biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
silk, metallic Technique: supplementary warp forming raised pile in plain weave foundation (velvet) with supplementary wefts

Selvage along one side. Diagonal leaves forming grid containing palmettes.
NOUVEAU LIVRE DE SINGES
Christophe Huet, French, 1695 – 1759, mid- 18th century
Print

Bound volume of 12 prints featuring monkeys in human costume acting out various scenes.
Seafood Skewer with Dolphin and Trident Finial
, late 19th century
silver
skewer

Tapering pointing blade or pin; cast terminal embossed with cat-tail topped acanthus fronds below a pair of opposing dolphins centering a trident;
Allegorical Figure of "America"
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, 18th century
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
figure

Female figure with feather skirt, mantle and headdress, holding cornucopia and parrot, seated on an alligator facing left.
Jardinière
Olérys-Laugier Factory, France, founded 1738, 1760s
Tin-glazed earthenware

Eight-sided, horizontal form with handles, on four short feet. White ground decorated with ochre bands at rim and bottom edge. Polychrome scene of a chinoiserie figure with long lock of hair seated amidst foliage. On opposite side, a bird faces a dog. Handles are decorated with speckled blue, ochre, and green glaze, and terminate in a creature's face. White interior.
Sidewall sample
, 1880–90
Machine-printed paper

Fragmentary wallpapers from sample book, including aesthetic-style and Anglo-Japanesque designs.

72 pages of samples.
Design "A" for Stand of Whitewood and Stained Walnut
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite, red color pencil on thin cream paper
Drawing

Elevation left and side view right; rectangular cabinet with elaborate stylized metalwork on front panel; pair of hinged plates surround keyhole escutcheon center; raised on columnar, slightly flaring supports joined below by shelf-like stretcher; side view shows cabinet standing on 2 bracket-shaped platforms joined above by molded panel with arch-like cut-out center.
Sidewall
, 1850–70
Block-printed on machine-made paper

Green floral motifs, alternating large and small, printed between rows of vertical gray stripes. Printed on off-white satin ground.
No. 160
Ludwig Lobmeyr, Austrian, 1829 - 1917, 1873
Mouth-blown crystal, cut and polished
Red wine pitcher with handle and stopper

Mouth-blown crystal, elaborately deep and decorative cutting and polishing
Coverlet fragment
, 1840
cotton, wool Technique: double cloth

In navy wool and cream cotton, large ornate pattern of acanthus pillars framing large rosettes, with thistles and branches and some diaper filling.
Pair of stockings
, early 19th century
silk Technique: knitted and embroidered Label: knitted silk, embroidered with silk

Pair of red knitted silk stockings with embroidered clocks with potted trees, in green, yellow, pink and white.
Ceiling border
, 1875–1906
Block-printed paper

Wallpaper roll.  Ceiling medallion, with large circular medallion having four corners, containing pink and blue flowers. Two square medallions between circles. Printed on tan ground.
Compliments of National India Rubber Company
Whitehead & Hoag Company, ca. 1905
metal, celluloid
Matchsafe

Compliments of National India Rubber Company, Bristol, RI; Patented June 6, 1905
Fragment
, 17th–18th century
linen Technique: 7&1 satin damask

Blue and white damask with depictions of Jerusalem and the Spies of Eschol.
linen smoother
, 1700–1750
glass

Flat circular base with rounded bottom side, tall handle make up of five knops
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, textured, liquid mica

Small circular floral medallions with diaper floral swag, foliate swag, and connected by vining. Small individual leaves in between medallions and vining. Background has stripes of green and mica gold. Ground is green and embossed with foliate scroll pattern. Printed in greens, gold mica, pinks, and yellow. 
Printed in selvedge: "166"
Sketchbook Page
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1883
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of a landscape, enframed.
Frieze
, 1810–20
Block printed on handmade paper

Empire-style frieze. Pale gray ground with affronted grisaille swans amidst foliage, represented as if in relief. At top, border, illusionistically shaded border simulating architectural ornament, in ochers and yellow, of stylized, simplified acanthus leaves. Frieze dominated by bright blue cylix-shaped vases with ocher and yellow ornament which alternate, between grisaille swans, with blue, yellow and ocher flambeau. At bottom, medium gray band with darker gray five-pointed stars.
Sidewall
M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834, 1890–1920
Machine-printed paper

Realistically rendered wisteris in glossy light blue and lavender on light blue ground imitating moire silk. Printed on textured paper.
Frieze
W.H. Mairs & Co., 1855, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Repeating design of interconnected geometric floral motifs above a border of complementary geometric flowerheads. Printed in shades of blue and green on a blue ground with an overlay of a pattern of tiny, multi-colored waves.
Cutlery sheath and cap
, late 16th–early 17th century
Leather, silk

Rectangular leather case for four implements, tapering towards the point. Case has scrolled pattern in relief with acanthus leaves, flowers and heads. A red silk cord attached to the back.

Lid of case slides over body (a). On front of lid an oval cartouche, a banner with the words SIC TANDEM and a lion. Rectangular leather case for four implements, tapering towards the point. Case has scrolled pattern in relief with acanthus leaves, flowers and heads. A red silk cord attached to the back.
Ostrich egg and stand
Johannes Meyer, Swiss, 1655 - 1712, 17th century
ostrich egg

Ostrich egg carved with allegories of the four continents--Africa, America, Asia, Europe.
Ornamental detail with winged figure and vase
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

At left, ornamental detail with winged female figure. At right, vase.
Bamboo
, mid 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

Full and leafy bamboo shoots create this motif. Silk threads were added to support the structure of the stencil.
Frieze
Cory-Heller Company, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Printed two across. Alternating large and small foliate medallion, each containing a floral motif. Background shades from light tan to pink to light tan.
Sidewall - fragment
, 1860–70
paper

Wisteria blossom with foliage is the central motif on a background of watered silk or moire pattern.
Border
, 1895
Machine-printed paper

Green and white roses in elaborate floral cartouche. Printed on graduated green ground.
Knife with Agate Handle
Ephraim How, ca. 1700–25
steel, silver, agate
knife

Sabre-shaped blade, plain bolster. Silver ferrule, engraved. Flaring, faceted agate handle, metal pin on top of handle.
Sketchbook Page: Young Man's Face (Self-Portrait)
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of a young man's face, likely a self-portrait.
Diferent Ballicons (Different Balconies), in Nouveau Livre de Serrurie (New Book of Ironsmithing)
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752, ca. 1700
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Print

Three variations of ironwork for balconies.
Purse
, 17th century
silk, gilt wire, metal-wrapped silk-core threads Technique: plain weave with discontinuous weft (tapestry weave)

Small purse with four identical shield-shapes sides and a draw-cord top, lined with blue silk damask. On each side is a symmetrical design of a flowering plant with birds perched in the branches. The panels are joined with narrow gold braid; the top is bound with the same. Beads at the ends of the draw-cord are covered with silver and gold net.
Tante Bergeron clumped sullenly away, muttering, "A mistress without a wedding ring!...There's a big misery in that," Illustration for Scribner's Magazine (III, No. 3, September 1912, p. 366)
Charles Shepard Chapman, American, 1879–1962, 1912
Graphite and black and grey watercolors on white paper
Drawing

A woman, wearing a black shawl, is seen peering into a six-paned window.
Pomade Jar (Pot à Pommade or Pot à Fard)
Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory, French, active by 1693 - 1766, ca. 1730
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
jar

Cylindrical form featuring arabesque or lambrequin motifs wrapped around entire circumference of pot on both upper and lower edges, all in underglaze blue; similar motif wrapped around edge of lid; knob on top of lid features single fower motif; all on white ground.
Fork with Figural Carved Wood Handle
, early 17th century
wood, steel, silver
fork

Fork has four, slightly curved tines, rounded shoulders. Flat flaring neck, octagonal metal socket with twisted wire at edges. Carved wooden handle with four figures; Faith, Hope, Charity and Justice with their attributes, surmounted by scrolls, shell with bird and figure of cherub riding a lion. Around bottom of handle: "IK.LEEF.OP.HOOP" (I am living on hope.) Engraved on socket: KID
Frieze
M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

On cream ground, light green pattern of flowers and leaves on stems. Below, standing plants; above, hanging plants made up of three leaves.
Sampler
Theresa Velasco y Epynosa, 1729
silk embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, cross, chain, running, coral, back, and long-armed cross stitches on plain weave foundation

Sampler densely embroidered with geometric and floral pattern bands and spot motifs including religious and heraldic motifs, within a frame of text.
Fingernail guard
, 19th century
Silver

Curved, tapering ornaments with chased floral decoration, and pierced work on reverse.
Knife with Porcelain Handle (Paired with Fork)
Royal Worcester, English, established 1751, 18th century
silver, gold; porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
knife

Silver gilt blade leaf-shaped, waisted bolster. Banded ferrule, tapering porcelain handle, irregular in shape. Multi-colored handle on white ground. On front a man in costume, standing next to a tree, on the back a woman in similar position. Gold decoration on dark blue ground along the sides and top of handle.
Sidewall and border
, 1790–1810
Block-printed on handmade paper

Floral design printed in red, green, yellow and black on natural paper background.
Border
, 1820–30
Block-printed and flocked on handmade paper

Large pattern of intertwined ostrich plumes printed in irise or rainbow effect, green hibiscus flowers and leaves in continuous cable of yellows, greens, and browns; on ground of deep red flock.  Bottom edge:  in yellows and browns; laurel branches placed diagonally and shaded as if wrapped around horizontally streaked-as-if-rounded banding.
Scenic Panel from 'Scènes Siciliennes'
Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797, 1840–60
block printed paper, canvas mount
scenic panel

A circular temple with columns, in the midst of trees and low foliage, representing a Sicilian landscape. Printed in sepia colorway. Lengths 12 and 13 from a set of 24.
Figure
, 18th century
Painted papier-mâché

Cherub with outstretched arms, one leg forward, head facing to his right.  Pained wings.
Fountain
Wendel Dietterlinn the Elder, 1551 – 1599, 16th century
Engraving on white paper
Print

Image wild dogs and beasts climbing a pillar, with vines at the top; surrounded by a balustrade with a wild cat and arched structure.
Mr. Mallone Raymond and Family
J. H. Bufford, active 1850–71, ca. 1850
Lithograph with black ink on white paper
Sheet music

Horizontal rectangle. Vignette view of stage. A woman seated at a pianoforte and three others standing at left, all in similar costumes. Malone Raymond stands before a music-stand at right. Caption: "Mr. Malone Raymond and Family." At lower right: "J. H. Bufford's lith."
Prospetto Interno del Teatro Olimpico Nella Citta di Vincenza (View of the Stage of the Teatro Olimpico at Vicenza)
Andrea Palladio, Italian, 1518–1580, ca. 1750
Engraving on cream laid paper
Print

View of the mise-en-scene of the Teatro Olimpico at Vicenza, erected in 1579 by Andrea Palladio (1518-1580), and completed by Vincenzo Scamozzi (1552-1616).  Four sightseers are shown on the stage. Within the stage design, a barrel vault opening to a street with buildings. Niches along the stage wall contain statues of figures.
Robed woman with two children and a goat
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

A robed woman stands with her back to the viewer, and extends her hand to two seated children. There is a goat at lower right. There are tree branches over the heads of the three human figures, and the children sit on some surface adjacent to the tree.
Box
, mid-18th century
Engraved brass and copper

Rectangular box with hinged cover (sliding top?). The sides of copper. Top and bottom have cut-out figures feasting and quarreling respectively, framed in scroll work. 
b) sliding top, covering scene on bottom. Similar top for cover missing.
Knife
, ca. 1675–1700
ivory, steel, silver

Short straight-sided blade, rounded end. Plain silver ferrule. Cylindrical ivory handle carved overall in relief; hunter with horn, three hunting dogs, chasing a deer. Above the hunting scene branches with birds, cluster of fruits and canopy of foliage.
Sidewall - fragment
, 1869–90
Machine-printed

Small stylized floral motif, imitating textile, may possibly be a diaper pattern, printed in beige with darker outline on off-white ground.
Square in Tangiers
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1891
Graphite and white heightening on cream paper
Drawing

Low houses behind walls. An open space to left; figure below, walking in alley, foreground. Vegetation scattered throughout.
Panel fragment
, 19th century
silk Technique: embroidered on satin weave

Panel fragment, cut at the top, has double borders of embroidered flowers on a navy-blue ground and a solid navy outer border. Central section has an embroidered design of human figures engaged in a variety of activities set within clouds, mountains, and flowers. Two figures sail in a boat while another figure stands outside a temple. Multicolored embroidery is on an orange figured damask ground.
Home from the War
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, June 13, 1863
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Soldiers are greeted on their return home. An elderly women grasps the arm of a soldier, at right. At left, a young woman embraces a soldier. In the background, a soldier lifts a young child.
Vase
Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967, 1912
stoneware
vase

White stoneware, cast.  Flaring cylindrical body, narrowing in at shoulder, truncated wide rim; no foot.  Decorated around body with scenic landscape. In foreground is a cluster of birch trees, waterfront, and lake. In the background are more trees, mountains, and sky.  Colors range from blues to grays, with accents of browns in the trees.  Exterior: slip underglaze, shiny clear glaze; fine crazing.  Interior and bottom: glaze, white.
"Blackpool"
, 1900–10
Plated metal, printed celluloid
Matchsafe

Rectangular, with curved corners, featuring printed decoration of coat-of-arms in black, gold, blue, red, silver, against beige ground, inscribed above "Blackpool" and below, inside banner "Progress"; reverse features image of large 19th century style building with 2 turrets, each with flag inscribed "Palace" and adjacent steel tower with flag inscribed "Tower", all situated on coast with beach, people, water and sailboats in foreground, inscribed below "The Palace & Tower, Blackpool." Side panel printed in light green, with red and black cartouche, inscribed in center "C.E B. & Co., REGD. No.430409", below cartouche inscribed "Printed in Rhineland." Opposite side panel green with red and black decorative cartouch. Lid hinged on side, inscribed on lid "Wm  Rawlinson," thumb catch on opposite side. Striker in recessed groove on bottom.
Fragment
, 1876
cotton Technique: printed

Small centennial print showing the Liberty Bell with "1776-1876" below, and the names of states at sides.
Sugar Bowl from Chrysanthemum Tea Set
Tiffany & Company, American, established 1853, 1891–1902
silver
sugar bowl

Sugar bowl (a) in squat globular form with reeding, wavy rim, and two squared, curved horizontal handles with foliate decoration. Base with four foliate feet. Domed and reeded lid (b) with flower bud knop. Body of bowl engraved with foliate monogram "RMA".
Sketch of Man in Coat and Scarf
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1891
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Man in overcoat or cape, arms crossed over his chest, wearing a muffler and a wide brimmed hat. Scarf wrapped around face, cover mouth.
Darning sampler (unfinished)
, mid-19th century
cotton, wool Technique: embroidered in running (pattern darning) stitches on plain weave foundation

Fourteen darning patches.
Recumbent Bear, from a Set of Sixteen Views of Bears
Marcus de Bye, 1639 – 1690, 1664
Etching on white laid paper
Print

A large bear, seen from the left side, lying in an open landscape; fragment of a ruined cornice, left foreground.
Sidewall
, 1850–60
Block printed on machine made paper

Diaper pattern with landscape vignettes containing boats, windmills and port. Printed in monochrome brown with blue highlights, on taupe ground.
Plusieurs Vases avec un Soubasemens d’Appuy
Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish, 1714 – 1791, 1763
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Six designs for vases decorated with neoclassical motifs and ornament featuring festoons of leaves, roundel portraits, figures, gadrooning, rosettes, fluting, and Vitruvian wave and meandering patterns. The vases are in two rows of three with the bases decorated with a meander or Greek key motif. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Second Carriage of Lord Castelmaine: front view
Arnold van Westerhout, Flemish, 1651 – 1725, 1700
Etching and engraving on white paper
Print

Front view of carriage decorated with carved putti, vegetation, and scrolls.
Proposed Elevation, Section, and Plan for the Facade of San Giovanni, Laterano, Rome, Italy
Andrea Pozzo, Italian, 1642–1709, 1699–1700
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on white wove paper, joined vertically at center
Drawing

Proposed facade design for San Giovanni, Laterano, in Rome, Italy. The narthex has seven entrances.  Above central door is a blank papal escutcheon.  At center, a cupola upon a high drum, with arches in front and at sides, if flanked by two half cupolas. On the back wall is a relief of Christ's Ascension, with statues of Christ and Mary in the side niches.  The section is drawn in a right angle to the elevation and plan.
Title Page
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Title page (same as 1921-6-219-1) with lettering. The text is set within an architectural frame. The pediment is topped with sphinxes and a pinecone finial, and has at its peak an empty cartouche over which a lion emerges from a niche. Herms on either side support the text plate.The plate is signed and numbered.
Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France)
François Augustin Caunnois, French, 1787 - 1859, 1816
Cast bronze
Medal

Bust of Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680 - 1754).
Joannes Berain regii cubiculi designator ordinarius
Joseph Vivien, French, 1657–1734, 1709-11
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Portrait of Jean Berain set in a frame with the word "JOANNES BERAIN REGII CUBICULI DESIGNATOR ORDINARIUS." The plate is signed and dated.
Themistocles
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1811
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Themistocles shown standing at post and pointing at ship. Altar dedicated to Apollo beside him. Priest conducting service and crowd behind it.
Study for Portrait of Charles J. Martin
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, December 20, 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Drawing

Man seated in an armchair by a table, his body turned slightly to the left and his left hand gripping the arm of a chair. Verso: A similar pose.
Mountains near Orizaba, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, February–April 1889
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of cloud-capped mountains near Orizaba, Mexico (or possibly the stratovolcano known as Citlaltépetl or Pico de Orizaba). Viewed across flat terrain that comprises the foreground and middle distance, the rugged, pyramidal mountain rises high into the sky and is crowned in a bank of billowing white clouds. The upper portions of the peak are visibly covered in snow fields and rocky outcroppings.
Fragment
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (Lille style with heavy outlining thread)

Fragment of Lille style bobbin lace but with two different grounds.
Designs for a Niche with Religious Attributes
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Designs for a two-story niche with a sculpture of Gabriel slaying a dragon on the ground floor, a portrait medallion of a religious figure (a priest or a monk) on the front of the balcony of the second floor, and, on the railing of the balcony, crosses. On the left of the plate are variations on a pedestal. A graphite inscription at the bottom of the plate indicates that these designs are part of a project for the seminary of Orléans. The plate is signed and numbered.
Lucifer Appearing to Dante and Virgil in Hell
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1585 – 1595
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: Winged Lucifer stands in a round block of ice, crushing sinners 
with his teeth. The tiny figures of Dante and Virgil, the former seated, are visible in the background, behind Lucifer's feet.
Verso, left: St. Christopher stands on the bank of a river, the Christ Child on his shoulder. A woman at left holds a lantern.
Verso, right: The Virgin, seated, wrapped in drapery, holds the young Jesus in her arms.
Elevation de Croisées à coté de Trumeaux Ornés de Glaces
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1774
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Split elevation of an interior with casement windows on either side and a divided overmantel mirror at the center. The left half of the overmantel features ornament motifs including a rosette set within a rondel with bead and bar course and a draped garland, and framing of bead and bar course. The right half of the overmantel features panels with ornament motifs including lamb tongue, leaf garland, and ribbon twist. The plate is signed.
Kimono
, ca. 1800
silk embroidery, silk foundation Technique: embroidered on compound satin weave

Woman's kimono of white silk satin with woven design of tiny lozenges, tortoises and phoenixes. Embroidered with silk threads in red, gold and green with cherry blossoms, pine branches, bamboo, phoenix and butterflies. Lined with red silk.
Moonlight over Constantinople, Turkey (Istanbul)
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 4, 1868
Graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape and architecture sketch showing a view overlooking Constantinople, Turkey (now Istanbul). Towers and buildings in foreground rise before a river or strait (likely the Bosphorus Strait). An elevated rise with buildings is visible in middle distance at right. The moon hangs above in the upper margin. In the background, mountains define the horizon. In upper portion of composition, three details of arches and a column are visible.

Verso: Architectural sketches showing two towers in Constantinople, Turkey (now Istanbul). At left, an octagonal tower beside a crenellated wall has a conical roof. At right and oppositely oriented, the facade of a tower is shown, characterized by two, tall, framing columns.
Fragments
, 16th–17th century
silk, linen, metallic Technique: woven

Formal pattern of large ogives with tulips and carnations.