biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen
Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish, ca. 1494–1533, 1519
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Christ and Mary Magdalene are shown as three-quarter length figures in the foreground, before a rocky formation marking the entrance to the sepulcher. Christ stands at left, wearing a large brimmed hat. With two fingers of his right hand he touches the forehead of Magdalene, bowing her head before him. She holds a vase in her left hand, lifting the cover with her right.
Print
, c. 1770
Paper

After the ''raccolta di vasi''. Top row: After the third design of plate 1, the fifth design of plate 5, the fifth design of plate 1. Center row: After the central design of plate 4, and the sixth design of plate 5. Bottom row: After the second design of plate 2, the fifthe design of plate 3, the first design of plate 2. Two framing lines. ''3''.
Study for an Angel in Adoration
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1893
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Angelic figure shown from the right back, turned toward right. The head is lowered.
Panoramic View of the City of Ems, Germany
Johann Hürlimann, Swiss, 1793 - 1850, ca. 1840
Aquatint on paper
Print

The city of Ems, nestling in rolling hills, is seen from the opposite bank of the river Lahm. Strollers are seen in the foreground. Inscribed below, center: PANORAMA VON EMS.; lower left: Dielman del.; lower right: Hurlimann Sc.; lower center: Frankfurt a/m. bei C. Jugel
The Rear Elevation of the Chateau de Boufflers
, 1680
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Corresponding to pl. 118 of L'architecture Française, Paris, 1727, Jean Mariette but showing two more chimneys.
Clown
, late 19th century
Painted wood, cotton, other materials
Puppet

Brightly painted clown's head. White ruff at neck. Printed top with red skirt and flowered pants. Lace at knees and wrists. Black hose and shoes.
Design for brooch with putti and eagle
, 16th century
Pen, sepia, brush, grey water color. Paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. A round diamond is framed by mouldings with scrolls. On its top stands an eagle with spread wings. The frame is supported, below, by a palmette, with a framed round diamond in the center, and with two putti sitting upon it, supporting probably a cloth. Below their feet are disks with round diamonds and a hanging needle drop. Another drop and to small diamonds hang from below.
Sewing sample
, late 19th century
Cotton, linen

Flat, envelope-shaped case of filet, linen net with simple darned-in pattern in cotton. Lined with bright green cotton. Fastened with button and buttonhole stitch loop. Simple lace edge.
Studies for the Entombment of Christ
Giuseppe Passeri, Italian, 1654 - 1714, 1775–1800
Red and white chalk on blue paper
Drawing

A kneeling priest with raised hands
Landscape with a view towards Caprarola
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, First quarter of the 19th century
A) Black chalk, pen, ink, brush, brown water color. B) Pencil, pen, ink. Paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Section of a road in a narrow valley. A hunter with a dog in the foreground. At right sits a draughtsman. Left of the road are rocks. In the background woods and mountains. In the middleground is probably a fantastical rendering of the Palazzo Farnese. Above it is a church and other structures. Framing line. | Reverse: B) Somewhat more than a quarter is shown.
Tailpiece
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, USA, ca. 1910
Brush, pen and ink, on paper
Drawing

A lion and interlacing scrolls, in silhouette.
Textile
, 19th century
silk on linen Technique: embroidered

Horizontal rectangle of linen with solidly massed embroidered round blossoms in red silk, outlined in black, against a ground of green. Yellow centers in flowers. Bordering floral rinceau at top.
Printer's sample book
Old Pacific Print Works, Lawrence, MA, USA, 1883–84
leather, cardboard, cotton

Small leather notebook with handwritten formulas for dyestuffs for printed textiles. Contains 160 samples of printed fabric.
goblet
, early 1800s
Ash or Walnut treen

The goblet is turned from one piece of wood. The body tapers outward toward the lip and is straight-sided. At the base of the body is an extended flange molding. The stem is curved and tapers outward toward body and foot. The foot is circular and turned with one small step molding.
Le Jardenier Fidele
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, 1723-1735
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

Scene of a couple seated in a landscape, with a dog to the left of the young woman. Among the reeds, scrolls, and vines of the arabesque frame are elements of gardening, such as baskets and spades. The plate is signed.
Study for the Goddard Memorial Window, in St. John's Church, Providence, Rhode Island
Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849–1909, ca. 1889
Brush and black and grey watercolor, white gouache, graphite on brown paper
Drawing

Two figures in an archway. A male figure kneels, holding a tablet. An angel stands above, holding a crown over the kneeling figure's head.
Cartoon for Printed Cotton Textile: The Four Elements [Les Quatre Élements]
B. M. Lebert, 1759–1836, 1810–20
Pen and gray ink, brush and wash on white paper, mounted
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. A design composed of four vignettes separated by wreaths: upper left, Apollo and Daphne (personifying Air); lower left, Jupiter and an eagle (personifying Fire); upper right, a river god (personifying Water); lower right, Deucalion and Pyrrha (personifying Earth).  In center, a trophy composed of a torch, bow and quiver suspended from a garland, and a pair of doves appears at the repeat horizontally.  Wreaths encircle the vignettes showing Air and Earth.
Fragment
, 16th century
silk Technique: supplementary warp forming raised pile (velvet)

Design based on a coat-of-arms. Lions on either side of a shield that is a double-headed eagle alternate with an angel or winged grotesque with an eschutcheon. In green velvet on deep tan.
Fragment
, 5th–6th century
linen warp; wool and linen weft Technique: two pieces sewn together; the top appliquéd to the bottom. Bottom fabric plain weave with bands of weft loops. Top square of tapestry (plain weave with slits, wrapped warps and slanted wefts).

Coptic fragment has a central square with four figures carrying animals and objects in brown, red, green, and yellow and framed by a deep border of loops.
Calipers or Similar Tool
, before 1916
Steel
Tool

Hinged metal tool.
Title Page
Jean-Jacques Bachelier, French, 1724 - 1806, 1760
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Title page from a series of six plates of tailpieces and fleurons designed for the 1755-1759 four-volume illustrated edition of the Fables de La Fontaine.  The upper half of the plate is illustrated with two crossed palm leaves with a snake in the form of a circle in the middle with flowers, grapes and leaves interlaced, with sun rays in the background emanating from the middle. The title and publisher's address are lettered in the lower half of the plate. The plate is signed and numbered.
Tailleur d'Habits, outils, from Diderot's Encyclopaedia
Denis Diderot, French, 1713–1784, 1763
Engraving on white paper
Print

Drawing divided into two registers. On top, a view of a tailor shop. On far left bottom, a man crouched under a table irons clothing. Seated on a table, four men sew clothing. At right, a tailor takes a man's measurements. Far right, a man cuts fabric. In the bottom register, depictions of the tools used by tailors, all given figure labels.
A Couple Seated on a Bed
Israhel van Meckenem, German, ca. 1440 - 1503, late 15th century
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

View of the interior of a bedroom with a canopied bed on a dais under which is visible a chamber pot and slippers. At left, the door latch is secured closed with a knife. Upon the bed, a young man wearing a plumed hat and a mantle wraps his arm around the woman seated beside him. The woman is holding a large ring of keys in her lap. Inscribed on margin below in center: I.M.
Book-form
, 18th century
Painted and glazed earthenware
Flask

Book-shaped flask with short circular neck and mouth at top, near "spine"; the whole decorated in brown glaze on a white ground, depicting book elements: front "cover" decorated with brown floral and tassel motif; "spine" with horizontal bands of brown and white; the top with brown lines denoting "pages."
Sidewall
, 1835–45
Block-printed

Frames with fruit and urn with bird and butterfly, printed on white ground.
Miniature in the form of a Grasshopper
, late 19th century
metal, enamel, acetate (wings)
miniature

Figure of a green grasshopper with realistic touches of other colors and transparent wings.
Study for Maximum Mass Permitted by the 1916 New York Zoning Law, Stage 2
Hugh Ferriss, American, 1889–1962, 1922
Black crayon, stumped; brush and black ink over photostat, varnish on illustration board
Drawing

Futuristic rendering of dark, monumental complex of high-rise structures on a plinth-like base.  The central building extends vertically and is cut off by edge of sheet.  Flanking the central structure, two symmetrical towers whose sloping sides end in steep and sharp points.  Tall and narrow vertical buttresses along the facades repeat the upward thrust of the structures.  Another skyscraper building is seen in the left distance.  Rays of light emanating from the right distance and backlighting left side of the building complex emphasize the visual drama.
The Bagpiper
Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550, 1520
Etching on laid paper
Print

A figure of a bagpiper embraces a young girl. He is standing at right against a tree. From the sash at her waist hangs a satchel.
Salesman's samples
, late 18th century
silk Technique: embroidery using satin, stem and knot stitches on satin weave Label: silk embroidery using satin, stem and knot stitches on silk satin weave, black silk ribbon appliqué

Salesman's samples for embroidered waistcoats. White satin worked in multicolored silks with designs of a rustic table set with a plant and fruit (component a) and a shady path with balustrade that leads to picturesque ruins (component b).
Door knocker
, 1550–1650
Bronze

In the form of two dolphins and a woman's head.
Mill Over a Stream
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1891
Graphite and white heightening on cream paper
Drawing

Stream running over rocks under an arched bridge. Buildings, right and beyond. Trees without leaves.
Gothic Revival design with landscape vignette
Unknown, 1840s
Block-printed paper
Sidewall

On ground of polished white, predominantly architectural pattern with gothic details, in brown, beiges, brilliant blues, green, touches of red. Fanciful architectural enframement, topped by two vases of flowers, flanked by two statues on pedestals under steep "gothic" roofs, between which country scene with four peasant figures visible. Above, enframed in leafy architectural ornament, wooden bridge over tree-lined stream. At edge of paper, vertical banding of strapwork with fruit garland, through which vine with red flowers is entwined.
Textile
Schwartz-Huguenin, 1851–63
cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller and/or block printed on plain weave; glazed

a) Ground printed by "molette" in broad fancy stripes in grey, one stripe composed of rosettes, the other dotted, with fancy edge. Long cluster of roses, violets and ribbons printed in dotted stripe in red, grey, shades of green and violet, probably by block. B) Same design on green printed pround. Glazed.
Sampler
Maddalena Barzechi, Italian, 1817
silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and satin stitches on plain weave foundation

Horizontal rectangle with narrow zigzag outer border; band of alphabet, number, name and date. Band of religious motifs. Lower field contains domestic scenes and is unfinished. Alphabet starts with Maltese cross. Polychrome on natural.
Little Arthur
James McNeill Whistler, American, 1834–1903, 1857–1858
Etching on paper
Print

A young male figure with long hair is seated, his hands resting in his lap and his head bent to the right. Portrait of Arthur, son of the artist, Francis Seymour Haden.
Cap streamers
, 1850–1900
linen Technique: needle lace

Pair of cap streamers in a design of floral brackets framing flowers in an urn, bunches of grapes, and other stylized forms.
Study of Calm Ocean with Dramatic Light
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1870–85
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

View of calm ocean. Dramatic light breaking through the clouds in the sky at center.
Textile
, 1750–1800
cotton Technique: mordants for 2 reds, purple and black applied by pen and brush; madder dyed; blue applied over resist; yellow applied over blue for green, (chintz) on plain weave.

Curving stems of flowers and bow-tied ribbons. European adaption of a European woven fabric design.
Vulcanite
, early 20th century
Vulcanite
Matchsafe

Oblong, curved sides, top and bottom, molded from vulcanite, featuring irregular red and black striations throughout entire surface. Slip-top cover may be removed entirely. Striker molded into box bottom.
Sampler
Elizabeth Scull, American, 1838
silk embroidery with beads on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, buttonhole, and satin stitches on plain weave foundation; beads sewn on with half cross stitches

At the top is a large church titled St. Paul's Chapel, New York. (The building does not resemble the real St. Paul's chapel.) The doors, windows, and plants in front of the church are embellished with beads. Below it a fence, and then a text:
Jesus permit thy gracios [sic] name to stand
As the first effort of an infants hand
And while her o'er the canvass move
Engage her tender heart to seek thy love
With thy fingers dear children may she have a part
And write thy name thy self upon her heart  

Followed by the inscription, with a strawberry vine border on four sides.
Frieze
, 1850–60
Block-printed on paper

Gothic-style design containing pointed arches with tracery between clustered columns; above, band of tracery with trefoils and circles. Printed in shades of brown.
Fragment
, 18th or 19th century
silk on linen foundation Technique: embroidered

Fragment of a cover with a geometric and floral border in dark orange and light blue.
Sampler
, 1724
wool embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross and back stitches on plain weave foundation

Alphabets, heart on stem, isolated motifs including windmill and cradle.
Sampler
, early 19th century
cotton, paper Technique: embroidered on net

Eleven patterns worked on four-sided double-ply twisted mesh. Mounted on stiff green paper.
Sketch of Calm Ocean with Contoured Clouds
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1870–85
Graphite on cream wove paper, bound
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of calm ocean with small waves. Sky full of detailed cloud contours.
Frieze
York Wall Paper Company, 1895, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Bouquets of green roses enclosed by geometric, linear borders, with row of larger bouquets on upper portion and row of smaller bouquets underneath. Printed in dark green, lime green, tan and brown.
Light Sketch of Waves and Cliffs
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1890–1900
Pen and black ink on off-white wove paper
Sketchbook folio

Ocean with waves in front of cliffs at left.
Frieze
Henry Gledhill & Co., 1889 – 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Borders printed two across the width. Acanthus motif having appearance of fleur de lys alternates with a smaller acanthus motif. Scrolls above and below with narrow horizontal band across middle.
Calenfells Castle, near Kirn, Germany
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1856
Brush and watercolor, graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of landscape with ruins.
Sketchbook Page: Gothic Structure
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1875
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Sketch of a Gothic structure with figures in foreground.
Chintz fragment
, 1750–1800
cotton Technique: mordants for 2 reds, brown and black applied by pen and brush; madder dyed; blue applied over resist; yellow applied by brush; chintz on plain weave

Curving ribbons and floral stripes with butterflies among the flowers.
Fork with Fluted Agate Handle
, ca. 1750
silver, agate
fork

1985-103-118-a: Sharkskin case without lid, of triangular form, wi...;     1985-103-118-b: Sabre-shaped blade with plain bolster. Octagonal s...;     1985-103-118-c: Four-tined fork with curved shoulders. Baluster-sh...;     1985-103-118-d: Pointed skewer with ball-shaped finial. Part of tr...
Sidewall - sample
W.H. Mairs & Co., 1855, 1906–08
Machine-printed

Large-scale stylized floral motifs, forming a diaper-like pattern, printed in red on red.
Sidewall
York Card & Paper Co., 1891, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

On vertical striped lavender ground, clusters of purple hydrangeas with green stems and leaves.
Two of Diamonds from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards
B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France, 1858
Lithograph on glazed paper
Playing Card

Two of Diamonds from Set of "Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III" Playing Cards.
Design for Fretwork, perhaps for the glass passage
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859, 1803 or earlier
Pen and blue, black ink, brush and watercolor on white wove paper
Drawing

1948-40-50-a: Elevation of a section of wall, with the design of...;     1948-40-51: Design for fretwork at the Royal Pavilion, Brighto...
Sketchbook Page: Man in Profile
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919, 1883
Graphite on paper
Sketchbook folio

Recto: Two overlapping sketches of a man with a large nose and facial hair, shown in profile, facing left.
Verso: Portrait sketch of a figure with bangs, facing frontally.
Sidewall
, 1860–1915
Machine-printed and flocked

An assortment of wallpapers, many still layered together. Ranging in date from c. 1860-1915.
Lincrusta
, 1877–1890
Linseed oil

Lincrusta border with horizontal arabesque design.
Scarf sample
, mid-19th century
silk Technique: printed on plain weave

Quarter of a printed scarf in two purples, yellow, tan, and black. Field of fine black dots and floral border with rounded corner.
Cliffs in Ocean
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, late 19th century
Graphite on white paper, lined
Album page

1953-179-85-29: Craggy cliff surrounded by ocean.50;     1953-179-85-30: Cliffs at left, ocean lower right.50
Sewing sampler
, 1824
cotton, silk Technique: embroidered with button holes, overcasting over deflected element and cross stitches on plain weave foundation

Nine decorative plackets, nine button holes and twenty eyelets.
Edge lace
, late 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace (hexagonal ground)

Commonly called "Point d'Alencon"
Ceiling paper
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

White mica moire on a cream ground.
Notes of the Duomo Choir, Siena, Italy
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, ca. 1872
Graphite, black crayon on paper
Drawing

View of the interior of the cathedral, noting details in the floor, columns, and arches.
Design, a Sepulchral Monument for Three Brothers
, 1590–1610
Black chalk, pen and brush and bistre on paper
Drawing

A mountainous landscape is shown in the lower half. It is bordered on top by an arched stripe. IN front of it are seated, at left: a river god; at right, a source nymph. Her left arm leans upon a lion crouching beside her. A dragon flies in the upper center of the landscape. Above it is a shell-like escutcheon with a displayed eagle, holding in his beak the staff of the cross of an archbishop or cardinal. A prelate's hat with cords, terminating with one tassel, is on top. The esctucheon is flanked by Ceres and Jupiter, at left; Mars, Mercurius, at right. They are seated upon clouds. Jupiter raises a diadem and a laurel wreath with his left hand. Framine lines. Verso: a hat similar to that on the recto with an elaborated flourish of one of the cords, which is repeated in a bigger scale.
Title Page
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) of architecture fragments including aedicules and cartouches. The plate in the upper left is the title page, with the text printed within a cartouche. The plates  are numbered; only the upper plate is signed, etched in the lower left, C.A Boucher f.
Cross in the Plaza de Guaranda, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 1857
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Field study of a monumental and lavishly decorated cross in the main plaza of the city of Guaranda, Ecuador. Visible at left, the cross stands on a stone base.
Lutrin dans un nouveau Gout
Clément Pierre Marillier, French, 1740 – 1808, 1763
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Design for an ecclesiastical (church) lectern featuring a base with a frieze topped with putti, festoons of leaves and flowers, palm leaves, foliate branches, the head of Apollo surrounded by sun rays, topped with an eagle with wings outstretched. The plate is titled.
Stage Design, Interior of Egyptian Temple
Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, Italian, 1774–1843, 1810–30
Pen and black and brown ink, brush and gray wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of Egyptian temple with sarcophagi and sacred images. Two sphinxes on pedestals, one marked with five-pointed star. At center, sculpture with braziers provides interior light. Group of three robed figures walking at lower left, pair of figures at right walking in opposite direction up stairs.
Alexander the Great Taming Bucephalus
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, ca. 1795
pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Drawing

Young Alexander standing in center holds rearing horse. King Philip seated at right. Seated spectators and standing soldiers.
Textile
, 19th century
silk Technique: plain compound weave

Allover pattern of small butterflies reserved in plain ribbed cloth on a black ground formed by extra warps in dark teal carried on the face of the material in long floats
Figure and Architecture Sketches
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1868
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Mixed figure and architectural sketches showing a child bundled in a large coat and hat at upper right, a Bedouin figure riding a camel at center, with another camel and two other figures nearby, while, at lower left, the facade of a mosque with a pointed dome and minaret is hastily rendered. At upper left, two indistinct architectural sketches are included. Pencil scratches at bottom right.
A Fountain
Romeyn de Hooghe, Dutch, 1645 - 1708, 1680–90
Pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on laid paper
Drawing

Part of a fountain is shown in the foreground. Steps lead down to a basin which is on the same level with the park, whereas the palace stands on a terrace. Birds on the steps, and a man feeding one of them, probably representing sculptures.
Bonnet veil
, 1850–1900
Technique: machine made

Bonnet veil with flowering sprays along the bottom border. The area above is sprinkled with conventionalized flowers. Three sides are scalloped and the fourth is fitted with a drawstring.
Two Panel Designs
Bellay, French, active from 1734, ca.1734-49
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Two designs for ornamental panels printed on the same plate, side-by-side. The designs feature rococo and chinoiserie motifs with ornately decorated frames featuring leaves, sprigs, palm leaves, fruit, c-scrolls, feathers, rinceaux, fleurons, roof-like structures or canopies, platforms/ plinths, vases, a dragon, and a figure standing on a platform. In the center of each panel are figures within fantastical landscapes. To the right, two figures sit on a garden wall with a vase, a bird in the foreground. To the left, a figure stands surrounded by a few trees and foliage.
Emblematical Figures in Artificial Stone over the Pelican Office Lombard Street
J. Sewell Cornhill, English, 1801
Etching on paper
Print

Above, European Magazine; below, on plinth: CHILDREN ENDOWD and PROPERTY SECURED / BY THE PELICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; below, center: Published by J. Sewell Cornhill May 1, 1801.