biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
LES CASCADES DE CHAVILLE
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, 1677–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of the garden of the Chateau of Chaville with its fountains, basins, parterre planting, and planted vases. A large domed and semi-circular arched lattice/ trellis pavilion in the background, bosquets (groves) on the sides. Figures throughout the grounds, and trees in the landscape beyond. The plate is titled.
Donkey
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1882
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Two partial sketches of a donkey.
Chimborazo, Viewed from Guanujo, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 13, 1857
Graphite, brush and white gouache on light brown wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of Chimborazo and neighboring mountains from the town of Guanujo, Ecuador. Grassy, rolling terrain stretches across the immediate foreground, partially obscuring the roofs of two thatched huts, which peak over a grassy berm at center. Across a rolling valley that comprises the middle distance, the foothills of Chimborazo ascend to the mountain's lofty, snow-capped peak at upper center. A bank of billowing, luminous clouds crown the summit and drift off to the right. Rugged mountain ridges flank Chimborazo at left and right.
LE SALON DE LA MENAGERIE
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, 1663–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

Bird's-eye view of a domed octagonal building within the Versailles Menagerie, with gated and walled enclosures radiating outwards with birds, and other animals. A fountain within one of the enclosures.  Other buildings beyond with courtyards. Figures (courtiers), horseman, and horse drawn carriages throughout the grounds. The plate is titled with a description below.
Frieze
, 1870–90
Hand-painted canvas

Two arabesque openings divided by foliate pillar. Left opening contains vertical rectangle with grid pattern of flowers and framed by anthemion motifs; right opening contains round scalloped medallion filled with foliage topped with cartouches and at the bottom linked to another medallion. Pattern is framed by pillars that form upper section of design, all filled with plants. Upper margin composed of circular pattern alternating with different colored stars of David. Printed in red, gold, light yellow, and blue.
Young Soldier, Sketch of a Soldier Giving Water to a Wounded Companion
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, ca. 1864
Brush and oil, gouache, graphite on canvas, lined
Drawing

A young soldier stands in uniform, wearing a grey field cape. Sketched at left are different positions of the figure of a Zouave that are cropped. At upper right, a small study in graphite of a soldier giving water to a wounded comrade appears.
Chimney Piece Design
D. Antoine Pierretz, French, active 1647, 1647-55
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a chimney piece (fireplace, mantel and overmantel) with classical motifs. The mantel is flanked by flaming torches, and topped with an oval medallion with classical figures, framed by trophies of arms and armor. The overmantel features a large flaming vase within a round niche, framed by sculpted seated female figures, flaming vases, sphynx, festoons of leaves of fruit and flowers, with a crown finial. A scale below. The plate is numbered.
Terrine, pl. 57 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurele Meissonnier
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1748
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

1921-6-212-22-a: Covered tureen (and stand) with a swirling shape, ...;     1921-6-212-22-b: 1st state. Wine cooler decorated with mythological...
Two Arabesque Panel Designs
Jean-Baptiste Fay, French, active 1765 – 1790s, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Sixth plate from a series of ornament panel designs. Two vertical panels with arabesque and neoclassical motifs including figures, putti, terminal figures, birds, banners, a canopy with a figure in the center, baskets of flowers, grapes, foliate branches, fleurons, rinceaux, rosettes, festoons of flowers, leaves and beads, and ribbons. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Coronet with Alternative Suggestions
, 1830–40
Pen and ink, brush and blue, gray watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for a coronet (small crown) with alternative suggestions, intended to be executed with white and blue diamonds. In the center, a palmette from which rinceaux of flower stems are springing, entwined by chains of diamonds. Added slight graphite sketching.
Stage Design, Tent of Genghis Khan, for the Ballet "Genghis Khan" by Luigi Henry
Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, 1828
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. View of large tent suspended by trees, the lateral being connected by crossed halberds over which a skin of a leopard is laid. Fabric decorated with ornamental motifs. The tent entrance is at the back to the left, with one tree as support in center, on which a trophy of arms is suspended. Through the entrance, views of smaller tents and mountains in the background.
Design for a Ceiling
, ca. 1815
Design for a Ceiling
Drawing

View of a ceiling divided into horizontal bands of ornament in varying widths. Within each strip are small framed tablets with figural scenes, and smaller panels of ornament including rinceaux and guilloche.
Figures and Mountains, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1890–93
Graphite on tan wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape and figure sketches from Mexico showing, at lower right, three figures--ostensibly a father, child, and mother--walking in a diagonal line. The father and foremost figure is wrapped in a dark shawl and wears a brimmed hat, the child behind him also wears a hat and seemingly tattered clothing, while the mother, at far right, faces us as she is wrapped in a light shawl. Dominating the composition at center and upper left, a large, rugged mountain is shown with multiple craggy and sharp peaks positioned along the upper margin. 

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a view of clouds over rugged mountain ranges in Mexico. At center, a dark mountain with two sharp peaks is shown in the middle distance below several billowing and loosely rendered clouds. In the background at right, another rugged mountain range is outlined.
Sheet with Sketches
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Italian, 1762 - 1844, 1762–1844
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

At top, a hilly countryside with three trees and a monastery at left. Below, from left to right: a group of men, a woman with cow, a fantastic mask, a cornucopia, a part of a pediment, two heads looking upwards.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: raised cut and uncut pile in a 4&1 satin foundation (velvet)

Green scrolling shapes in cut and uncut pile on a red satin background.
Yatsukoji Junction at Suji-chigai (Suji-chigai-uchi, Yatsukoji) From the Series One Hundred Famous views of Edo
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1857
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

Yatsukoji is where all the roads converged. From Uchikanda to Sotokanda and Sudacho to Shitaya, all the gates were opened. Here is a procession for the Kanda Festival. The parade passes through the Takebashi-mon gate, the Tokiwabshi-mon Gate, and the Sujichgai-mon Gate, to return to the Kanda Myojin Shrine. Many other people are seen around the shrine to pay their respects.
Two Medallion or Frame Designs
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Designs for two medallions or frames, oval and round, decorated with moldings and topped with trophies. The ornament and motifs include books, portrait roundel, lyre, horn, palm leaves, foliate branches, arrows, sword, balance, flowers, caduceus, rosettes, beads, laurel leaves, and scrolling acanthus leaves (rinceaux). The plate is numbered and signed.
Stockings
, ca. 1820
silk Technique: knitted

Pair of white stockings with an elaborate design of floral motifs and vertical diamonds over the instep and ankle. Two narrow bands of brown silk at the top. Initials CAP on each in ink.
Fragment
, late 19th century
printed Technique: printed

Triangular-shaped fragment with alternating vertical columns of floral clusters and circular shapes made from short vertical dashes. Ground is light brown vertical dashes and dots that form a diaper pattern.
Corniche pour gallerie et vestibule
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Two designs for cornices. The upper design features brackets decorated with acanthus leaves and interspersed with carved rosettes. The lower design has fluted brackets and a course of egg and dart. The plate is signed.
Button
, 1900–10
White metal, rhinestones

On Cooper Union Exhibition card 1
Seated Nude Study for Portrait of Helen Hamersley
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1881
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Nude female figure facing frontally, each hand on the arm of a chair.
Stage Design, Sepulchral Hall
, late 18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Portico with tombs and sculptured monuments and ornaments, opening at right toward similar place.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) on satin ground

Fragment of red cut and uncut velvet on white satin ground. Portion of large-scale flower bud at left with petals on the right.
Hand bell
, 1572
Pen, sepia and red-brown watercolor on brown-grey paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. The handle consists of birds with woman heads, with scrolls below, rows of columns, and leaves above. The main field of the body is decorated with two kneeling angels supporting an oval representation of the Virgin with the Child, above it is a cherub. Rinceaux are at the sides. The framing moulding is curved above the cherub. Below the representation is a tablet with "S.D.G." Below is a band with "DOMINI M D L X X I I."
Sheet with Two Designs for Ceiling Decorations, from "Plafons à la Romaine"
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, 1665
Etching on paper
Print

Two quarters are shown separated by a stripe with the scale. At left: oblong central representation with Mars chasing a giant. At right: circular central representation with two fleeing giants. Captives and trophies of arms occur in either design. Reverse: Men at a ball game; a watcher sits sidewise on a bench. A house in the central distance.
The Wreath
Giulio Bonasone, Italian, 1500 /10 - 1574, ca. 1550
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Landscape scene with figures of Flora, two nymphs and two gardeners. Flora and a nymph seated at left; another nymph asleep in foreground. In background, a nymph, accompanied by two male figures crowning Amor. At right, two gardeners working; in background, a farmer.
Button
, 19th century
Bronze

1931-59-105: Convex ornamented by shield showing star with hors...
Study of Three Horses with a Plow, France
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920, 1873–74
Brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on rough brown-grey paper
Drawing

A plow with three horses, which stand at right and are shown staggered. Verso: At top, a standing cow shown in profile, turned toward left.
Study for the Sculpture "Autumn" for the Château de Wideville
Jacques Sarazin, French, 1592–1660, after 1632
Recto: red chalk on white laid paper; verso: black chalk, graphite
Drawing

A figure, presumably Bacchus, is shown leaning with his left hand on a column or pilaster. Marsyas is seated in fetters in front. Verso: Figure studies for sculpture: at left: a figure representing a Madonna and Child; center: a kneeling woman; botttom: head and back of a reclining figure; at lower right: a man shown from the front; Top: head and shoulder of a man shown in profile.
Map sampler
, late 18th century
silk embroidery, paint, silk foundation Technique: satin, split, and stem stitches on plain weave

Globe showing North and South America with figures representing colonists and a Native American Indian. Surrounded by flowering sprays tied with tasseled ribbon.
Mount
, ca. 1810
Cast and gilt bronze mounted on carved wood block

Wood block in the form of a pilaster capital with applied gilt bronze mounts: between narrow leaf and dart molding at top and a wide bottom tongue and flower border is Ionic volute formed of curved metal and terminating on each side in a rosette.  Between the two volutes are egg and dart molding, bead and lozenge molding under acanthus leaves.
Design for Fountain with Trophy of Musical Instruments
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a fountain within a landscape, decorated with musical instruments and fruit. The plate is signed and numbered.
Strapwork Grotesque with Mythological Scene
Pieter van der Heyden, Flemish, 1530 - 1572, 1566
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Horizontal rectangles showing a strapwork design. At center, a scene of Juno talking to Jupiter. Ignudi and masks flank the scene. At bottom, a cartouche with the inscription "H.COCK EX / 1566".
Study for the Violet Sargent Bronze Plaque in the Art Institute of Chicago
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, American, 1848 – 1907, 1890
Pen and purple ink on cream laid paper
Drawing

Young woman, three-quarter-length, seated with head in profile, directed to right; hands in lap.  Enclosed in rectangle with filling of curved lines in upper right corner.  Below in small square, a bust with head in three-quarter view to right.
Bandbox
, ca. 1840
Block-printed paper, pasteboard support

Blue field, printed in pink, green and brown. Framework of white interlaces, enclosing medallions: one view: two women, one with parasol, watching a clown and young acrobat perfomring on draped table; second view: of a basket of fruit. Lined with newspapers of 1839.
Fragment
, 4th–5th century
Warp; S-spun linen. Weft; S-spun linen. S-spun wools. Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary weft wrapping

Polychrome band with a flower growing from a vase with two addorsed birds. Above, a three part plant with volutes over a heart-shaped form.
Illustration for La Fontain's Fable "The Cat, the Weasel and the Rabbit"
Martin Marvie, French, 1713–1813, 1755–1759
Etching on paper
Print

In a landscape with ruins, a cat holds one paw on a rabbit and other on a weasel. Inscribed below: "LE CHAT, LA BELETTE ET LE PETIT LAPIN FABLE CXXXX" and below, artist's and engraver's names.
Design for a Processional Staff
, 1750–1775
Black chalk, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Beveled lower edges. The staff has a capital consisting of acanthus calyx and a pedestal. It is marked AB. Above stands an oval frame with acanthus leaves and lily sprays laterally, with a palmette on top. The Immaculate Conception is represented. A glory of rays is outside.
Band fragment
, 15th century
silk, linen, metallic Technique: complementary weft 2/1 twill

Horizontal bands of abstracted floral pattern.
Ornamental Vase Design
P. Moithey, French, active 18th century, 1767
Etching on laid paper
Print

Lidded vase with egg finial. The shoulder of the vase has a band of ovals and three satyr mascarons; a cloth is draped between the mascarons, attached to the mouths of the satyr heads. The lower part of the vase is decorated with fluting and acanthus leaves. The vase is elevated on a platform that extends to the edge of the image. The plate is signed and numbered
Ornamental Rosette Design
A. Panier, French, active 18th century, 1772-1793
Crayon-manner engraving with red ink on paper
Print

Design for a rosette. The center has a pattern of acorns and acanthus leaves. The outer band also has a pattern of alternating leaves. The print is engraved in red ink (sanguine) crayon manner. The plate is titled and numbered.
Sidewall
, 1860–70
Machine-printed, glazed paper

Vertical rectangle. Gray stripes to either side of wide white band decorated with small clusters of gray flowers and pendant of green and gray, repeating vertically.
Sketches of the Interior and Exterior of a Church, Rome, Italy
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, October 1868 - April 1869
Pen and ink on gridded laid white paper
Drawing

Architectural sketches shownig three stacked views of the interior and exterior of a church in Rome, Italy. At upper center, an oblique view of a vaulted and ribbed ceiling with niche frescos is shown. At center, a frontal view of a triforium is included while, below, the exterior of the Church is shown with three gables and the base of a dome.
Buttons
, 19th century
wood and steel

flat circular buttons of wood with channel shank; ornamented with two superimposed steel stars of five points each.

Component -a is on card 2
Component -d is on Cooper Union Exhibition card 8
Design for the Embroidery of a Man's Waistcoat
, 1790–1800
Traced, graphite, brush and gouache on paper
Drawing

Unfinished design for the left bottom corner of a man's waistcoat. Large plant under the pocket. Rose boughs and leaves along the rising edge.
Miser's purse
, 1840–70
silk and metal threads Technique: crochet Label: Crocheted silk and metal threads

Miser's purse crocheted in pink silk and silver metallic threads, with silk and silver rings and a three-ball tassel at one end.
Trim
, 19th century
silk and gilt thread, jet beads Technique:

Trimming in pattern of oak leaves and acorns across horizontal band.
Embroidered picture
, 1829
linen with linen lining and colored glass beads Technique: embroidery and beadwork

Panel of linen with colored beads sewn to form a picture of a landscape with a chapel and letters (indecipherable and a date 1829.
Textile
, ca. 1770
silk on silk Technique: satin stitch embroidery

Each fragment shows a portion of a design of a bouquet of tulips and small flowers, incomplete bouquets at either side. Worked in satin stitch.
Design for an Embroidered Border Motif, Unfinished
, ca. 1820
Sharp stylus on oiled paper mounted on black paper
Drawing

A volute composed of three garlands and a serrated band containing circles. Above, a border strips composed of diamonds and beadwork bands between a band of stylized plant forms.
Rugged Mountain, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1890–93
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a distant view of a rugged mountain in Mexico, possibly the Nevado de Toluca. In the foreground, nearby flat hills at left and right frame a view into the cultivated and inhabited valley below, which comprises the middle distance. In the background, an immense, wide mountain stretches across the horizon with several sharp peaks at left and right. 

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a distant view of the Pico de Orizaba (also known as Citlaltépetl) across rugged and heavily wooded terrain in Mexico. A cliff or steep slope appears to descend toward the viewer in the foreground, which rises to flat, heavily wooded, and largely indistinct terrain in the middle distance. In the background at center, the conical form of Pico de Orizaba is visible beside three other shorter mountains at right.
Ornamental Trophy Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1759–80
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Ornament design of a trophy with a smoking cannonball, cannon, powder flask and other military tools, framed by flowering branches with leaves, and a hanging festoon of leaves.
Plat-fonds de la Galerie d’Apollon.
Jean Bérain the Younger, French, 1674 – 1726, 1710
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

Seventh plate from a series of prints depicting the ornament and interiors of the King's apartment at the Royal palaces of the Louvre and the Tuileries, part of the Cabinet du Roi (King's Cabinet) series published by the Imprimerie Royale. The plate illustrates a section of the ceiling from the Gallery of Apollo at the Louvre. The ceiling features a Greek-key border and ornamented with grotesque and arabesque motifs, with male figures and the attributes of time, with garlands of flowers, snails, books, acanthus leaves, incense burners, interlaced L's, and a central floral and acanthus leaf rosette. The plate is titled, signed, and numbered
Diligence à Panneaux
Jean-François Chopard, French, active 18th century, ca. 1750
Engraving on paper
Bound print

Plate 4, Folio 4 of a series of 13 prints of designs for carriages or coaches. Carriage decorated with rocaille motifs, shown in elevation, with details of the various parts at upper left and upper right. The body of the coach is asymmetrical and consists of a single painted panel with decorative mounts, possibly to be executed in bronze. On the panel, a chinoiserie figural scene depicting a man flying a kite and a woman holding a fan near a child in a garden landscape with an oversized flower.
Chimneypiece Designs
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Two chimneypiece designs. The designs are divided in half to show variations in form and decoration. Between the chimneypieces is a console table, a mirror with a candelabra, and a rondel with an antique scene of a woman and winged putto. The plate is signed and numbered.
Figures
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, n.d.
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketches of figures on horseback,
Wharf, Kennebunkport, Maine
Harry Fenn, American, 1845–1911, 1888
Etching with dark brown ink on cream wove paper
Print

Fishing boats tied up at the wharf; in the background, the church of Kennebunkport.
Road through the Blue Mountains, near Flamstead, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, August 1865
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a road on lush mountainsides near Flamstead Estate, then the home of British colonial Governor of Jamaica, Edward John Eyre. In foreground, a dirt road curves to the right around a steep and heavily wooded mountain slope, which descends from right to left. Various tall trees are visible at center. In middle distance, road is seen wrapping around another wooded ridge beyond. In background, taller mountains are visible.
Chimney Piece Design
D. Antoine Pierretz, French, active 1647, 1647
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a chimneypiece and overmantel decorated with classical baroque motifs including scrolling leaves, festoons of leaves, hanging musical trophies, vases, masks (mascarons), medallions, and putti. The overmantel is topped with a triangular pediment and features a large, sculpted vase or urn featuring a frieze with figures, and leaf and snake patterns, with a large sculpted draped textile behind. The plate is numbered.
Dessus du Quarré
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for the top of a box decorated with ornament motifs including rinceaux, branches, sprays, and oval rondels. The plate is signed and numbered.
L’ÉCOLE DES FILLES
Jacques Bacheley, French, 1712 – 1781, mid- 18th century
etching on paper
Print

Second plate from a series of six depicting children's scenes, framed within decorative rococo cartouches. The series is incomplete in this album and the third and fourth plates have been substituted with plates from other series. The scene depicts a group of girls reading, knitting, and engaging in different activities, with a teacher seated, holding a book open to one of the girls. A cabinet stands to the right and the cartouche incorporates a shelf with some books and a basket of yarn. The title is lettered below the cartouche, the plate is signed and numbered.
Stage design; Interior of an Egyptian temple
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1796-1801
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined paper
Drawing

Interior of Egyptian temple with statues of holy animals and others.
Design for a Painted Panel
Michel, French, active 18th century, 1785
Graphite, brush and black and light blue watercolor washes on off-white laid paper
drawing

Candelabrum scheme includes a girl standing under a canopy on a sphere holds the ends of the ribbons wound around trees forming part of the lateral framing. Crouching sphinxes flank the girl. Doves, putti medallion, three-quarter figures of the satyress and a mermaid, a pilaster and a vase, as alternative motifs. A female mask is included in the design of the upper part of the composition.