biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Design for Ceiling Ornament
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

View of a quarter of a vaulted ceiling. At lower left corner, a fountain with a seabird creature sitting upon a vase, water spewing from its beak. Plants and a dolphin surround the fountain. Along left edge, various decorative scenes including a reclining female nude figure and Poseidon with a trident above horses. Along right edge, a figure sitting beneath a tree against an architectural fragment of a wall, a man holding a staff beneath a rocaille arch made up of sea creature forms, and a view of two ships at sea; in the nearest ship, a figure holds a swath of drapery, using it as a sail. At upper right, rocaille form with shells, vegetation, crustaceans, and a small stream of water.
Whirlwind
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1881
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Sketch of a whirlwind; Verso, partial sketch of the sea with notations.
Botanical Sketches, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May–September 1865
Graphite on gray wove paper
Drawing

Botanical sketches showing a view of the trunk of a palm tree with a vine and other details. At center, the base and trunk of a palm tree is visible, with a group of leaves at upper right. A vine curves across the composition from upper left to lower right. Two details of a vine and a palm frond are visible at lower left.
A Spring Idyl, Illustration for The Book Buyer (III, No. 10, November 1886, p. 443)
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, 1886
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Ephemera

Left, profile of woman sitting, looking at two swans swimming in pond; center, two white swans facing left, swimming. Vegetation throughout.
View of Blue Mountain Peak near Galloway Hill, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1865
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing view of Blue Mountain Peak and a mountain valley near Galloway Hill, Jamaica. Trees and dead ferns visible in foreground at right. In middle distance, a wooded mountainside descends from right to left into a steep valley at the base of other tall mountains. In the background, Blue Mountain Peak rises above the rest of the landscape at center.
Design for a Chimneypiece
Unknown, late 16th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and black wash, black chalk on cream paper
Drawing

Architectural design shows recessed fireplace with an architrave mantelpiece decorated with heavy scrollwork and a centralized mask.  Above this, the entablature includes a mask framed within an escutcheon and acanthus leaves.  Strapwork consoles decorate the sides, scrolling forward to flank drop finials.
Plan des Salles Publiques
Jean François Blondel, French, 1681–1756, 1751
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Plans for the tables for food and wine, and space for musicians, in six rooms, labeled: "PLAN D'UNE DES SALLES DE LA PLACE DE LOUIS LE GRAND," "PLAN DE LA SALLE DU CAROUSEL," "PLAN DE LA SALLE DE LA PLACE DAUPHINE," "PLAN DE LA SALLE DE LA BASTILLE," PLAN DE LA SALLE DE LA RUE DE SÉVE," "PLAN DE LA SALLE DE L'ESTRAPADE."
Ironwork Gate Design
Jean Tijou, French, active 1689 - 1712, 1693
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for ironwork gates topped with a crown and cypher, and decorated with a mask (mascaron), rosettes, festoons, fleurons, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), and foliate scrolls. The plate is signed and numbered.
LE NOUVEAU CAPITOLE
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of the Capitoline Hill in Rome redesigned by Michelangelo, with stairs in the foreground and statues on plinths in the piazza. The front façade of the Palazzo Senatorio in the center with flanking buildings. Figures throughout. The plate is titled with a description.
Portrait of J.B. Say
, 1805-1810
Engraving on paper
Print

Bust-length portrait of a young man in three-quarter view to right. The young man is smiling. He wears a white vest and dark jacket with his hair cut short.
Seascape
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1883
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Seascape with a sailboat under sail, calm waters, and clouds in the sky; Verso: Partial sketch of a figure.
Tree
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Two sketches of a tree without leaves.
Diverses fabriques construites jardin du cidev.t Château de Ville d’Avray par le Fevre Architecte
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print illustrating different garden pavilions, fountains, and buildings, including three elevations, three sectional views, and three plan views. The buildings feature neoclassical motifs, columns, pediments, and statues. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
The Red Hills near Kingston, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May–September 1865
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch with high level of finish showing view of a cultivated valley in the Red Hills near Kingston, Jamaica. In foreground, mixed foliage frames the view of a valley with several distinct farms or pastures. In the middle distance, the reddish brown ridges of the Red Hills constitute the primary focus. In the background, taller mountains are shrouded beneath dark storm clouds, which begin to precipitate at left.
Ceiling Decorations
, 1810–1820
Black chalk, pen and ink on paper
Drawing

The central panel is circular, inscribed into a square, the corners of which are connected by bands with the corners of the ceiling. Suggestion of figures and candelabrum.
Designs for the Border of the Biblical Chronology for the King , 2nd Plate, pl. 36 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1748
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Only state. Plate showing two elongated border designs consisting of cartouches decorated with garlands, and pairs of ovals with dates of the history of the world and the years before the birth of Christ. Left cartouche: vertical arrangement of vase, garlands, acanthus leaves, two female figures and one child figure; inscribed in ovals, upper left: 2800; upper right: 1204; lower left: 2000; lower right: 1104. Right cartouche: cornice at top, below inscribed in a square, left: Ans/du/Monde; right: Ans/avant/J. Christ; below inscriptions, shell motif, vase, garlands; six ovals below with inscriptions, upper left: 2600; upper right: 4400; central left: 2700; central right: 1300; lower left: 2800; lower right: 1204.
Design for a Candlestick
Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, 1810
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for a candlestick intended to be executed in gilded and green bronze and white and colored marble. Base supported by two lying golden griffons. Upon a half-circular base with reliefs representing antique scenes stands a column with the statue of Apollo on top. Two arms with burning candles are springing from ram heads, below the Ionic capital. A snake is wrapped around the column. Before the column stands a tripod, between two priestesses supporting with their erected outside arms cornucopias with a burning candle in each. At the bottom, the plan of the base.
Stage Design, Interior of Papal Palace
Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, Italian, 1735 – 1817, 1777
Pen and brown and gray ink, brush and brown and gray wash, graphite, ruled border in pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, lined
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Interior of vast vaulted building elaborately decorated in the Renaissance style with view into long hall with figures in the middle and open air.  Blank escutcheon with supporters and papal crown on ceiling.
The Shark and the Patriarch
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924, 1878
Printed in black ink on paper
Ephemera

Short story of shark. Upper left, profile of shark; upper center, two camels, pelican and figure, examining shark, all necks outstretched. Upper right, boat.
Steamers and Ships on a River
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920, ca. 1860
Brush and watercolor on board
Drawing

Two steamers and many sail ships, some with red flags, anchored in a river. A hilly and mountainous landscape in the background. The rose grounding cover is visible, at top.
Ratcheted Candlestand
, 19th century
Oak, maple, and iron

Wooden base with curved corners, thinner on one side. Two wood supports imbedded in base, a depression between them from the notched and adjustable center ratchet. At top, two suspended wooden sockets attached to a cross beam with peg construction.
Sampler
Mary Dormer, 1762
silk embroidery, wool foundation Technique: cross, counted satin and eyelet stitches on plain weave

Cross borders of alphabets, floral and geometric patterns, birds and verses.  Signature "Mary Dormer 1762."
Raccolta di teste
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Italian, 1727 – 1804, 1770–1774
Etching on laid paper
Print

Three quarter view of an old bearded man turned to right. The wide brim of his hat is turned up in front.
Ornament Design with Hercules
Paul Androuet Du Cerceau, French, 1623/30 – 1710, 1669–93
Etching on laid paper
Print

Third plate from a series of six ornament plates featuring mythological scenes. An oval medallion in the center depicts Hercules seated next to a female figure. Foliate scroll arabesques surround the medallion, featuring acanthus leaves, rosettes, garlands of flowers and fleurons, branches of leaves and berries, and two herm figures, sprouting acanthus leaf scrolls from their limbs and head. The plate is numbered and signed.
Le Romain
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, 1821
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller and block on plain weave
Textile

Scenes of Rome printed in purple and yellow. The scenes shown are the Pantheon,  Arch of Constantine, Arch of Titus, dancers in the Form, pipers playing before a shrine of the Virgin, statue of the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Selvedge to selvedge.
Edging
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, peasant style

peasant style in geometric design
Head of a Girl
Peltro William Tomkins, British, 1760 - 1840, 1803
Stipple engraving in brown ink on brown paper
Print

A young girl, in profile, looking to the right. her hair is in a cap.
La Demande en Marriage
Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France, 1770–1848, ca. 1795
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave
Chef de piece

Design in red on white ground showing parts of several vignettes.
Louis XVI of France Taking the Oath at His Coronation
Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune, French, 1741–1814, 1779
Etching on paper
Print

The setting is the interior of the Cathedral at Reims, with the decoration added by Girault (Louis) and Baquet.
Panurge dans I'ile des lanternes
Petitpierre & Compe., (Nantes, France, founded 1770, 1785–90
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate
Valance with chef de piece

Printed valance has a design of human figures in a fanciful landscape with trees and monuments. Printed in red on a white ground with the marks of the manufacturer. A full width of the fabric, with the marks at the bottom, is stitched together with a partial width, with the marks at the top.
The Flight into Egypt
Martin Schongauer, German, 1450–1491, 1470–75
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

The Virgin, seated on a donkey, with the Christ Child on her lap, passes under a date palm, from which the fruit is being shaken by angels, and caught by Joseph.
Band
, late 16th–early 17th century
linen, silk Technique: single running and cross stitch embroidery

Oblong panel of linen embroidered in red silk. The background is solidly worked leaving the design in linen. Figures of people move in various scenes among trees. Figures and foliage are naturalistically rendered and are outlined in single running stitch. Background is in cross stitch. The scenes are probably biblical in origin, and the center group represents Saul hurling a spear at David who plays on his harp.
Fragment
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous tape with bars added

Scrolling tape pattern with connections.
Fragment
, late 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace

Fragment of Valenciennes with six-petal blossoms over round mesh ground.
Swatches
, late 19th century
silk Technique: woven (velvet)

Fifty-six samples of patterned velvets on silk or satin grounds.
Portrait of James Gillray
Charles Turner, British, 1773–1857, 1819
Mezzotint and engraving on paper
Print

Within an unadorned oval frame is a bust length portrait of the painter, James Gillray, facing left, his gaze directed toward the observer. He wears a striped stock. Inscription below, and engraver's and publisher's names.
Two Magi and Two Boys, plate 14 from the from Scherzi di Fantasia
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, 1692 - 1770, 1750–1760
Etching on laid paper
Print

First state, before the number
At right, a truncated pyramid; in the center, a group of two magicians, half-figure, and a boy carrying a book. Lower left, a seated boy, half nude, in profile, with a cape and staff.
Cap crown
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Brussels style

Cap crown worked with floral design and central floral motif.
Textile
, 16th century
silk on linen Technique: counted running stich embriodery, needlepoint lace insertion

White linen frontal made in eleven perpendicular panels of linen, which are outlined in narrow border of embroidery, stylized vine, in blue silks. Insertions of needlepoint lace, (four) also perpendicular; accross bottom a wider band of blue embroidery, a band of lace insertion, and another band of embroidery. Edged with narrow blue silk fringe. Stitch "punto scrito" - counted running.
Fragment
, 16th century
silk Technique: 5-harness satin damask

Medium scale design in golden light brown of symmetrical floral spray in continuous angular ogival framework of decorated bands clasped by two dotted rings at tangent points. Floral spray is upside down in alternate rows.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, metallic Technique: woven

Rows of pattern on red background.
Textile
, 1860s
silk Technique: plain weave (pink) patterned by floats of complementary wefts (pink and white) and by floats of a supplementary warp (pink)

Pink moiré ground. Plain compound cloth, ribbed, with medallions, garlands and bouquets in white and pink, with a little brocading. One selvage present.
The Farewell to the Women
, 1840s
Wood engraving on paper
Print

Christ carrying the cross, addresses himself to the kneeling Virgin and another woman.
Elevation of an altar in an apse
, ca. 1775
Black chalk, pen and black ink, gray and brown wash on white laid paper
Drawing

Urn-shaped sepulchre under the mensa over which an acanthus frieze and an oblong frame are shown. Embedded, fluted Ionic columns. Statues sand in niches in the lateral wall panels. Coffered dome with two alternating designs. Door at left. Open inter-columnia, at right.
Thirteen Landscape Studies (Optics in Composition)
Leon Dabo, American, 1868–1960, 1890
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Thirteen small scenes of boats and open landscapes, each framed.
Purse
, late 18th–early 19th century
silk and metallic embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave foundation

Flat bag of white silk taffeta, embroidered on both sides with colored silks and metal threads; front, basket of flowers; back, flower spray with bird. Trimmed with narrow gold lace. Blue silk cord at top; covered tassels at corners.
Fringe
, 18th century
silk Technique: woven

Fringe with a blue, red, green, yellow and white striped heading. Skirt threads, looped and twisted, are arranged to form stripes.
Ribbon
, late 19th century
silk Technique: uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a satin foundation

Pale pink ribbon with pile warp loops over several wefts.
Pair of Covered Urns
Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory, French, active 1735 – 1773, 1740–1750
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, metal
urns

Inverted acorn shaped with cavetto neck and domed cover with floral knob. Cylindrical foot; side broken by four vertical grooves alternating with four ridges. Floral festoons in relief on shoulders, flowers in relief upon covers, which have silver rims.
Brillion Collection
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, mica flakes
Frieze

Flitter frieze containing swags of purple grapes, grape leaves, and tendrils. Printed in shades of purple, shades of green, tan and gold mica flakes on a tan background.
Pitcher
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA, active 1824–1888, 1880–88
Glass

Peacock blue crackle glass body of globular form with cylindrical neck; applied striated golden-yellow loop handle.
Sidewall
, ca. 1880
Machine-printed paper

1970-26-4-be: Aesthetic rectilinear pattern; Highly stylized flo...;     1970-26-4-cdd: Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlap...
Sidewall
Constantin Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg, 1840
Block-printed paper

Drop repeating motif. A large symmetrical foliate and strapwork frame enclosed a symmetrical diapered medallion, the base of which is enfolded in large leaves. Trailing roses in the spaces around the frames. Printed on gray ground.
"Blackamoor" Figure of a Servant
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, 18th century
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
figure

Turbaned black male holding covered cup on tazza.
Border
, ca. 1820
Block-printed and flocked on satin ground, handmade paper

Against a green flock background large, single acanthus leaves separated byrose colored flowers and green foliage. Small rose colored blossoms above and below the acanthus leaves. At the bottom a yellow border of repeating single stem blossom and leaves.
Textile
, 19th century
silk, cotton Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft

Square doily with brocaded pattern of floral motifs around a center circle.
Frieze
Gledhill Wall Paper Co., New York, New York, founded 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Alternating medallions framed by acanthus leafs. A small fleur-de-lis inspired design sits between each medallion. The center of the medallions are shades of blue while the acanthus leafs and fleur de lys shapes are shades of green. The fleur de lys are on a tan background. The overall background is a light green.
Fragment
, late 18th century
silk Technique: warp-dyed, cut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a satin foundation

Fragment of cut velvet has three oval medallions with portraits of Louis XII, Henri IV, and Louis XVI. Medallion with Louis XVI has an elongated floral wreath around it. Ground is off-white.
Burgos Cathedral
Axel Herman Haig, Swiss, 1835 - 1921, 1889-1902
Etching in brown ink on cream-colored paper
Print

The scene shows the crossing and eastern end of the cathedral at Burgos, Spain. Many figures are at devotion.
Fragment
, late 16th–early 17th century
silk Technique: 5-harness satin damask

Red damask with an ogee lattice formed by a decorated vine with small triangles enclosing two types of flowering plants; the blossom in the major ogee resembling lilies. Crowns encircle the points of the two major shapes from end to end, and four lobed rosettes join the major shapes side to side.
Hillside with Large Rocks and Trees
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1870–85
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

In left foreground, a hill sloping down to the right with bushes at left and two large rocks at center. Behind rocks, to slight right, are dark trees. In background, a distant mountain peak.
Panel
, 18th–19th century
silk and wool on cotton Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Rectangular panel of repeating cup-shaped flowers flanked by heart-shaped leaves. The floral motifs are connected by diagonally striped bars. Embroidered in blue, green, cerise and cream wool and silk on a predominantly orange embroidered ground.
Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers
, 19th century
Brush and gouache on cream paper
Drawing

Cluster of white flowers and foliage at center of page surrounded by single flowers in a light purple gray shade. Surrounding this, six smaller clusters of white flowers and foliage, forming a horizontal oval shape.
Fragment
, 17th century
Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

Fragment with vases of flowers forming tabs.
Scene from the Mexican War
Victor Semon Pérard, American, 1870–1957, ca. 1905
Ink on paper
Print

Trial proof for illustration. A cavalry charge takes place in the foreground, one soldier falling from his horse, right. In the distance, massed troops and artilley in battle.
Flounce
, 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

Flounce with a design of huntsmen, birds, animals, and elaborate tree pattern.
Ornamental Spring-loaded Cherry Pitter
François Nicoud, French, active Paris ca. 1875-1890, ca. 1890
gold plated, silver
pitter

Spring-loaded silver cherry pitter with pointed two prong head, with ball finial in space between tines serving as the pitting mechanism. Ball finidal attached to spring loaded rod which connects to larger ball finial at terminal, which when pressed lowers the "pitter" into fruit pierced with prongs. two small handles decorated with banded decoration and ball finials, forming cross shape of terminal. Surface decorated with gold plating and segments of engraved foliate decoration.
Panel
, 18th century
linen, wool Technique: embroidered, needle lace

An oblong panel, probably an All Souls Day mat, of heavy cream colored hand-woven linen, embroidered in black wool. Edged with cream linen needle lace. Design is a star-shaped central motif encircled by stylized floral forms. Two detached motifs of lotus flowers rising from a triangular form. Wide border consists of detached highly stylized flower forms, carnation and lotus, bi-laterally symmetrical, ranged on either margin of a narrow band, of stylized curving vine design. Border is narrow band with detached stylized leaf forms.
Towel
, 16th–17th century
linen, silk Technique: embroidered

White towel with embroidered bands that depict Cupid shooting an arrow at a reclining nude. After a pattern by Mateo Pagano.
"Vues d'Italie" [Bay of Naples]
Dufour et Leroy, 1815–20
Block-printed on handmade paper
Scenic

In sepia tones. Tree top in upper left portion of panel. Architecture or manor house surrounded by trees and stone wall in foreground.
Chintz border
, ca. 1800
cotton Technique: mordant for 2 reds, black and purple applied over resist; madder dyed; blue applied by immersion over resist; yellow applied over blue for green; chintz on plain weave

Portion of a border showing a peacock-like bird and an enormous flower.
Valentine Greeting
, ca. 1850
Brush and watercolor, cut-paper on embossed paper
Greeting Card

A bunch of flowers in an embossed paper enframement and in the center a printed inscriptional ribbon: "Firm and faithful, fond and true / Such my love I'll be with you".
Plate XXV from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

Machine for pounding grain, probably. Three wheels on a large axel, turned by a man at each end. Spokes on the axel move levers joined to poles in a frame. Each pole with a weight, and a block underneath. Commentary in Latin on verso of 1949-152-222.
Waistcoat
, 1785–90
silk Technique: embroidery in satin, stem and knot stitches; couched silk cord; appliqué of silk ribbon on plain weave Label: Satin, stem and knot stitches in silk, couched silk cord, and appliquéd silk ribbon on silk plain weave

Gentleman's waistcoat with standing collar, straight hem edge and pocket welts, with ten worked buttonholes and covered buttons, lined with twill. Embroidered in twenty-five colors of silk floss and chenille on an ivory silk taffeta ground. Overall small floral sprig, with a deep border of irises and other flowers down center front and across bottom. On the larger flowers at the bottom, caterpillars are embroidered in various shades of chenille.