biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Trophy of artists' tools
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1780–1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

A palette with brushes in the hold, a compass, a square, a drawing-pen, a protractor, and a garland in front of a strone (?) and a branch. Colored background.
Foliate and Floral Scroll Designs
D. Antoine Pierretz, French, active 1647, 1648
Etching on laid paper
Print

Three foliate scroll or frieze designs. The lower design is set within a triangular pediment. The foliate scrolls feature foliate branches, acanthus leaves, and flowers. The plate is numbered.
Design for a panel
Gilles Paul Cauvet, French, 1731–1788, ca. 1775
Pen and black ink on paper with brush and ink wash
Drawing

Animal's heads support festoons of hides. Trophies of Dionysiac objects are suspended from the heads. Medallions with Bacchic Representations hang in the intervals. Framed by mouldings.
Spoon
, mid-19th century
silver
spoon

Pointed oval bowl, partly fluted then twisted stem with circular gadrooned crusher terminal.
Earthenware Jar
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Oval-shaped jar with handle and stopper.
Finial
, ca. 1525
iron

Base of twisted colonnettes, with crocketing and termination of oak leaves.
Fragment
, 19th century
silk Technique: chain stitch embroidery on satin weave

Yellow satin embroidered in chain stitch with a design of a white horse and a black elephant.
Architectural Fantasy: Palace Interior
Charles Michel-Ange Challe, French, 1718 – 1778, 1742–46
Pen and ink with ink washes on laid paper
Drawing

Design for a forecourt with a colonnade along one side, and along another an arched opening into a hall surrounded by a colonnade. Niche with sculpture in forecourt, another in arched opening.
Design of Wall Decoration and Equestrian Monument for Law Courts, Naples, Italy
Giovanni Battista Natali III, Italian, 1698 - 1765, ca. 1750
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on ivory paper
Drawing

Design of wall decoration and monument showing architectural façade with alternate suggestions for balconies and niches. At center, a large arch with military trophies and captives frames an equestrian statue and allegorical figural sculptures. Behind, a courtyard with the façade of another building.
Molding Designs and Sections
Jean Mariette, French, 1660–1742, late 17th–mid- 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Molding designs with sections of doors, cabinet doors, and window shutters. The details are lettered with a legend in the upper right. There are two scales below. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed with the publisher's address.
Cartouche Design
Jean-Bernard Turreau, French, 1672 - 1731, early 18th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a cartouche framed by putti, chimera, spears, banners, shields, helmets, quiver of arrows, oval profile portrait of a woman, palm leaves, ribbons, shells, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), foliate scrolls, and a mascaron (mask). The plate is signed.
Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800
Brush and red and purple gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

Flower rinceaux over a crest border of palmettes which are separated by a plant motif. A strip at the bottom.
Serre Papier
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Design for a desk for storing papers. The piece of furniture is decorated with ornament motifs incluing rosettes and fluting at the legs. The plate is signed.
Row Boat
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, n.d.
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Partial sketch of the bow of a row boat.
Ovoidal frame
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Left row: above: the frame has a pediment on top which partly has been torn away. Below: on top is an eagle displayed, partly drawn over a crouching lion. A head is in the frame. Right row: one left side is shown with on top two griffons holding a blossom. Partly drawn over it are an upper part of the frame with two lions crouching beside the blossom, and a frame with two dragons holding the blossom. Above is a part of a frame with a broken pediment. Colored background.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen, wool Technique: two interconnected structures

Grape and pomegranite motif in green and tan. Selvage at one side
Minchiate (Tarot) Playing Card
, 17th century
Stencil-colored woodblock print
Playing card

1909-22-1-1/35: Partial set of Italian Minchiate playing cards50;     1909-22-1-19: Part of a set of Italian Minchiate playing cards.50
Figures Walking Through the Rain
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1797-1858
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

This rainy scene shows men running towards the building towards the pagoda. Hiroshige is working on perspective in this print; the figures progressively get smaller the further they are away from the main four characters.
Pendant Design
Hans Collaert the Elder, Flemish, ca. 1530 - 1581, 1581
Engraving on paper
Print

A pendant suspended from a ribbon with a bow knot. Strapwork forms a cruciform cartouche with three drop pearls. Details include griffins and faceted jewels. The plate is numbered.
Sixteen-Pointed Star
, ca. 1780
Cut paper on wood frame
Lantern slide

Magic lantern slide, optical toy. On black field, sixteen-pointed star outlined in green paper, with pierced rays clustered in groups of three, radiating from central motif of red whorls and white patera, surrounded by circle of pierced circular openings.
Shadows on Chimborazo at Sunrise
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 13-19, 1853
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Landscape study showing a view of the shadows on Mt. Chimborazo and its adjoining peak at morning. Chimborazo dominates composition at upper center, with neighboring peak below at center. At lower right, three sketches of wheat or reeds are visible.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: 4&1 satin damask

Small detached motifs in green. 
Selvage at one side.
Band
, 14th century
silk, linen, metallic Technique: complementary weft 3/1 twill; warp twined band sewn to this piece

Rosettes in different colors.
Study for the Right Forearm and Hand of a Woman
, 18th century
Red crayon on brown paper
Drawing

Study of the lifted right forearm and hand of a woman with her figers spread slightly.
Landscape near Guaranda, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 4, 1857
Graphite, brush and white gouache on tan wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of mountains and river valley near Guaranda, Ecuador. The composition is off-center and appears to be part of a panorama. Tall mountainside descends from left to right into a river valley, at right. River winds through landscape, alternately visible and obscured. Two structures are visible along valley slopes. In background, mountains extend to the horizon.
Rooftops near Sant'Andrea delle Fratte from the Via Gregoriana, Rome
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 1868–May 1869
Brush and oil, graphite on tan paperboard
Drawing

Architecture and landscape sketch showing a view of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte and nearby rooftops in Rome, looking south from the artist's apartment on Via Gregoriana. In the foreground, purplish-brown rooftops are loosely rendered as they are angled upwards to the right. In the middle distance at left, the belltower and upper portion of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, with its relief sculptures and Corinthian columns, is sketched in some detail. The right side of this facade catches the red light of the setting sun, while the sky behind it is light blue.
Frieze with Dolphins and Putto
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1770–1820
Black chalk on off white laid paper
Drawing

Bearded masks beside two putto riding dolphins. Water indicated.
Chimneypiece Designs
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Two chimneypiece designs decorated with acanthus leaves, scrolls, vases, garlands, medallions with scenes from mythology, mascarons, rosettes, and sphinxes. Between the chimneypieces is a panel of grotesque ornamentation. The plate is not signed but is lettered "H."
"The White Negress"
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, ca. 1630
Etching on laid paper
Print

Bust-length portrait of a woman, three-quarter profile. She wears a draped, plumed headdress.
Design for a Painted Porcelain Feuilles de Choux (Cabbage Leaves) Salad Bowl
Jacques-François Micaud, French, ca.1732–1811, 1760–75
Brush and watercolor, black chalk on cream laid paper
Drawing

View of salad bowl in elevation (above) and plan (below), painted on exterior and interior in form of large cabbage-like leaves, each leaf bordered alternatively in blue and yellow/brown painted scallops.  The reserves are painted with sprays of roses, tulips, and colored daisies.
Pietas
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, 1594–1596
Recto: pen and brush and brown ink over black chalk, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint, on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: A female pilgrim, an allegory of Piety, kneels before an outdoor altar. She holds a staff and rosary. In the distant background is a church and religious procession. 

Verso, above: A standing man holds a long piece of cloth, to be used as a blindfold. Another figure sketched in black chalk is faintly visible at left. 

Verso, below: A hunter at center throws a blindfold across the eyes of a lion that attacks him from left.
Rugged Mountain Peak, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1890–93
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a rugged mountain peak in Mexico, possibly that of the volcano Iztaccihuatl. Situated at center, the mountain has multiple sharp crags and pinnacles along its wide peak, while its lower slopes are dark and loosely rendered. Composition devoid of a foreground.

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a distant view of an immense mountain in Mexico, viewed across rugged and rolling terrain. In the foreground at right, a cliff made up of white rocks hosts an assortment of vegetation. In the background at center left, an immense, conical mountain looms over a rolling and largely indistinct middle distance. Horizontal line coming off of peak at right may indicate the line of a shadow.
Design for a Kaffeehaus
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1788-1789
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, red ink on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Curved flights of stairs lead toward the corners of the casino or kaffeehaus, which stands on a dado to which three rings are fastened. Rustic pavilions flank a portico with two Doric columns. Its rear wall shows a doorway between niches with statues. Two octangonal stories of receding width and height are above. Great windows. Colored background.
Mt. Mansfield, Stowe, Vermont
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, ca. 1864
Graphite, white crayon on grey paper
Drawing

River with rocks and trees along banks; house, center; mountains in distance, left.
FLAMBEAUX A DEUX BRANCHES
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1805
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a candelabra with two arms with Empire style motifs decorated with a winged woman holding a crown of stars, standing on a column, decorated with zodiac signs, crescent moons, stars, and griffins. The arms are decorated with scrolling leaves, dragons, bats, and leaf running patterns. A peacock to the lower left of the design and a cartouche to the right. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered.
John the Baptist Preaching
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1585 – 1587
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: A haloed figure, probably St. John the Baptist, stands in an elevated position at left, within a densely wooded glen. Figures gather below, apparently listening to him preach. A halo seems to be indicated above his head. An elaborate ornamental border encloses the left half of the scene. Italian inscriptions at upper right, and illegible at lower right.
Verso: Italian inscription.
A Night Watchman, Illustration for "Königl: Grosbrit [anische] Genealogischer Kalender auf das 1780 Jahr Lauenberg bey J.G. Berenberg"
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, German, 1726 - 1801, 1779
Line and stipple engraving with etching on paper
Print

Standing in a street that is lit by lanters, and calling the hour. The poem says that a man who, while smoking, set his house on fire is now a watchman, while another writes on economics when bankrupt.
Bandbox
, 1830–45
Block-printed paper on pasteboard support

Blue field. Pink brick building: unidentified chapel and buildings. Cover: circular temple in a garden scene with boy fishing in a pool. At opposite end of garden scene is a band of roses, all on a blue field.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Trimming fragment in a design of diagonal green bands set between borders of red and white; picot edges.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Trimming fragment in a design of conventionalized flowers and leaves in red, pink and tan; one picot edge.
skewer
, 19th century
silver

Flat pin or blade with cast relief inverted volute, surmounted by openwork andthemion and cast flower terminal.
Les trois Bassins de la Faisanderie à Chantilly (Upper Plate)
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two plates printed one above the other. Views of fountains in the gardens at Chantilly, featuring basins, jets of water, trees, and topiary, with figures walking throughout the grounds. The plates are titled.
Drawing
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, 1750–86
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash on paper

Some architectural elements, the head of a woman, and some accounts.
Ornament Design
Pierre Gandin, French, active 15??-16??, early 17th century
Etching on paper
Print

A rectangular ornament design with a diamond in the center framed by scrolling leaves, c-scrolls, and a border. The diamond and border in silhouette feature c-scrolls and dots. The plate is numbered and signed.
Project for a Painted Ceiling
Cesare Sermei, Italian, about 1590? - 1668, ca. 1625–50
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle.  Embedded columns are supporting the oblong entablature, framing the view into the sky, there a female genius and two putti, supporting together one flower stem, are visible.  In the middle of the short sides are views into vaulted rooms, with three putti, singing or playing instruments are sitting in the foreground.  In the middle of the long sides are clouds, making also invisible the entablature with groups with the same occupation.  On each side are two niches between the columns, each containing a statue.  On the reverse a caption in handwriting of the 17th century: "Canagliore caesore Serme dipinto / ne la congregatione di gentilomi / Diputato razere meniconi". And in a somewhat antique handwriting: "Roma Roma".
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805–1815
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

A row of hearts is at the bottom, a row of hanging leaves at the top, a row of lace buds over calyces in between.
Title Page, Vases, and Clock Case Designs
Henri Sallembier, French, ca. 1753 - 1820, 1777
Etching on laid paper
Print

Title page and designs for two vases (a two-handled vase and an ewer) flanking a central clock case featuring military motifs (eagle, spears, helmets, shields, canon balls, incense burners, flags, laurel leaves, quiver of arrows, chains). The vase and ewer feature neoclassical motifs (fluting, profile portrait roundel, ribbons, olive leaves, rosettes, and drapery. The plate is titled, dated, signed, and numbered.
Cartouche Design
Pierre-Philippe Choffard, French, 1730–1809, ca.1760–75
Etching on laid paper
Print

A rococo cartouche design featuring c-scrolls, foliage, and royal motifs, topped with a crown. The plate is faintly numbered and lettered.
Wall with Painting and Chimneypiece
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 18th century
Engraving on paper
Bound print

Design for an interior wall decoration with applied ornamental stuccowork. At right, a chimneypiece with a large painting above depicting a landscape and architectural ruins. A similar, smaller painting at right, both contained within highly decorative frames. At upper right, a small escutcheon with the face of a figure surrounded by banners, a putto and nude figure below. Scale at lower right.
Card case
, late 18th century
silk, metal Technique: embroidered

Silk covered card case in embroidery in flowers, wheat and medallions with "AH2, 1787" and "ne n'oubliez pas" within borders of metal thread and paillettes. Pink silk lining.
Study for a man, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1895–1898
Pastel crayon on tracing paper mounted to board
Drawing

Sketch of a male figure's head, chest, and right arm.
Trophy Design
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, 1772
Crayon manner etching in red ink on laid paper
Print

Third plate from a series of four ornament prints of designs for trophies. Hanging from tied ribbons - foliate branches with grapes and vine leaves, musical instruments including a bagpipe, tambourine, and pipes and a vase or jug. The plate is numbered, dated, and signed.
Fils de Louis XI
Charles Courtry, French, 1846 - 1897, 1872
Etching in black ink on cream colored paper
Print

A youth in doublet and hose stands on the balcony of a medieval castle. Water below. Night scene.
Pair of Scissors with Sphinx-shaped Handles
, probably 17th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash on laid paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle showing a design for a pair of scissors with handles formed by half-figures of lion-headed sphinxes, facing in opposite directions.
Store front
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1881
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a store front from the street.
Trees
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of trees in field.
First Sketch for "The Wreck"
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1885–86
Charcoal on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of eight male figures in oilskins, with four men launching a rowboat into a turbulent ocean under the direction of man with his right arm raised and of a schooner in the distance.
Title Page
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page with two plates, printed one above the other. Both plates offer elevations of richly ornamented interiors decorated with chimneypieces, overmantel mirrors, panels carved with cartouches and trophies, overdoor paintings, and views into exterior gardens. The plates are signed and numbered.
Interior Wall Elevation with a Chimneypiece
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1777–79
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A design for an interior wall featuring ornately painted panels with a central chimneypiece, overmantel mirror, and large double glass-paneled windows on either side. The panels and the curtains include flowers, festoons of flowers, tassels, incense burners, ribbons, fleurons, and scrolling acanthus leaves. The backplate of the fireplace features the French Royal coat of arms, with a crown and three fleurs-de-lys. The mantel is decorated with leaves, and rosettes in the corners. The overmantel mirror is framed with a leaf and ribbon molding and draped with a textile and festoon of flowers. A garden with a staircase leading down and balustrade is faintly visible through the windows. The plate is numbered.
Three Gueridons (Candlestands) Designs
Alexis Loir, French, 1640 - 1713, ca.1660–1703
Etching on paper
Print

Three designs for gueridons (candlestands) featuring a supporting caryatid (female supporting figure), putti torsos, festoon of leaves, foliate scrolls, scrolling acanthus leaves, c-scrolls, fleurons, gadrooning, wave pattern, birds, and winged putti terminal figures. The plate is signed by the publisher.
Stage Design, Interior of a Prison
, 19th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Prison with high vaults, bridge in the middle leading to interior of building. Strong contrast between dark and light tones of coloring.
Fauteuils et Chaises à Rouleaux
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Four designs for chairs (lower two: armchairs) upholstered with floral motifs. The backs of the upper two designs are carved with a lyre and geometric ornament. The legs are tapered and fluted. The lower designs are carved with rosettes. A scale below. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Hohensalzburg Fortress, Salzburg, Austria
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June - July 1868
Oil and graphite on bright green paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of Hohensalzburg Fortress in Salzburg, Austria, and the Untersberg in the background. In the foreground, bushes and trees surround a green clearing with a river possibly just beyond it. Wooded, rolling terrain in the middle distance leads to an abrupt hill at center crowned by a wide, imposing castle. Made up of white walls, the castle has two tall, round turrets at center and right. In the background at right, the rocky, snowy peak of Untersberg is visible. Scene likely takes place during sunrise. Gray ground visible along lower margin.
Elevations of a Door, Door Frames, Overdoor, and Adjoining Wall Panel
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Italian, 1730 - 1766, late 18th century
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Vertical format elevations of door, frame, overdoor, and wall panel. Two designs in the scheme of 1940-21-32. At left: suggested are a folding door with three panels in either wing, hermae as supports of the overdoor which shows a relief with children flanking an escutcheon in front of a curtain and a circular pediment with a mask. At right: two panels are suggested for the door, a trophy of arms for the lower one, a mask with rinceaux and a flower vase for the upper one. The figures of putti standing upon a base are to support an escutcheon which serves as an overdoor.
Ceiling in Hadrian's Villa, with Nymphs, Centaurs, Stags, and Elephants
Unknown, Italian, ca. 1785
Pen and colored inks, brush and watercolor, guache, over traces of graphite on paper
Drawing

Design of a ceiling.  In the center of the plan is a circle containing a square.  The outlines of a cupola are seen from below, inscribed into it.  The space of the cupola is filled by a square, in the center of which are the figures of two dancing women.  This representation is framed by moldings in cross shape, with ornamented squares in the corners.  In the panels of the angles of the large square is a centaur carrying a boy.  In the corners of the ceiling are four horizontally rectangular landscapes with their base along the short sides.  Between them are quadrigas, both with a winged genius carrying a palm branch, the left one is drawn by four stags, the right one by horses.  In the center of the long sides are on either side two heads of elephants, with leaf stems.  In the corners above the landscapes are circles with a woman on blue ground.  Two framing bands.
Letter to Dr. Dudley Tenney
Mary Leland Bloomer, American, 1880–1971, 1895
Pen and brown ink on paper
Ephemera

Above: Envelope addressed to Dr. Dudley Tenney.
Below: Letter with sketch of two men on their backs on a mat, passing ball between them.
Fragment
, ca. 1830
cotton Technique: woven

Fragment has a design of red roses with buds and leaves set between upper and lower borders of diagonal lines on a tan ground.
Fishermen Climbing over Gunwales, Cullercoats, England
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1881–82
Charcoal on heavy cream wove paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of figures of fishermen climbing over the gunwales of a dory boat  that has just been launched.