biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Officers and General Watching a Naval Battle (Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac)
Allen Carter Redwood, American, 1844 - 1922, 1884-88
Pen and black ink on cream wove paper
Drawing

A general and an officer, both wearing swords, are watching a naval battle.  Behind them is a screen of bushes and another soldier with a saddled horse.
Sampler
Sally Hall, American, 1806
silk embroidery, wool warp, linen weft Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation

Embroidered in white on a green ground are two alphabets, followed by 
Register of Timothy Hall's Family
Who was born June 4th 1758 and 
Married April 3 1783 to Eunice Hills
Who was born March 25 1760
Died June 24th 1797 and by her 
hath the following children

Followed by a table of the children's names and birth and death dates. Below, the inscription and a verse: 
Happy the youth whose green unpractised [sic] years
The guiding hand of parent fondness rears
To rich instructions ample field removes
Prunes every fault and every worth improves
Sampler
, 18th century
linen, silk and wool embroidery with glass beads on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Sampler showing examples of many different geometric borders plus openwork, in yellow, tan, blue and red on a natural linen ground.
Ornaments
, 17th century
silk, metal, pearls Technique: split stitch embroidery on satin weave

Four separate ornaments, cruciform, with center circular medallions framing pictorial representations of Saints (apostles). Faces and hands in fine silk split stitch; balance in metal with halos in high relief, on red satin, with details in pearls. Top and bottom oblong medallion with inscription.
Border
, 17th century
linen Technique: grid of laid cord with needle lace, reticella style

Border of squares filled with floral blossoms. Filling stitches: bars decorated with picots, small openings in the solidly-worked areas of the lace.
Design for a Chapel Wall
Giovanni Battista della Rovere, Italian, ca. 1561–ca. 1630, late 16th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash on beige prepared paper
Drawing

Design for a chapel wall topped with an arch, filled with sculptural projects at top and sides and painted panels between. Within the arch, a triptych of panels depicting figural scenes from the Bible, possibly all relating to the Crucifixion and death of Christ. At left, an angel brings an object to a man who waits with outstretched arms. At center, a man's arms are bound around a pole while he is beaten. At right, Christ falls while carrying the Crucifix. Below the arch, four rectangular panels with additional figural scenes, possibly representing the Resurrection.
Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Loading or Unloading Goods
Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, 1820–35
Pen and brown ink, brush and pink, tan wash, white gouache, graphite on cream laid paper, lined
Drawing

Design for a painted porcelain plate, probably for the Service Agronomique. A scene in the courtyard of a vineyard.  On a raised platform under a shed roof, four men appear to be pushing an object toward the edge of the platform; in the courtyard, a man carrying a wicker basket on his back is walking away from a cart presumably carrying grapes [?].  A road between two hills winds away into the left distance.
Sampler
Relief (?) Harris Fitzwilliam, 1799
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross stitch on plain weave foundation

Alphabets and numerals separated by narrow geometric cross borders, with an inscription: 
1799
Rachel Harris
Fitzwilliam Sept the 3
Textile
, ca. 1800
Medum: cotton Technique: block printed (two reds, purple, black, yellow-green) with yellow and blue applied by brush on plain weave

Small scale floral pattern in multi- color on drab background.
Head of a Young Woman
George Charles Aid, American, 1872–1938, 1900–10
Etching in green ink on buff-colored paper
Print

Bust portrait of a young woman, seen from the left back, her head turned toward the left.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Foliate scroll trellis framework, floral quatrefoil motif fills adjacent voids, alternating with a fill of four foliate motifs. Printed on light yellow ground.
Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Les Müres (Mulberries) for the Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service)
Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, 1819–20
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream laid paper, circular border in pen and brown ink; verso: graphite
Drawing

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. Outdoor scene under a mulberry tree.  A figure of a woman holding a baset of mulberries, center middleground, admonishes a young girl who has gotten stains on her dress. A seated woman, center foreground, carefully feeds mulberries to a kneeling child. A child has climbed the tree to pick mulberries, two other children play beneath the tree. In the right margin of sheet, a graphite sketch of a child holding her dirty apron. Verso: a graphite sketch of a standing woman, her basket of mulberries on a stone wall, scolding a child with a dirty apron.
spoon
"PB", 1804
silver

Round bowl engraved with zig-zag border enclosing fourteen petalled blossom in gilt. Short stem applied with ropetwist segment topped by bosse below squared and trellis pierced terminal fitted with silver rings.
Plate XV from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

Showing a man by a river bank, working in his field. He faces left, pulling a funnel wheelbarrow which is dropping fertilizer over the ground. Above is a diagram of the barrow's structure. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-212.
Textile
, 1790–1810
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

Copperplate printed in red, very faded, two scenes of village life: gathering grapes and bringing in hay and gourd harvest. Scenes separated by huge swags of naturalistic fruit, leaves and grapes.
Band
, late 16th–early 17th century
linen Technique: grid of withdrawn element with needle lace (reticella style)

Central band of reticella in floral and geometric motifs. Edged on top and bottom with narrow bands of reticella.
Dado
, 1790–1830
Block-printed on handmade paper

Inset panels, alternating between a large panel and a small panel. Printed in grisaille.

H# 608
Sidewall
, 1875–99
Block-printed paper, embossed

Imitation leather. Embossed realistic interpretations of large chrysanthemums and leaves, on serpentine stems, printed in metallic lime green and metallic gold.
Tile
, ca. 1900
Stenciled and glazed earthenware

Square tile of white clay, overglaze with stenciled flower inside eight pointed star in two shades of blue.
The Hall, Blue Coat School, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper
Print

Lartge hall with speaking platform in center, wall murals, and a large number of people on benches to left, right, and rear. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Sidewall
, ca. 1850
Block-printed paper

Drop repeating arrangement of stylized orange, yellow border fleur-de-lis slightly enframed with leafy tendrils. Floral and scroll forms in cream make a linear background pattern.
Noh robe
, ca. 1800
silk, gilded paper Technique: twill weave with supplementary weft patterning Label: silk twill with supplementary weft patterning in silk and gilded paper

Noh theatrical robe of terracotta silk twill brocaded heavily in colored silks and gilded paper with a design of chrysanthemums and five-petal flowers. Lined with solid terracotta silk.
Andean Landscape
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1853
Graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a rugged Andean landscape with human-made structures in the foreground and middle distance. In foreground, a memorial with a cross and two domestic strcutures are visible at lower left, beside a road or trail. Steep ravine separates foreground from middle distance, where a large church is perched on a cliff at center right. Nearby hills and valleys lead to a rugged and craggy mountain at upper left--possibly Cotopaxi. Another conical volcano is visible in along the horizon in the background at upper right. 

Verso: Landscape sketch of rugged mountain rising behind a steep ravine.
Panel Designs of Grotesque Ornamentation
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Three panels of grotesque ornamentation featuring birds, baldachins, garlands, ram heads, sphinxes, masks, griffins, chinoiserie figures, monkeys (singeries), medallions, and a fountain. The plate is numbered upside-down at the top center-right of the plate, but not signed.
Design for Wall Niche with a Bed
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a wall niche with a bed, above which is carved a relief with rinceaux, owls, scrolls, and candles. The plate is numbered.
Lampe
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a pendant lantern decorated with ornament motifs including bead and leaf chain, garland, gadrooning, winged cherub heads and clouds. The plate is signed and numbered.
Ode on the Spring
Thomas Gray, British, 1716 – 1771, 1753
Letterpress and etching on laid paper
Bound print

First page of the poem ‘Ode on the Spring'. The text is letterpress printed with an etched and signed illuminated letter ‘L' decorated with flowers.  An etched and signed headpiece above depicting three naked woman or the three graces in a wooded landscape with a lake or river and hills in the background. Two winged fairies fly above them in the center, dropping flowers to the ground.
Border
, ca. 1850
Block-printed and flocked paper

Central wide gray stripe; above and below, blue flock stripes containing regularly spaced neutral yellow bosses.
Fragment
, 19th century
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Fragment shows a man and woman seated on the ground next to a stream with plants. A dog lies in front of them. They float against a background pattern of overlapping ovals. The words "Estelle et Nemorin" appear within the leafy vegetation.
Flowers
, 1775-1800
Hand colored engraving, brush and red, green, and yellow watercolor on paper
Print

Fifty-one boughs with flowers, disposed in six lines. Two bordering lines, engraved.
Designs for Two Vertical Panels
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1738
Engraving on paper
Bound print

Two designs for upright rocaille panels. Left panel: Rocaille scrollwork motifs throughout. At bottom, a small landscape scene contained within the curve with trees and vegetation; fruits below. At top, within cartouche, a scene with architectural ruins including a broken obelisk in foreground, additional buildings in background. Right panel: Rocaille scrollwork with armorial trophies; a putto figure and a dolphin at center.
Sketchbook Page: Battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1820
Pen and dark brown ink over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle showing centaurs and men.
Fragment
, early 17th century
silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet)

Fragment of deep purple cut and uncut velvet on chartreuse green silk ground. Design of tiny conventionalized branch with leaf at either end curving in opposite directions, alternating with tiny rhomboids. Alternate horizontal rows turn right and left.
Title Page
Théodore Bertren, active in France, 18th century, ca. 1771
Etching on laid paper
Print

Title page and design for an oval medallion or frame featuring an interlaced strapwork design within the fame and flowers, foliate branches, ribbons, and a fleuron clasp. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed with the artist's monogram.
Sketches in Barnyard, Oxen and Farmer with Rake
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1878
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Top half, oxen shaded and outlined. At right, the barn door, with figures and a dog. Below, at left, boy on a hay pile. At right, man walking with a rake.
Bookmark
Warner Company, ca. 1920
silk

White ribbon, brocaded in blue, green, yellow, and black. Portrait of George Washington with inscription "The Father of his Country" and shield.
Cooper Union Museum Lace Study Card
Cooper Union Museum, 19th century
linen Technique: needle lace
Fragment

Lace fragment in a conventionalized floral pattern with parts in relief. One straight edge, the other with ornament. Fragment is mounted on a fabric-covered board and framed behind glass. Frame is natural wood.
Designs for Pendants
Gilles Légaré, French, 1617 – after 1685, 1663
Engraving on paper
Print

Eight designs for jewelry pendants featuring gems, scrolling leaves, and ribbons. The plate is numbered and signed.
Scenes Related to the Birth of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France for a Calendar or Almanac
, 1781–82
Etching on paper
Print

A trimmed plate with three scenes related to the birth of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France on 22 October 1781 probably for a Calendar or Almanac. An uncut copy in the British Museum (2011,7059.26-27) includes columns below the scenes. Depicts Depicts "Bal Sur Une Place Publique," (Public Ball in Paris) "Reprèsentation Thèâtrale," (Theater scene) "La Reine Aurpès du Dauphin" (the Queen Marie Antoinette with the Dauphin).
Fantastical Garden with Musicians
Alexis Peyrotte, French, 1699–1769, 1738–49
Etching on paper
Print

A fantastical garden scene framed by a cartouche with two musicians in Chinese style dress in the center and chinoiserie style motifs. A seated male figure to the left plays a stringed instrument, possibly a mandolin, and a standing male figure to the right plays a horn which wraps around the back of his head. Rococo ornament frames them within a cartouche made up of scrolling leaves, shells, flowers, trees, a dragon, two birds, and c-scrolls. In the foreground, a parasol, and a tambourine. The plate is signed and numbered.
Botanical Sketches from the Río Magdalena, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 1853
Graphite on gray laid paper
Drawing

Botanical sketches showing views of plants along the Magdalena River in Colombia. At upper left, a group of flowers is visible; at upper center, the large leaves of a parasitic vine are shown climbing the trunk of a dead tree; at upper right, a network of dead vines hangs off a tree's branch and trunk; at lower left, a tall vine with leaves hangs from a tree; at lower center, the top of a tree resembling a chestnut is visible; and at lower right, the boughs of a dead tree are sketched in outline.
ÉLEVATION D’UNE CHEMINÉE QUARRÉE
A. Le Canu, French, active 1746 – 1768, 1768
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Design for a neo-classical chimneypiece with a scale below. The mantel is framed by a central rococo cartouche with drapery. On the mantel, are two small sculptures of putti on plinths. The overmantel mirror is framed by running pattern moldings, a festoon of laurel leaves, and a wave pattern above with a central shell. The panel above the mirror is decorated with a trophy of foliage, bows and a quiver of arrows. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
Design for a Clock
Lefebvre Manufactory, Tournai, 1800–1825
Pen and gray ink, brush and yellow, green and brown washes on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Design for a gilt table clock: a child reaches towards a seated allegorical female figure (Hope?) atop a clock face (its encasing suggesting a rock).  The broken, shipwrecked hull of a sailing vessel flanks the bottom of the clock which, in turn, rests on a base decorated with bas relief of Neptune (holding a trident) riding the sea accompanied by a Triton.  Flanking the frieze are decorations featuring anchors entwined with rope.
Gateways
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1792–1794
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Left row, above: somewhat more than the left half of a gateway in a wall is shown. An escutcheon is in front of the central part of the overdoor. Below: sketch for the suggestion with pilasters in -1709. At left is a sketch of part of a door frame; right row: above, a gate of concave wings of iron railings between pilasters and embedded columns. Below is a sketch of the left part of a two-storey house, with a doorway below, a window above.
One of a set of twelve projects for the decoration of wall panels, to be placed at a height. Preceded by a title page
, 1675-1699
Pen, brush, sepia
Drawing

One side showing, beginning with the center of a window. Left side with a second escutcheon.
Study of a Seated Bishop
Belisario Corenzio, Italian, active 1590–1646, 17th century
Pen and brown ink; verso: red chalk on cream laid paper
Drawing

Vertically oriented; in pontifical attire, turned toward left. Above is a cross which leads to the assumption that this project was chosen to be executed. At the reverse is part of a red crayon drawing. "g 60" written horizontally, above at the right edge.
Cahier de Muebles Contenant Six Lits de differente forme et dans le dernier gout
, ca. 1789
Print

Bed design with draperies
Cresting of a Canopy
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.
Button
, 19th century
Wood, paper and brass

1925-2-409-e: On card 5050
Shaking Hands and a Gnarled Tree Trunk, Catskill, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1844
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Figure and botanical sketches showing a pair of shaking hands and the gnarled trunk of a white cedar tree in Catskill, New York. At upper left, two interwoven hands are shown holding one another, presumably shaking. At center, the gnarled, twisting trunk of a white cedar tree is finely rendered. At upper right, details of the tree's leaves and cones are visible. At lower right, other leaves are also included.
The Virgin and the Child
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1820-1850
Graphite, partly impressed on paper
Drawing

Two representations. At left: the Virgin sitting below a tree, holding the child who is embracing her. At right: view at teh room, in which Mary sits with the child in her lap. A woman is addressing them. Another woman stands with her infant near the entrance, looking at Joseph who sits upon the steps. At right a pitcher."
Pendant lamp for the Palazzo Altieri
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Pendant lamp for the Palazzo Altieri.
Portrait of Guilielmo Caesarino
Cornelis Vermeulen, Dutch, 1644 - 1708, 1695
Engraving on paper
Print

Half-length portrait of a middle-aged man wearing a wig and an official robe. In an oval frame with inscription. Below, coat-of-arms and a pedestal.
Tsuba
, late 16th–17th century
Iron, shakudo (copper and gold alloy)

The iron tsuba is an irregular oval in shape and has a raised, rim-chased mimi (edge). 
At bottom, a high relief decoration of rabbits and plants with brass details. At top,a low relief of clouds and a mountaintop, with textured tsushime hammer work.

At the center is the nakago-ana, an opening through which the sword passes. At the bottom of the opening has sekigane (plugs added to fit the tsuba to a sword) made of shakudo (a soft copper and gold alloy). On either side are ryo-hitsu, openings for the kozuka (utility knife) and the kogai (skewer tool). At left is sashi ura, the side which faces the blade, whose opening takes the hangetsu-kei (half moon) shape. Opposite is the more elaborately decorated sashi omote side, which would face the sword hilt. Its tri-lobed opening is of the suhama type, symbolically representing the coastline of Horai, the holy island of the Immortals.
La Sepulture du Roy Francois Premier à St. Denis
Jean Marot, French, 1619 - 1679, ca.1635–ca.1660
Etching on laid paper
Print

Architectural elevation of the façade of the mausoleum of the French King Francis the first at St. Denis, in the form of a triumphal arch topped with kneeling figures. A scale below. The plate is titled and signed.
Studies of features
Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish, active Italy, 1591 – 1652, 1622
Etching on paper
Print

Studies of noses and mouths.
Girandole dont les branches sont disposé pour tourner à Pivot sur la Colonne
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1788–1796
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a girandole, or sconce, with branched arms that can pivot around the shaft. The girandole is decorated with ornament motifs including acanthus leaves, bead course, spiral fluting, gadrooning, and drapery. The plate is numbered.
Twilight over the Hudson River, Hudson, New York, Part One
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1860–80
Graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the Hudson River Valley, likely looking southwest from the artist's property in Hudson, New York. The tops of three hills are visible in the foreground--two of which are dark and heavily wooded. In the middle distance, a portion of the Hudson River is shown, as well as the rolling landscape beyond. In the background, a faint mountain range forms an undulating horizon. Above, loosely rendered clouds appear to be variously lit.

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a view of the sunset over a mountain range, possibly the Catskills. A dark and loosely rendered mountain range stretches across the lower portion, while a river is likely shown below. In the tumultuous sky above, numerous wispy cirri clouds intermingle as they are diversely illuminated by the setting sun.
Panel
, 18th century
silk, metallic Technique: supplementarty warp pile (velvet), cut, in satin foundation Label: silk and metallic cut velvet in satin foundation

Rectangular piece of velvet with a large circular ornament in the center surrounded by carnations and tulips. Borders on the two short sides only.
Covered Goblet with a Winged Ball on the Top
Albrecht Altdorfer, German, ca. 1480–1538, ca. 1520-1525
Etching on laid paper
Print

Standing covered cup with a finial in the shape of a winged ball
Stage Design, View of Castle
, 1810–1820
Pen and brown ink, brush and sepia wash, graphite on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Square castle with towers at the corners. Unfinished figures acting in the foreground. The action takes place before the ducal castle of Ferrara, probably indicating a play about the Este family.
Frieze
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, 1640–50
Etching on white laid paper
Print

Acanthus rinceaux originate from the half-figure of a man holding a medallion portrait of a woman at right. An eagle and a lion watch each other. (RB'44)
Fragment
, 16th century
linen Technique: needlework on knotted net

Fragment of large-scale angular serpentine floral design.
Suite et developpements de diverses sortes d'assemblages de Charpente à l'usage des Bâtiments et autres
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714–1791, 1768
Engraving on paper
Print

Elevation of wooden framework of a building, with an elevation and plan of its staircase at the bottom. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Vase
Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, French, 1727 – 1801, 1764
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a vase with two male nude figures with their arms wrapped around the body of the vase and holding onto small handles. The figures have pointy ears and small tails. The foot of the vase is decorated with leaf motifs. The plate is signed and numbered.
Botanical Sketches near Pandi, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1853
Graphite on tan wove paper
Drawing

Botanical study of coleus and other mixed vegetation near Pandi, Colombia. At right, a broad-leafed plant and a slender tree trunk grow off of a rocky ledge. At left, two views of two different broad-leafed plants--coleus above and another, viewed from eye-level, at lower left.