biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Drawing
, 1790-1800
Pencil. Various gouache colors. White. Paper;

Fringed drapery festoons are suspended from scrolls which are fastened to a crest and which support circular medallions with floral design. Pairs of flower festoons hang from the crest over each drapery festoon. From the crest rise alternatively a one basket with a bunch of flowers and a leaf. Peacocks stand in the intervals. Not quite one repeat is shown... Reverse: indistinct pencil sketch.
Box mounted with a portrait miniature
, ca. 1795
ivory, gouache, watercolor

Round ivory box, miniature on paper, shell rim. Man in dark blue coat.
Fragment
, 10th–12th century
linen, silk Technique: tapestry weave

Fragment with horizontal bands of tapestry weave in silk of light red, green, yellow, blue, and darker red-violet. Seven horizontal bands form one repeat, each about one inch wide.
Fragment
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style with five hole ground

Louis XV pattern; ''fond à cinq trous''.
Sewing sample
, late 19th century
Wool; silk

Small piece white felt, with applied design in red felt, and yellow felt; with embroidered in colored silks. A simple border pattern in the red felt, with small central element, (mirror shape (?) ) in yellow; felt; embroidered details on felts in colored silks; vine design surrounding central element in colored silks.
Fragment
, 600–1000
cotton, wool Technique: double cloth with 2:2 warps, 2:2 wefts, supplementary weft details, interlacing through 2 layers

Geometric design in rectangular panels in brown and tan.
Rank badge
, 19th century
silk, canvas linen Technique: embroidery (tent stitch)

Mandarin Square (P'u-Tzu) for military official of the second rank. Lion on a rock surrounded by wave and cloud forms as well as the Eight Auspicious Signs, worked in a tent stitch. Border of Chinese character alternating with bat motif. Lined with linen.
Madonna and Child
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Brush and watercolor, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Madonna in red and blue, center, seated with Child. A saint at each side, facing inwards.
Architectural Ornaments t
, ca. 1750
Pen and gray ink, yellow, lavender, gray wash, black chalk, ruled border in pen and gray, Support: white laid paper
Drawing

The right half of the bracket on a base, with the bottom corner of the arch, and the beginning of a festoon are shown. (RB '45)
Textile
, 1820–1825
cotton Technique: copper plate printed

Printed fragment in brownish violet with two details from the design "Scènes Romaines" after Pinelli, Raccolta di Anquanta Costumi Pittoreschi, 1809, plate 12. Another version of the plate was engraved by J. Mallet for Jouy in 1811. See Clouzot, plate 35. One selvage present.
Two-Handled Tureen with Scroll and Shell Decoration
, mid- 18th century
Tin-glazed earthenware
tureen

Oval, with bowed sides, scrolled rim and handles, high scalloped foot. Tureen and cover decorated with raised scroll and shell ornament in blue, green, yellow and red on a white tin ground.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (continuous tape with connections)

Triangular fragment with cut sides of continuous tape.
Bobbins for lace making
, 18th–19th century
Wood, glass, shell, metal

Of walnut and other wood, turned in a variety of patterns characteristic of the Midlands and Devonshire and weighted with jingled glass beads, buttons, and shells.
Fragment
, 16th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp forming raised pile (velvet)

Design based on a coat-of-arms. Lions on either side of a shield that is a double-headed eagle (shield may contain a crowned 'M') alternate with an angel or winged grotesque with an eschutcheon. In green velvet on deep tan.
Ribbon
, ca. 1840
silk Technique: woven

Pale pink gauze ribbon with a tiny, allover tree pattern and a scalloped edge of white silk.
Cravat end
, 1700–1750
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Brussels style

Brussels-style cravat  with a central, urn-shaped motif composed and surrounded by symmetrically arranged floral and foliated forms.
Border
, 1850–1900
Block-printed

Narrow border. Central band containing scroll wave-like motif, below which hang bead swags and foliate swags. Printed in green, orange, ocher, gray and black. Printed three across.
Fragment
, 19th century
linen, silk Technique: bobbin lace, provincial style

Double headed eagle worked in red, black, blue, yellow and white with white ground. Scalloped border in red, yellow and black. Executed in a provincial style.
Spice Box with Grater
, ca. 1680
silver plated, brass, steel
spice box

Metal box and lid, heavily molded, resting on four feet decorated with the bust of a woman. Double cover hinged through shorter dimension, with cylindrical grater in center. The short end of the object is decorated with a head of a bearded man.
Textile
, early 19th century
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave

Scenes of pleasure and partying.
Panel
, ca. 1600
linen Technique: grid of withdrawn element work with needle lace, reticella style

Three horizontal bands depicting scenes from the biblical story in which Judith severs Holoferne's head to save her people.
Brooch
, 1870–80
Gold

Central cylindrical shaft on horizontal axis; ten smaller cylinders bundled around center and over that a large cylindrical band with beaded border; conical terminals at each end of central shaft and small beaded bands just inside. Back has hinged clasp with hook closure.
Sampler
, 1801
linen, silk Technique: cross stitch embroidery

Exotic spot motifs of giraffe, man on horseback, palm trees, animals, birds, flower urn, alphabet.
Garde d'Epées d'or pour les presens du Marriage du Roy en 1725., troisième planche [Sword Handle in honor of the King's Marriage in 1725, third plate], pl. 51 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonier
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1748
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

1921-6-212-19-a: Six rococo designs for snuffboxes. Top center: sev...;     1921-6-212-19-b: Center sword hilt flanked by three details of pumm...
Sampler
, 1843
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: cross stitch embroidery on plain weave Label: linen embroidered with silk in cross stitch

Long, narrow sampler embroidered with the chronology of English history from the Battle of Hastings in 1066 to the birth of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, in 1841.
Sidewall
, ca. 1810
Block-printed on joined sheets

Fruit, including grapes, peaches and cherries, sitting on napkin suspend from boss with anthemion and tassels. Acorn pendants hang from napkin corners. Small urn suspended from ribbons alternates with napkins. Printed in tan, black and white on pale green ground. Original document for "Offrande a Ceres."
Design for a Woven Fabric
, 1815-1840
Green gouache, black paint on oily tracing paper, mounted
Drawing

Two bough scrolls are shown in a vertical row, at left. A festoon is suspended from the upper one. A rinceau composed of a flower stem rises at right.
Design for a Waistcoat
, 1780-1790
Various gouache on paper
Drawing

Design for the embroidery at the border of a man's waistcoat. Brown edges of the waistcoat and the outer ones of the pocket are shown. Decorated with boughs. Leaf border along the edge of the waistcoat.
Decoration detail of a coach
, 1650–75
Brush and gray watercolor, pen and ink, black chalk on paper.
Drawing

Vertical drawing of a flying genius opens a curtain.  A part of a bracket is above at left.
Sidewall
Howell and Brothers, 1835 – 1900, ca. 1880
Machine-printed

Continuous scroll design formed by large peony flowers and a variety of imaginative flowers of medium size. Leaves forming scrolls are of a luxurious species. Stems, leaves and flowers are outlined with small pin point dots in deep gold color as are also the tendrils. From old house in Annisquam, Massachusetts. Printed in selvedge: "Howelll & Brothers, Philada. 996 P 2". Printed in deep gold and white on gold color.
Title Page
Charles Eisen, French, 1720–1778, 1759–80
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Title page for a series of tailpiece designs featuring putti or children. The title and publisher's address are lettered in the upper center, with five individual tailpiece designs below. The vignettes feature winged putti and objects, such as a globe, measuring devices, calipers, a table, and books, with clouds in the background.
Menuiserie du Sopha A
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Plans and profile design for the carpentry of the sofa depicted in 1921-6-279-37. The plate is signed and numbered.
Designs for Bolts
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, ca. 1780
Pen and ink, brush and ink wash on paper
Drawing

Upper, one bolt with the fixture in the shape of a rosette surrounded by a row of beads.  Lower, the fixture is ovoidal with leaves in arabesque, with small central rosette.
Sampler
E. Grant, 1812
silk embroidery, cotton foundation Technique: cross, square, tent and satin stitches on plain weave

Upper portion shows a house with trees and birds; lower portion depicts Adam and Eve with small detached motifs including animals, trees, houses, flowers; signatures; enclosed in vine-patterned border.
A genre scene
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, 1725–50
Pen and black ink on laid paper
Drawing

Inside of a room; near the door sits an old man, to whom another offers a plate of food. At left, a picture hangs on the wall above what is a chimney piece or a table. Upon it is a dog and two pitchers. On verso: a part of a plan and written vertically, in ink: "sempre p..mi" and "Ancona" four times, and "Roma" twice.
Title Page
Borch, active mid 18th century, 1729–68
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Title page lettered within an asymmetrical cartouche against a garden wall with foliage and a grass in the foreground and clouds and birds above. The cartouche is framed by a festoon of flowers and leaves, shepherd's sticks and a flaming heart on an oval roundel. The plate is signed.
Granary of Prince Ruspoli in Cerveteri
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780-1795
Pen and brown ink on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Shown are the plan and, in opposite direction, top center, a corner of a lateral elevation showing the top of a neighboring house. Six windows are provided for in each of three stories. Two parallel flights of "cord" stairs, apparently a kind of elevator, are at he left of the plan [Staircase?]. Measurements are indicated.
Figure Hiking in the Mountains of Toluca, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1883–1884
Graphite on light green wove paper; verso: graphite and oxidized white gouache
Drawing

Landscape and figure sketch showing a person hiking over a group of three large boulders in the mountains of Toluca, Mexico. Situated in the foreground at center right, the individual holds their arms to their torso as they raise their left knee in a marching motion. Their clothing appears windblown. Three trees grow out of the boulders at right and frame the figure. In the background at left, the outline of a triangular mountain peak is visible below hazy sunset skies.

Verso: Landscape sketch of the famed volcano known as Popocatépetl near Mexico City, Mexico. The mountain's craggy peak is visible in the background at center beyond other rugged peaks, which overlap at center right. Fields of snow are visible across the mountain's summit, highlighted in oxidized white gouache, which appears black.
Carriage Approaching Villa
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, 1755–60
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray washes, graphite on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. In the foreground in pen and ink a road with a carriage and figures, riding in carriage or on horseback and walking throughout grounds. Road leads to a three story building, drawn in graphite. Trees at right and left surrounded by garden hedges. The building, with a projecting central section and two side wings, is decorated with pilasters and windows with arches or triangular pediments. A large rondel with decorative framing elements is on the roof.
Fragment
, 1840s
silk Technique: compound satin Label: silk compound satin

Fragment of woven silk with broad blue satin stripes alternating with broad beige stripes with supplementary warp forming elaborate interlacing scrolls in dark brown. Flanked by narrow guard stripes of ivory mini-checkerboard formed by supplementary warps. 
Fragment very irregular in shape as it is remant from upholstery of a sofa and two chairs.
Elevation for a Church for Monte Vergine
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1784
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, red ink on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

The entrance is into a round nave which is topped by a dome. The door has a circular pediment topped by an escutcheon. Niches with statues in the lateral wall panels. Two naves in cross scheme. Curved structures project laterally, two stories high. Three bays facing the court. Doors under windows and triangular pediments at the ends.
Spoons
, 1825–50
Pen, sepia, brush, gray water color
Drawing

The handle terminates in the front with the head of a woman, framed above by a diadem and at the sides by volutes bordering the handle.  They support a festoon from which a garland is hanging to the upper part of the handle.
Title Page and Designs for Cartel Clock Cases, Trophy, and Console Table
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777
Etching on laid paper
Print

Title page for a series of ornament prints with two designs for cartel clock cases (wall clock cases), flanking a hanging ornamental trophy with a cartouche, ribbons, leaves, and arrows, above a three-legged console table decorated with rosettes, fluted columns, fleurons, and festoons of leaves and flowers. The cartel clocks feature vase finials, incense burners, fleurons, leaves, fluting, wings, cartouches, and snakes. The plate is titled, dated, and numbered.
Street scene
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, n.d.
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

View of building and arched alley.
Woman Holding a Basket of Grapes
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, 1758
Etching on laid paper
Print

Plate from a series of chinoiserie prints depicting figures in landscapes. A woman in a landscape holding a basket of grapes and a stick, with grapes and vine leaves in the background. The plate is signed.
Study of Right Arm
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, ca. 1885
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Possibly study for portrait. Right arm, holding papers. Verso: Sketch of feet, seen from the front.
Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat
, 1780–1790
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on light blue paper
Drawing

Lower left section of a waistcoat. An all-over floral design along the border and below the poclet, extending over the pocket. Mainly indicated in outline.
Design for a Pendant
, ca. 1810
Pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on light green paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for a pendant. Above, a knotted ribbon with a ring, below an oval frame with the cross of the order of Saint John the Baptist. Bevelled corners.
Plusieurs Pieces et Ornements Darquebuzerie Les plus en Usage tire des Ouvrages de Laurent le Languedoc Arquebuziers Du Roy et Dautres Ornement Inventé et gravé Par Simonin
Laurent Le Languedoc, French, active ca. 1684 – 1705, 1705
Album

Album containing thirteen plates from a pattern book with designs for firearm fittings and ornament featuring grotesque motifs. The last plate is numbered 3 and may come from a different edition. The first eight-plate edition by Claude Simonin was published in 1684 with later editions by Langedoc (such as this one) issued with eight and thirteen plates. The plates are numbered and signed. Binding: covers bound with cloth.
Ornamental Vase Designs
Théodore Bertren, active in France, 18th century, 1772
Engraving on paper
Print

Two vases, one above the other. The top vase has 2 handles made from female terms. At the base of the vase is a lion mascaron. Decorative leaves emerge from the mouth of the lion, and they sprout up toward the base of the handles, blending with the terms. The vase has a pattern of stylized palmettes around the neck. The lower vase is in the shape of an urn. The vase has 1 handle with an acanthus leaf pattern forming the top of the handle. A garland of flowers emerges from the top of the vase and is draped over and across. The plate is signed and numbered.
Drapery Study for Kneeling Figure in "Communion of the Sick"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1846
Graphite, white and brown chalk on off-white wove paper; verso: red chalk, white chalk
Drawing

Drapery of a kneeling figure, facing right, the head not shown. Verso: A left hand, open and pointing.
Figural Study
, 1700–1750
Red crayon on paper
Drawing

Nude male shown in profile facing right, leaning upon a boulder.
Sidewall
, 1680
Leather, embossed, silvered, varnished, painted

Embossed with scrollwork and foliage, two game birds on a green field.
Design for a Candlestick
Jan Lutma, Dutch, ca. 1584 - 1669, 1630–60
Chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Design for a candlestick shown from the front. Shown is a tripartite foot consisting of animals in auricular style, upon which children stand. Each carries a lighted torch. The child at left additionally holds a bowl; the child at right holds a drinking vessel. The shaft consists of a seated child holding a torch in the left hand and supporting a bowl with its right hand and head.
Décoration de la Façade du Feu d’Artifice du Côté de L’Hotel de Ville
Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian, active in France, 1695 – 1766, 1739
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A festival print illustrating the façade of an ephemeral structure made in Paris for a firework display in honor of a peace between France and Spain in 1739. The façade of the structure is decorated with a classical arch, pilasters, roundels, c-scrolls, cartouches, sculptures on plinths and in the niche of the arch. Above the arch is a broken pediment with a cartouche of the interlaced L's. Flaming vases and urns as finials and on plinths. Above the pediment, stairs leading up to a balustrade and an obelisk above, decorated with cartouches and a putto. Figures stand on each level of the structure. Clouds and birds in the background. The title, description and the address are lettered below.
Two-masted Schooner with Dory
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1894
Brush and watercolor on white paper
Drawing

Vertical view of a two-masted schooner, with a dory, characterized by a pale wash on sky and reflections of masts and the sail in the water.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Yellow trimming fragment in a design of a central band of stripes between checkerboard borders.
Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France)
François Augustin Caunnois, French, 1787 - 1859, 1817
Cast bronze
Medal

Bust of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636 - 1711).
North Star
, ca. 1780
Cut paper on wood frame
Lantern slide

Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, circular design. In center, black pierced circle, surrounded by five concentric circles: black, green, white, pink, and blue. Overlaid on the circles are two eight-pointed stars; from the points of the smaller star are pierced serpentine rays.
Bracelet
, ca. 1850
Ivory, elastic/cord

Delicately carved ivory made in both Germany and Switzerland. Two famous workshops at Odenwald Graf von Erbach-Erbach and Swiss towns of Thun and Brienz.
Houses on a Hilltop, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 1868 - April 1869
Graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of several houses on a hilltop overlooking rolling terrain in Italy, with other buildings visible in the background at right. At center, a large villa is perched atop the hill's highest point, while at least two other buildings are situated to its left. One building spews a column of smoke from its chimney. Horizon comprised of rolling hills.

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a view of a cave entrance on a body of water in Italy. At center, the rough, undulating forms of the rock face are illuminated by light reflect off of the water. Forms are indistinct and nearly abstract.
Lit a la Polonnaise, a Tombeau
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1779–90
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Design for a canopy bed (baldachin) (side view) with the four posts bending inwards to support a smaller crown canopy above. The headboard and footboard are the same height. The side of the bed and canopy is upholstered with a striped pattern and draped textiles. The crown and posts are topped with feather finials. The bed curtains are tied back to the posts with ribbons. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed. A scale below.
Feast of the Ascension celebration, Venice, Italy
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1879–1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of Venetian rowers.
Cephalis and Procris
Giovanni Volpato, Italian, 1733 - 1803, ca. 1790
Engraving on paper
Print

Landscape, four figures and a dog in the left foreground. Distant view of lake and hills in right background.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, metallic Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet)

Fragment of red cut and uncut velvet on a silver metallic ground. Fragment shows portion of a large-scale floral motif.
Two Cow Heads
Paulus Potter, Dutch, 1625 - 1654, 1639–1690
Etching on paper
Print

Two cow heads.
Stage Design: Architectural Perspective
Unknown, ca. 1580
Pen and brown ink, brush and grey watercolor wash; on verso: red and black crayon on laid paper.
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. View through three openings of an arch on a paved street. The lateral openings have straight entablatures, the vault of the central opening is above. Figures lie beside it, some stand in the niches beside the later openings. On verso: Bearded man in a black coat and cape is shown in three-quarter profile, turned toward left.
Design for an Earring
Giovanni Sebastiano Meyandi, Italian, active 1762 - 1794, 1790–1800
Crayon on paper
Drawing

Above, a disk; below, a drop. Both with frames of radially disposed leaves, and inside with floral stems. Connected by one striped knot, with a central blossom and floral stems. At right, some skethcing strokes.
Angel Seated on a Volute
Leonardo Scaglia, French, active Italy, 1640 – 1650, 1640–50
Pen and black ink, brush and white gouache, chalk on cream laid paper
Drawing

A winged figure reclines on an architectural element, head titled upward and right arm extended with finger pointing to heaven. Verso: a sketch in black chalk of an angel holding a cornucopia seated upon a base.
Sidewall
, ca. 1765
Block printed on handmade paper

Irregular vertical rectangle, with Indian Tree of Life against a diapered background.  British excise stamp on verso.
Plate 20, from Grotteßco in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques)
Hans Vredeman de Vries, Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606, 1564
Etching on laid paper
Print

Grotesque panel. In center, a putto with a whip is pulled in a chariot by four horses. On either side, an eagle on a platform below crossed arrows in a wreath. At left, an elephant with a castle on its back. At right, a camel with a tower. Below, centaurs, dogs and trophies.
Château de Mr. le Président d’Hormois Exécuté en Picardie en 1780 par Mr. Huvé Architecte
Jean-Charles Krafft, French, 1764 - 1833, 1812
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

An architectural print illustrating a chateau built in 1780 with a view of an exterior façade, a section view of the interiors and two floor plans for the ground floor and first floor. The house features neoclassical motifs, columns, a coffered domed ceiling, friezes, statues, and wall fountains. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
The Gipsies Tent
Joseph Grozer, British, ca. 1755 - before 1799, 1793
Mezzotint on paper
Print

Gypsies camping at the border of a forest. At right two donkeys and a small tent. In center, two gypsies making a fire. Several figures.