biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Bandbox
, ca. 1840
Block-printed paper, wood, pasteboard

Blue field. Greyhound chasing rabbit, in pink and white, against row of trees, in brown, green and white.
Title Page
Jean-Baptiste Fay, French, active 1765 – 1790s, 1765
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Title page for a series of ornament panel designs. The title is lettered below two vertical panels decorated with arabesque and neoclassical motifs including vases, putti, fleurons, rinceaux, flowers, leaves, scrolling foliage, wheat stocks, cornucopia, rosettes, birds, roundels, cartouches, festoons of leaves, sphynx, and plinths. The plate is signed and numbered.
Gaming purse
, 17th century
silk, metal thread Technique: embroidered on velvet

Purse of red velvet with drawstring of colored silks. On the bottom, a coat of arms and on sides, panels embroidered in metallic thread.
Mount
, early 19th century
Silvered brass

Vertical rectangle with upper corners clipped. Repoussé figure of seated putto, turned to left, paying a set of pan-pipes.
Designs for Chairs
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Designs for three small chairs decorated with ornament motifs including sphynxes, bead course, branches, mascaron, fluting, and urns. The plate is numbered.
Marching Infantry Column
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, ca. 1862
Graphite, charcoal, white chalk on paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of a marching infantry column with drummers at left drawn distinctly and a company of soldiers mounted on horses in the distance.
A House on Stilts, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 1857
Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Architectural sketch showing a view of a thatched house in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Dominating the composition at center, the house is raised on stilts and viewed from the side. Two figures are visible on and below the structure's elevated porch. A third sits inside. The flat, surrounding landscape and background mountains are faintly rendered.

Verso: Botanical sketch showing a view, at upper left, and a detail, at lower left, of a tree that closely resembles a willow.
Dog
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Two sketches of a dog lying down.
Design for a Brooch with Putti
, 16th century
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and sepia on paper
Drawing

An oblong diamond is framed with acanthus leaves, a festoon and putto.
Deux diferents desseins de Comodes
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1745
Etching, engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Elevations of designs for two dressers with the plans of the marble dresser tops below. The dressers are decorated with ornament motifs including scrolls, vines, mascaron, branches, and rinceaux. The plate is signed and numbered.
Aurora Borealis over Mt. Desert Island, from Bar Harbor, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1860
Oil on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape and atmosphere sketch showing a view of the aurora borealis, or "northern lights" over the waters off Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island in Maine. In the foreground, the nearby rocky terrain is painted in dark silhouette, as is the land mass visible across the water in the center at center--likely Bald Porcupine Island. Above, glowing beams and swirling bands of luminous blue-green light arch across the dark night sky, and are reflected in the water below.
Frieze
, ca. 1830
Block printed on joined sheets

Advancing wave motif at top and bottom. Narrow green bands along either edge. Printed in green on pale green field.
Design for a Wall Panel
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, ca. 1770
Pen and ink, brush and sepia, watercolor on paper
Drawing

Elevation of double paneled doors and surrounding wall panels, all divided into compartments with candelabrum. The upper doors show a motif centered on a basket of flowers; the lower doors center on a torch and wreath. Above the door is a figural tablet and an entablature with a frieze of wreaths.
Trimming
, 19th century
silk Technique: woven

Red, green and yellow trimming fragment in a design of leaves and diagonal lines between borders of diagonal blocks.
L’ORANGERIE DE VERSAILLES
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, 1683–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

Plan view (from above) of the Orangery in the gardens at Versailles, with its basins with fountains/ jets of water, planted trees, statues on plinths, and parterre planting. The orangery is within the upper section with its façade of arched doors/ windows, columns, and ramp leading up the sides to the upper level with a balustrade and vases. The plate is titled.
Theater of the Republic, Paris
Mennier, 1802–1804
Engraving on paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. The theater is shown from the right corner, frontally. In the foreground, at left, is a building plot. Caption: "Mennier del Née sculp / Iere VUE DU THEATRE DE LA REPUBLIQUE / Depart. de la Seine No. 97"
Canapé ou Ottoman dit à la Reine
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Two designs for sofas or ottomans upholstered with floral motifs, and drapery with hanging tassels. The frames are carved with scrolling leaves, running patterns, and rosettes. A scale below. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Esctucheons and Details for Escutcheons, No. 2 from "Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti"
Stefano della Bella, Italian, 1610–1664, 1648
Etching, red crayon on paper
Print

No. 2 of the same set as -10, "Raccolta di varii cappriccii," etc.
A Boy Reading
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, ca. 1760–1770
Engraving in brown ink on white paper
Print

A young man stands at a desk with a paper in his hands. he faves right, regarding it.
Decorated Capital Letter C
Jakob Frey, Swiss, active Italy, 1681 - 1752, ca. 1715
Engraving on paper
Engraving

Letter "C" before the kneeling Pope St. Clement, with the anchor.
Porte St. Antoine. Le Palais de Momus
Jean François Blondel, French, 1681–1756, 1751
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

On recto, a page of text describing the temporary hall set up at the Port St. Antoine for the celebrations in honor of the marriage of Louis Dauphin and Maria Teresa given on February 23-26, 1745. The verso depicts a fleuron featuring putti, and elaborate border decoration.
Sunset over the Sea, Port Said, Egypt
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, January 6-10, 1868
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Seascape sketch showing a view of the sunset over the Mediterranean Sea near Port Said, Egypt. Water extends from foreground to a low horizon and reflects the light of the setting sun. At center, the sun approaches the horizon. Hazy clouds float overhead while a steamboat is visible at left.

Verso: Mixed sketches at sea near Alexandria, Egypt, showing four views of sailboats in the composition's upper register, with two sketches of buoys in the lower register. Both buoys are shaped like barrels--one positioned vertically and partially submerged, at left, and the other horizontally oriented with two flags on top.
La Statue Equestre de Henri IV sur le Pont neuf (Upper Plate)
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, 1685–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two plates printed on a single sheet. The upper plate is a view of the equestrian statue of King Henri IV on the bridge the Pont Neuf in Paris, with the river and bridges in the background and buildings along the banks. In the foreground the street is crowded with people, carriages, and sedan chairs. The lower plate is a view of the Place des Victoires in Paris with the statue of Louis XIV, with buildings around the square and figures, carriages, and horseman. The plates are titled.
Petite Bibliotheque à secret [et] Petite Bibliothèque volante
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Designs for two small bookcases, decorated with ornament motifs including rosettes, carved floral relief, egg and dart, lamb tongue, acanthus leaves, ribbon twist, wave pattern, and garland. The plate is signed.
Musical Trophy Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Musical trophy design incorporating foliate branches, flowers, festoon of flowers, horns, drum, oboe, and sheets of music. The plate is numbered.
Border
, 1805–15
Block-printed on handmade paper

Horizontal rectangle. Across top, heart-shaped leaf motif in neutral yellows on neutral red-orange field. Below, chain of flowers and foliage. Printed in white, orange, red, violet and green on a blue field.
The Castle at Salzburg, Austria
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June–July 1868
Brush and oil paint, graphite on off-white paperboard
Drawing

Landscape and architecture sketch showing a view of the castle at Salzburg, technically referred to as the Hohensalzburg Fortress, perched atop a hill in the heart of the city. In the foreground, two buildings are visible at right--the rightmost one with a crenellated top is a fortification tower known as Freyschlössl (or "Red Tower"). Dark green treetops are visible at lower center. A low, flat area supported by a stone retaining wall is visible at center with the flag of the Salzburg Duchy flying on its edge at left. In the middle distance at upper right, the white walls and lofty towers of the Hohensalzburg Fortress are perched atop an abrupt and heavily wooded hill. The Austrian alps stretch across the background, forming an undulating, mountainous horizon beneath a blue sky with light clouds.
Album of Arabesque Panel Designs
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1768–88
Album

Album containing eight series of arabesque panel designs by J.F. Boucher and one series of allegorical arabesque panel designs by L.D. Dugourc.
Betty
, ca. 1840
earthenware, turned wood
Lamp

Grease lamp of red earthenware; base with flaring rim which is circular except for one wick channel. Wooden stand with turned column rising from circular base and supported circular piece on which lamp rests.
Design for a Cartouche
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, ca. 1900
Photomechanical print
Bound print

Page printed with a design for a cartouche, architectural in style, surrounded by winged and radiating figures and set against a niche. The plate is signed and numbered.
Design for a Print with Twenty Theatrical Costumes Worn in Paris Performances
Victor Vincent Adam, French, 1801 – 1866, ca. 1845
Graphite, brush and watercolor on light brown paper
Drawing

The figures are copied from prints. The captions are written ion ink. Top row: "[Jean] Chollet / Le Prince Louis dans les chaperons blancs. Te de / l'Opera Comique - Mle. Prévost Marguerite dans les / Chapersons blancs. - Mlle. Pernon / La Marquise dans / Trianon Palais / Royal-Derval / Le Chevalier Liais / Dans Trianon - Ml. Anna Thillon / Laurette dans Richard Coeur de Lion Opera / Comique - second row: Mllr. Rachel. Role d'Esther-Surville / André dans la / Grace de Dieu - Clarisse / Marie dans la / Grace de Dieu - Mle. Georges role / de Dallombia dans les seven Enfan de Lara - La Duchesse / dans le Neveu de Mercier - Lazariette / Nakonied dans / Zara Folies / Dramatiques - Sophie / Zara dans la / pièce de ce nom. Bottom row: "Petit pas dans la / favorite - Mme Roland / Berthe dans Giselle - Quérian / Le Prince de / Curlana dans / Giselle - Mme. Capdeville / Role de Zarah / dans le Guittarero - Roger Role du Guittarero. The second "t" is struck out in "Guitarero".
Fragment
, 18th century
silk Technique: cut supplementary warp pile (velvet)

Fragment of cream-colored velvet. Small allover design in fancy cloth ground of self-color. Interstices filled with cut velvet. Intricate pattern of fine curving lines.
Mixed Sketches with Chimneys and Waterfall, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1868
Graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Mixed sketches showing several views around Berchtesgaden, Germany, including a steep waterfall down wooded landscape at lower right, a weathervane and a piece of hung laundry at lower left, a small figure at center, and six sketches of chimneys along the upper margin.

Verso: Botanical sketch from Berchtesgaden, Germany showing a view of a tall deciduous tree at center with a mountain range faintly rendered in the background. The top branches of another tree are visible at center.
Drummer Seen from the Back
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, ca. 1864
Charcoal, white chalk on blue-green wove paper
Drawing

Recto: vertical view of the back of a drummer, shown facing left, and holding a drum.
Verso: vertical view of a soldier with an extended sword; and in horizontal direction from bottom to top are three soldiers who appear to be fighting.
Button
, 1801–50
Brass

Circular, convex button with ornament showing shield with heraldic devices, a man and a griffin as supporters, and a crown. Back and shank of brass.

On card E
Fireplace (Chimney Piece and Mantel) Designs
Jean Mansart de Jouy, French, 1705 - 1783, ca. 1767
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Designs for a chimney piece (fireplace, overmantel mirror, and panel above) illustrated as a detailed wall elevation with two different options in the design (split in half). The designs feature rococo ornament with c-scrolls, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), foliage, masks, cartouches, gadrooning, sprigs, shells, waves, and feather motifs. Above the overmantel mirror is a molded panel with a central hanging trophy of musical instruments, with two different design options for the framing motifs. To the left of the chimney piece, there is a bookcase set into the wall, with books visible on the shelves, a plain molded dado level below and a painting above depicting putti framed by rocaille and foliate motifs. To the right of the chimney piece a narrow panel with an ornate upper clasp and molded frame, with a plain dado level below. Below the designs, a plan view of the mantel with a scale. The plate is numbered and signed.
A Sepulchral monument of Henry Cardinal York (1725-1807) and Charles Edward Stuart, the “Young Pretender” (1720-1788)
Unknown, 1788–1793
Pencil, pen and ink, brush and wash, Chinese ink
Drawing

The cardinal seated at the left holds the right arm of his brother who is clad in the attire of a classical warrior, and points with his right forefinger to heaven. The group is displayed on top of a sepulchral chamber against the convex back wall of a side chapel. Upon the chamber lean "CHARITY" with three children, at left "WAR" holding a sword and trampling of the tablets of the Law and a pair of scales at right. The setting shows a vaulted side chapel; the back wall is shaped as an apse with framing lines throughout.
Project for a Crest with Candle Sockets
, early 19th century
Pen and ink, brush and sepia, watercolor on paper
Drawing

Crest in the shape of a broken pediment with putti sitting between scrolls.
Study for "Scientific Group"
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906, 1858
Graphite on lined white laid paper
Drawing

Man standing on stairs at a railing or lectern, his chin on his left hand and his right hand at his hip. He is facing right.
Project for a woven or printed fabric
P. and C. Lacour, 1850–80
Blotted black and black crayon, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Silhouetted boughs in the style of about 1600 hanging from rising waves. Small flower boughs are shown in intervals. An ovoidal is finished.
Trophy Designs
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1777–79
Etching on paper
Print

Six designs for trophies incorporating leaves, flowers, birds, baskets, lute, horn, watering can, rake, scythe, violin, and music. The plate is numbered.
Floral Tailpiece
Jean-Jacques Bachelier, French, 1724 - 1806, 1762
Etching on laid paper
Print

Third plate from the second series of tailpieces and fleurons originally designed for the 1755-1759 four-volume edition of the Fables de La Fontaine. A large fleurons or tailpiece made up of intertwined flowers, leaves and vines around a circular palm leaf, with a garland in the middle hanging from a tied ribbon. The plate is numbered and signed.
Purse cover
, 19th century
leather, metal, silk Technique: satin and couching stitches

Design of a bird on a flowering branch, worked in silk, with background and frame in metal.
Design for Rococo Ornament
P. Ludovik, French?, active mid 18th century, 1768
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for rococo ornament featuring a cartouche and military emblems, palm leaves, foliate branches, helmet with feathers, quiver with arrows, and a spear with a banner. The plate is signed and numbered. The drawing in reverse is at Waddesdon Manor, The Rothschild Collection (National Trust), acc. No. 1335, cat. No. 219s.
Cartouche with Wine Leaves and Grapes
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1738
Etching and engraving on paper
Bound print

Blank symmetrical oblong rocille cartouche framed vines of wine leaves and grapes. At lower center, a pool of water with two swimming birds.
Dagger
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1876
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of dagger in sheath. Above, faint outline of a second dagger.
Ceiling Decoration, Victory in a Chariot, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1812
Pen and dark gray ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on light greenish-beige wove paper
Drawing

Ceiling divided into nine rectangular and square compartments by moldings and decorative bands in black chalk. In central panel, Peace stands within horse-drawn chariot, holding branch, while Victory/Fame flies between chariot and horses, and blows trumpet; putto flies above, holding tablet inscribed PAX. In four corner panels, Fames with trumpets flanked by candelabra. In remaining panels, dancing Fames with lyres and holding garlands with putti. At lower left in black chalk, section of molding.
Fragment
, 13th century
silk, linen Technique: 4&1 (5-harness) satin

Stripes of rose, black, yellow and ivory.
Design for a Monochrome Wall Painting, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy, Death of St. Caterina Vigri
Marc Antonio Franceschini, Italian, 1648 – 1729, 1687–94
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on white laid paper
Drawing

Figure of a reclining saint plays the violin surrounded by four angels and putti. One of the three nuns at left kisses the feet of the saint. Squared for enlargement in black chalk.
Cartel Clock Case Design
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1738
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Design for a cartel clock case, with a frontal view on the right and profile view on the left. The clock face is round decorated with a stick and ribbon pattern frame and a diaper and rosette background pattern to the body of the clock case. The top is decorated with leafy branches, a vase, with fruit, c-scrolls, and rosettes. The lower part of the clock case is decorated with a dragon, scrolling acanthus leaves, cartouches, masks (mascarons), shell, and scrolling leaves (rinceaux). The plate is numbered and signed.
Design for Doors
Pierre Lepautre, French, 1652–1716, 1686–1716
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Fourth plate from a series of designs of portes-cochères (doors), newly made for various French royal houses. Highly ornamented arched double doors with different ornamental panels on each door. The right side features a roundel with the royal cypher (crowned interlaced L's) above, a small rectangular panel below with a mask and interlaced cornucopia with flowers, and a large blank vertical panel below framed by a repeating pattern. The left side features a roundel above with a coat of arms, a small rectangular panel below with a mask and a festoon of flowers, and a large vertical panel below with a female figure hunting (possibly the goddess Artemis/ Diana), with a dog, framed by a repeating pattern. The lower panels on each door feature a wooden trellis pattern. The center frame is supported by a corbel with a lion mask and decorated with fleurons. The plate is signed and numbered, with a scale below.
Brown Bird on Apple Branch, with Caterpillar
, ca. 1800–1830
Pen and ink, graphite on coated wove paper
Drawing

Brown Bird on Apple Branch, with Caterpillar
Sidewall
, 1770–80
Block-printed, handmade paper

Vertical rectangle. Field dotted in diagonal rows. Design of bunches of roses, tied with ribbons, with framework of long stems and scrolls of foliage.
Cope hood
, 16th century
silk and metallic thread embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Shaped cope hood with embroidered picture of St. Jerome in the desert in colored silks on a metallic gold background.
Portrait of a Lady (The Grecian Daughter)
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, 1780
Stipple engraving in brown ink on white paper
Print

The lady, in profile, faces left, with a high turban-like hat, in decolletage. Below, the artist's name and date of publication.
Panel Design of Grotesque Ornamentation
Jean Berain, the elder, French, 1640-1711, 1711
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Panel design of symmetrical grotesque ornamentation featuring rosettes, trophies, masks, garlands, anguipèdes, dolphins, strapwork, foliate scrolls, candelabra, and a central seated male figure with a crown of laurel leaves holding a lyre (Apollo) with sphinxes on either side of him. The plate is signed and lettered "D."
Two Waistcoat Designs
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1794–1804
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Designs for two embroidered men's waistcoats decorated with floral (flowers) motifs. The design to the right has front skirts and both have pockets. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Teapot with "Hausmaler" Decor
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, 1725–1730
hard paste porcelain, gold
teapot

Globous, with short gilded hexagonal spout and double-scrolled handle. Flat-domed cover with gilded knob. Engraved gilt chinoiserie decoration of figures with scrollwork.
Sheet of architectural sketches
Giuseppe Valadier, Italian, 1762–1839, ca. 1800–20
Pen and bistre ink on gray-brown paper
Drawing

Sheet of architectural sketches, including stage designs. One side, below: a market place. Center: a polygonal room with a cupola. Above, in opposite direction: the stage is bordered by the outskirts of a fortified town. Other side, below at left: a gate as a sidewing. At right: a hall with a monument at its center. Center, in opposite direction: interior of a fortress with stairs leading to a tower bridge. Below, at right, a plan.
Doorway
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1883
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of an arched doorway.
Designs for Gun Parts and Ornament
François Marcou, French, 1595 – 1660, 1657
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Designs for gun parts (flintlock and ornament) decorated with grotesque ornament, mascarons (masks), flowers, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), foliate scrolls, fleurons, snake, and a military trophy with a figure on the sideplate of the central flintlock. The plate is signed and numbered.
Portrait of Guillaume Cardinal Dubois (1650-1723)
Pierre-Imbert Drevet, French, 1697 - 1739, 1724
Engraving on paper
Print

Three-quarter length portrait of the prelate, seated, turned toward the right, looking out at the spectator. He wears the robes of his office. Title and arms in margin below. Signed and dated in frame, lower right.
Designs After Architecture Fragments
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page printed with two plates (each divided into two) depicting architecture fragments including mascarons, plaques, ornamentation, cartouches, tombs, and vases. The plates are numbered but not signed..
LE DERRIERE DE L’ENTRÉE DE VERSAILLES
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, ca. 1682–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

View from the perspective of the front entrance of the Palace of Versailles, with inner and outer courtyards, entrance gates, stables, buildings, and grand avenue, filled with figures, horseman, and horse-drawn carriages. The details are numbered with an explanatory legend below. The plate is titled.