biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Cut-out
Lockwood de Forest, American, 1850–1932, 1881–90
Pierced and cut-out sheet brass foil

Trailing foliate vine with stylized flowerheads on a bordered rectangular panel
Dish
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, ca. 1810
hard paste porcelain, gold
dish

1926-22-506-d: White, with stylized palmettes in gilt. A) circula...
Design for Cabinet with Glass Doors and Molded Frieze-Like Top
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite, brush and yellow, blue, and brown watercolor on heavy cream wove paper
Drawing

Against background of suggested wood paneling, a rectangular cabinet with 2 glass doors; molded frieze-like top surmounted by brass platter suggested in yellow watercolor plus pitcher and 2 vases; 2 front tapering legs extend into reeded pilaster-like elements on either side of glass doors and terminate in carved acanthus leaves; wooden parts of cabinet suggested in light brown watercolor and glass doors in blue watercolor.
Jar (One of a Pair)
Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory, French, active by 1693 - 1766, ca. 1725–1750
soft paste porcelain
jar

On plain foot, an inverted bell-shaped cup; the outside covered with relief-cut artichoke leaves, forming scalloped edge above inner rim. Cover with slight dome, covered with relief-cut artichoke leaves, and a row of standing leaves around edge. Four-leaf knob finial. Undecorated.
Fragment
American Print Works, founded 1835, 1876
cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave

Portrait medallions of George Washington alternate with shields bearing an image of a pair of scales with text reading "of peace", meant to be read as "Justice of Peace." Red and black on white.
Frieze
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Foliate medallions alternating large and small. Torch-like motif enframed within each medallon. Printed to similate a textile or embroidery. Printed in metallic gold and copper
Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Les Liqueurs (Liqueurs) for the Services des Objets des Dessert (Dessert Service)
Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, 1819–20
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream laid paper, circular border in pen and brown ink
Drawing

Design for a painted porcelain plate, rondel. Scene in a liquor shop. Figures of people seated at a table, right middleground, being served by a waiter who holds a tray with decanters and glasses of liquor.  On the wall, center middleground, a Flemish tavern [?] interior depicting a waitress with a drunk man on the floor.  A case of liquor bottles is on the floor, left foreground. The distillation process takes place in a rear room, left background. In left margin center, a sketch of the waiter's arm holding the serving tray; lower left margin, a rough sketch of woman's head and right arm.
Textile
, 1785–95
silk Technique: drawloom woven; lampas: 7&1 satin plus 1+3 twill

Neo-classic design of trophies, a lyre, and flower basket. Pale blue and white.
Ceiling paper
Robert Graves Co., New York, New York, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Open design of scrolling acanthus leaves, ornamented with lace or lambrequin pattern, interspersed with floral sprigs. Printed in red, green, pink, and metallic gold on light yellow ground.
Plate in Nouveaux livres de peintures de salles et d’escaliers (New Books on Paintings for Rooms and Stairs)
Daniel Marot, French, active in the Netherlands and England, 1661–1752, ca. 1700
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Print

Painted ceiling with blank center, framed by garlands and cornucopia. The corners have figures representing different classical symbols.
Jenny Lind Paper Doll Costume, Amine from the opera "Die Nachtwandlerin" (The Somnanbule)
Jenny Lind, Swedish, 1820–1887, ca. 1850
Lithograph on white wove paper
Print

Paper doll costume for the figure of Jenny Lind representing the character Amine from the opera Die Nachtwandlerin (The Somnanbule).  Designed to be placed over the doll.
Ramsgate
James Joseph Tissot, French, 1836 – 1902, 1876
Etching and drypoint on paper
Print

In the foreground, a young woman is seated, facing right in profile, before a round table. A man is seated behind her. Another woman stands at right. Ships seen through verandah windows in background.
Design for Berlin Wool Work
Carl F. W. Wicht, German, ca. 1860
Brush and gouache on pre-printed squared paper
Drawing

Design on graph paper for Berlin wool work, a wreath of red and white roses and other flowers.
Fragments
, mid-18th century
silk and metal Technique: continuous and discontinuous supplementary in a plain weave foundation; only the metal wefts are bound to the front in a regular order

Two parallel curving branches with clusters of flowers on an ivory background. The pattern is achieved by horizontally turning every other minimum unit and placing all units one on top of the other.
Six of Spades from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards
B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France, 1858
Lithograph on glazed paper
Playing Card

Six of Spades from Set of "Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III" Playing Cards.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Large bouquets of pink roses connected by arching scrolling foliage with pendants from which suspend rose swags. Bottom band of scrolling foliage with stylized fleurs-de-lis. Top has undulating band of foliate scrolls that  and looping line with floral pendants. Parts of background has large dash and dot pattern, entire background has thin grid of wavy lines. Printed on ground that shades dark red to pink (bottom to top) in pinks, greens, browns, yellow, dark blue, dark red and black. Pattern number printed in top selvedge: "914" "TA".
Letter case
, 1753
leather, silk, metal thread Technique: embroidered in couching stitches

Envelope-shaped case embroidered in stylized floral design in couched metal-wrapped silk on red leather, with word TETUAN and the date 1753. A piece of leather divides the interior into two pockets. Lined with green silk, with a silk cord for closing.
Hanging
, 19th century
silk Technique: couched embroidery

Hanging of solidly couched silk in shades of brown and gray has a pattern of cloud bands and dragons before Mount Fuji.
Sidewall
Robert Graves Co., New York, New York, 1875–1920
Machine-printed

Floral striped , pink flowers with green foliage on beige ground with gray stripes, pearl swags, all-over printed in white dots
Pleated fan
, 19th century
Printed and hand-colored paper leaf, carved, drilled and gilded bone sticks, rivet set with stone, gilt metal bail

Pleated fan. Printed and hand-colored paper leaf. Obverse: figures in a landscape with country home playing the game Blind Man's Bluff. Reverse: a pastoral boating scene. Carved, drilled and gilded bone sticks. Rivet set with stone. Gilt metal bail.
Abstract Landscape and Lanterns
, late 18th - mid 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu)
Katagami

This asymmetrical landscape is created with two sets of circles created by the hole punching technique. One side is jagged and unrefined while the other side creates a smooth geometric shape. Between the landscapes is a negative space that is lit up with lanterns, big and small, and two crests decorated with flowers and a third crest with a little chicken.
Geisha Holding Fish on Platter
, late 19th century
Ivory, pigment
Matchsafe

Oblong, upper corners rounded, featuring carved figure of geisha wearing patterned kimono of small squares and dots, holding small platter with fish on top. She is set against stylized reserve panel of bamboo trees, behind which are four smaller, variously patterned, fan-like elements, one on left, one on upper left corner, and two on right. Reverse features geisha wearing patterned kimono with star-like pattern, set against stylized reserve panel of plum blossoms, behind which are variously patterned elements, one leaf-like on left, two fan-like on right and bottom. Lid hinged on side. Striker carved into box bottom.
Dado
Delicourt et Cie, French, 1838 - 1860, ca. 1855
Block printed on handmade paper

Realistically rendered architectural moldings and ornaments including an inset coffered panel and a floral swag suspended from volute. Printed in grisaille.
Covered Two-Handled Cup and Saucer
Coalport Porcelain Factory, English, active late 18th - 20th centuries, ca. 1830
porcelain (probably bone china), vitreous enamel, gold
cup and saucer

a) Flaring cup with scrolled foot and handles; applied and painted flowers 
b) Domed cover with applied flowers, marigold forming knob
c) Saucer with applied and painted flowers. Gold scrolls and edges on all three pieces
Purse with Egyptian ornament
Sloan & Company, ca. 1880
Gold mesh, turquoise
Purse

Small mesh purse with Egyptian revival motifs, including a winged, turquoise scarab beneath clasp, applied wire work and beading along frame, and four small pendants suspended from purse bottom.
Warming Plate
, ca. 1805
copper, silver
warming plate

Two-part, round; with dish-shaped upper part and shallow circular lower part with straight sides; two loop handles opposite sides; diamond-shaped shield on side; interior of base and bottom of top tinned.
Funeral of Lord Nelson
, 1806
cotton Technique: copperplate and block-printed on plain weave
Textile

Panel of cotton printed in dark brown and red, probably a combination of copper plate and block printing.  Red appears to be added over dark brown.  Scenes from the death and burial of Lord Nelson with inscriptions.  Both selvages are present in which there are three blue threads.
Waves on Rocks in front of Distant Hill with Windmill
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Waves crashing on dark rocks in bottom right corner and right midground. On horizon at right, a landmass with windmill in its center and (possible) other structures. Miscellaneous pen strokes in margins to left and right of images, and in margin at bottom of image.
Sampler
Ysabel Gonzalez, 19th century
silk, cotton Technique: embroidered in cross stitches on plain weave foundation

Long and narrow sampler embroidered largely in black on white, with alphabets, numerals, inscription, and leaf patterns.
Design for a Teapot
Noritake, Japan and New York, New York, USA, 1880–1910
Brush and watercolor, gold, black gouache, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Design for a footed teapot decorated in black and gold stripes with a gold framed landscape.
Dado
, 1820–30
Block printed on handmade paper

Balustrade with acanthus decorations. Topped by a band of egg-and-foliate design. Bottom band has a leaf pattern over dentilling.
H#314
Drawing
, late 19th century
Brush and gouache on cream paper, mounted on cream paper

Two rinceaux of purple and green flowers on tan ground.
Folding Knife (Part of Traveling Cutlery Set)
, ca. 1790–1800
steel, silver, gold
knife

Leaf-shaped blade, handle straight-sided with engraved floral decoration with gold inlaid leaves and gold inlay inscription "Souvenir de Carlsbad" on the front side. Blade folds into handle.
Dinner Knife With Engraved Braided Pattern
, ca. 1730–40
silver, steel
knife

Saber-shaped blade with concave bolster. Tapered silver handle with segmented panels to form rectangular profile. Front and back panels chased with decorative pattern fluted end with raised knop. Handle engraved at end with "A" (converse) and "H" (reverse).
Border
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (early Valenciennes ground)

Border fragment with large scrolling vines, some containing flower heads. Parts of the ground contain flowers that resemble tulips.
Bandbox
, 1828–50
Block-printed on paper

Pattern of foliate scrolls in orange and yellow on now-faded mauve ground, accompanied by newspaper dated 11/01/1828, Sunbury, PA, which had lined top of bandbox from which the patterned paper was removed.
Seki, Early Departure, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, ca. 1834
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color
Print

Courtyard of inn at which a daimyo is resting, screened with hangings bearing his crest. Lower left, servants preparing to start, adjusting their hats. Others receiving a samurai. The cipher of Hiroshige on lantern of one of latter servants.
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a woven foundation

Fragment of cut and uncut reddish-brown velvet in a palmette and foliage pattern on a silver ground.
Study of Light over Ocean and Waves
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

View of ocean coming into shore amd against rocks in right foreground. Bright sky with sun coming through from behind clouds. Miscellaneous pen strokes in margin to right of image.
Teapot
Nymphenburg Porcelain Factory, German, established by 1753, 1765–1770
hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
teapot

Globular body with double C-scroll handle and curving animal-headed spout. Round lid with bud-form knob. Gilt enrichments. Painted floral elements. In open gilt frame is painted Mercury appearing to a female figure. 
Impressed marks: diagonal lozenges on a shield (the Bavarian "Rautenschild") and III in a circle
Border
Ericson & Weiss, 1900–1920
Block printed on paper

Yellow and gold architectonic imitation carved molding, with green band and red flowers wrapped around, entwined. Vining floral wrapped rod runs through center of design, background is white above, green below. Architectural molding across bottom edge.
Tablecover
, late 16th century
linen Technique: grid of withdrawn element work with needle lace, reticella style

Tablecloth edged by lace triangles. Cloth is divided into bands of insertion and solid cloth. Insertions are small-scale squares of reticella.
Interior View, Augustin Daly's Theater, New York
, 1879
Black ink on heavy white paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle.  View of the interior, taken from the first balcony, looking toward the orchestra and the stage.  Three tiers of boxes flank the stage.  A play in progress, showing details of a stage set.  Title below.
Sidewall
, 1850–1900
Block-printed

Floral stripe; wide bands of stylized floral motifs, alternating with narrower bands of bar-like elements. Printed in shades of white on tan ground.
Landscape, Steckelberg, Switzerland
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, August 1, 1867
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a mountain pass.
Fragments
, 19th century
silk Technique: damask, 5 unit satin

Length of red damask with large scale vertically symmetrical pattern with large leaves and flowers.
Sidewall and border
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1890–1910
Machine-printed

Stylized red tulip on green stem, surrounded by light yellow lacy motif, printed on background of mottled stripe.
Waistcoat
, 1740–50
wool on cotton; linen and cotton lining Technique: chain stitch embroidery on 2/2 twill foundation

Gentleman's embroidered waistcoat with embroidered decoration of fruits and vines at center front bottom and pocket area.
Ceiling paper
Standard Wall-Paper Company, Standard Wall-Paper Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Floral medallions with small rose center, lage and feather quatrefoil, lag and feather wreaths and four sets of two-rose bouquets. Surrounding the medallions are lag and feather wreaths which connect to fleurons, small flower motifs and striped diamonds. Printed in greens, white and light yellow liquid mica on beige ground. Printed in selvedge: "Standard Wall Paper Co." pattern number "645" "2"
Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain, after Diego Velazquez
Edouard Manet, French, 1832 – 1883, 1874
Etching in black ink on white paper
Print

Philip IV is in a landscape before the hunt. He stands under a tree in three-quarter view to left. Right from him sits his dog.
Sidewall - sample
Gledhill Wall Paper Co., New York, New York, founded 1900, 1906–08
Machine-printed

Cluster of three round pink roses on stems. Roses are printed on vertical stripes and are connected by swags. Printed in pink, green, tan and brown.
Valance
, 1750–75
cotton, linen Technique: resist printed, indigo dyed

Long white valance resist printed in two shades of blue. Pillar design with foliage at the top. Two figures of naked boys clinging to pillar rendered in light blue. Between pillars are large flowers on a vine. Design is incomplete. Piece is bound on three sides with narrow tape printed in blue.
Fragment
, 16th–17th century
silk Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid-like

Fragment of a band with two complete triangular pendants. Dyed red, but now faded.
Sidewall - fragment
, 1875–1900
Block-printed and combed, varnish

Combed and printed wood grain design which simulates light oak.
Border
, 1765–75
linen Technique: needle lace with 6-sided reworked ground

Border containing an overall floral and foliated pattern.
Cover fragment
, early 19th century
wool Technique: plain weave

Red, blue and white cover fragment in a checkered plaid pattern.
Archbishop's Throne and Canopy; Six Separate Studies for a Throne, Prie-Dieu, and Canopy
Hippolyte-François Joseph Equennez, 1772 – 1854, 1808
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, white gouache, traces of black chalk, ruled border in pen and black ink on heavy white paper
Drawing

Elevation of an elaborate throne and canopy at the center, rendered in full color; side elevation of canopy, in line, right.  Side elevation of throne and other details, in line, left.  The canopy is composed of a flat dome, supported at rear by Ionic pilasters, unsupported at front.  Dome surmounted by cross and plumes.  Drapery behind it, bearing design of ecclesiastical motifs, a panel of the Lamb of God, directly above throne.
Stage Design, Town Burning
Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, Italian, 1774–1843, ca. 1810–20
Pen and ink, brush and brown wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Town in hilly landscape, burning.
Design for a Frame
, 1775–1799
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and sepia on paper
Drawing

Design for a frame for an oval mirror. At top left, two figure with the papal keys. Below, two double-headed eagles. At bottom, a tablet with the text "PIVS VI POM" and a garland.
Plan et Coupe de la Bibliothéque d'Ordre Corinthien
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1775-1788
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Plan and cross section of the bookshelf depicted in 1921-6-279-67. The sheet also includes a detail for a decorative design for the side panel, featuring a trophy with attributes of music and theater. The plate is signed and numbered.
Man and Woman
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1881–1882
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Recto, Sketch of a female figure holding a parasol standing next to a male figure; Verso, partial sketches of a male figure.
Button
, late 19th century
brass

cast brass button with ornament in design of flowers and scrolling leaves.

On card 41
Sidewall
, 1863–73
Machine-printed paper

Vertical rectangle. Portion of a paper with alternating wide and narrow bands set off by vertical blue and white stripes. Wide band set with alternating floral bouquets along white band; narrow band set with simple meander flanked by dotting.
Ceiling border
Robert Graves Co., New York, New York, 1889–1890
Machine-printed paper, embossed

Width of paper consists of two borders which are to be cut apart. Printed on ivory field. Upper part of border consists of a band of stylized three petaled flowers and coin for center in gilt with gilt lines on either side. Central band a stiff stylized spray of one five petaled shaded shell-pink flower with three sprays of three leaves each in sky blue. There is a lunette in gilt between each spray; four bands at bottom, two of yellow, one of ivory and one of sky blue with gold lines between. Printed on embossed paper.
Title Page
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1738
Etching and engraving on paper
Bound print

Cartouche topped with a crown and a pair of wings. Two putti at either side, floral vegetation and ornament.
Rocks off Grand Manan Island, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1851 or 1852
Oil and graphite on cardboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the rocky, craggy coastline of Grand Manan Island in Canada. The immediate foreground is comprised of rippling ocean surf that extends into the middle distance, where a tall, rocky promontory rises at right, surrounded by numerous geometric basalt columns. These forms descend toward the center, where waves crash against semi-submerged rocks. The sky above is clear and imbued with a warm tone, due to the brick-colored ground used by the artist.
Ornament Design
Jean-Bernard Turreau, French, 1672 - 1731, 1716-19
Etching on laid paper
Print

Ornament design featuring grotesque motifs with a satyr/faun (Pan) playing a flute and seated in a chariot being pulled by putti fauns and griffins, with banners, vases of flowers, mascarons (masks), scrolling leaves (rinceaux), fleurons, and a flying putto and griffin above. The plate is signed.
Detail: Wall Decoration, Palace of Fontainebleau
Frederick Marschall, ca. 1885
Brush and watercolor on heavy paper
Drawing

Narrow panels of painted decoration. Two narrow panels, one containing an escutcheon.
Pico de Orizaba, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1890–93
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the mountain Pico de Orizaba (also known as Citlaltépetl) in Mexico. Devoid of a foreground and middle distance, the composition features the mountain prominently at center. Its sharp peak is snow-capped and its lower flanks dark with rugged ridges. Clouds are loosely rendered at upper right.

Verso: Botanical sketches showing two views of trees in Mexico. At right, the lower boughs of a tree are extremely loosely, almost indistinctly rendered. At left and oriented to the left, a palm tree with long fronds is also loosely sketched.
Landscape
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, 1728–1808
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Landscape.
Stage Design: Palace Architecture with Trophies
, ca. 1700
Pen and bistre on laid paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle showing quarter section of palace interior richly decorated with pilaster, pedestals, sculptures, trophies and flags. In the background is a statue of Pallas Athena.
In a Cave
Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, French, 1793 - 1877, 1793-1877
Graphite, brush and brown watercolor on paper
Drawing

View from a cave of what possibly is a stream and a village, with mountains in the background. A man gives something to a seated beggar.
The Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints; Study after Panetti or Costa
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1821–22
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on white heavy wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Madonna with Child standing on knee, on ornate throne within niche. Throne richly decorated in Renaissance style. Below, at left and right, St. George and unidentified St.
Lit Dauphine
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on blue paper
Print

Design for a crown canopy (baldachin) bed with the crown supported by two poles, along the side of the bed and projecting from the wall. The crown is topped with a pineapple finial and corner feather finials. The bed curtains are tied back. The headboard and footboards are the same height and carved with flowers, dolphins with scrolling acanthus leaf bodies, and vases with flowers. The bed linen is decorated with floral motifs, and swags of hanging textiles. The bed skirt features a central oval cartouche with the French Royal interlaced L's. A scale below the design. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Salle éxécuté au Chateau Malmaison (Room Designed for Chateau Malmaison), plate 55, in Recueil de decorations interieures (Collection of Interior Decorations)
Charles Percier, French, 1764–1838, 1801–12
Etching on cream wove paper
Print

Room with table that has legs made of lions. Helmets, shields, swords and other trappings of war decorate the room's interior and exterior.