. The scenes are separated by trees. Printed in grisaille. Includes two full repeats of pattern.
Textile
, ca. 1810
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Vertical pattern of continuously curving branches supporting flowers and leaves printed on ivory ground in yellow, red, green, blue, and black on a blue background patterned with red microdots. A complex sequence of printing and dyeing techniques, including resist printing and immersion dyeing were used to create this densely patterned textile.
Button
Wedgwood, English, established 1759, 1790
stoneware (jasper), steel

Circular steel frame decorated with twenty-four faceted steel beads, surr- ounding blue and white stoneware plaque. Plaque depicts two standing male nudes, a goat, and a seated female figure, all in white against blue jasperground.
Textile
, ca. 1790
Madium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper roller on plain weave

Fragment showing boy lounging on the ground in front of a building. Another boy is descending from a donkey.
Fragment
, 19th century
cotton or linen Technique: embroidered

Border fragment with double-headed eagles, birds, and human figures.
Netted textile
, 300–100 BC
maguey fiber Technique: single element knotted net Label: maguey fiber knotted net

Netted panel with a pattern of parallel zigzag lines, with two strings attched.
Trimming
, 18th century
linen, silk, wire

Woven openwork linen band wound with pink and white silk. Green silk floss foliage band down the center, dotted with buds of ribbon in shades of pink, white, dark purple and red.
Design for a Stained Glass Window
Izabel M. Coles, American, 1890 - 1964, ca. 1909–12
Ink and watercolor on tracing paper
Drawing

Design for a stained glass window with arched top and three motifs within rondels; top, an angel holding an open book inscribed "The Word"; center, Christ at Gethsemane; bottom, two standing figures.