biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Allegorical Figures Representing the Four Continents
Marie Michelle Blondel, French, active mid 18th century, 1736
Album

1921-6-447: A series of four allegorical female figures repres...;     1921-6-447-2: An allegorical female figure representing Asia fro...
Border
, early 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

Wide border of elaborate geometric pattern showing alternating circular motifs and X-shapes. Framed at top by rectangles and at bottom by pendants.
Landscape
James Henry Moser, Canadian, 1854–1913, ca. 1885
Brush and blue wash, graphite on paper
Drawing

Large house, at right. Lake at the left, with road running to the right of it. Low hills and mountains beyond. Two sheets glued together.
View of the Interior of the Church of St. John the Baptist, Brooklyn, Looking West Toward the Rose Window
Unknown, 1902
Albumen print mounted on board
Photograph

View looking west, showing the rose window after Dabo's design, behind the gallery organ, over the main entrance. Flooring unfinished. Man stands at lower right.
Fragment
, 19th century
silk and metallic embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered

Narrow fragment of linen and twill embroidered in silk and metal. Pattern shows three circular motifs. Outer circle is made up in each case of leaves running counter clockwise.
Study of landscape, Switzerland
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1856
Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a cabin with mountains in the background.
Otsu Teahouse Fountain, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, ca. 1834
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi)
Print

Three bullock carts, one with bales of rice, the others with charcoal (?), come down street toward teahouse. Left, teahouse in front of which is fountain. Center, pine trees and green hill outlined in distance.
Foamy Waves on Rocks
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Large, foamy waves crashing against rocks in center, at left, and in left distance.
Figure
, 19th century
ivory

Men with bonsai trees
Medal
, 18th century
Silver

The medal is inscribed "Upon my honor / Quid rides (Who laughs)."
Sidewall
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Sandy Hill, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed oatmeal paper, liquid mica

Medallion stripe design. Palmette-like motif on a four-band stripe. Printed in tan and off-white on brown oatmeal paper. Mission style design
Geometric design for printed textile
Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752–1818, 1800–1818
Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Bands of pink hexagonal-shaped discs on yellow and white ground, alternating with blue and white ladder forms on black ground.
Sedge Hats on a Lattice
, 1780–1830
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

Kasa hats refer to various styles of traditional Japanese straw hats. Samurai helmets were often painted in black and or red. Black differentiated the low-class samurai warriors. These kasa hats are tattered on top of a lattice weave pattern. Silk threads are added to support the stencil structure.
Frieze
, 1830–50
Block-printed on machine-made paper

Tops and finishes the vertical stripes on 1974-81-4, white satin ground
Fork with Porcelain Handle (Paired with Knife)
Royal Worcester, English, established 1751, ca. 1765
steel, silver; porcelain, vitreous enamel
fork

Fork has three curved tines, flaring. Baluster-shaped neck, silver ferrule with scalloped edge and horizontal bands. Pistol-shaped porcelain handle, blue floral decoration on white background.
Pair of Porcelain Hotei Mounted as Two-Light Candelabra
Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory, French, active 1735 – 1773, 1740–1745
soft paste porcelain; bronze, gold
candelabra

Seated figure ("laughing buddha") in glazed white porcelain with a swirling, leafy, bifurcated ormolu branch terminating in two candle sockets.
Ceiling paper
Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Repeating motif of overlapping circles, set in rows. A small diamond shape is set in the intersection on two sides. Printed in metallic gold, green and brown on off-white ground.
A Vase, and a Lamp on a Stand, in Dessins d'Ango Ornements et Architecture (Drawings of Ornaments and Architecture by Ango)
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, 1760–69
Red chalk on cream laid paper
Bound drawing

Design for two vases; on the left, elongated, tall vase on beaded feet, topped with a round bowl-like opening; on the right, a round and flat bowl-shaped vase with scrolled handles on sitting on a pedestal decorated with foliage.
Sketchbook Page: Maple Leaf
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1874
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Recto: Sketch of a maple leaf. 
Verso: sketch of dogtooth violet on stem and flower from above, center; lower right, sketch of noble liverwort with flower and leaf.
Cap streamer
, late 18th century
Technique: bobbin lace

Along with 1974-52-44, makes up a pair of bobbin lace lappets, floral vine; late 18th century Maline
Seascape with Cliffs and Foreground Rock
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Flat ocean with rock in center foreground; three sections of cliffs at left.
Cermonial Knife or Kris
, possibly 800–1000
steel
knife

Knife in integral form of flat tapered pointed blade, broad shoulder, handle with plinth and stylized figure. Grain pattern in steel overall.
Garrick in the "Farmer's Return"
Samuel Ireland, English, ca. 1744–1800, 1794
Etching and aquatint on paper
Print

Seated figure of a man in frontal view. He (garrick) is dressed as a farmer; in his right hand he holds a long pipe. Illustration for Ireland, "Graphic Illustrations…" I, 171.
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

On lightly plaid ground in browns, staggered elongated chandelier-like motifs in light blue and green-brown.
Sampler
Mary Slatter, English, 1791
silk embroidery on wool foundation, woven silk ribbon, mica and paper, linen tape Technique: embroidered in cross, satin, stem, eyelet, and chain stitches on plain weave foundation. Central panel appliqued over another embroidery.

Within a curving border of strawberries, two couples courting, a large basket of flowers, and a house in a park.  Signature: "Mary Slatter ended this April the 29 1791."  The couples' faces are engravings which have been cut out and pasted in place.  The windows of the house are mica couched in place.  Quilled woven silk ribbon surrounds the bouquet of flowers.
Letter from George Troup regarding the Prince Regent and Brighton Pavilion
George IV, King of England, English, 1762 – 1830, 1818
Pen and brown ink on white thin wove paper with black border
Document

Letter: several lines of text.
Spoon with Lion's Head (with Fork and Knife)
, 18th century
silver, gold
spoon

Spoon has large pointed bowl with stylized lion's head on the back. Flared stem with engraved decoration, on front scrolls and leaves (acanthus), on the back an elephant surrounded with scrolls and leaves (acanthus).
Knife with Porcelain Handle (Paired with Fork)
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, after 1730
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, steel, silver
knife

Straight-sided, leaf-shaped blade. Horizontal bands on bolster, silver ferrule, octagonal in section. White pistol-shaped porcelain handle, octagonal in section. Multi-color Chinoiserie decoration with tiger, bamboo and flowers on one side, and flowers on the reverse side.
Band
, 16th–18th century
silk on linen Technique: long-armed cross, back and knot stitch embroidery on plain weave; needle lace

Deep horizontal band with four biblical scenes in off-white on a red silk ground, with deeply scalloped red silk needle lace on three sides. The band consists of four joined panels, each panel depicting a scene which is labeled at the top. The creation of the universe, QUADO CHE IDIO CREO IL MONDO, shows the sun and moon, flowering trees, animals and birds. The creation of Adam and Eve, ADAM  ADAM ET EVA, shows at left Adam alone with a dog, the hand of God removing Adam's rib, and at right Eve emerging from Adam's side. The temptation and flight from Eden, ADAM ET EVA SONO SCACIAI D PARAD, shows Adam receiving the apple from the snake in the Tree of Knowledge on the left, and on the right God casting Adam and Eve out of the gates of the Garden. Cain and Abel the children of earth work, QUANO LA TERA CAIN EVEL SACRIFICANDO, shows on the left a woman nursing a child and a man tilling the soil; on the right two figures kneel before fires.  The figures are reserved in fine undyed linen cloth speckled with embroidered dots, while the background is entirely covered in crimson silk long-legged cross-stitch. Guard borders with sprigs, birds, and animals border each panel.
Five of Diamonds from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards
B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France, 1858
Lithograph on glazed paper
Playing Card

Five of Diamonds from Set of "Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III" Playing Cards.
Textile
, 19th century
wool Technique: printed

Flowers and medallions with plaid.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Alternating high and low floral medallions connected by scrolls. Secondary pattern of scrolling medallions. Top has scrolls/scallops with beading. Bottom has a scrolling scallop design, beading and flowers. Ground shades from dark blue-grey to light grey. Printed in red, greys, greens, whites, browns, and metallic silver.
Seascape with Beach
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

View from beach of waves coming up on shore at angle from left foreground back towards distant right.
Textile
, 1850–1900
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave, glazed

Panel of glazed chintz with a white ground showing a design of roses and other flowers in clusters in a perpendicular arrangement which is well disguised by joining tendrils. In shades of red, green, blue, lavender, dark brown, and touches of yellow.
Miser's purse
, early 19th century
silk, metal Technique: crocheted

Dark crocheted silk ornamented with gold beads in zigzag and stylized branch pattern.  Accents of very small cut steel beads.  Two gold rings control side opening; gold ball drops at either end.
Embroidered picture
, 18th century
silk on silk Technique: stem stich and laid work embroidery, couching

Small pictorial embroidery. Figure of a man dressed in robes, seated at a table examining scrolls; crucifix on table. Building with round arched doors; part of landscape beyond; sky painted blue on foundation silk. Pig under table indicates St. Anthony of Egypt. Colors in shades of light brown, grey, green and blue.
Sidewall
Sears, Roebuck and Co., founded 1886, 1914
Machine-printed and embossed

Art nouveau floral and foliate in large scale, printed in shades of blue.
Farmhouse
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1883
Graphite and white heightening on grey paper
Drawing

Large farmhouse, left; grass, foreground. Houses receding into the distance, right.
Design for an Ornamental Colonette
Gertrude M. Clarke, ca. 1896
Pencil and yellow and brown watercolors on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for an ornamental colonette in the Italian Renaissance style, composed of flat shaft with arabesque pattern, and a capital with arabesque pattern and acanthus leaves at the angles.
Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Le Taureau (Taurus) from the Le Zodiaque Travesti (The Farcical Zodiac) Service
Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, 1824
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, pink, tan watercolor, white gouache, red crayon, graphite on cream laid paper mounted on cream laid paper, ruled border in pen and brown ink
Drawing

Design for a painted porcelain plate, square format. Scene in front of a stone barn.  Figure of a woman with raised hands, center foreground, shields two young girls from two bulls, left middleground, who appear to be tethered to the stone structure.  A bucket and herding stick lies on the ground, center middleground.
First Act of Soliman
Jacques Callot, French, 1592–1635, 1620
Engraving with black ink on paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. An engraving of the scenery (the same for the 5 acts) and the actors in the first act. The set depicts an Italian town in perspective, as the village of Alep in Syria. Troops stand at the corners of the streets, and the main characters, Soliman, Acmat, and Rus are center. the artist's name, lower right center.
The Jungle: The Old Railroad from the New
Joseph Pennell, American, active England, 1857–1926, 1912
Lithograph on ivory laid paper
Print

View showing the cutting down of the trees and men hacking their way through the jungle.
Panel
, 1670–1695
linen Technique: needle lace

Elaborate design with a central, throned figure of a young man in a high headdress holding a scepter in his right hand. He is flanked by symmetrical standing figures with similar feather crowns. Each holds a fan in an extended arm while the other arm supports a large crown above the central figure. Above, left and right, are portraits in medallions with a pair of cages holding owls in profile, and helmets and crossed banners. Right and left of the central figure are trees bearing crossed banners and musical instruments. Below, left and right, an elaborate frame for rayed suns, the symbol of Louis XIV.
Matchsafe
Whitehead & Hoag Company, early 20th century
Celluloid, metal

"Cream of Olives" "Mason's Health Defenders"
Greeting card
, ca. 1879
Embossed paper with chromolithograph

Two children show in a parade.  One carries a banner inscribed: "Accept my love".  Inside (in purple ink):  "To Mabel Hannah commonly called Mabel Cooper on Valentine's Day 1879".
Wall pocket
, 17th–18th century
linen Technique: embroidered

Wall pocket with three pockets in quilted white linen. Two sections have symmetrical floral patterns; the top, or flap if folded, has a floral spray with birds. Lined on back with cream-colored silk.
Sash ends
, late 19th century
silk and metal-wrapped silk on cotton Technique: double running and satin stitches on plain weave

Two ends of an embroidered cover or sash, each with four units arranged in a square repeat (two units high, two units wide) of a flowering plant on a mound. In the center is a small basket of flowers. All in shades of red, blue, green and metallic gold.
Devotional Picture: The Pentitent Magdalene
, ca. 1750
Brush and watercolor on paper, mounted
Drawing

The Magdalene is seen seated by a mound of earth on which rests a skull; two seraph above. Below, a bunch of flowers and a blank inscriptional ribbon. Green framing line on mount.
Border fragment
, 19th century
cotton, silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidered

Border fragment embroidered in a multicolored design of stylized fruit and flowers in a shallow bowl. Zigzag border with dark and light pink dots.
Interior of Walter's castle, stage design for act V of Giuseppe Verdi's "Luisa Miller," produced at Teatro San Carlo, Naples
Vincenzo Baldini, Italian, 1809 - 1881, ca. 1849
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of Gothic building with seats beneath canopy at right. Large detailed archway, ruled rectilinear border.
Design for Decoration of a Ceremony
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, ca. 1760
Black crayon, brush and gray watercolor on laid paper
Drawing

A podium is erected above a pediment bearing seven burning candles. Festoons of garland hand upon it, and two cherubim are in a glory above at center.
Title Page
Pietro Metastasio, Italian, 1698 – 1782, 1755
Etching on laid paper
Print

Title page for the third of ten volumes of poetry by Metastasio. The title, address and date are lettered within a rocaille ornamental border, featuring c-scrolls, shell, and acanthus leaf ornament, fleurons, garlands of flowers, flowering vases, palm leaves, clouds, and three winged putti.
Landscape with Bridge
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, 1770–1786
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Mountainous country with a town at left in the middle ground. In the foreground is a brook, over which leads a bridge at left. Two persons approach it, a rider and a pedestrian are upon it. At right is a farm with trees in front.
Study of the Heads of a Chicken and Stag
, 1775–1825
Red crayon on paper
Print

Study of the Heads of a Chicken and Stag Both shown in profile. The chicken is above at left, facing right with an open beak. The stag is below, facing left.
Design for a Pendant Trophy
René Charpentier, French, 1680 - 1723, 1738–61
Etching on laid paper
Print

Within a double-lined frame, a design for an ornamental pendant trophy from a series of twelve plates. The trophy features a vase, an ornamental box or chest, censers, palm leaves, and flowers hanging from a ribbon. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Standing Frame Intended for a Picture with a Representation of the Virgin
, late 18th century
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, graphite on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. At bottom, a base of a standing frame, protuding at the sides, where two adoring angels are kneeling and facing towards the center. At top, a glory partly in front of the mouldings of the frame, with the dove of the Holy Spirit and eight cherubim. Below frame, a scale.
Sermon of a Holy Abbot
Francesco Saverio Mergolo, Italian, 1746–1786, ca. 1772
Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. The figure of an abbot stands on a pedestal, holding the Scriptures. Enthralled men listen below.  Above, cherubs and angels float among the clouds. Drawing contained within ornamental outline.
Design for a Woven Border
, 1790–1800
Brush and green, brown, black, and white gouache on oiled paper
Drawing

Pairs of green and white maple leaves repeat along t wo horizontal spiked st rips. A simple double stripe along top edge.
Trimming ornament
, 1919
linen Technique: crochet

Flower and leaf ornament in a style known as "Irish lace."
Sidewall
, ca. 1700
leather, stamped, silvered, painted

One large red flower, two blue flowers, a large flying insect, and a bunch of grapes.
Creamer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, ca. 1780
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
creamer

Pear-shaped with simple lip, looped handle and three curving feet. Decoration of scattered sprays of flowers; gilding about shaped edge' touches of teal on handle and feet.
Winding River in the Woods of Vermont
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 6, 1865
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a winding river in the dense deciduous woods of Vermont. The river's surface extends from the foreground at lower center and into the middle distance, and is bounded on all sides by heavily wooded shorelines. One prominently tree is darkly sketched at right, while another isolated tree is visible on the opposite bank at center. The gabled facade of a house is included beside it at left. In the background, a mountain range covered in trees backdrops the scene.
Interior Scene with a Solicitor/ Lawyer Surrounded by Ornament and Names of Parisian Gunmakers
C. Jacquinet, French, active 1650 – 1660, 1660
Engraving on laid paper
Print

In the center, an interior view of a solicitor's office with a man wearing glasses and a hat seated at a desk and writing on a piece of paper. A dog at his feet. Two men and a young boy standing in the room. A large window to the right with a view of buildings. An almanac on the wall. And an open door to the left. Names of gunmakers in Paris surrounding the scene, lettered within ornament and gun parts. Text lettered below the scene relating to the work of a gunmaker and solicitors. The ornament features grotesque ornament, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), foliate scrolls, mascarons (masks), angels, roundels, armor, and cartouches.
The gunmakers listed include the following: Michel Mayer, Alexandre Masson, Jean Masson, Claude Nanty, Choderlot, André Druart, Charles Des Trois Maisons, Eloi or Eloy des Neuf Maisons. (Names and biographical information listed by Herbert Houze, ‘Claude Roy: Graveur Sur Tous Metaux Au Chariot d'Or'm reprinted from the American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin 2017,116:24-41)
Four Vase Designs with Flowers
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Four designs for vases with flowers and festoons of flowers decorated with neoclassical motifs and shapes including a meandering or ‘Greek' key motif, gadrooning, fluting, laurel leaf molding, and scrolling acanthus leaves (rinceaux). The plate is numbered.
Study of a Hemlock, North Conway, New Hampshire
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, August 6, 1855
Graphite on cream-colored wove paper.
Drawing

Vertical view of a large, full hemlock at center, surrounded by partial sketches.  Near view of trunk at right. Details of foliage, below, with notes.
Arabian Man
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, probably February 1868
Graphite, brush and white gouache on gray wove paper
Drawing

Frontal figure sketch of an Arabian man and the various diverse elements of his outfit, from his headdress (kafieh) to his dagger (khanjarli) and cloak. Figure loosely rendered.
Fragment
, 19th century
silk on silk Technique: embroidered on crêpe foundation

Fragment of white silk crêpe with embroidery of white silk in an allover floral design.
Burgstallstein and Schrainbach Waterfall on the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany)
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1868
Graphite and white gouache on tan laid paper
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the prominence known as Burgstallstein and the Schrainbach Waterfall along the shores of the Königssee in Bavaria, present-day Germany. In the foreground, the waters of the lake extend to the middle distance, where they encounter the steep, wooded shore of the Hirschau peninsula--out of which Burgstallstein abruptly rises. The Schrainbach Waterfall visibly cascades down the prominence, which looms over the lake at left. In the background at right, towering alpine peaks are largely veiled by low-lying clouds.
Palm Trees and Housetops, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 1857
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Architectural and botanical sketch of a palm tree and tiled housetops in Ecuador. Gable of a house, crowned with red tiles, comprises the foreground, with another similar structure in the background. A palm tree intercedes between the two buildings. Its fronds, rendered with great detail and care, subtly sway in the wind. Two black birds are perched atop a frond at right. The tree's coconuts are visible at center. Background sky hazily rendered in a shade of golden gray.
Hilltop and Cloudy Sky
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1865–75
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a darkened mountainous landscape at twilight. Clouds and sky above are illuminated pink by the light of the setting sun. Mountain range in middle distance rendered in deep purple.
Studies of a Child's Head
Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796, 1773
Crayon-manner with red ink on laid paper
Print

Five studies of a child's head from different angles, with accompanying explanatory text, from a series of figure studies for the education of artists and amateurs, printed in red ink in the crayon manner. The plate is numbered.
Sidewall - fragment
, ca. 1800
Block-printed on handmade paper

Horizontal lozenge; outlined in blue and white reserve stripes, enclosing black field against which is a cyclix with grapes printed in grisaille.