biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
The Confession
, ca. 1840
Wood engraving on paper
Print

A priest hears the confession of a woman. A praying man and a priest at an altar in the distance.
Portrait of Henri Martin
Ferdinand Delannoy, ca. 1880
Engraving on paper
Print

Within an oval is a half-length portrait of the French historian, Henri Martin (1810-1883), shown facing frontally, his gaze directed toward the right. He wears a short beard and black bow tie. Illustration for Martin's "Popular History of France."
Design for escutcheon pendant
, 16th century
Pen, ink. Paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. An escutcheon contains an oblong diamond and four smaller ones, round, scrollwork and volutes. Below, at right, the sketch of a lion-like monster. Above a ring.
Border fragments
, 17th century
silk Technique; supplementary warp forming cut and uncut raised pile in plain weave foundation (velvet)

Fragments of a border showing scrolls and plants in green on gold.
Textile
, late 19th century
silk Technique: plain compound satin

Brown ground with repeating small weft pattern of white fern fronds with two different flowers in white and beige.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: lace of early premade bobbin tape with needlework fillings

Design of scrolling stems with flowers and leaves, with outline of bobbin-made tape and fillings in needlepoint stitches. Called in Italian ''Mezzo Punto'', in French ''Point de Canaille''. | LACE: pre-made tape ???
Peep-show, Vuë du Canal de Delft à la Haye Ville de Hollande, 16
, ca. 1766
Engraving in ink with washes of watercolor on paper, mounted on scrapbook page
Print

Peep-show print
Sugar Bowl with Lemon Finial
, ca. 1768
silver
sugar bowl

Bowl has lancet leaves on lower half, on four animal feet. Domed cover with repousse laurel wreath and lemon finial.
Design For a Clock, pl. XIX from "Recueil d'Ouvrages Curieux de Mathematique et de Mecanique, ou Description du Cabinet"
Gaspard Grollier de Seviere II, French, 1677 - 1745, 1719
Engraving on paper
Print

Design for a clock???
Fragment
, 14th–15th century
cotton Technique: resist-printed on plain weave

Coarse undyed cotton plain cloth forms design against red ground.  At right, broad incomplete border of rosettes with octagons, dots, and geometric forms.  At left, plain red ground at top, double band of ogive forms and wavy-edged squares.  Ground design of whirling sun motif.
Band
, 16th century
linen Technique: grid of withdrawn element needle lace (reticella)

Strip made up of two bands of reticella (in identical pattern of squares containing alternately S-shapes and crosses). Attached edge of deep scallops of needle lace.
Ribbon
, mid-19th century
silk Technique: plain weave

Green ribbon with picot edge.
Panel
, early 18th century
oak, carved

Rectangular carved back, the top rail carved with voluted ears and a central scallop flanked by scrolls defining a hatched ground. Curved arms and arm stumps lightly carved with shells and foliated arabesques. A shell is centered in the serpentine front rail of the caned seat. Cabriole front and rear legs joined by serpentine X-stretchers, on scroll feet.
Textile
, 1825–50
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Fragment showing two birds amidst flowers, leaves, and tree branches. Colors are brown, pink, and black with blue and yellow making green.
Fragments
, 16th century
silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet)

Component a: Brown silk velvet, faded from violet, cut and uncut, on yellow ground; geometric pattern. Components b and c: rose-colored silk velvet, cut and uncut, on yellow ground; geometric pattern.
Cup and Saucer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756, 1781
porcelain (probably hard paste), vitreous enamel, gold
cup and saucer

A porcelain cup and saucer with floral pattern in gilding.
Pair of knee buckles
, 18th century
Silver, gold, glass pastes, iron
Buckle

1A,B Lady's shoe buckles 2A,B Man's shoe buckles ???
Sampler
Elizabeth Wilde, 1790
silk, wool, metal yarn Technique: cross, chain, stem and satin stitches

Oval sampler with Adam and Eve below a fruited tree and flanked by trees and stags. Stylized blue and white clouds above the tree. A thin black line splits the oval in half with tasseled swags of red drapery surrounding a lengthy inscription also in red. Red scrolls and a metallic thread bow at the bottom. Sampler has double borders: red zigzags and a scrolling floral vine.

Inscription:
One the Fall of Man
Man was by heaven made to govern all
But how unfit demonstrates in his Fall
Created pure and with a strength endu'd
Of Grace divine sufficient to have stood
But alienate from God he soon became
The Child of Wrath Pride Misery & Shame

Elizabeth Wilde Her Work 1790
Sidewall
, ca. 1870
Stamped foil on paper

Stamped large-scale gold ornament on white ground, in the neo-grec style.
Page from Ackermann's "Repository of the Arts, Science etc,"
, 1811
paper, cotton, silk Technique: (samples) printed plain weave; warp-faced plain weave with weft patterning; printed plain weave with twill effect

Component "i" is a page from Ackermann's Repository, January 1811. Page contains printed graphics and three textile swatches: two printed and one woven.
Design for stained glass
Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863–1961, late 19th century
Brush and gouache on paper mounted tan illustration board
Drawing

Design of orange-red and brown vines with a central circular medallion containing 4 petals; framed by orange-brown.
Textile
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven brocatelle; combination of two structures, 7&1 satin and twill

Design of aqua flowers and scrolls on cream.
Study for "From Paradise to Purgatory, Newport"
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, ca. 1878
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of cliffs leading to the sea in the background.
Portrait of François Pally
Jean-Pierre Simon, French, 1650 - 1710, 1690
Etching on paper with black ink
Print

Bust length portrait of a bishop slightly turned to right. His is wearing a skull-cap and a cross is seen under his collar, hanging by a ribbon.
Ornamental Design for the Decoration of a Tankard
William Hogarth, English, 1697 - 1764, 1717-1794
Etching on paper
Print

Fretwork in center of which a medallion depicting three shepherds with lambs. Upon scrolls are seated on right and left side a male figure in front of whom flies an angel.
Tassel
, 17th century
linen Technique: braided and knotted

Tiny linen tassel, braided and knotted. Double loops are attached to circular center ball from which hang five small knotted elements, including one in the middle.
Border
, 1848–50
Block-printed paper

Vertical broad flat bands enclosing flowers arranged in vine-like garlands, Free-form blossoms and leaves.
Textile
, 1725–50
cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed (chintz)

A curving tree trunk rising from a mound, with naturalistic flowers of European character, including roses, carnations, morning glories, columbine, dahlias, and tulips. Tree trunk, mound, and outlines brown; foliage green; flowers, two shades of red, blue, reddish-brown and a violet now faded. All flowers have extensive shading. Along right side and bottom a border in blue-green, in wavy curved outline over which flowers project.
Panel cut at top; small patch of self chintz on reverse of top; bottom, small patch of plain white cotton reverse.
Colors: two reds, tow blues, two violets, yellow, black brown.
Border
, early 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Brussels style

A shaped border with initials contained within wreathed medallion and surmounted by a crown and flanked by symmetrically-placed fountains, putti, stylized foliated forms and rocaille decoration.
Sidewall
Okamoto Manufacturing Company, Japan,, 1875–99
Block-printed paper, embossed

Imitation leather. Embossed, symmetrical rococo foliate pattern; printed in metallic gold and blue-green.
Sidewall
, 1840s
Block-printed

Against a glazed off-white ground is printed an elaborately scrolled framework in grisaille, with broad details printed against a pale ocher ground. Tendrils and blossoms are combined with and interspersed between the framework in the same colors.
Study for "Plenty"
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, ca. 1910
Graphite on paper
Drawing

At left, a semi-nude seated female figure in right profile. At right, a child carrying wheat or flowers overhead. Hilly landscape with trees in background.
Textile
, 1750–1800
silk Technique: woven

Light green ribbed silk brocaded with multicolored silk patterned with floral sprays and figures seated under a tree.
Boot
, late 19th century
Silver, niello, gilding
Matchsafe

In the shape of a high boot, with stylized floral and vine decoration in niello and gilding.  Lid is on top, hinged on back side.  Striker on sole of toe section.
Sheath
, possibly ca. 1700s
silver, leather, brass

Wooden sheath covered with black leather. Silver chape and mount at top, decorated along the rim. Small "handle" shouldered on mount.
Filigree Shoe
, late 19th century
Silver
Matchsafe

In the shape of a shoe or ankle boot,  the body composed of decorative, scrolling, lacy, filigree motifs,  incised decoration on solid lid at top. Loop at back above heel. Lid hinged at top. Striker on front sole at bottom.
Child's cap
, 1751–1800
silk, metallic thread, sequins, foil Technique: embroidery, bobbin lace, taffeta lining

Christening cap in white with gold embroidery, sequins and foil in a floral pattern. Metallic bobbin lace along the edges and sides. Trimming of ribbons, gauze ties and pink lining.
Double-handled vase
George E. Ohr, American, 1857–1918, ca. 1893–1909
Glazed earthenware

Thrown, thin-walled body of attenuated ovoid form with double neck rising from shoulder; double mouth with ruffled and crumpled edges; two applied double-loop handles on left and right; low, spreading circular foot; the whole covered in dark blue glaze, portions mottled in shades of purple and green silver metallic blotches in slight relief.
Sidewall
Illinois W.P. Mills, 1900–1920
Machine-printed

Stripes of stylized floral motifs printed in gold on background of green simulated grasscloth.
Sweetmeat Dish
Charles Nicolas Odiot, French, 1789 – 1868, 1826–1838
glass, silver, gold
sweetmeat dish

Oval glass bowl, exterior cut with all-over diaper pattern; smooth interior. Bowl stands on flared foot in gilt silver, decorated with blossoms and elongated petals, resting on rectangular footed stand with four lions' feet; sides with foliage motifs.
Louis XVI Pattern Serving Spoon
Joseph E. Birmingham, ca. 1909
silver
spoon

Integral construction. Large oval bowl. Pronounced shoulder, stem of rectangular line ending in shouldered, rectangular fiddle terminal embossed with oval wreath with ribbon bow, enclosing monogram. Slight upturn at end of terminal.
St. John, Cartoon for Carlisle Window, Paisley Abbey, Scotland
Sir Edward Burne-Jones, English, 1833–1898, 1876
Crayon on board
Drawing

Cartoon for a stained glass window depicting St. John holding a chalice with a serpent in it.
Wall Elevation with Panels of Chinese Figures, for King's Library, Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, 1815–22
Brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, over graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Elevation of a wall, with a doorway in the center, over which is a painted trophy. This in turn is crowned by a carved pagoda roof with bells suspended from the finials. On the walls are panels with Chinese figures, enclosed in bamboo frames. Narrow columns with capitals of fan-like tracery at the corners.

Original album associated with this collection still exists.  See 1948-40-1 accessory
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Ornate lattice pattern of scrolls, lag and feather and floral medallions. Large medallions fill spaces with scrolls, beading, vining and floral motifs. Printed in greens, beige, brown, white, blue liquid mica and white liquid mica on beige ground.
Design for a Library Bookcase
Thomas Chippendale, 1718 – 1779, ca. 1761
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Drawing

A front elevation of a breakfront bookcase in Gothic style at right. Side elevation and section of moulding "a" at left
Textile
, 18th century
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Allover pattern of long flowering branches which hook together to form a continuous very linear pattern on the white cotton fabric. Flowers include sweeat peas, morning glories, clover, and yarrow.
Cup and Saucer with Battle Scenes (Bataillen-Malerei)
Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin, German, established 1763, 1870–1900
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
cup and saucer

Curving cup. Slightly compressed in lower part. Scrolling handle placed in a wide panel. Military scene opposite handle, and flower under it. In narrow panels, two trophies. Saucer identical to that of 1953-17-53.
Frieze
S.A. Maxwell & Co., 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

On tan ground, alternating designs: almond shaped green vines containing "vase" with a white rose and same rose at the bottom surrounded by green vines with chandelier-like image above composed of a cross with three squares.
Self-Portrait by Dürer
François Forster, French, 1790 - 1872, ca. 1822
Engraving on paper
Print

Print after self-portrait by Dürer.
Pilgrim's Progress
, 1870–80
Intaglio printed on machine-made paper
Sidewall

Children's or nursery paper with six scenes from "Pilgrim's Progress". Each is enclosed in foliated cartouche frames in two horizontal rows of three scenes each. Intaglio printed in sepia tones on machine-made ungrounded paper.
Design in Berlin Wool Work
J. Bedford & Co., English, 1874
Chromolithograph on joined sheets of impressed, wove paper
Print

Vertical sheet illustrating a design for knotted berlin work that depicts a repeated oval of mauve roses on a teal blue ground.  Between the ovals are sprays of white flowers with yellow centers flanked by russet flowers and greenery.  Framing the ovals are additional white and blue flowers with small golden plants that are possibly sheaves of wheat.  The entire composition is on a white ground with two parallel borders of altnerating golden and brown stripes. A publication title is at the top, and details about the design and where to obtain materials for it are located in the bottom margin. The paper also had a grid-like impression that gives it the texture of canvas.
Sampler
Cristan Henderson, 1762
silk embroidery on wool foundation Technique: counted and uncounted stitches; cross, back and satin stitches on plain weave foundation

Bands of curving patterns with a verse at the bottom: 
"Immortal made what should we mind
so much as immortality, of beings for a Heaven designed, 
what but a Heaven the case should be, Robert Henderson, Jean Henderson, Cristan Henderson year 1762"
Sampler
, 18th century
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Top left corner has embroidery and bottom left corner alternates areas of embroidery with areas of openwork. Vertical areas of openwork on the right with abstracted or decorative embroidery in between.
Sampler
J. Winkler, 1845
wool and silk embroidery with metal beads on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave foundation

Alphabets at top, motifs at bottom.
Figures from Last Judgment
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Three angels, one blowing a trumpet and two holding a large book. Based on figures from The Last Judgment by Michelangelo.
Plate LII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

A machine, center, spraying water on a fire, right. Women fill a large tank of water. A man puts water from that into a funnel above the machine's spout. Machine is worked by a man t urning a screw and plate in the back, center left. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-249.
Border
, 1860–80
Machine-printed

Two borders, printed side by side. Beige, maroon and brown vine and maroon outlined flowers on gauffre gold ground. Banded with maroon stripe and tongue stripe.
Border
, mid-18th century
linen Technique: needle lace, 6-sided reworked grounds

Border with a garland of scrolled floral and foliated forms in a repeat pattern.
Sidewall
Janeway & Co. Inc., New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1848 - 1914, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Diamond trellis pattern, formed by square foliate medallions. Printed in green, shades of brown and tan on off-white gridded background.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–08
Machine-printed

Floral stripe design. Pink and white flowers with buds printed on narrow stripe. This alternates with wider stripe. Printed on  spotted green background.
Urn and leaf-like ornament
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Urn and a circular, leaf-like ornamental detail
Sampler
, early 19th century
cotton, linen Technique: plain weave bobbin lace

Plain white square with lace border with different mesh ground every three inches.
Luncheon Knife from Rockledge Service
George Washington Maher, American, 1864–1926, 1911–12
silver
knife

Luncheon knife, part of flatware service designed in "Martelé" silver for "Rockledge Estate" in Winona, Minnesota. Long straight rectangular blade with rounded tip. Waisted join, leading to four-sided hollow handle, with gently rounded sides, widening towards terminal. Obverse and reverse decorated with lily motif within border, stemming from join of handle continuing up handle with three sets of mirroring leaves on either side of central stem, terminating in mirroring lily blossoms encasing mongram 'EKG.' Terminal in form of segmented or flat arch. Textured hammered surface visible throughout handle.
Fragment
, 1700–1750
silk Technique: satin weave with supplementary weft

An incomplete repeat in red satin with a design in white of a Chinese figure in a tree holding a parasol.
Textile
, 18th century
cotton Technique: mordants for black, reds and purple applied by pen and brush over resist; madder dyed; blue applied over resist by immersion; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave

Stripes and flowers on white background. Exotic blossoms with different fillings swirling over two different stripes.
Classical Figures
Girolamo da Carpi, Italian, ca. 1501 - 1556, ca. 1550
Pen and brown ink on laid paper.
Drawing

Recto:three sculptural figures (a herm, the statue of Athena Giustiniani, a standing male nude); Verso: a standing senator on left, a losely sketched reclining nude below, and an armless and headless torso of Minerva.
Standing woman in nun's habit
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Standing woman in nun's habit holding a book in her left hand and looking upward. Her right hand is also slightly raised.
Diagonal Stripes
, mid 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

Diagonal stripes alternate between zig-zag, plain and rope-like stripes. Silk threads are added to support the stencil structure.
Sampler
Julie Winkler, 1842
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitches on plain weave foundation; bound on all sides with red silk ribbon

Five alphabets and two sets of numerals in red on white ground.  School diploma on back.
Valentine Greeting
, ca. 1825
Chromolithograph on embossed paper
Greeting Card

In an oval frame, two children, in eighteenth-century dress, are seen playing in a landscape.
Edge
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Brussels style

Edging with architectural ornaments and trees.
Passementerie, Façon de passer le Patron par devant
Denis Diderot, French, 1713–1784, ca. 1763
Engraving on paper
Print

Picture from Diderot's Encyclopedia showing a man at a loom; scale. Beneath, textile patterns that the loom can create. All pictures are labelled with figure numbers.
Sidewall
Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797, 1875–1900
block-printed and embossed paper

Stylized floral medallion, surrounded by foliate and berry garlands, alternating with vining roses, printed in colors on brown satin ground.
Textile
, mid-19th century
cotton Technique: block and roller printed on plain weave

General Zachary Taylor at the battle of Palo Alto during the Mexican War (1846-1848). The scene is vignetted with a floral wreath of roses, rosebuds and other flowers broadly treated. Colors are various browns, red and bright blue.
View of the Back of a Dwelling in Polling, Bavaria
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, 1876
Graphite on cream wove paper
Drawing

Tonal drawing of a two storied rustic building with two windows, wooden canopy over a small door and a small tresle table containing wooden barrels and an earthenware jug. A tree is sketched at right.
Textile
, 19th century
wool, metallic thread Technique: tapestry weave

Plain weave with light brown warps and wefts of doubled threads. Design consists of horizontal stripes in varying thicknesses in pale pink, shades of green, blue and red predominating. Some stripes have diamond-shapes in metallic threads.
Title Page and Goldsmith’s Designs for Boxes and Bottles
Masson, French, active late 17th and early 18th century, late 17th–early 18th century
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Album with six plates depicting ornament designs for Goldsmith's engravings for the use on boxes, bowls, teapots, cups, saucers, porringers, and sugar and oil containers. The designs are identified with lettered inscriptions and the plates are numbered.
Sampler
, 19th century
cotton Technique: knitting

Thirty different knitting patterns.
Designs for Friezes
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777-1778
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Four designs for friezes decorated with ornament motifs including scrolling acanthus leaves, satyrs, rosettes, putti, women in antique costume, and an infant Bacchus surrounded by grapes and ewers. The plate is signed and numbered.
Fragment
, 18th century
silk; tempera Technique: printed and painted on plain weave

White ground with a design of intertwining slender stems with large scalloped petals and bell-shaped blossoms, berries and leaves in green, yellow, dark pink, purple and blue.
Dish
, 1000–1500
Carved volcanic stone

Metate in the form of a jaguar.
Wallpaper Design
, 1830–50
Brush and gouache, graphite on white paper
Drawing

A dado is shown at the bottom, an entablature on top. The panel is decorated with obliquely dispersed and perspectively represented lilac coffers with a dark olive plant motif. Two purple stripes are drawn across the top.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Red trimming fragment in a chevron pattern; picot edges.
Button
, 19th century
Steel

1931-59-249-c: Flat buttons ornamented with eight pointed star wi...
Console avec son profil
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a bracket with views of its front and side. The bracket is decorated with rosettes, scrolls, acanthus leaves, and pinecones. Below is another small bracket with a rondel draped with garland. The plate is signed.
Title Page and Staircase Balustrade Design
Caillouet, French, mid-18th century, 1775–87
Engraving and etching on paper
Print

Title page and a design for a wrought-iron staircase balustrade featuring geometric, meander (Greek key) pattern, and scrolling bands with scrolling leaves (fleurons), and an acorn finial. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered
Temple Viewing During Springtime
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1797-1858
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

This spring scene shows a traditional spring weekend of people enjoying the cherry blossoms and visiting a temple. A long line of visitors, old and young, patiently line up as wait to enter the temple. Other people are shown leisurely strolling along another avenue. Hiroshige balances the scene with his architecture landscape, contrasting colors that are evenly dispersed.
Band
, late 17th or early 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (continuous tape with bars added)

Band with tape like scroll design.