biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Wrapping cloth (furoshiki)
, 19th century
cotton Technique: dyed, painted and stenciled, using resist outlining; plain weave foundation Label: Yuzen dyed cotton

Still-life of flowers and pottery set in ocean waves. In soft greens, reds, browns, white, yellow on dark blue ground. Large circular family crest (Mon) in lower right. Made up of two breadths and narrow center panel. Corners accented by hand-stitching.
Border
American Wall Paper Manufacturers' Association, 1879–1887, 1879–87
Machine-printed paper

Variety of flowers and wheat shafts forming wavy central band, between narrow band of twisted ribbon. Printed two across on yellow background. Ocher ground.
Textile
, ca. 1790
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Fragment of heavy white cotton in a small scale detached design of leaf sprays and seed pods in blue, red and dark brown.
Sketchbook Page
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Small sketches of beaks and a bird's head.
Collar
, 1650–75
linen Technique: needle lace Label: linen needle lace

A deep, squared man's collar in Venetian-style needle lace, with large, baroque floral motifs and foliated scrolls with thick raised edges and finely worked connecting bars.
Burse
, 19th century
wool, linen Technique: counted stitch embroidery (bargello)

Zigzag pattern of white, pinks and greens, with a cross of a different pattern in the middle.
Quilt
, 1840
cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave

Straight repeat of Chinese-style figures flanking a Chinese-style urn containing flowers. The quilted pattern is a "fish scale" for field and borders. A cotton thread of various light tones used for quilting.
Sidewall
Liberty Paper & Bag Co., 1900
Machine-printed

Scrolled multiple cartouches on vertically striped background; pale aqua to dark blue, with white. Drop repeat, straight match.
Plate, from the "Eden" Service (One of Sixteen)
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, French, established 1756, 1787
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
plate

1986-29-1/16: Sixteen circular molded plates with broad rim pain...;     1986-29-1: Circular molded plate with broad rim painted in pu...
Border
, 1870–1900
Block-printed and flocked on paper

Design consists of a loosely intertwined cable of a flocked ribbon and foliage against a flocked background band. The upper and lower edgings are string moldings of beaded ornamentation; printed in greens, gold, metallic gold, ochre, brown and gray.

H# 86
matchsafe
, late 19th century
Porcelain

Figure of man wearing Near Eastern costume with green jacket with yellow collar and tied with white belt and red stripes and white outfit underneath with light blue stripes. Figure wears white turban with diagonal rust stripes.
Soup Plate (One of a Pair)
Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory, French, active ca. 1725 - ca. 1789, ca. 1770
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
plate

Straight marly with shaped edge, with underglaze blue line. Sprigs of flowers in underglaze blue in cavetto and on marly.
Shawl
, ca. 1865
wool Technique: tapestry weave

Typically French swirling shawl pattern in shades of red and violet, etc. with a small plain black area in the center.  The pattern is symmetrical and the pattern of the shawl can be divided into four quarters.  Narrow borders at each end in a patchwork of embroidered fabrics.
Frieze
Keystone Wall-Paper Company, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, textured, liquid mica

Two borders printed across the width. Foliate rinceau printed in metallic gold, light blue, and white on tan ground.
Border
, 1830
Block-printed and flocked on handmade paper

Rust-red flock border over-printed with black fret design. Edged by Horizontally running honeysuckle in beige and yellow.
Dish
Kornilow Bros., Russian, ?-1917, 1900–10
Porcelain, overglaze decoration

Dessert plate with straight, flat marly decorated with seven red and seven blue hexagonal cartouches with animals.  Between the cartouches green trees, above red stars and below, yellow trees and a red line with dents.
Land scape, Jungfrau, Switzerland
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, August 13, 1867
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a mountain pass.
Textile
, 600–300 BC
wool Technique: stem stitch on plain weave

Green rectangle with embroidered outer borders with small yellow, green, and blue birds on a red background.
Sword Hilt with Fishing Boats and Water Birds
, late 19th century
Shakudo, gold
Matchsafe

In the shape of a sword hilt, dark brown, with sloping sides, oval shaped lid with small lozenge shaped, gold framed openings on front and back; larger oval shaped base with flat bottom, slightly broader than central box body and deliniated by seam that runs from front to back; body features inlaid gold decoration with fishermen, riverboats, cormorants and bamboo foliage; top of lid features raised gold and shakudo decoration of cormorant in flight; base features raised gold and shakudo decoration of wading bird and foliage. Lid hinged on side. Striker on bottom.
Slop Bowl
R. & W. Wilson, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, active ca. 1825 – ca. 1846, 1825–1846
silver
slop bowl

Ovoid body on spreading foot, with bead edging and fret band.
Pleated fan
, 19th century
Printed and hand-colored paper leaf with gilding and applied paper, pierced bone sticks with gold and silver foil, mirrors on guards

Pleated fan. Printed and hand-colored paper leaf. Obverse: coronation scene of Marie de Medici, surrounded by gilding and appliquéd paper designs. Reverse: chinoiserie scene. Pierced bone sticks with gold and silver foil decorations. Mirrors on guards.
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

Band fragment with triangular tab edge attached to a wide band of lozenge shapes.
Border
, 1820–50
Block-printed on handmade paper

1972-42-13-a/d: NOTE: component A -  is made up of approx. 100 fra...;     1972-42-13-a/o: a) main pattern of this border consists of a band ...
Plate XXVII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

Machien for transferring solid objects from ships to the shore. Boat right, with man. Solid pyramid in chains above, on a crane-like frame run by a man, lower left. With a lever and weights. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-234.
Sidewall
, 1870–90
Machine-printed

All-over vining floral pattern. Printed in shades of green, white and metallic gold on pale green background.
Ace of Diamonds
E. Le Tellier, French, active late 19th century, late 19th century
Lithograph on paper
Playing card

Ace of Diamonds playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. A male figure in costume, holding a sword in his right hand and a flag in his left. A red diamond centered at his torso.
Fragment
, early 19th century
crewel wool on cotton Technique: long and short satin, and stem stitch embroidery on plain weave

Pieced fragment of sheer white muslin embroidered in small scale scattered designn of garden flowers and butterflies, in polychrome wools. Satin, long and short, stem stitches.
Cameo
, mid-19th century
Paste

Head of a bearded man, facing right. Upright oval, white on brown.
Study of coastal cliff, Amalphi, Italy
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, 1858
Brush and wash, graphite, on paper
Drawing

Sketch of coastline along the Bay of Naples.
Frieze
Hobbs, Benton & Heath, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Pattern of large medallions outlined in gilt rinceaux with centralized white rose and leaf bouquets. Outside medallion are branches and wild flowers. In between each medallion lies a smaller rose bouquet. A border of gilt scrolls rests at the base of this design. printed in gilt, white, pale yellow and pea green on a cream ground.
St. Ignatius Loyola from St. Peter's colonnade
Giovanni Maria de Rossi, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Drawing after statue by Giovanni Maria de Rossi of St. Ignatius Loyola on the Northeast Colonnade. Standing robed figure holds a book in his left hand and points to it with his right, but looks upward and to the right.
Sampler
, 19th century
cotton embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in back, chain, stem, running, and cross stitches with withdrawn element work on plain weave foundation

Long horizontal sampler with geometric pattern bands arranged in three columns. The left column has a lion and a male figure worked in black with withdrawn element work above. The center column is worked entirely in beige, the right column is worked in beige and orange threads.
Tile
Hamilton Tile Works Co., founded 1884, 19th century
Glazed stoneware

Square molded tile made of white clay; back is stamped with two concentric circles, inner is inscribed: "Hamilton Ohio" Tile face is decorated with a berry branch, glazed a deep brown.
Caster
, ca. 1800–30
Glass

Urn shape on square star out base. Flat fluted skin and foot with rug knop. All over diamond cut pattern with prismatic rings. Upturned rim with fan flutes and baluster finial with pierced, radial cut button top pierced with holes.
Fan leaf
, 18th–19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace

Unmounted fan leaf. Brussels-style bobbin lace with design of leaves and scrolls with ornamental fillings.
Queen Esther and Ahasuerus
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, ca. 1760–1770
Engraving in brown ink on white paper
Print

The king seated on his throne at left, before him Esther, with a crown carried by her handmaidens. The king and queen both touch the staff of the ruler. A curtain beyond.
Seal
, 19th century
Marble, steel

Cylindrical piece of marble in steel setting.   The marble is eight-sided: the word "Raddusa" appears on one face and the French names of the days of the week on the other.
spoon
, 19th century
silver

Pointed, heart-shaped bowl and twisted stem, circular crusher with smooth surface.
Frame, Cartouche, Bracket, and Paneling Designs
Jean-Baptiste Girard, French, active ca.1750 – ca.1771, 1754–69
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Designs for cartouches, framing devices, paneling, a bracket and ornamental details featuring asymmetrical curvilinear designs, c-scrolls, cartouches, flowers, shells, and scrolling leaves. In the center two differently designed sides forming a large cartouche or frame surrounded by the smaller designs in the corners. The plate is signed and numbered.
Farm Buildings, Germany
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, ca. 1876
Graphite on paper
Drawing

View of a stable, barn building, and farmhouse, with wall in front. Two people stand before the stable. A pond and a willow tree are shown in the foreground.
Design for Chimneypiece
, 1820–1830
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Design for a mantelpiece. At top, an entablature. Below this, a grotesque frieze with medici-style arms.
Plate 26, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren
Hans Vredeman de Vries, Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606, 1564
Etching on laid paper
Print

Grotesque panel. In center, an ovoid with Hercules battling Nessus.
Textile
, 1700–1750
silk and metallic thread on a silk ground Technique: embroidered on a compound foundation

Deep horizontal panel of white silk with a design of double zigzag lines alternating horizontally with a row of lozenges. Multicolored silk embroidery, metallic thread and flat metal strips in a massive design of large-scale realistically rendered flowers and foliage combined with ornamental scrolls and other decorative motifs. Backed with tan linen. Band of red taffeta at top.
Escutcheon, No. 7 from "Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti"
Stefano della Bella, Italian, 1610–1664, 1646
Etching on paper
Print

No. 7 of the same set as -10, "Raccolta di varii cappriccii," etc.
Bandbox
H. Barnes, USA, 1831–44
Block-printed on paper, pasteboard support

Ruffed ground, in pink, red and white on hilly ground with trees, Blue field.
Design for a carved wooden flower stand
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1780
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on paper
Drawing

A tripod with lion feet supporting a vase.
Detail of a Plumed Canopy Finial
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

A group of ostrich plumes caps a turban-form with spiraling beaded details. Below is the upper portion of a canopy with scalloped textiles bordered with fringe and tassels.
Triumph of Titus
Marc Antonio Raimondi, Italian, 1483 – 1527, ca. 1520
Engraving on paper
Print

Slightly off-center and to the left stands Titus surrounded by a crowd. He wears a helmet and a drapery around his shoulders. In background, two buildings.
Goat Standing in a Field, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1892–1893
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a goat standing in a field in hilly terrain in Mexico. In the middle distance at center, a dark goat stands in right profile on the apex of a softly arching hill. In the background at left and right, two dark hills frame the scene.
Elevations d'alcoves avec portes de degagement
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1774
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Split elevation of an alcove with cartouche, scrolling acanthus leaf and ribbon twist (left) and basket of flowers, bound flowers, floral garland (right) at center. The side doors feature overdoor panels with portrait medallion in a floral frame (left) and a scene of Venus and Cupid in rocaille frame (right). The plate is signed.
Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, August or September 1851
Oil and graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the cliff-strewn coastline of Grand Manan Island off the coast of Canada, possibly near Southwest Head. In the foreground, a sandy beach curves from the lower right corner into the middle distance at center left, while grassy bluffs ascend from the beach and out of frame at left. A rugged and nearly vertical cliff dominates the composition at center, and is partly enshrouded due to the sun's low position. The top of the cliff is lightly wooded with several trees. A rocky outcropping is semi-submerged just beyond the tip of the cliff, while the ocean extends into the background at right. The sky above is hazy.
Title Page
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, 1776–89
Crayon manner etching on paper
Print

Title page and arabesque ornament design featuring a snake-handled vase on a platform, with squirrels, flying putti, head of Apollo surrounded by sun rays, foliate branches, rosettes, festoons of leaves, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), fleurons, and cornucopia of fruit. The plate is titled and numbered.
Sidewall
, 1885–95
Machine-printed paper, flocked

Portion of paper, a complete width giving less than one repeat of an axial design of large-scale foliage with fruit, in the style of Louis XIV. Printed in flock in two tones of dark red.
Bull Hunt with Spears [above]; Bull Hunt with Eagles [below]
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1599
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper Verso: black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Recto, above: Four horsemen ride into a landscape from right. They use double-pronged spears to hunt bulls. 
Recto, below: Eagles dive at the faces of bulls, driving them off a cliff. Horsemen watch from the background at right. 
Verso: Faint black chalk sketch of a woman standing. She wears a large ruff, tightly corseted bodice, and a large skirt.
Design for a Cartouche Representing the Liberal Arts
Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687–1761, 1740
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

Cartouche surmounted with head of Minerva and decorated with elements representing the liberal arts: a palette (painting); a horn, string instruments, sheets of music (music); a globe (geography); and an architect's implement (architecture).
Vase After the Antique
Aubert Henri Joseph A. Parent, French, 1753–1835, 1789-1792
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Large vase decorated with swirling vine and acanthus leaf ornamentation. The vase is elevated on a plinth that features ram head mascarons at the left and right edge. From their horns is draped a garland, at the bottom of which is a carved bird with wings outstretched, and two pecking roosters on either side. The plinth is inscribed: TIIVLIO / AUG.L. / MNESTER. To the left of the plinth is an overturned amphora and a large medal with a profile carved on the front and Greek letters on the side. To the right of the plinth is a sistrum and a lamp. The objects are placed amidst foliage. Although the printed descriptions provide locations for Parent's study of antiquities, the compositional arrangement is imagined.  The plate is signed and numbered.
Vase de marbre blanc, dans la grande allée à Versailles
Marie Michelle Blondel, French, active mid 18th century, 1744–56
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a vase form the Great Lawn in the gardens at Versailles. The body of the vase is decorated with a central trophy of musical instruments, tied together with a ribbon. Garlands of flowers hang from the mascarons on either side of the vase. Friezes include acanthus leaves, trellis, c-scrolls, and shell ornament. The lower half of the vase is decorated with fluting and acanthus leaf ornament. The description is lettered on either side of the foot of the vase, with a scale below the base. The plate is signed.
Panel
, 18th century
silk Technique: embroidered on satin weave

Horizontal panel of white satin embroidered with polychrome silk. Design is outlined with a double border of red lines enclosing floral motifs. Design of figures and house in the landscape. At left is a shepherd watching kids. In the center, a fisherman with a net fishes from a building over the water. At right a shepherd watches goats and kids.
Design of an Alcove
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for an alcove with a bed within it over which is a canopy. On either side of the alcove is a fluted column with Ionic capital. The plate is signed and numbered.
Model d’un Lit executé pour Monseigneur le Dauphin
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, ca. 1783
Crayon-manner in red ink on laid paper
Print

A design for a bed for the Dauphin of France, born in 1781 from the twelfth book of designs by J.B. Huet. The bed is upholstered with a canopy topped with a feathered helmet and shield, flanked by putti, and decorated with garlands of flowers and branches with leaves. The drapery is finished with passementerie. The back of the bed is decorated with woven textiles with neoclassical arabesque designs of flowers, fleurons, leaves, a vase, and birds. Two round cushions with tassels on either end of the bed, the drapery hanging from the canopy is pulled to the sides around two spear finials, with two winged putti standing below on the base of the bed. The drapery on the front of the bed is draped with garlands of flowers and tied with ribbons and tassels hanging from the ribbons and trimmed with passementerie.
Two Waistcoat Designs
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on paper, hand-colored in watercolor
Print

Designs for two embroidered men's waistcoats decorated with floral (flowers) motifs and scrolling acanthus leaves (rinceaux). The design to the right has front skirts and pockets. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed. The plate is hand-colored in green, red, purple, yellow, and blue watercolors.
Two Frieze Designs
Alexis Loir, French, 1640 - 1713, ca.1660–1716
Etching on paper
Print

Two horizontal frieze designs with foliate scrolls, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), snakes, birds, and a male figure with a basket of fruit. The plate is numbered and signed.
Design for the Letter M of a Pictoral Alphabet: Molière
Victor Vincent Adam, French, 1801 – 1866, ca. 1830
Graphite, pen and bistre ink, brush and ink wash, with white heightening on cream paper
Drawing

Letter above, flanked by intertwining rinceau. Molière is seen asking the advice of his maid servant who holds a broom.
Flower pot and cover
, 1750–1760
Tin-glazed earthenware, hand-painted polychrome overglaze decoration

Oblong form that flares at top. Scalloped upper and lower edge with traces of gilding. Faint molded ridges. Scrolling acanthus leaf feet painted green. Place for six bulbs. Landscape with figures and dog.
Stage Design, Egyptian Town
Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, Italian, 1774–1843, early 19th century
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Egyptian building complex with pyramids, palm trees, pylons, and columns. Large sphinx at left, monumental sculptures at center. At right, crowd of figures on staircase.
Study of Two Roses
Anne Vallayer-Coster, French, 1744–1818, 1790–1800
Brush and gray wash, brush and black ink on heavy cream paper, lined
Drawing

Drawing shows two sprigs of roses with leaves, buds and two fully developed flowers.
Designs for Ceiling Decorations, with Plan of Spectators' Room of a Theater
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

A) At left: an octagonal attic frame is inscribed into an oblong, with a view of the sky. Arches of garlands support an oval garland, in which a putto flies. At right: in the center is a circular wreath supported by two putti. It is inscribed into an octagon as are above and below shell-like forms. Tangent to the octagonal frame are half-circles with figures of putti. The oblique sides which face the corners of the oblong room are simultaneously sides of spherical quadrangles with figures. B) Verso: vertically. Above: one half of the oblong ceiling is shown. A great central ovoid is suggested with obliquely disposed ovoidal medallions in the corners, with another medallion in an oblong at the ends; and scroll, at the sides. Center: in the center of the horizontal oblong ceiling is an ovoid with a flying putto. In the corners are medallions as above, with plant palmettes between them. Below is the plan.
Fisherman and Two Other Men in a Canoe
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1897
Crayon on paper
Drawing

Sketch of two male figures paddling a canoe while a third, in the center, fishes.
Botanical Sketch with Agave Plant, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 2, 1857
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Botanical sketch showing views of mixed vegetation in the Ecadorian jungle. A large, likely agave plant serves as central focus. Large stem with branches grows from the base, also known as a pina or cabeza. Other stems and broad leaves visible below.

Verso: Landscape and atmosphere sketch of the sky over the sea.
Joseph Telling his Dreams
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, 1638
Etching on laid paper
Print

Joseph is seen in the center of the composition, relating his dreams to his family. A young girl, her back turned partially to the spectator, sits at lower right, holding an open book. Signed and dated, lower left: "Rembran(d)t f. 1638."
Sidewall
, ca. 1860
Machine-printed on paper

Full width, with alternating stripes of simulated wood graining in cream and brown, printed in cream and brown on unbleached brownish paper.
Design for Escutcheon
Antoine Jacquard, French, active ca. 1616 – d. 1652, 1616
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Design for an ornate keyhole escutcheon. At top, a horned mask. Below, a pair of figures blow into horn terminating in bird heads.
Project for an Escutcheon
Leonardo Scaglia, French, active Italy, 1640 – 1650, 1625–1650
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Design for an oval escutcheon crowned with a cherub and shell.
Embroidery sample
, ca. 1790
silk, bobbin net and paper Technique: embroidered and appliqued on a compound foundation

Multicolored silk embroidery in a floral design of small-scale naturalistic flowers and foliage with net applique on a green and brown ribbed ground.