biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Fragment
, 1000–1400
cotton Technique: discontinuous, interlocked warp; knotted weft

Square panel made from two pieces stitched together. Panel is divided into four squares with a single repeat of a large stylized bird with elaborate topknot and small geometrical filling forms in each. In combinations of blue, brown and natural cotton. Series of regularly spaced weft knot warps form long triangular mesh.
beaker
, ca. 1880
glass

Helmut etched on beaker
Fragment
, ca. 1725
silk, metallic yarns Technique: compound satin weave with supplementary weft patterning (brocaded)

Fragment of brocaded silk, probably a symmetrical design. Pink and silver design showing a central column of silver chevron, on either side from which springs plant stems with multiple leaves. To the left, meandering bands of leaves, diaper pattern and scallops.
Sewing instruction book samples
, 1829
Paper

A: Pattern cut from old newspaper.B: Two pages showing letters of the alphabet, torn from a pattern book.
Nude Study
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1895
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Woman's torso and legs. She reclines toward the left. Additional sketch of left hand, upper right; arm, upper left; eyes and nose in profile, left.
Design for a Mass-Operational House Designed by Hector Guimard, Drainspout Construction
Hector Guimard, French, 1867–1942, October 1920
Black ink printed on white paper
Drawing

Design for a mass-operational house by Guimard, detailing the construction of the drainspout and gutters.
Printer's sample book
Old Pacific Print Works, Lawrence, MA, USA, 1882–83
leather, paper, cotton and wool Technique: printed plain weave and 2/2 twill

Small notebook with handwritten formulas for dyestuffs to be used for printing textiles. Contains 195 samples of printed fabric. Inside cover pasted with newspaper clippings.
Design for a Trophy
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, ca. 1735
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for an ornamental trophy hanging from a tied ribbon. The trophy incorporates a flaming torch, a shield with a heart, bow and quiver with arrows, intertwined with sprigs of leaves and textile. The plate is signed and numbered.
The Sixth Knot, from Dürer's Six Knots
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528, ca. 1506
Woodcut on cream laid paper
Print

On a black circular ground, a pattern of continuous knots, forming six roundels with open centers around a seventh, in which are the artist's initials (in monogram). From the circle, at the four corners of the plate are stylized tree forms, in black, on which are further knots and tendrils.
Pompe funèbre d’Elisabeth Thérèse de Lorraine Reine de Sardaigne, en l’église de Notre Dame de Paris le XXIIE. SEPTEMBRE M.DCC.XXXXI.
Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, French, 1715–1790, 1756
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Interior view inside the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France during the funeral ceremony for the Queen of Sardinia. Highly decorated interior space with high ceilings and long drapery. Skulls throughout decorative scheme; the figure of Death in the form of a skeleton with long bat-like wings carrying a scythe and wearing a laurel leaf crown flies among a cloud of drapery near the top of the ceiling. At center, the queen's body raised up on a monument and covered by a shroud, underneath a large covered structure. Before her, a sculptural group featuring a male figure reclining upon a rock, two female figures reach for him at his left, two children at lower right, a fallen crown at their feet. Robed figures at either side form the bases of large candelabra and torches that illuminate the space, the many candles attached to linked wreaths. At their sides stand figures of men armed with swords and rifles, viewed from the back. At front, a row of monks sit facing towards the body. At either side, rows of figures sit for the funeral ceremony.
Ribbon
, mid-19th century
silk

Yellow ribbon with narrow green and white stripes and scalloped picot edge.
Cap streamer
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Brussels style

Design of flowers and leaves and leaf forms containing small flowers arranged to make scalloped edges.
Textile
, ca. 1650 – 1700
silk, wool Technique: two intercrossed plain weave structures (double cloth)

Symmetrical pattern of yellow florals and exotic birds on red silk ground.
Handkerchief
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Valenciennes style

Large handkerchief of very fine white linen with bobbin lace edging along four sides.
Sidewall
, ca. 1880
Machine-printed paper

1970-26-4-bf: Aesthetic all-over pattern of scattered highly-sty...;     1970-26-4-cdd: Aesthetic or Anglo-Japanesque pattern with overlap...
Table runner
Unknown, ca. 1910
cotton, acetate Technique: embroidered on plain weave, crocheted trim

Long, rectangular off-white table runner with a pair of double headed, elongated spade-like forms containing stylized geometrical floral motifs embroidered in shades of purple, yellow, green, black, salmon-pink and dark orange. Crocheted border on all sides.
Sampler
, 17th century
linen, silk Technique: reticella, withdrawn element work, running back-stitch embroidery

Long sampler with bands of reticella work based on a grid of withdrawn elements; one embroidered band in running back stitch in blue and green (not completed).  The linen is doubled back on either side of the embroidered band.
Group of Twelve "Hans Sloane" Botanical Plates
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, English, 1745 – 1784, ca. 1757–1769
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
plates

1955-163-1/12: A group of twelve plates decorated with painted fr...;     1955-163-1: Flat marly springing from scalloped inner rim. Rai...
Ornament Design with Two Dead Birds lying on Acanthus Branch, from Livre de Legumes [Series of Vegetable Ornament], pl. 19 in Oeuvre de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750, 1748
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

1921-6-212-9-a: A crayfish lies over a shell cartouche and in fron...;     1921-6-212-9-b: Two Fish and a snake (?) lie above a shell fountai...;     1921-6-212-9-c: A rabbit and a bird (up-side down) lay over two cr...;     1921-6-212-9-d: Cartouche framed with leaves and vegetables and ti...;     1921-6-212-9-e: Two birds lie on top of a branch of acanthus leave...;     1921-6-212-9-f: Curving acanthus leaves lie on top of shell.50;     1921-6-212-9-g: Six plates depicting different vegetables. At cent...
Charger
Olérys-Laugier Factory, France, founded 1738, ca. 1770
Tin-glazed earthenware

Shaped rim with blue bands, fleur de pomme de terre ("potato flower"), and central bouquet medallion.
Military scenes
, ca. 1840
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave
Textile

Humorous scenes of military life within a diamond lattice of flowers and leaves. There is a text in French under each of the three scenes but as the design is 'slurred' the text is difficult to read. unreadable.
Variety
Ridgeways, ca. 1879 – 1920, ca. 1879–85
Glazed earthenware
Bowl

Circular form with slightly concave rim, the white crackled ground with Japanese-inspired transfer printed polychrome decoration: stylized flowers and leaves on rim, the well with a panel and two medallions respectively, showing a crane(?) in landscape, a bird in flight over flowering branch, and a geometric pattern; all superimposed on a sprig of naturalistically rendered yellow flowers on a field of small leafy stems.
Commemorative picture
, ca. 1880
silk Technique: jacquard-woven

Souvenir of the World's Columbian Exposition with scene of Niagara Falls.
Band
, late 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Binche style with no ground

Band with a floral pattern and a snowball ground.
Sampler
Francisca Montero, 1826
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, stem, and cross stitches on plain weave foundation

Center field with IHS and spot motifs, surrounded by concentric bands of floral, geometric and interlacing patterns, embroidered in pale blue, green, terra cotta and peach on a natural ground.
Sketchbook Page: Whale
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of a whale.
Sketch of Kenyon Cox
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, ca. 1876
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of Kenyon Cox with his face in his hands. Only head and forearms indicated.
Print
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752, ca. 1700
Etching and engraving on white laid paper

Above, a panel decorated with a curved frame and rinceaux; below, a panel decorated with a central roundel and curved framing; corners made up of flowers.
Sidewall
, ca. 1800
Block-printed on handmade paper

1965-59-1-a/h: Lozenge pattern on light brown background, diamond...;     1965-59-3: Herring-bone pattern in two closely related shades...;     1965-59-4-a,b: Narrow border running horizontally across bottom o...
Rail Road Suspension Bridge near Niagara Falls
C. Parsons, 1856
Engraving on paper
Print

The bridge in the middleground between the American and Canadian banks of the Niagara River.  The two levels of the bridge are indicated, a train appears on upper level with carriages on the lower level.  The Falls are in the background.
Study of seashore, Rhode Island
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, ca. 1877
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a rocky coastline.
Circular snuff box
Claude-Pierre Pottier, French, active 1778 - 1806, 1779
Stamped and rolled gold, cut opalescent glass, metallic foil
Circular snuff box

Circular, with detachable cover; gold, the cover, sides and base decorated with silhouette landscapes of trees and birds painted in puce color on silver foil under enamel; matte gold borders studded with small silver bosses; lined with silver foil stamped to simulate engine-turning, under amber-colored horn.
Stripes and Dianthus Flowers
, mid 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

Dianthus flowers are commonly gifted on mother's day in Japan. In Latin "Dios," meaning gods, and "Anthos," meaning flower this is the flower of the gods. Thin stripes contain the flowers and their chevron leaves.
Seated Monkey
, late 19th century
Patinated brass, glass
Matchsafe

In the form of a seated monkey, with arms folded at his front and right thumb touching his mouth, features and fur highlighted by brass and reddish-brown patinated finish, glass eyes. Head, which serves as lid, hinged on back. Link attached on his upper right arm. Striker in recessed groove on bottom, beneath his feet. Box may sit upright on table.
Sketchbook Page: Female Figure
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of a standing, costumed female figure.
Textile
, 1750–1800
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Fragment of printed cotton with a half-drop repeat of a curving vine with large blossoms in black, blue, and two reds on a white ground with black picotage.
Fork with Agate Handle
, ca. 1630–50
silver, agate
fork

Fork has three short curved tines. Long baluster-shaped neck. Plain ferrule. Tapering agate handle, with rounded top. Small metal ring on the top.
Sampler
, 19th century
linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Gothic alphabet, Maltese cross, and the initials FL embroidered in red on a white ground.
Textile
, 1835–1840
cotton Technique: red and purple printed by engraved roller; green and blue relief printed; tan ground printed by blotch roller; plain weave foundation

Straight repeat within full width of fabric of baskets of fruit flanked by an exotic bird on tan ground.
Ceiling paper
The Art Wall Paper Mills, 1907–1908
Machine-printed paper

On pink ground, various motifs: light gray scrolls and large pink medallion anthemion containing yellow flowers on pink ground framed by green scrolls with honeycomb pattern; green wreaths.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Large rinceau adorned with bouquets of green flowers. Small pendant bell flower and rail at top. Undulate band at bottom. Printed in green and white on light green background.
Plate 43, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book)
Christoph Jamnitzer, German, 1563 - 1618, 1610
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Ornamental escutcheon composed of leafy bend-work. In the center is a putto playing a lute and standing on a bush. At either side, a leaf forms with shell-like blooms.
Hôtel des Invalides, Plate 44 from "Vues Pittoresques des Princepaux Édifices de Paris"
Les Campion Frères, Paris, France, 1792
Engraving and brush and watercolors on paper
Print

View of the Hôtel des Invalides from the Seine, face on. Figures in the foreground. Title, artists' and publisher's names below.
Towel fragment
, 19th century
linen Technique: eccentric weft

Fragment with a pattern of open slits.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–07
Machine-printed

Large acanthus leaves in vertical direction, enclosed in stems and on textured background. Printed in shades of green.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Series of medallions, alternating between large and small, framed by "C" scrolls, and filled with bouquets of flowers. A floral swag runs across the bottom. Small bouquets of flowers hang vertically from the top of the frieze. Printed in metallic silver and gold, white, shades of pink and green.
Warfare Illustration
, ca. 1630-1660
Engraving on paper
Print

Illustration for a book.  Fife and drum leading troops to or from battle. In the distance, troops besige a fortified town on the coast.
Fragment
, late 18th century
silk Technique: cut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a plain weave foundation

Deep golden yellow ground with a fine tiny design of black and pale blue sprigs linked by ogival lines, dotted on one side where the ground shows through.
Charmeur d'Oiseaux
, ca. 1825
cotton Technique: relief printed on plain weave
Textile

Heavy natural-colored cotton printed with a straight repeat of a crude block printed design. Picotage ground with a seated man with a bird perched on a finger, child at knee, standing woman with a basket on her head, and a large dog in the background. Costumes show late Empire style. Figures are encircled by large flower blossoms. Colors are strong with red, purple, blue, buff, and black. Brilliant flower cluster between repeats of group. Block edge is clearly visible.
Sketch of Rough Sea with Rocks and Dark Sky
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

View of waves crashing against rocks in center foreground and at left. Dark, cloud-filled sky.
Design for a Lambrequin in Wool Work
Hertz and Wegener, ca. 1860
Brush and gouache on pre-printed squared paper
Drawing

Design for a lambrequin with tassels in wool work, number 3400, all colors, with floral motifs.
Sidewall
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

On green ground textured with white triangles, treillage of white rinceaux and burgundy scrolls, with medallions in dark green, beige, and pink floral clusters, at interstices.
Bridge of Louix XVI, Plate 68 from "Vues Pittoresques des Principaux Édifices de Paris"
Les Campion Frères, Paris, France, 1792
Engraving and brush and watercolors on paper
Print

Bridge Louis XVI from the Place de Louis XV; boats in the water; figures on the boulevard, left. Title, artists' and publisher's names below.
Design for Embroidery, Corner of Gentleman's Waistcoat
Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin, French, 1721–1786, ca. 1780
Brush and gouache, pen and black ink on oiled translucent paper, joined at center
Drawing

A chariot drawn by a butterfly and driven by another is followed by a third butterfly at the back. The butterflies are depicted in various colors and are all in profile facing left. An unfinished geometrical repeat pattern in yellow is seen below. A  few numbers and letters in black ink are dispersed on the butterflies and the chariot. The design for the waistcoat or gilet is carried out in the manner of Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin's "Les Papilloneries Humaines."
Band
, 1650–1700
linen Technique: bobbin made continuous tape with bars added

Border with a pattern of elaborate, intertwining narrow branches accented by blossoms at intervals.
Needle case
, 1815–35
Label: stamped leather covers, painted silk leaves lined with wool

Small needle case with covers of stamped brown leather lined with green paper; inside are painted taffeta leaves lined with wool, for inserting needles. The leaves are painted with military scenes showing figures in uniforms of about 1815 - 1835.
Cord with tassels
, late 16th–early 17th century
metallic thread, pailettes, glass stones

Lond cord of metallic thread terminating at each end in a ball-shaped tassel, curled, looped and heavily studded with pailettes and glass stones.
Fashion Plate from Le Mercure des Salons, Modes de Paris
, 1830
Wood engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Two women in walking dresses. One st anding right ink pink; the other sitting, facing left, in a white dress and green bonnet. Title above and below.
Sleeve lace (engageante)
, early 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace

Shaped band with a design of floral and foliated forms emphasized at intervals by cordonnet. Pattern balanced and almost classic.
Chasuble
, 18th century
silk, metal Technique: embroidered on foundation of plain weave with continuous supplementary weft

Chasuble with vertically symmetrical floral pattern with large gold scrolls.  At center back, an ecclesiastical coat of arms. Gold bobbin lace at edges.
Sidewall - fragment
, 1770–90
Block-printed, distemper paint

Wallpaper pattern simulating brocaded silk. Gray ground, thin vertical stripes. Vertical area with narrow curving garland of red flowers, green leaves, lined with black, alternating with vertical area dotted with sprigsof red flowers, green leaves, at regular intervals. These areas separated by vertical green band.
Fashion Plate from Le Monde Elégant
, 1872
Wood engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Three women in a greenhouse. One at left, in blue and pale brown; center, in red and black; right, in green and black. Title and date below.
Folding fork
Gavet Coutelier, France, 1809–19
Silver, wood, steel

1985-103-281-a/j: Red leather holder with tooled gold borders and ve...;     1985-103-281-a: Barrel-shaped red leather case with stamped gold d...;     1985-103-281-b: Plain silver cup with flaring rim, decorated with ...;     1985-103-281-c: Red leather holder with stamped gold decorations f...;     1985-103-281-d: Blade has straight sides, upper edge tapering towa...;     1985-103-281-e: Oval spoon-bowl with pointed tip, flat slightly ta...;     1985-103-281-f: Fork has four slightly curved tines, rounded shoul...;     1985-103-281-g: Small cork screw with knob on top with hole throug...;     1985-103-281-h: Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting th...;     1985-103-281-i: Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting th...;     1985-103-281-j: Cylindrical horn and ivory container consisting th...
Design for a Box Cover
Anna M. de Pool, About 1894
Gold, water color, on paper. Red seals
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. A border and central motif of interlaced scrolls and gold leaves. Designer's name in pencil, on reverse
Darning sampler
, late 19th century
linen, wool, silk Technique: embroidered in running and cross stitches on plain weave foundation

Fifteen darning patches.
Floral design for printed textiles
Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752–1818, 1800–1818
Brush and gouache, graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Four stylized red and pink flowers with ladder-shaped brown stems on yellow ground.
Vase (Plate 9 of a Series)
Enea Vico, Italian, 1523–1567, 1543
Black ink on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. An urn with two handles. On the body is seen a winged putto urinating into a bowl near which is a serpent. Below, a mascaron.
Wood block
, 1860–70
Wood, brass

Rectangular block consisting of five layers of laminated wood, of which the upper is carved. At top, arches indicating fluting, alternating with rosettes. At bottom, two large and two small scallops; remaining area filled with swags of roses and bows of ribbons. Second block of a set of three. (1956-164-1 and -3).
Darning sampler
, 1816
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, cross, and running stitches (pattern darning) on plain weave foundation

Four darning crosses, one with knitting, in the middle crowned monogram.  Four decorative  squares and each numeral of the date in a embroidered square.  Central patch was not removed and reinserted.
Brooch
, ca. 1850–70
Hair (human), gold

Rectangular brooch. Center of woven bundles of brown hair enclosed behind glass. Frame border of gold with scalloped edge; surface of frame engravedwith foliate scrolls. Reverse plain gold. Simple single pin and catch closure.
Sample
, late 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Binche style

Small lace sample has a scrolling floral vine pattern.
Collar
, 19th century
cotton Technique: embroidered on plain weave; bobbin lace

Sheer white collar with white embroidery in a field pattern of small floral sprigs and a side border of repeating delicate floral forms. Outer edge trimmed with bobbin lace.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Alternating large and small floral medallions with floral bouquet insets and beading connected by foliate scrolls with pinecones, scrolls with fleur-de-lis, and floral vining. Ground is dark pink to cream. Printed in dark green, reds, tan, light pink, white and white mica.
Band
, 16th–17th century
linen, silk, metal Technique: grid of withdrawn element with needle lace, reticella style

Band with a design of circles within squares. Embroidered square grid.
Vase
Munden, ca. 1750
Tin-glazed earthenware

High pierced vase in the form of a lattice cylinder with flowers at the crossings.
Tassel
, 17th century
linen Technique: braided and knotted

Tiny linen tassel, braided and knotted. Braided loop and stem attached to center ball to which are attached six units made of small knots (including center).
Un Amour de Jeunesse
Carl Ernst Forberg, German, 1844 - 1915, ca. 1880
Etching in dark brown ink on white satin
Print

A youth in doublet and hose balances himself on a balcony railing and hands a bouquet to a maiden who stands at a window above.
Spring Blossoms
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, May 21, 1870
Wood engraving in black ink on paper
Print

View of children sitting on a stone wall under a blossoming fruit tree. At left, a woman leans on the wall with her left elbow, her chin resting on her hand.
Candelabras
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Three candelabras
Sampler
Sarah Grundy, 1653
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: counted stitches; cross, long-armed cross, and four-sided cross stitch on plain weave foundation

The lower portion of a sampler with bands of pattern, an alphabet, "Sarah Grundy, Anno Domini 1653" and a set of numerals.
Cameo
, late 19th century
Paste

Head of a woman facing left. upright oval, white on taupe.
Plate 5, "Suite de douze Pêcheurs et Chasseurs"
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, 1771
Etching on paper
Print

Decorative landscape with Chinese figure under a canopy pulling in a line with two hooks. Two framing lines. Right top corner: "5"; bottom: "j. pillement.del."; "j. j. avril sculp. 1771.mar.dec…"
Houses near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 26, 1868
Graphite, brush and white gouache on light brown wove paper
drawing

Landscape and architecture sketch showing a view of houses in the town of Berchtesgaden in present-day Germany. Positioned at center right across bushes in the foreground at right, the facade of a chalet-style house faces obliquely to the left while two chimneys are visible on its roof. In the background at left, the facade of another large house is shown beyond several trees. In the lower left corner, the steeple of a church is faintly rendered. In the background, the rugged, craggy ridge of an alpine mountain range backdrops the scene, with a wooded mountainside at right. Hazy clouds are included in the sky above.