biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Scoglio d'Arno con quatro fiumi fatto dal Sig. Filippo Salviati... , from Vessels of the Argonauts for the Wedding Celebration of Cosimo de' Medici in 1608, plate 16
Remigio Cantagallina, Italian, ca. 1582–1656, 1608
etching on laid paper
Print

A seamonster and a turtle attacking a shell, emphemera from the wedding festivities at the marriage of Cosimo de' Medici and Maria Magdalena of Austria in 1608.
Frame
, ca. 1660
wood, carved, gilded, painted

A horizontally ovoidal opening is in the center. Laterally rise two acanthus leaves upon which two angels sit who together with a third one at the top support a cloth, the lower end of which is at the bottom. A shell is in front of it and of the moulded inner frame below in the center. Reverse: outlined design; pen, ink.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp forming raised cut and uncut pile in satin foundation (velvet)

Red diagonal leaves in field of green. Fragment probably was one end of a maniple. Evidence of a cross can still be seen.
Borders
, mid-19th century
cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave and glazed

Three uncut bands of floral border in purple and black on white.
Flowers
Jean Mariette, French, 1660–1742, ca. 1750
Engraving on paper
Album

Flowers, cover of bound album
Frieze
Imperial Wallcoverings Inc., American, founded 1901, 1907
Machine-printed on paper, mica flakes

Flitter frieze with classically-styled motifs. Contains large scallop shells within half-circle deep red niches. Architectural molding with dentils along top edge.  Egg and dart molding around niches. Molding along bottom edge with beading. A laurel wreath and ribbon with bowknot occupies the space between the niches. Printed in deep red, green and grisaille, with gold mica flake highlights.
Black Basalt Coffee and Tea Service (partial)
Wedgwood, English, established 1759, late 18th century
black basalt (unglazed stoneware)
coffee and tea service

1938-57-306-a,b: Cylindrical, high domed lid with finial in the for...;     1938-57-307-a,b: Tall, slightly swelling body, long loop handle, sh...;     1938-57-308: Circular, on raised foot, sides have basket-weave ...;     1938-57-309: Slightly swelling form, short spout, long loop han...
Sampler
, ca. 1800
cotton, silk Technique: cross stitch embroidery, withdrawn and deflected element work, satin and stem stitch embroidery

Silk in blues, greens, yellows and pale oranges on white cotton. Composed in two sections: on the left, only half completed, geometric pattern bands with deflected element work. On the right, cross stitch floral bands, a cross stitch band with mice, alphabets and numerals, satin stitch floral and vine patterns.
Fork
, 17th century
steel, brass, horn, bone

1985-103-10: Large two-tined fork, tines curved and pointed. Bo...;     1985-103-11: Wide steel blade, slightly up-curved lower edge, a...
Design for Wall Decoration, Blue (South) Drawing Room, Royal Pavillion, Brighton
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, 1815–22
Brush and watercolor over graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Design for the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. A panel of a wall showing five paintings of Chinese scenes and figures, enclosed in lattice-work frames, against a neutral blue background. The entire panel is contained within a border of geometric design.

Original album associated with this collection still exists.  See 1948-40-1 accessory
La noce de la fille du fermies, from La vie de château
Gihaut Frères, French, 1815 - 1871, 1832
Lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Couples dancing and walking in foreground. A crowd beyond; drummer, far right. Title and lithographer's names below.
Box
Yeki-ko, late 19th century
mother-of-pearl, ivory, silver, lacquer, wood
Box and lid

Rectangular box (a) and lid (b), with rounded corners, of wood. Sides and tops covered with applied flowers carved in mother-of-pearl and tinted ivory. Silver bands around edge of box and cover. Inside bottom "nashiji" (pear ground) lacquer.
Pattern book
, 1760
leather, paper, metal

Weaver's thesis book or manuscript of 200 patterns on 157 leaves executed in pen and ink. Patterns for weaving and embroidery with inscriptions. Geometric, floral, and animal designs.
Coca bag
, possibly 1200
wool Technique: Section A) complimentary warps, plain weave; Section B) warp-faced plain weave

Flat bag, woven in alternate perpendicular stripes of red with geometric pattern, green and tan with geometric pattern; narrow green with S-curve in tan. Sides hand stitched to form bag. Tassels at corners. warp selvage for opening of bag
Plate XXIII from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum
Julio Paschale, 1582
Woodcut on paper
Print

Machine for driving diagonal piles for piers, etc. A pole with a rope at one end, right, pulled byt wo men, and a large rectangular weight at the other, is dropped onto the pile at an angle. It is supported by a wood and rope frame. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-220.
Knife with Porcelain Handle
Bow Porcelain Manufactory, English, active ca. 1744 – 1776, mid- 18th century
steel, silver; soft paste porcelain
knife

Straight-sided blade with rounded top, plain bolster. Silver ferrule with scalloped edges. Pistol-shaped, white porcelain handle decorated in relief with floral sprays.
Border
, 16th–17th century
linen Technique: needle lace, reticella style

Border fragment with tabs and geometric circles.
Printing block
, 19th century
wood Technique: wood carved in relief

Block for printing textiles with a dense design of curving stems and flowers. Contemporary picture hangers attached.
Two-Tined Fork with Porcelain Handle
Bow Porcelain Manufactory, English, active ca. 1744 – 1776, mid- 18th century
steel, silver; soft paste porcelain
fork

Two long curved tines, rounded shoulders and baluster-shaped neck. Silver ferrule has scalloped edge. Pistol-shaped white porcelain handle, decorated in relief with scrolls, acanthus leaves and flowers. Small cap on top of handle.
Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Le Bélier (Aries) from Le Zodiaque Travesti (The Farcical Zodiac) Service
Jean Charles Develly, French, 1783 - 1849, 1824
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, black wash, white gouache, pink, tan watercolor, red crayon, graphite on cream laid paper, mounted on cream laid paper, bordered in pen and brown ink
Drawing

Design for a painted porcelain plate, square format. Outdoor scene with mountains in background and large trees, left middleground.  Figure of a woman with her arm around a young boy, left foreground.  They watch two rams courting, right middleground.  Three children, left background, observe the scene from behind a fence.
Personification of Europe
Rosalba Carriera, Italian, 1673–1757, before 1720
Pastel on paper mounted on canvas
Drawing

Bust-length female figure wearing a jeweled crown, heavy pearl pendant earrings and carrying a jeweled sceptre.  Her ermine mantle is caught by a string of pearls.  Her head is slightly tilted and turned to the right, her gaze directed toward the observer.
Architectural Details
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1881
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Upper left of decorative panels in Raphael's Logia, below, notes on Guercino.
Screen Decorated with 'Les Jardins Français'
Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, Alsace, France, founded 1797, 1821
block printed on paper
screen

Three panel screen, featuring classically-styled building in center, with colonnade running to left side of panel, containing nine figural sculptures. In front of building is obelisk. In foreground are two seated figures, with woman holding small child, in front of monument topped with beast. The back of each screen is divided into three sections by crossbars, each containing a printed green square on dark gray ground.
Earrings, bracelet and brooch
, ca. 1860
Gold, turquoise

Suite of turquoise and gold jewelry with a bracelet, pair of earrings and a brooch in a fitted box.  By Petiteau et Cie.
Sampler
Ellen Caufield, American, 1831
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin, cross and rococo stitches on plain weave foundation

A large house with trees, flowers, birds, butterflies and a verse:
This work in hand my friends may have 
When I am dead and in my grave 
And when my work each time you see 
With fond remembrance think on me

and the inscription:
Ellen Caufield (?) worked in the 12th year of her age 1831 
C.M.T. teacher  
Wheeling, Virginia 

With a  flowering vine border on three sides.
"Bermuda"
, ca. 1910
Silver, enamel
Matchsafe

Oblong, curved sides and corners, featuring polychrome enamel coat-of-arms in dark blue, light blue, rust and white, with 3 ships displayed, framed by raised decorative scroll work and crown above, inscribed "Bermuda." Lid hinged on side. Striker on bottom.
Knife with Triangular Pattern Ivory and Bone Handle
London Cutler's Company, ca. 1610
steel, silver, gold, ivory, bone
knife

Blade with straight sides and leaf-shaped point; hollow bolster. Ferrules silver-gilt with floral pattern. Tapered handles of ivory and bone inlaid in triangular pattern. In middle of handle black inlaid dots and two horizontal bands. Silver-gilt caps with floral pattern on end of handle.
Knife with Porcelain Handle (with Fork and Spoon)
, 18th century
silver, gold, porcelain, vitreous enamel
knife

Gilded sabre-shaped blade, bolster decorated with scrolls in relief. Ribbed ferrule, round in section. Tapering white porcelain handle with multi-color decoration of flowers, birds and two scenes: on the front side, two men looking out over a harbor. On the back a lady with a fan standing outside next to a rosebush; landscape with trees.  Gilded, scrolled decoration around scenes, along the sides, and on the top of handle.
Study of foliage
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, July 6, 1877
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a tree with foliage.
Sidewall - sample
, 1906–08
Machine-printed on paper

Staggered anthemion motifs in green on brown textured ground.
Bonnet veil
, late 19th century
silk Technique: machine embroidery on machine-made net

Repeating scalloped border with large leaf set into each scallop along the bottom edge. Motifs are embroidered in a chain stitch onto a net ground. Narrow scroll along remaining three edges and dotted field.
Design for a Decorative Frieze
Carlo Bianconi, Italian, 1732–1802, 1800–20
Brush and grey and brown wash, pen and black ink, graphite on cream paper
Drawing

Within black framing lines and a brown border is a simulated sculptured frieze composed of a leaf arabesque stemming from what appears to be a dolphin. To the right of the arabesque, an oval medallion shows a female head in profile.
Textile
, ca. 1780
cotton Technique: 2 reds block-printed, yellow and blue applied by brush, plain weave foundation,

Small flowers within a diamond grid of reserved spaces on a red picottage background.
Sampler
, 1820
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, two-sided cross, and hem stitches on plain weave foundation

Narrow pattern bands at top followed by alphabets and numerals, Wider bands at the bottom with the lamb of God, Adam and Eve with the Tree of Knowledge, and spot motifs.
Border
Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Floral and scoll border. Printed in tan and mica on tan ground. Printed two across.
Sampler
Madeleine Votier, French, 1725
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin and cross stitches on plain weave

"LES DIX COMMANDEMENTS DE LA LOI DE DIEU EXODE" arranged as a pair of tablets.  The Commandments gp through 1 1/2 tablets; the second tablet is completed by a summary from Mathew and a signature and date at the lower right.  Cautionary verse in cartouche with palms at lower left.  Scattered motifs of birds, flowers, angels, hearts, crowns, and plants fill in the empty spaces.
Doctors Commons, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1808
Aquatint, brush and watercolors on paper
Print

Foreground, hall with stone floor. Beyond, arches, and the doctors at raised semi-circular table. Arms on the walls and a crest at the rear window. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Mother and Two Children in a Boudoir
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, possibly 1782
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor on white paper, lined
Drawing

Woman holding a fruit sits on a low chair.   One son kneeling on the floor to the left reaches for the fruit, while a younger baby in a cradle [?] to the right also gestures for the fruit.  A painted screen and a toy horse fill the left side of the room and a chair in the right foreground and drapery behind the cradle complete the boudoir interior.
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Heavy moire pattern printed in white mica on a cream-color ribbed ground.
Sketch of Ocean and Beach with Rocky Cliffs at Right
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Rough sketch of ocean from the beach with waves coming up on shore with cliffs at right.
Sidewall
, 1800–1900
Leather, embossed

Embossed leather wallhanging made up of a number of pieces. Gold on gray ground.
Brisé fan
, late 19th century
Painted ivory sticks, silk ribbon, tortoise shell on guards, rivet set with a faceted stone

Brisé fan. Ivory sticks painted to resemble vernis martin. Obverse: a classical scene from Homer's Odyssey featuring Mentor and Telemachus, Odysseus's son. Reverse: a pastoral scene. Rivet is set with a clear faceted stone. Tortoise shell on guards.
Skirt panel
, 1850–1900
silk Technique: cut and uncut supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a satin foundation

Wedge-shaped piece of brown silk velvet as for a skirt. Asymmetrical pattern of geometric forms, fruit and s-curves.
Folding Spoon with Damascened Floral Handle
FGS, ca. 1700
silver, steel, gold
folding spoon

Oval-shaped spoon bowl, rattail at the back of the bowl. Plain flat neck, hinged. Handle flat, flaring towards the angular trifid end, decorated with stylized floral damascening with cupid with bow and arrow. Small silver band with engraved decoration. Bowl folds towards handle.
Border
, mid-17th century
Technique: needle lace

Needle lace; mid-17th  century Point Plat de Venise
Textile
, ca. 1800
cotton Technique: block printed (madder colors and yellow) and painted (blue) on plain weave

Stylized carnations and other flowers in shades of red and blue with thin meandering stems on a bright yellow ground.
Fragment
, 12th–13th century
cotton Technique: resist-printed on plain weave

Unbleached cotton, border design in red and dull brown (possibly faded purple).  Detached pattern: pointed leaf with actively curved stem alternating with leaf in upside down position, interstices in brown.  Above and below, plain bands of red: at top, incomplete pattern of oblongs with pearled details.
Design for Wallpaper and Textiles: Flowers
, 19th century
Brush and gouache on blue paper
Drawing

Five groups of flowers on dark blue-gray background. Four groupings at each corner with one in the center. Center: six white flowers with foliage and blades of green grass behind. Top left: one stem with two white flowers and foliage with brown foliage behind, tops of flowers facing right. Top right: four white flowers and one blossom on one stem with foliage with tops of flowers facing left. Bottom right: one branch with foliage and pink flowers and blossoms, facing right. Bottom left: two stems with foliage and one pink flower on each facing downward.
Textile
, 19th century
silk Technique: cut loops of supplementary warp pile (velvet) in a plain weave foundation; tied-resist dyeing in the warp (ikat) Label: silk cut velvet, warp-dyed (ikat)

Small piece of woven velvet with a checkerboard pattern of alternating deep red and gold squares.
Border
, early 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, continuous braid like and interlacing

Border of connected pendants containing alternating small and large geometric rosettes.
Plate
Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co., English, 1862 - 1904, ca. 1880
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
plate

Round plate with blue glaze ground. Pressed gold paste decoration of birds and flowering branches. Scalloped gilt border.
Bandbox
, 1835
Block-printed paper, pasteboard support

Pasteboard bandbox fragment with wallpaper: "Peacock". Blue background, peacock on a branch, in white, pink and green.
Academic Study of a Male Nude
Pio Piatti, Italian, 1735–1816, 1790–1816
Black and white chalk on paper with grey prepared ground
Drawing

Seated male nude, shown frontally, with his left leg drawn up, his right hand rested on his left knee, and his left arm behind him.
Habit de Fontainier from "Habits de Métier et Professions"
Nicolas Larmessin III, French, 1656–1725, ca. 1690
Engraving on paper
print

Man dressed as a fountain with jet and tier for hat, torso clad in two basins adorned with tritons, and supporting statues for legs.  Man holds tools in both hands.  Costumed man stands on garden terrace.
Bedcover
, ca. 1850
cotton Technique: embroidered knots

Embroidered knots form a geometrical pattern that include stars, zigzags, and rosettes.
Hutching's Hotel at the Foot of Sentinel, Yosemite
Carleton E. Watkins, American, 1829 – 1916, 1861–66
Albumen silver print
Photograph

Within forested landscape, two-story house with people in front. Shore in foreground; large mountain in background.
Necklace
Carlo Giuliano, Italian, 1831 - 1895, ca. 1890
Cast and enameled gold, cut sapphires and diamonds, pearls.

Gold and enamel links with eleven pendant ornaments, intersperced with eight fancy-colored sapphires, sixty diamonds, and thirty-three pearls.
Advertisement for "Ludens Menthol Cough Drops"
Whitehead & Hoag Company, 1900–10
Plated metal, printed celluloid
Matchsafe

Rectangular, rounded corners, image/text reads horizontally, inscribed "Luden's Menthol Cough Drops" on right, and "Give Instant Relief," "Trade Mark," "WHL," "Reading, PA." on left, printed in black and orange on yellow-gold ground, and imposed on variously shaped reserves, all framed with an array of decorative flourishes; upper side panel inscribed "Name on every drop," lower side panel inscribed "Sold Everywhere," reverse inscribed "All persons troubled with coughs, cold hoarseness, sore throats, etc., will find immediate relief by using these drops. Public speakers, Singers, etc., are invited to try them. One of these drops put into the mouth before going to bed, loosens the phlegm and causes the patient to enjoy a comfortable night's sleep. Manufactured by W.H.Luden, 5 Cents, Reading, PA." Lid hinged on long side. Striker in recessed groove on bottom.
Child's dress
, late 18th century
cotton Technique: mordant painted and dyed and resist dyed (chintz) on plain weave

Infant's dress with a pattern of delicate floral sprays in blue, red, lavender, and brown on white. The skirt is gathered into a yoke, which has a draw-string neckline, with short sleeves; open down the back.
Study of landscape
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1855
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a landscape with a bridge over a stream and cattle in a pasture.
Design for a Cartouche Representing the Continent of Africa
Jacques de Lajoüe, French, 1687–1761, 1740
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

Asymmetrical cartouche with a giant lizard, a crocodile at top, the head of an elephant at right. Leaf and shell motifs decorate the border of the cartouche, a bow and arrow at bottom center.
Ring
, 19th century
Silver, paste, jewels.

B: Ring with large oval blue, paste or foil (?) stone on which are the initials "G C D" in silver and paste diamonds.
Wall Decoration with Military Attributes
Unknown, Italian, 1775–1800
Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, over graphite, ruled border in pen and brown Support: off-white laid paper
Drawing

The central part is projecting; it consists of a mensa, the front of which is decorated with a trophy arms, and a molded oblong frame. Doric columns are embedded upon pedestals and above is an entablature. The frieze shows triglyphs and two trophies. On top is a broken pediment and "Strength" and "Justice" sit upon the cornice. A coat of arms stands in the center which includes Anjou fleur-de-lys, a lion rampant with a garbe, upon triple mount and below three stars. Beside the columns stand two classical warriors, upon pedestals with shadows shown.
Design for a Coronet
, ca. 1820
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, gray, green watercolor on light brown paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Design for a small crown or tiara. A line of scrolling gold forming diamond-shaped lozenges which contain square green diamonds. From the joining points of the scrolls, three stems each with a round diamond on top, and leaves are springing. Hanging from each of the angles is a pear-like diamond.
Sidewall
, 1859–1900
Machine-printed

This paper is printed in a large design to simulate cut velvet on a satin field. The pattern is apparently composed of scrolls and floral sprays.
Wallpaper Design
, 1840–60
Brush and gouache, graphite on heavy white paper
Drawing

A dado is shown at the bottom, an entablature on top. The panel is decorated with oblique rows formed by wreath chains, above, by discs, below. Leaves are shown in the wreaths, curved leaf boughs in the intervals between the discs. The motifs are colored half white, half dark gray. On top is a garland, the upper part of which has a dark bluish gray background.
Study for standing boy with kid, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1895–1898
Brown, black pastel crayon on tracing paper
Drawing

Young male figure standing slightly turned, holding kid with both arms; Alterations in black pastel crayon to change the position of the kid's leg. The same motif as 1904-16-10-a is shown in brown and has been altered with black crayon interpreting the foreleg in the hand as the right one and showing the left foreleg in the boy's elbow.
Dado with alternative suggestions
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Dado with alternative suggestions.
Carnival on the Via del Corso, Rome
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, February 1869
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
Drawing

Study of a street scene along the Via del Corso in Rome during Carnival. The street is viewed obliquely and rendered in one point perspective. The facades of the buildings on the left are visible as they extend down the street, while, at right, only the side of the nearest building in shown. The buildings are lavishly decorated with red and white banners that wave from the windows and balconies. Numerous figures walk through the street while others hang from balconies and windows. Some of the figures appear to be masked.
Design for the Decoration of a Panel
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1775-1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Below is a pedestal with steps, between crouching lions leading to it. Upon it stand four high gaines supporting the oblong frame of a landscape having the width fo the panel. The gaines are above half-figures with raised arms, and connected by festoons. In the central interval stands a female statue with fasces beside. In the lateral intervals are oval medallions with busts, with female half-figures as a crest. Above the frame are women in front and in the center of three arches formed by garlands, with scrolls and two standing winged putti on top. Laterally and below is the usual background.
A Classical Sacrifice
Johann August Nahl The Younger, German, 1752 - 1825, ca. 1781
Lead pencil, pen and dark ink, brush and black and gray watercolors on paper
Drawing

Drawing after a fresco devised by Giulio Romano in the Palazzo del Te in Manuta. The priests and a boy are at right beside the altar. Two men approach from left with a ball.
Decorative Monogram Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, ca. 1780
Etching and hand colored in watercolor on paper
Print

Design for a decorative monogram for the letters K and Y featuring flowers, leaves, and feathers.  The letters are topped with a crown of flowers. The plate is numbered, signed and hand colored.