biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Self Portrait of William Hogarth
Samuel Ireland, English, ca. 1744–1800, 1786-1794
Youthful half-length portrait of Hogarth. The sitter is in three-quarter view towards right. In his right hand, he holds a palette.
Print

Vertical rectangle. Youthful half-length portrait of Hogarth. The sitter is in three-quarter view towards right. In his right hand, he holds a palette.
Study of Left Foot
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on brown paper
Drawing

Study of a left foot and ankle, from straight on.
Apollo Belvedere (Apollo Pythius)
Hendrik Goltzius, Netherlandish, 1558 – 1617, ca. 1592–1617
engraving on laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. The statue is seen frontally from below. Beside it, to the right, a student sketches it. Below, a six-line Latin inscription, the date and publisher's name.
Via crucis - Station VIII, He Consoles the Weeping Women
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Italian, 1727 – 1804, ca. 1749
Etching on cream laid paper
Print

Only state
Valance
, 18th century
linen Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft

Valance in white linen with border brocaded with geometric ornaments based on stars and lozenges in blue, light brown and rose linen. Brocading done in imitation of embroidery.
Band fragment
, 5th–7th century
Warp; S-spun linen. Weft; Z-spun linen, Z-spun wool. Technique: slit tapestry woven with supplementary weft wrapping.

Nude figure standing with crossed legs and a lion in a medallion.
Textile
, mid-18th century
silk, metallic threads Technique: plain weave with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocaded) and supplementary warp pile (velvet)

Rose ribbed silk ground, brocaded in colored silks, chenille and gold and silver metal threads. The meander is formed by blue velvet drapery which flips back to reveal pink satin linings; floral sprays rest on brocaded cushions with large tassels at the corners. Red roses are also in pile weave.
Border
, mid-18th century
fMedium: linen Technique: bobbin lace, Binche style with Binche ground

Binche-style border showing floral sprays and ribbons in a serpentine pattern.
Ribbon
, late 19th century
silk, cotton Technique: plain weave

Green ribbon with purple and pink ornament.
Panel
, late 19th century
linen Technique: needle lace, ground with loop and twist with twist return (Burano)

Long narrow scarf of ecru lace in a vertical, symmetrical design of scrolling serpentine branches and flowers springing from central ornamental motifs. Scalloped edge.
An Art Lesson
Unknown, French, 1820s
Brush and watercolor, gouache on off-white wove paper
Drawing

This finely painted interior features a drawing lesson. The large center table in the Empire style, grand crystal and gilt-bronze chandelier, and bust, at left, of Charles X, probably modeled on a painting by Jacques-Louis David, are all indicative of Neoclassical design in France.
Embroidered picture
, 1780
silk, metallic threads Technique: hand painted and embroidered on plain weave; metallic bobbin lace edging

Bishop kneeling before an altar with the figure of Christ crucified; at the top center, the eye of God; chorus of angels; floral border.
Textile
, ca. 1840
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave

Two scenes of (a) children blowing bubbles and (b) playing pick-up sticks and building a house of cards. The scenes are separated by architectural features and by foliage.
Candelabrum
Pierre-Philippe Thomire, French, 1751 - 1843, 1815–25
bronze, gold

1999-15-1,2: A standing female figure of patinated bronze suppo...;     1999-15-1: A standing female figure of patinated bronze suppo...;     1999-15-2: A standing female figure of patinated bronze suppo...
staircase model
, mid–late 19th century
fruitwood (pearwood?), ash (base)

Staircase model with low curved double stringboard.
Design for Cabinet in Mahogany and Inlay with Cup and Saucer Atop
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Pen and black ink on thin cream paper
Drawing

Retangular body with 2 doors decorated with one oval patera medallion center; raised on 4 straight, slightly tapering legs; tall cubboard atop with glass doors and china  plates and cups inside; cup and saucer on right of lower cabinet.
Design for Round Table "B" on Scroll-Like Feet
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Round thin molded top raised on fluted columnar support with concentric double band moldings around bottom, sitting atop molded "X"-shaped base terminating in 4 [3 shown] scroll-like feet with carved floral rosettes.
Album of Ceiling Designs
Jean Lemoyne, French, 1638 – 1715, 1700–15
Album

Album containing a series of seven (incuding title page) highly ornamnted ceiling and cornice designs.
Sidewall
, ca. 1750
Embossed and gilded leather

VIning floral pattern on embossed gilded ground.