biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Petticoat
, 1700–1750
cotton Technique: mordant and resist painted and dyed plain weave (chintz) Label: cotton, mordant and resist painted and dyed

Petticoat of glazed chintz with a deep decorative border at the bottom in blue, violet, and shades of red on a white ground. The design is arranged to fit the bottom of the petticoat, and consists of a series of pointed arches made up of floral bands, rising to sharply pointed ovals of blossoms. Between points of arches appear jars of flowers. The arched spaces frame, alternately, clusters of various blooms, or crossed, sharply pointed curved flower bands.The bottom of the skirt is finished by a border 5 3/4 inches wide of small arches, reversed top and bottom, in blues, with red flowers on dotted red ground; intersected by a red band with floral decoration in blue or reserved in white.The painting of the arches is elaborate and a feathery effect is produced by a background of minute foliage forms in red, or dotted grounds of red, or feathery detail in black.
In the open space above the border are detached sprays of natural size flowers, including tulips and roses.  
Lined with stiff white linen; one seam. At top set into waistband of green twill tape with tie cords at the side.
The fabric was made in India, the petticoat was made in Europe, probably in The Netherlands.
Trapping deer
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1595
Engraving on paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle. Hunters on horseback lasso deer in foreground; on stone, near left center: "Ioan. Stradanus invent."; at lower right: "Car. de Mallery Sculp. Phls Galle excud."
Textile
, mid-19th century
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave

Red woodbine sprays on drab ground.
Sidewall
Maxwell & Co., S.A., Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Floral medallions, connected by foliate swags. Printed in green, burgundy, white and metallic gold on red ground.
Buzzard's Roost Gap-Ga
Theodore Russell Davis, American, 1840 - 1894, 1887
Pen and ink on board
Drawing

Four men in uniform in the foreground, occupying a high point. One is seated, with his back to the spectator, looking in the Gap through field glasses.
Bandbox
, 1850–60
Block-printed paper, pasteboard support

Partial bandbox side panel. On white background, possibly polished, pattern in gray, white, brown, pink, olive green with pattern sparsely distributed of neo-classical oval medallions, garden scenes - gazebo, sheep, entrance gate, and colonade. This is a bandbox bottom that has been flattened.
Decanter and stopper
, ca. 1800
Cut and engraved blown glass

Bulbous, lightly blown body, 2 neck rings-knotched, everted lip, row of faint molded vertical fluting bottom of sides, above engraved with a rose, thistle and shamrock; target shaped stopper with waffle pattern; bottom: pontil mark surrounded by maker's mark (faint) and light fluting to edge.
Woman's headcovering
, mid-19th century
silk Technique: bobbin lace, Chantilly style Label: silk bobbin lace

Woman's headcovering or fall cap in Chantilly-style black silk lace. With a large basket of flowers in the center and a deeply scalloped border all around with sprigs of flowers.
Locket with dictionary
, 19th century
Metal, glass, leather, paper

Silver locket with magnifying glass window containing miniature leather bound English dictionary.
Carpet fragment
, 1860–1870
wool Technique: triple cloth

Scrolls form a large-scale loose ogee lattice which frame palmettes. Colors are green, dark brown, yellow, and red.
Frieze
Carey Bros. W.P. Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1882, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Alternating large and small floral bouquets, each set within a beaded circle, then within a larger architectural framework. The medallions are connected by floral and foliate swags.
The Complicated R.....n
Samuel Ireland, English, ca. 1744–1800, 1794
Etching on paper
Print

An interior view of a library. In center, a table. A young man stands on it; another man, seated, tries to look through him with a telescope.
Double-Handled Porringer (Écuelle)
Johann Erhard Heuglin II, German, 1687 – 1757, ca. 1725
silver, gold
porringer

a) Bowl with engraved strapwork and four-lobed medallions. Shaped relief-cast handles, also with medallions. b) Domed cover, with strapwork-engraved gadrooned sides and small medallions; on top, medallion with Africa, surrounded by engraving; three scrolled feet.
Design for a Silk Damask
, 1815–1840
Brush and white, brown, green, lilac, and red opaque watercolor (partly applied at the reverse) on oily traving paper
drawing

The right half of a fantastical floral palmette, following the style of about 1730, is shown. A chain motif occurs in the place of ribs of leaves. Reverse: red strip along the left edge.
Noh robe
, ca. 1800
silk, metallic Technique: brocade

Theatrical robe of deep terra-cotta silk twill brocaded in polychrome silks and gilded metal. Design of clouds, pine tree and leaves. Lined with deep terra-cotta silks.
Design for Ceiling Decoration, a Barrel Vault
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1790–1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash off-whtie laid paper, lined
Drawing

A variation of the scheme of -1532. The arch at left is reduced to a narrow strip. The central motif below is a circular medallion with a seated man, carried by the wings of two crouched griffins and supported by women seated upon the pointed arches. A spherical panel at left is decorated with an ovoidal medallion supported by seated women. Above is a view similar to that in -1524 with what probably means a trellis architecture in the center.
Design for an Agraffe
Girolamo Venturi, ca. 1742
Black crayon, pen and ink, brush and sephia on paper
Drawing

Large bow-like design with stones and vertical hanging stones in teardrop shape and cabochon.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp forming cut and uncut pile (velvet) in a plain weave foundation

Lozenges and bars facing in alternate directions in alternate rows. In green on gold.
Title Page
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Title page and trophy design incorporating festoon of flowers, foliate branches, fruit, topiary, ladder, shovel, potted plants, scythe, and a basket. The plate is signed, titled, and numbered.
Design for a Vase with Satyrs
, 1730–1740
Red crayon on cream laid paper
Drawing

Elevation of a vase topped with a male and female satyr. Crossed garlands across the spiraling body. Lower body decorated with sea shell. Stands on a cracked stone ground. Double boundry lines.
Stage Design, Exterior of Enormous Palace
Romolo Achille Liverani, Italian, 1809 - 1872, ca. 1830
Pen and sepia ink, brush and wash on paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Enormous palace seen at an angle across the long side, from the right short side front. Large sculptures on the right in the foreground. Verso: drawing of goddess.
Diana
Pompeo Lapi, Italian, active ca. 1783, 1789
Engraving in dark brown ink on paper
Print

Diana is seen seated under a ruined arch with two nude nymphs. She holds a bow in her hand. Below, two dogs and dead game.
Royal Palm, Cuba
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1885
Graphite, chalk on wove paper mounted on paper
Drawing

Sketch of royal palm trees on a hillside.
Design for a Coronet
, ca. 1820
Pen and ink, brush and gray, green, yellow watercolor on paper
Drawing

Jewelry design for a coronet (small crown) intended to be executed in white diamonds with some gold. The right half of the tiara is shown. The center to be formed by a lozenge composed of four ears of grain. Inside, a pendant. The sides are formed by two entwined stems of vine which have also lancet-like leaves, besides their own. Bevelled corners.
The Family Record
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, August 28, 1875
Wood engraving printed in black ink on paper
Print

Vertical view of an interior with a seated man writing in a large book on top of a table as a woman looks on while holding an ink bottle.  At left cradle holding a baby rests on the floor and on the back wall a portrait of a man in mid-18th century costume hangs.
Wooded Banks along the Río Magdalena, Colombia
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 1853
Graphite on gray laid paper
Drawing

Landscape sketches showing views of heavily wooded banks along the Magdalena River in Colombia. At upper left, trees wreathed in hanging vines are reflected in the river's surface below. At upper right, a detail of riverbank showing a dark mass of dense trees and vines is included. A panoramic view of the Magdalena River and its tree-covered banks stretches across the lower portion of the composition.
Arabesque Ornament Design
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, 1776–89
Crayon manner etching on paper
Print

Arabesque ornament design featuring a blank roundel framed by putti, festoons of leaves, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), fleurons, and foliate branches. The plate is numbered.
Girl Seated on a Hillside
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1878
Graphite, brush and white gouache on gray-green paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of a girl, wearing a sunbonnet and holding a long stick in her left hand, seated on a hillside with hill in the background.
Statue Rock, Grand Manan Island, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1851
Graphite on light brown wove paper
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a rock formation known to Church as "Statue Rock" (but popularly known as "The Southern Cross" before it collapsed in 1976) along the extremely rugged southwestern coastline of Grand Manan Island in Canada. At right, immense, sheer cliffs extend into the background at center while the ocean's surface extends out of frame at left. At center, the roughly columnar Statue Rock/Southern Cross is prominently visible. Wide at its base, the extremely rugged formation tapers upward, culminating with a rock whose shape roughly resembles equal-armed (or square) cross.
Top of Mountain of Abel's Tomb, Syria
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 4, 1868
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the mountainous Syrian landscape around the Wadi Barada from the top of the mountain upon which Abel's Tomb stands, a shrine known today as Nabi Habil. In the foreground, a large stone ruin sits upon sloping grass at left while an olive tree stands at right. This grassy hillside descends to meeet a rugged, rocky prominence in middle distance at center, strewn with cliffs, bluffs, and ledges. An expansive, rolling, mountainous landscape extends to the horizon in the background at left.
Pitcher
, 1830
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Helmet shaped ewer on a square base. Leaves rise vertically at the bottom.
Fragment
, 18th century
Medium; silk Medium: woven

Two triangular fabrics with pattern on pale blue background.
Designs for a Console Table and Wall Brackets
Nicolas Pineau, French, 1684-1754, mid- 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

A plate from a series of designs for console table legs, consoles for vases and wall brackets. A blank rectangle lower center, with a design for console table legs above ornamented with fleurons, acanthus leaf scrolls, c-scrolls, masks, strapwork, shell and floral motifs. The legs are supported by phoenixes. Lower left: a vase console ornamented with rococo motifs, c-and s-scrolls, fleurons, birds, masks, flowers, and palmette motifs. The shape of the base of the vase is outlined. Lower right: a vase console ornamented with a mask, gadrooning, a trophy of musical instruments, c-scrolls, and acanthus leaves. The shape of the base of the vase is outlined. The background is shaded with lines.
Textile
, ca. 1780
silk Technique: embroidered in chain stitch on satin weave

Beige silk with white striped ground is ornamented with embroidery in colored silks in a design of a bouquet of flowers within a lattice formed by of flowers.
Title Page
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Page with two plates printed next to one another. Each plate is divided down the center, with variations on the shape and motifs of the fireplaces, mirrors, and paneling. The chimneypieces are decorated with rosettes, eagles, garlands, portrait medallions, small sculptures, and other rocaille ornamentation. Both plates are numbered but only the plate on the right is signed.
LES ORDRES DORIQUE ET CORINTHIEN
Louis-Gustave Taraval, French, 1738 – 1794, 1768–75
Etching on paper
Print

Design for a portico and building façade featuring Neoclassical motifs associated with the classical architectural orders of ancient Greece and Rome. The Stairs lead up to a door framed by a leaf molding, and overdoor inscription in Latin. Corinthian columns on either side supporting an architrave with swags (festoons) of leaves and flowers. Above an oval window framed by putti and a festoon of leaves. The pediment is supported by a frieze of triglyphs and metopes, with a central inscription in Latin. The façade on either side features a balcony with balustrades, fluting, and wave pattern motifs. The plate is signed, titled, and numbered.
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 overmantel features a large standing statue of a female figure holding a caduceus (staff with wings and snakes) within an arched niche with a large shell in the arch, framed by fluted pilasters, flaming vases, and a cornice with brackets and sculpted moldings. A scale below. The plate is numbered.
Sketches of Canoes and Figures, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, February–April 1889
Graphite on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Mixed sketches of canoes and figures in Mexico. At upper right, an empty canoe is viewed in profile, while below it at upper center, a canoe manned with several figures is piloted by a helmsman with a wide brimmed hat. At lower center, another figure, likely a woman, is shown from behind as she is seated on the water's edge. A jar sits on the ground beside her at left.

Verso: Landscape sketch showing a view of a canoe on a lake in Mexico, likely Lake Pátzcuaro or Cuitzeo. In the immediate foreground at lower center, the nearby muddy shore is visible, while just beyond it at left, a figure pilots a canoe, viewed in right profile. The surface of the lake extends across the middle distance until it reaches the mountainous opposite shore in background. Two tall, pointed peaks are visible at far left and upper center.
Schooner, Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1860
Graphite on white wove paper
drawing

Incomplete sketch of a schooner (or double-masted ship) in right profile, likely on the water near Mount Desert Island, Maine. The ship's five sails appear taunt and billowing with gusting wind. The ship's hull is incomplete, with its lower half unfinished.
Textile
, 4th–5th century
Warp; S-spun linen. Wefts; S-spun linen, S-spun wool Technique: supplementary weft loops in plain weave foundation

In the center a large swastika formed of purple loops on a field of natural colored loops.
Brimstone Head, Fogo Island, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June–July 1859
Oil and graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of the mountainous coastline of Fogo Island, including Brimstone Head, on the northern coast of Newfoundland island in Canada. Viewed from the ocean waters, which comprise the foreground, Brimstone Head is visible at center as the tallest, round prominence in the scene. Reddish rocks make up the coastline around Brimstone Head. In the distance at left, three other hills on the coast of Fogo Island are shown green with vegetation. Above, long wispy clouds hang in an otherwise hazy and overcast sky.
Three Designs for Candlesticks
, 1803
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, traces of graphite on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Three designs for candlesticks, all supported by lion feet. At left, the bottom part of the shaft consists of acanthus scrolls, worked à jour, showing inside a standing escutcheon. A foliated, scalloped and fluted balustrade supporting the bowl with the socket from the top part. At center, the shafts consisting of seated griffins, worked à jour, connected by festoons and flanking a papal escutcheon. On them stands a base upon which the animals of the Evangelists support the sphere upon which are shown the allegorical figures of Justice or Strength, Faith, and Love. A calyx rises over them, supporting the bowl and socket. At right, a calyx supports a baluster, the bottom part of which is covered by a calyx, from which vine stem rises. The top is similar to other designs. A scale at bottom. Two framing lines at bottom, partly cut off.
Design for an Altar
Gilles-Marie Oppenord, French, 1672–1742, 1749-1761
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Design for an altar set within a shallow niche. The base of the altar is of a richly veined marble and supports cartouches, candelabra, and a statue of Christ on the cross. Above the altar is a carved baldachin, whose drapery is held open by angels and winged putti. Above the baldachin is a carved group of the Christian god on a cloud surrounded by putti and a globe. The plate is signed and numbered.
Chinoiserie Fantasy
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, 1770–90
Graphite on white laid paper
Drawing

Scene at top of sheet shows two fantastic boats engaged in aerial combat.
Catskill Sunset, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 30, 1866
Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of puffy clouds illuminated by the light of the setting sun, which has descended behind the undulating, rugged ridge of the Catskill Escarpment. Likely viewed from Church's home near Hudson, New York, called Olana, the sunset and the quality of its light are diagrammed numerically at center.

Verso: Sketches along the Hudson River showing, at upper left, the sail of a single-masted boat peeking over a thicket of bushes, while at upper right, a paddle steamer is shown traveling along the river in right profile. Featuring two smokestacks and paddle wheels, the boat flies a large American flag from its stern. In the background at left, a vague structure is visible on the distant shoreline.
Figure Crowned by Angel with Putti
, 1600–1800
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Seated, crowned figure surrounding by angel and two winged putti.
Echo Lake, Morning
Francis Hopkinson Smith, American, 1838–1915, 1878
Charcoal, black and white chalk on gray laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal view with lake in the foreground, pine trees on the shore on the left, and  mountains covered with growth on the right.
Falls near Hacienda Chillo, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 26, 1857
Graphite, brush and white gouache on tan wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing view of stream leading to rim of a waterfall near Hacienda Chillo, southeast of Quito, Ecuador. The raging waters of the stream comprise foreground, as they approach the rim of the falls. In middle distance, at center and right, the cliffs and steep slopes of a precipitous gorge are visible. Landscape extremely dramatic, lush, and varied.
Console à Feuille d'Olive
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Elevation and profile of a design for a bracket decorated with olive leaves. The plate is signed and numbered.
Still life
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, n.d.
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Sketch of a still life composition including a plate with cutlery; Verso: Sketch of a male figure wearing a hat.
Painted Wall Decoration
Mauro Gandolfi, Italian, 1764–1834, 1800–1830
Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor on white laid paper, squared in graphite and lined
Drawing

A herme with a woman's bust supporting the entablature, rises from a dado in front of the wall.  A sanke surround the lower parts.  Niches are laterally placed.  A sacrificing priestess is shown in the left one, a child holds the incense boy--two dancing puttis holding wreaths and garlands dragging from a candelabrum are shown in the right niche.
Portrait of Jules-Hardouin Mansart (1646-1708)
Gerard Edelinck, Flemish, active in France, 1640/41 - 1707, 1704-1706
Engraving on paper
Print

Three-quarter length portrait of the architect, seated, turned slightly to the right, facing the spectator. His left hand is gloved and holds the glove for his right hand. Title and arms below, followed by publisher's address. Signed in plate below frame: "Edelinck Egues Sculpsit."
Engraving: Monograms of two letters
Nicolas Langlois, French, 1640 - 1703, ca. 1765
Black ink on white paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. Fifteen monograms in five rows. The letters are composed of leaf scrolls. They are two letter monograms in alphabetical order starting with AS and ending with Bm.
Designs for Gobelins Tapestry, June (Les Mois Grotesques par Bandes)
Claude Audran III, French, 1658 - 1734, 1709–10
Red chalk, pen and brown ink on cream laid paper
Drawing

Three vertical panels depicting the months of April, June and October, in reverse from the engraved designs for tapestries. "April" shows the bull in a wreath medallion at top, with Venus and Cupid in a frame at the center of the drawing. Below the frame is a swan between billing pairs of doves, all resting on a pedestal supported by dolphins. In "June", Cancer is omitted. Mercury is placed in the central framing structure surmounted by a cock.  A ram is below. "October" shows Scorpio in a wreath at top, Minerva in the central frame, and Arachne(?) making a tapestry below.
Rugged Mountain Landscape, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, February 25, 1890
Graphite on gray wove paper
drawing

Landscape sketch showing an unfinished or indistinct view of a rugged, mountainous landscape in Mexico, likely north of Mexico City. In the middle distance at center, rocky ridges and a dark chasm are loosely rendered while, in the background, a lofty, triangular peak is shown at upper center beside other craggy summits at upper right.
Parasol handle
, late 19th century
Shaped and carved tortoiseshell

Simple dark-colored tortoiseshell parasol handle with carved spiral stripes
Design for a Monument
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1810
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle showing design for a monument with steps leading to a niche with figure. Above, two putti hold the wings of a canopy; on top, a trophy.
Christ Healing Paralytics near the Pool of Bethesda
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, ca. 1580–1605
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and black washes over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: Many people sit in rows within a circular, arcaded area and a narrow surrounding aisle. In the left foreground, Christ approaches a recumbent figure.  
Verso, above: In a landscape, a statue of Mercury appears at center, with pilgrims surrounding.  
Verso, below: View of an open doorway with two figures, each carrying a pilgrim's bindle, one moving away from the door.
Scenes Related to the Birth of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France for a Calendar or Almanac
, 1781–82
Etching on paper
Print

A trimmed plate with scenes related to the birth of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France on 22 October 1781 probably for a Calendar or Almanac. An uncut copy in the British Museum (2011,7059.26-27) includes columns below the scenes. Depicts "Naissance Du Dauphin," (the birth of the Louis Joseph, Dauphin, heir to the French throne), "Louis XVI Auprès de la Reine," (the King Louis XVI visiting the queen Marie Antoinette and the baby) and Rèjouissance Populaire" (Festivities held in the city of Paris to celebrate the birth of the Dauphin).