biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Title-page from Neüe Inventiones von Chinesischen Zierrathen, zu untershiedlichem Gebrauch, Erster Theil
Bellay, French, active from 1734, ca. 1740-1762
Etching on paper
Print

Lettered title-page to a series of German ornamental prints, after an earlier French edition. The title is printed in both German and French within a rococo-style frame, decorated with leaves, flowers, fronds, acanthus leaves, a socle with a cartouche, figures and birds. The plate is numbered, lettered and signed.
Border
, 19th century
linen Technique: machine lace?

Chantilly-style lace with one scalloped edge formed by leaves and flowers.
Strapwork Grotesque with Scene from Ovid
Pieter van der Heyden, Flemish, 1530 - 1572, 1566
Engraving on laid paper
Print

At center, a scene of Hercules rescuing his wife Deianira from the Centaur Nessus is flanked by term figures hold a garland of fruit. Above, a pair of fantastic animals.
Design for a Chalice
Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, late 18th century
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, yellow watercolor on paper; verso: pen and ink
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for a gold chalice, at the base of which is an oval medallion between garlands. The stem of the goblet is foliated. Upon the knob is an oval medallion which, in its front, seems to represent the tradition of the keys of St. Peter. On the bowl, in front, square reliefs, representing the prayer of the Lord in Gethsemane. Verso: sketch of a monstrance.
Church and Covered Bridge, Perugia, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1868
Graphite on tan laid paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Architectural Sketches showing two separate views of buildings in Perugia, Italy. Above, a small church is viewed obliquely and is characterized by a classical facade with a pediment, as well as a separate arch surmounted by a cross. Below, a view of a large stone house is included. A tower at left connects to the main structure via a covered, arched bridge over a street. At right, the house's tall chimney is visible. 

Verso: Mixed sketches from around Perugia and Florence showing, at right, the top of the tower of the Basilica of Saint Peter in Perugia, the statue of the figure of Justice atop the Column of Justice in Florence, at center, and in the lower portion, a tall reed of grass is shown beside an indistinct architectural sketch.
Yoroi Ferry, Koami-cho (Yoroi-no-watashi, Koami-cho) From the Series One Hundred Famous views of Edo
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1857
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

The back of a beautifully dressed woman harkens at the outlines of food warehouses. The long and linear row represented the prosperity of Edo. The curve of her parasol and the cargo boat forms a continuous line.  Also on the Nihonbashi River is a man rowing a boat that resembles a Venetian gondolier. Until 1639, when Japan closed all contact from the rest of the world, ferries and smaller boats were used to transfer cargo. Once Japan gained a sense of security, they built bridges, which drastically increased trade.
Two Studies of the Virgin with Child
Francesco Trevisani, Italian, 1656 – 1746, 1700–1740
Black crayon, white heightening on paper
Drawing

Two three-quarter views of the seated Virgin holding the sleeping Child in her lap.
A Peasant's House
Eugène Edouard Soulès, French, 1811–1876, ca. 1840
Graphite on paper
Drawing

The house is at left, with a road passing by. At right water and a house in the middleground. Outlined frame. Verso: a blotter of a sketch with a view similar to 1931-64-278.
Button
, 19th century
Brass, gold-plated

Flat button with ornament showing coat of arms on a shield; supporters, a lion and a fabulous beast; crown. Brass back and shank.

On card i80
Fragment
, 1750–1800
silk Technique: plain compound weave with supplementary weft

Ivory-colored fragment with broad rose-colored vertical stripes sprinkled with tiny white blossoms. On ivory ground are small scenes brocaded in multicolored silks: a rooster and hen with chicks; rainbow over landscape; dolphin and trident in waves with a cloud blowing wind above.
Elévation et Profil d'un Secrétaire en Tombeau
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Elevation and profile of a drop-leaf desk, decorated with ornament motifs including floral arabesques, fluting, wave pattern, and, at front, a trophy with musical instruments including a horn, flute, and stringed instrument surrounded by branches. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Tabernacle
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

A pavilion with a dome is shown from a corner. Figures stand upon the upper corners. Colored background.
Arabesque Design
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Etching on cream laid paper
Print

Arabesque design of a column supported by female figures on which sits a tall, two-handled vase from which emerges scrolls and another urb. The design also features rosettes, garlands, doves, and flowers.
Profile Head of a Soldier
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite on wove paper, laid down
Drawing

Very rough vertical sketch of the head of a soldier, shown in profile to right; indistinct scribbling.
Imaginary Landscape with a Tower and Palm Tree
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1868–75
Pen and dark brown ink on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing an imagined view of a landscape with a palm tree and a tower, likely derived from South American scenery. In the foreground at right, a large boulder and tall palm tree are situated on a bank beside a river that curves from the lower left corner to center. Perched atop a lofty, steep, and plant-covered bank, a tall tower with a domed crown is visible beside other structures--namely, a double-arched bridge that spans a waterfall in the middle distance at center. Two sharp mountain peaks are visible in the background at center right.
La Terre
Jean Démosthène Dugourc, French, 1749–1825, 1782
Etching on paper
Bound print

Plate 2 of a series of 6 numbered plates. Symmetrically-designed panel with grotesques. At lower center, a mask, with ribbons at its eyes connecting it to the body of a herm at center; the figure's tail forms two cartouches, upon which hang a leopard and lion. Circular medallion at upper center, above which two putti kiss. Ornamental decorations include festoons of flowers.
PLAN GENERAL des Batimens jardins et dune partie des Environs de la Terre de Wackerftäin située sur un Rocher au bors du danube
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, 1770
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Plan for the garden and buildings of the Wackerftäin Estate, Germany, with a legend, dedication, and a vignette with a coat of arms surrounded by a landscape with putti, and an equestrian statue. The plate is titled, numbered, and dated.
Study of Poinsettias
Sophia L. Crownfield, American, 1862–1929, early 20th century
Graphite, pen and ink on tracing paper
Drawing

Horizontal sheet with three studies of poinsettias.
Textile
, 16th–17th century
silk Technique: damassé

Fragment with a formal floral arrangement in a lattice framework. Colors are green and gray.
Tray
Emile Gallé, French, 1846 - 1904, ca. 1890
Walnut, various wood inlays
Tray???

Carved leaf form with inlaid decoration of iris flowers on leafy stems.
Textile
, ca. 1820
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Straight repeat: brick arrangement of four medallions containing romantic scenes with cupid printed in purple. A red floral vine frames the medallions on yellow background. The red and yellow were originally very bright.
Book
, 1750-1800
Bound in red board with leather spine

Red album, label on spine: Archi-tecture / Old Palaces, Churches, and Marines / English. French. Italian. German. Dutch.
LE DENICHEUR DE MOINEAUX
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, 1723-1735
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

Page of arabesque ornamentation, with a man and a woman seated on a pedestal with satyrs and scrolls set in a landscape. Above the couple, from a garland below a batwing fan, hangs a sparrow. The plate is signed.
Les monuments de Roma
Jean-Baptiste Huët, French, 1745–1811, 1811
cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate on plain weave foundation
Textile

Genre scenes of Roman peasants and circular medallions containing Roman landmarks on a background of semicircles and lines. In red on white.
In Tivoli
Bartolomeo Pinelli, Italian, 1781–1835, 1807–08
Pen and gray ink with watercolor and black chalk on off-white wove paper
Drawing

A seated woman similar to plate 34, loc. cit., a seated man, upon whom a boy leans and to whom a little girl is walking, guided by another woman, are shown in a narrow street.
Fragment with partial chef
Hartmann et Fils, Munster, France, ca. 1820
cotton Technique: printed by roller and individual stamps on plain weave

End of a bolt containing part of a roller printed pattern in red  and the Manufacturer's identifying marks in black. The central scene shows a Roman being restrained and put into handcuffs. The design may be one of the versions of Belisarius.
L'homme bienfaisant
Petitpierre et Cie, Nantes, France, 1770–1848, ca. 1785
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave
Textile

Series of scenes illustrating the story of the 1780 opera, "Seigneur bienfaisant" by Floquet (1748-1785) after a book by Rochon de Chabannes (1730-1800). The principal scenes include; a man rushing to rescue a child from a burning house, an enormous wine press and a feast with a decorated raised dias. In red on white.
Sketch of a Wing
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of the wing of a bird, with notes on colors throughout.
sewing etc. instruction book
, 1816
Black ink on paper

Front cover text:  //obscured word, of the System of the British and Foreign School Society of London
The Angel Appearing to Sennacherib's Army In Battle
Pieter Claesz Soutman, Dutch, 1580 - 1657, ca. 1630
Engraving on paper
Print

The Assyrian army is seen being stricken down by the Angel of the Lord, right background Sennacherib and his generals on horseback in the foreground.
Design for Stained Glass Window
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Brush and watercolor, white gouache, graphite on paper
Drawing

Three long, narrow panels, with pointed arched tops. Center: Three wreaths, joined together by ribbons, containing a crown, bible, and cross.
Angel Fish
James Carter Beard, American, 1837–1913, ca. 1890
Brush and grey and black watercolor, white gouache on paper
Drawing

Illustration of an angel fish, facing left, seen in profile.
Design for a Brooch with Flowers
, 1825–50
Graphite on paper
Drawing

A leaf bough and various kinds of flowers, fastened by a bow-knot.
Head of a Woman
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Sketch of the head of a woman in left profile, looking upwards.
Fragments
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (Lille-style with heavy outlining thread)

Lille-style fragments with a pattern of conventionalized leaf and flower cut by diagonal lines.
Textile
, 18th century
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

White ground printed in a Chinoiserie design in red, blue, and violet with a picotage background. Design shows two Chinese boys, one with a bird, seated below an arch formed by two formal trees in planters. Suspended head down from a cord between the trees is a duck. Above is a vase with feathers and flowers.
Design for pendant
, 1725–50
Pen, brush, sepia, green, yellow water colors. Paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Above isa a green diamond in the center of scrolls and diamonds; below a cross with five green diamonds and four white ones in the corners.
Architectural design around door
Giovanni Battista Natali III, Italian, 1698 - 1765, ca. 1750
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle showing archway. Only right side of drawing finished.
Cutlery case
, 1750
Leather, tooled and gilded

Top surface of shaped long case enriched with scrolls and flowers; in the center a marine fish-tailed personage playing a musical instrument. Lined with kid. Fastened with two hooks.
Coat of Arms with a Lion
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, 1544
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. A shield with a rampant Lion, facing right. The shield is crested by a helmet, bearing wings above. Plate is in the form of a hexagon.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, About 1813
Black chalk. Pen, brush, dark brown water-color. Paper

Horizontal rectangle. At left, Apollo supports the fainting lad. The discus and the lyre lie upon the ground. At right, Apollo holds the nymph whose left foot stands upon a jar from which water pours and whose fingers begin to be transformed into laurel twigs.
Fragment
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Binche style with Binche ground

Fragment of bobbin lace has a five-sided ground mesh with an indistinct scrolling pattern.
Fringe
, 16th century
silk Technique: woven

Red fringe with a plain-woven heading and a skirt of red loops.
Drawing: Elevation of the window wall of the drawing room of the house of Herman Oelrichs, New York.
J. G. Garton, English, active in U.S.A., ca. 1900
Graphite, brush and watercolors on two sheets of paper (joined)
Drawing

An arched bay divides two arched windows, each surmounted by painted panels in rocaille frames, in the style of Germain Boffrand. Inscribed (in pencil), lower right: "Designed and executed by J.Gillow Garton." On verso: "A portion of design of entire salon for Mrs. Olerichs on north side of her home on 57th street., New York.  I employed special artists from Paris for decorative paintings on wall."
Portrait of George Bancroft
Henry Bryan Hall, 1868
Etching on paper
Print

Bust length portrait of the American historian and statesman, George Bancroft (1800-1891), shown facing one quarter to the left, his gaze directed before him. He wears a mutton-chop beard and a black bow tie.
Button
, late 18th–early 19th century
Metallic foils, painted paper, metal, glass

Component -b is on card 67
Fragment
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style

Louis XV design; ground, ''fond de neige''.
Collar
, 19th century
cotton Technique: teneriffe knotted lace

Long, narrow collar made from adjoining circular forms with two circles extending from the center back. Smaller circles with a radiating design form a scalloped edge around the outer edge of the collar. Larger circles are ornamented with stars and pinwheel-like shapes.
Trousers
, possibly 12th–14th century
silk Technique: warp-faced plain weave Label: silk warp-faced plain weave

Fragmentary pair of striped trousers. Stripes alternate bands of solid blue and off-white with fine stripes of blue and red.
Miniature Vase on Pedestal (One of a Pair)
Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory, French, active 1735 – 1773, mid-18th century
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
vase and pedestal

A, B pair of vases with gadrooned, flaring body on domed base with oblique gadrooning. C, D Square, tapering pedestals with molding at base and upper edge. All four pieces decorated with sprays of flowers in delicate colors. Urns glued to pedestals.
Mount
, ca. 1760
Brass

Shaped and pierced, with no decoration.
Fragment
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, discontinuous tape

Design of curving stem with flower leaf and bud.
Design for Writing Table with Massive Reeded Legs
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream tracing paper
Drawing

Rectangular table top raised on 4 legs, front 2 legs are massive, reeded, and straight and have carved ornamental vase at tops; center: horizontal blind drawer flanked by 4 short drawers with C-shaped single handles at centers, set of drawers supported by small triangular spandrels; top has open central compartment with 6 small compartments at top flanked by 2 doors.
Ornament
, late 16th century
linen Technique: punto in aria needle lace

Shield-shaped corner ornament with a design of an eagle.
Design for Two-part Corner Cabinet
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Pen and black ink on thin cream paper
Drawing

Tall corner cabinet consisting of lower triangular-shaped cupboard with 2 front glass doors and 2 shelves which hold pieces of china; canted corners and molded top, surmounted by separate conforming top cupboard  with arch-like front glass doors and raised on triangular back board decorated with carved spandrels on either side.  Lower cabinet has large bowl and pair of cups atop and top cabinet surmounted by porcelain vase.
Drapery Study for the Angel of the Annunciation
Battista Franco, Italian, ca. 1510–1561, ca. 1553
Red chalk on dark cream laid paper
Drawing

Figure of an angel wearing a chiton tied under her breast and gathered at the hips, leaning left with right leg extended before left leg.
No. 168
Ludwig Lobmeyr, Austrian, 1829 - 1917, 1871
Mouth-blown crystal, facet-cut and polished
Water glass

Mouth-blown crystal water glass, partly facet-cut and polished, with a dainty floral engraved border.
The Machine de Marly: Section and Aerial View
Charles Inselin, French, b. ca. 1673, ca. 1700
Etching
Print

Top:  section view of the Machine de Marly showing the paddle wheels and pumps.  Parts numbered.  Bottom:  aerial view of the Machine de Marly at center of riverside landscape.  At left is aqueduct, house of Monsieur de Ville, reservoir; the Seine River at right.  In the background, towns of Marli [sic] (left) and St. Germain en Laye (right) are visible.
Rolling Armchair
Springmeyer Brothers, 1863 - 1867, 1860–67
Mahogany, laminated ash, oak and other woods
chair

1971-8-1-a,b: Pair of armchairs (a,b). Each chair with shaped op...;     1971-8-1-b, bb: Armchair with shaped openwork back, curved in plan...
Sidewall
, ca. 1880
Machine-printed on paper

1970-26-4-bh: Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlap...;     1970-26-4-cdd: Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlap...;     1970-26-4-ce: Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlap...
Textile
Unknown, ca. 1900
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Lightweight scrim-style curtain fabric printed with a dark red and light and dark green iris pattern,
Sidewall and border
, 1787–1800
Block-printed on handmade paper

Red and blue floral paper on a white ground in the style of an "Indian printed" with a border attached. Might have been printed from textile block. Border is simulation of lace drapery.
Sampler
, 19th century
silk and metal thread embroidery on silk foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, stem, knot, cross, and couching stitches on plain weave foundation

Scattered floral motifs with alphabet at bottom and sewing tools at right.
Butterfly
, ca. 1830
Brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Red, blue, green, and gold butterfly, shown as if in flight.
Corner Design for Mosaic Floor
Frederick Krieg, American, b. Germany 1852–1932, ca. 1900
Brush and watercolor, black and white gouache, pen and black ink, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Corner border with floral and vine ornaments.
Study for Proposed Music and Arts Center, New York, NY
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1915
Pastel on brown wove paper
Drawing

View of two buildings in Neoclassical style with fountain in middle ground; people strolling in open space in front of the two buildings.
Renaissance doorway with Egyptian vase
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Renaissance doorway. The left door and doorframe are represented, as well as a decorative motif in the upper left corner and a vase supported on an Egyptian-style winged figure to the left of the door.
Dado
, 1810–20
Block-printed on handmade paper

Printed in grisaille, with gray, white, brown in classical revival motifs. Alternating small, vertical oriented rectangles and large horizontal rectangles, each with ornamental borders of foliage, stylized and regularized. In each of the larger rectangles, tripod topped by smoking fire in shallow pan, flanked by two women in classical flowing dresses, one presenting dish to the other who kneels on a little stool, hand outstretched. Ewer and tall vessel with handles.
Plate in Nouveaux livres de peintures de salles et d’escaliers (New Books on Paintings for Rooms and Stairs)
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752, ca. 1700
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Print

Rounded painted ceiling in trompe l'oeil, depicting figures on clouds in the sky. Garlands surround it, including several putti with different symbols in the corners. At the top and bottom, flanking the central design, a roundel between two cartouches decorated with putti.
Sidewall
, 1880–1900
Block-printed paper, embossed

Embossed armorial pattern with garland of fruit, basket of flowers, three-crescent symbol, and stippled strapwork. Printed on selvedge: "Patented in U.S.A." Printed in shades of olive green and three shades of aqua on dark blue ground.
Sidewall
, 1890–1915
Machine-printed on paper

On deep red textured ground, alternating medallions in lighter red with with shiny gold center motif, encircled by foliage plumes and flanked by floral-filled sconces.
Textile
, 19th century
cotton Technique: stenciled resist on plain weave (katazome)

Single and overlapped three-quarter views of chrysanthemums with leaves and curving stems in reserved on a dark blue ground.
Study of arm
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836 – 1923, ca. 1885
Pastel crayon on gray paper
Drawing

Two sketches of a male figure's right hand holding a circular object, possibly a dish or saucepan.
Proposed Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, ca. 1817
Watercolor over graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Elevation of the west wall with two large wall-paintings flanking the fireplace. The panel to the left has as its central subject a lion trampling two dragon-serpents, while the frame above is composed of two coiled serpents. The panel to the right is made up of ornamental motifs with a lion at center. Within narrow painted panels to the far left and far right are figures of  devil-dancers.

Original album associated with this collection still exists.  See 1948-40-1 accessory
Sidewall
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Larger bouquets of brightly colored flowers on stems alternate with petite bouquets. Printed on a gray moire ground.
Folded Shirt with Child's Head for "New York Clothing House, Baltimore."
, late 19th century
Brass
Matchsafe

In the shape of a folded man's shirt, with incised checkerboard-patterned weave, cuffs and bib, 3 raised buttons on front, smiling child's head peering out from opening at collar. Reverse inscribed "New York Clothing House, 102 & 104 Baltimore St., Baltimore." Upper curved section swings open to reveal match compartment. Textured surface on bottom possibly intended as striker.
Upholstery fabric
, 1650–70
wool, linen on hemp ground Technique: cut velvet (velours d'Arras or moquette)

Rectangle, pieced for a chairback, with symmetrical Louis XV design in rose, tan, light green, and dark blue-green wool, white linen hiding dark hemp ground. Broad warp-surfaced plain cloth hemp selvages. Much worn and faded in most place to tan, green and white.
Souvenir square
, 1912
cotton Technique: 4\1 satin printed by chromolithography and embossed Label: cotton satin printed by chromolithography and embossed

Square souvenir panel with baseball players in rectangles superimposed over a baseball diamond with crossed bats and baseballs at the top, and a catcher's mask and glove at the bottom. The five baseball players are Christy Mathewson, John Franklin "Home Run" Baker, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb and Marty O'Toole. Each rectangle is printed with a red cross stitch in imitation of embroidery.
Sidewall
A. H. Davenport, American, 1875–1900
Block-printed and flocked paper

Flocked symmetrical stylized floral bouquet enclosed in frame-like strapwork with some cross-hatch pattern. Printed in light and dark chartreuse.