biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Clouds with Sunbeams
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1844
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Atmosphere sketch showing at view of sunlight radiating from behind a group of puffy clouds near sunset, likely in or near Catskill, New York. A billowing mass of lofty cumulus clouds dominate the composition at center and are backlit by the sun. As a result, crepuscular rays (sunbeams) emanate in streaks from behind the clouds. Below, a rolling mountain range--probably the Catskills--is visible along the horizon.
Woodland Stream
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1860–1880
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a rocky stream in dense woods, likely somewhere in New York or New England. In the foreground, a small pool is separated from the stream by a rocky bank as it clearly reflects the branches, leaves, treetops, and sky above it. Visible at center, the stream curves around a stone-strewn bank and flows out of view at right. In the background, numerous trees and other foliage blend into a vibrating mass of mixed green tones interspersed with the occassional trunk or branch.
Léda
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1740
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Print

One of five panel designs for a folding screen. The other designs in the series include Rocaille (Rock Garden) etched by Charles Nicolas Cochin ; and Hommage Champêtre (Pastorale); Triomphe de Pomone (Triumph of Pomona); and Triomphe de Priape (Triumph of Priapus) all etched by Claude Duflos the Younger. Vertical panel design with central scene depicting Leda and the swan, the personification of the god, Zeus. She is flanked by two child figures. The composition includes shells, leafy bushes, trees, and below, a large cartouche with a grotesque mask (top center) and large leaves (interior).  A shell cartouche below depicts a pool of water.
Design for an Iron Balcony
Gabriel Bonthomme, France, active ca. 1775, 1777
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Design for an iron balcony with decorative motifs including a crowned central oval flanked by eagles. The plate is numbered but not signed.
Study, Head of a Woman
, 1650–1700
Red crayon on paper, mounted
Drawing

Wearing a bonnet. Shown very obliquely, nearly in profile, turned toward left and lowered. Possibly a copy after Leonardo da Vinci.
Design for a Salon Wall
, 1790
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, black crayon on paper
drawing

A wall panel separeted by a pilaster and a window is in the second panel.
Sofa à Trois Places (Sofa with Three Seats)
Matthew Liard, English, ca. 1736–1782, 1736–82
Etching on cream laid paper tipped into cream laid paper
Print

Upper half: diagram and scale of three-seated sofa in outline. Lower half: three-seated sofa with curved legs and sculpted frame in floral motif. Symmetrical floral pattern cushions.
Landscape
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1857–1903
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Sketch of a landscape with hills along the horizon
Japanese Leather
, 1875–85
Embossed paper, stained, gilded and varnished
Sidewall

Imitation leather. All-over pattern of vine set with flowers and fruit, gold against red ground.
Aurora Sketch, Mt. Desert Island, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1860
Graphite on tan wove paper
Drawing

Atmosphere and landscape sketch showing a loosely rendered view of the aurora borealis, likely viewed from Bar Harbor, Maine, over Frenchman Bay off the coast of Mt. Desert Island. The foreground and middle distance are comprised of hasty striations that appear to represent nearby terrain and, possibly, the surface of a body of water. Above, vertical lines organized around arches represent the bright beams of geomagnetic energy that make up the aurora borealis.
Button
, 19th century
Copper, silver plated, brass

Circular, convex button showing ornament of shield with heraldic devices, men supporters, leaf ornament below and crown above. Brass backs and shanks. On reverse: "Moos Paris".

Component -a is on card i80
Component -b is on card C
Component -c is on card E
Floating Icebergs with Coastal View, Canada
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 2, 1859
Graphite and white gouache on light brown paper
Drawing

Landscape and seascape sketches showing four views of icebergs and a coastline near Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. At upper left, a distant view of a rugged coastline is visible; at upper right, two sloping and craggy icebergs are shown on the ocean surface and separated by some distance, at lower right, an undulating iceberg resembling a dragon's head (nose left, ear right) is included; and at lower left, a massive iceberg that, as the artist says, bears a "strange resemblance to a house," with it's pointed, gable-like formation, is also shown. The iceberg at lower right is enframed and separated from the others by two lines.
Pendant Design
Hans Collaert the Elder, Flemish, ca. 1530 - 1581, 1582
Engraving on paper
Print

A pendant in the form of a mythical beast perched on a strapwork base is suspended from a bow knot. The base is composed of faceted gems, a shell and dragons, and is hung with three drop pearls. Riding on the monster's back is a male figure holding an oar. The plate is numbered.
Title Page
Emmanuel Héré de Corny, French, 1705–1763, 1753
Engraving
Bound print

Title page for the plans and elevations of the Place Royale in Nancy, as well as other nearby buildings. The title is printed in the center of an ornate frame with garlands, trophies, scrolls, and three shining fleurs-de-lys at the top of the page.
Butterfly over Water
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1865–75
Brush and oil on tan paperboard
Drawing

Sketch of a butterfly floating over water, likely at dusk. The butterfly has a blue and a nearly black wing, both with yellow bands, and reflects a tint of orange in the water below. At lower right, a semi-submerged tree branch with moss on it catches the red light of the setting sun. Nearby trees and vegetation are reflected in the rippling water.
Buirre pour les Évèque
Pierre Germain, French, 1703 - 1783, 1748
Etching on laid paper
Print

Design for a liturgical ewer decorated with ornament motifs including a rooster head, a swan, acanthus leaves, scrolls, fluting, and garland. The plate is signed and numbered.
Mount
, early 19th century
Cast gilt and gilt bronze

Egyptian style
Stage Design: Palace Architecture
Unknown, Italian, 1750–99
Pen and black ink, brush and brown, gray, blue wash, black chalk on white laid paper
Drawing

Design for a stage set.  A view of a palace from the left angle and from below.  A broad path leads to the stairs and the arch.  Ruled and curved border at the top.
Design for a Landscape with Rocks
François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, 18th century
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Print

Scene of a rocky landscape.
Cap ornament
, mid-19th century
Gold

Three broad bands interlocked to form a ball-shaped ornament, at top of a pin; similar, smaller ball attached by ashort chain.  Forms a pair with 1916-29-59.
Metalwork Design
Caspar-Gottlieb Eisler, German, active 1707–1755, ca. 1750
Engraving on white laid paper
Print

Designs for metal objects in a rocaille style, including a tureen, a spoon, and a spoon handle. The plate is signed and numbered.
Sidewall - fragment
, 1785–89
Block-printed on handmade paper

Lone figure of a putto blowing two horns. Printed in shades of orange on a mustard-yellow field,
Wrought Iron Staircase Balustrade and Bracket Designs
Antoine Pierretz le jeune, French, active 1660-70, ca. 1665
Etching on laid paper
Print

Two designs for wrought iron staircase balustrades and wall brackets. The lower bracket is for a candle. The bracket designs features scrolling acanthus leaves, fleurons, and a bird's head. The plate is numbered and signed.
Flanbeaux de Table a la mode
Clément Pierre Marillier, French, 1740 – 1808, 1763
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

Designs for six candlesticks featuring scrolling leaves (rinceaux), palm leaves, acanthus leaves, festoons (swags) of flowers, c-scrolls, fluting, gadrooning, snakes, and shell motifs. The plate is titled.
Elevation of a dining room wall
Robert de Cotte, French, 1656–1735, 1710-1720
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on laid paper
Drawing

A folding door leading to a garden at the center. Console tables serving as dressers stand before wall panels and under empty frames.
Woman on her Knees with a Child
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian, active England, 1727–1815, ca. 1760–1770
Engraving in brown ink on white paper
Print

The woman on her knees faces left, holding the child in her arms. Curtains beyond.
Design for an Altar
Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 1732–1805, ca. 1780
Graphite, brush and gray watercolor on cream laid paper
Drawing

Design for an altar with Ionic engaged columns; above garland.
Trophy Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Military trophy design incorporating foliate branches, cannons, drum, weapons, banners, spears, and flags. The plate is numbered and signed.
Triomphe de Pomone
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, 1740
Etching and engraving on white laid paper
Print

One of five panel designs for a folding screen. The other designs in the series include Rocaille (Rock Garden) etched by Charles Nicolas Cochin; Hommage Champêtre (Pastorale); Léda; and Triomphe de Priape (Triumph of Priapus) all etched by Claude Duflos the Younger. This panel design depicts Pomona, a nymph who adored her fruit trees and gardens, two young companions, a male and a female, and a rustic building in the background. Below, a cartouche decorated with fruits and leaves, the interior decorated with a circular courtyard, a fountain and grotesque mask.
Box Designs
Jean-Baptiste Fay, French, active 1765 – 1790s, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Fifth plate from a series of designs for jewelry, boxes, snuffboxes, rings, seals, cane handles and other small luxury objects. The plate includes twelve designs for boxes, views from the top and sides decorated with neoclassical motifs. The decoration includes repeating patterns and borders, beading, gadrooning, eggs, festoons and garlands of flowers, rosettes, leaves, fluting, lamb's tongue, bow and arrows, dots, and ribbon and stick ornament. The plate is numbered.
Design for the Decoration of a Panel
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1775-1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Drawing

Below is a stem rising from a calix, having on top a blossom and curved branches with winged half-figures. Either one supports two stems which are above connected by arches forming a pavilion, with a putto sitting upon one of the points. Inside stands a figure, with raised right arm, leaning teh left hand upon an object standing beside, not clearly shown. The base is supported by the blossom. Usual background.
Plan de l'Eglise de St. Remy érigée en Paroisse par le Roy à Lunéville.
Emmanuel Héré de Corny, French, 1705–1763, 1753
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Plan of the Church of St. Remy, with a scale bar of "12 Toises" in lower center.
A Fountain with Neptune after Hendrik Goltzius
Nicolas Bailly, French, 1659 – 1736, 1685–1735
Brush and wash, pen and ink, on paper.
Drawing

Figure of Neptune or Poseidon after a woodcut by Hendrik Goltzius. Neptune, holding a paddle, is seen astride a dolphin, which he guides with reins.
Design for an Oil Lamp
Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, ca. 1810
Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, gray watercolor, graphite on light blue paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Upon a high foliated stand the body of the lamp is supported by the lion feet of half-figures of Egyptian women, whose heads serve as spouts. Cover with high handle, ending above in two snakes, surrounded below by half-figures of women. Inscription at bottom. For the capital of the stand and the half-figure at right respectively a new slip of paper has been applied or the originally used paper cut out and turned.
Painted Ceiling of a Chapel
, ca. 1750
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

The wall is decorated with a dado and with a landscape and a seascape; the former is visible through a gallery, the latter from a loggia. The ceiling shows a view of a sky, framed by balustrades.
Textile
, ca. 1810
cotton Technique: block printed on plain weave

Three nearly complete repeats of a design composed of two alternating medallions. One has a group of putti in a bacchanalian procession; the other, a putto riding on a dolphin.
Textile
, 1750–75
silk and metallic thread on silk Technique: embroidered on taffeta foundation

Design of curving stems with several different kinds of flowers and leaves; worked in couching, French knots, laid and satin stitches.  Colors: pinks, blues, green, and much gold on brown ground.
Sidewall
, 1675–99
Block-printed and flocked on canvas

Portion of single width, giving incomplete repeating pattern of plain and foliate scrolls, with conventional clusters of flowers. Printed in green wool flock on canvas painted in neutral violet, touched with green and orange.
Stage Design, Interior of Building
, early 19th century
Pen and gray-brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash on wove paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Interior of Renaissance style building with porticoes, highly decorated.
Design for a Woven or Embroidered Horizontal Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1805-1815
Brush and light blue and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

Composed of leaf scrolls from which fantastic flower boughs rise and bunches of seeds hang.
Arabesque Design
Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796, 1788
Etching and aquatint on laid paper
Print

Arabesque ornament design with neoclassical motifs. Hanging festoons of flowers and leaves, with two nude female figures, two hanging quivers of arrows, fleurons, scrolling acanthus leaves, fleurons, rosettes, a footed vase with fruit and animal motifs, two incense burners and a textile with passementerie. The plate is signed and numbered.
Snake-form belt buckle
, ca. 1890
Silver gilt, glass
Buckle

Buckle in two parts: each part is triangular in shape and is composed of entwined snakees (six snakes in each part); bodies studded wtih diamons paste, heads, with emerald and ruby paste.  Buckle is mounted on a pad of white satin, one stone missing.
Fragment
, 3rd–4th century
Warp; S-spun linen. Wefts; S-spun linen, S-spun wool. Technique: slit tapestry with supplementary weft wrapping and grouped warps

A much destroyed fragment showing two riders within arches.
The Kiss Accepted
, 1760–1780
Brush and watercolor on paper, mounted
Print

A stylishly dressed man embraces a woman whose husband stands are right. Surrounded by trees, rocaille, and a framing of rocaille, shells, fruits, etc., with an escutcheon top center, with: "LE BAISÉ DONNÉ / Guillot passoit un jour avec sa Marié le Seigneur du village (?) à la charge dautant très volontiers / elle est bien a votre service / sans d'autres compliments / le galant fit l'Office". In an escutcheon, bottom center: "OSCULUM ACCEPTUM / d'um sequitur Galatea sum nova sponsa Menal / cum Villorum princeps… / … / … / Dat Galatea viro". Below: "à Paris chez Basset rue st. Jacques au coin de la rue des Mathurins".
Boulders and Vines
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1860–70
Oil and graphite on thin paperboard
drawing

Landscape sketch showing of view of vines and other greenery growing on a group of large brown boulders, location unknown. At upper right, a bright patch of yellow-green vegetation with hanging vines grows atop a dark reddish-brown boulder with several fissures and ridges. Two other sharp rocks are shown in the immediate foreground at right.
Ornamental Vase Design
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770, ca. 1738
Etching in red ink on white laid paper
Bound print

Vase in the form of a pitcher with only the mounts (lid, handle, feet) fully rendered. A figure of a young boy reclines on rocks, shells, and flowers on the lid, while a goat with a long tail decorates the handle, and acanthus and scroll motifs adorn the foot. At right, a line drawing of the ewer to which the mounts might be attached. The plate is etched with the signature of the printmaker, and is inscribed in graphite with the plate number. The plate is printed in red ink (sanguine).
Playing card
, ca. 1855
Red and black ink, paper

Six sets, numbered consecutively, of four cards each, printed with characters and scenes from Charles Dickens' novels, set in neo-rococo framework. Card numbered at top: B 5 R; below central image: 4.
Sampler
, 18th century
linen Technique: buttonhole, darning, satin, chain, and knot stitches on plain weave

Nine openings partially filled with needlepoint stitches in several designs.  Embroidery in three designs.
Arabesque Ornament Design
Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796, 1788–89
Aquatint and etching on laid paper
Print

Arabesque ornament design featuring neo-classical grotesque motifs, scrolling acanthus leaves, festoons of flowers, rosettes, putti, the head of Apollo surrounded by sun rays, foliate branches, a lyre, and dragons. The plate is signed.
Design for Woven Shawl with Indianizing Motifs
, mid- 19th century
Brush and watercolor on oily tracing paper
Drawing

Details of a design for woven shawl with Indianizing motifs, including paisley. Decoration consists of stripes. The two broadest stripes are decorated with rinceaux of the same design but of different colorings of the blossoms and buds. Only these are shown in the left stripe. The narrow stripes beside the broad ones show rosettes alternating with indistinct motifs. At right follows a stripe with a rinceau with many blossoms of various sizes. The stripe is framed by two narrow ones with leaves on waved stems.
Two Sketches of an Officer
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, 1862
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Two vertical sketches of an officer on horseback, with additional sketches of heads.
Alcove with Aegeus Preventing Theseus from Drinking Poison
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, 1658–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

An interior scene featuring characters from Roman mythology, a man wearing a crown and a soldier in the center around a table, soldiers behind pointing their spears up at a female figure in the clouds above, other soldiers in the background in an alcove next to a bed and coming through the door to the right. In the foreground, plates, vases, and an ewer. The interior is decorated with leaf moldings, paneling, festoons of fruit, roundels, and statues in niches. A description is lettered below the scene.
The Triumph of Venus designed for the bedroom of Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1802
Pen and ink on paper; wm lines.
Drawing

Vertical rectangle, with beveled upper corners. Vertical oval: flying Hours carry the goddess who takes something from tray. Verso: part of plan of room (in pencil), with windows and doors indicated. Written twice, with pen: "Finestra" and three times: "Porta."
Studying of a Lying Cow
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909, 1875–80
Graphite on paper
Drawing

The cow is shown with head turned toward right.
Fireplace (Chimney Piece and Mantel) Design
Nicolas Guérard, French, ca.1648 – 1719, 1715–19
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

An interior wall elevation with a fireplace (chimney piece and mantel) design in the center, flanked by two different wall paneling (boiseries) designs on either side. The sides of the mantel are sculpted with fluting and acanthus leaves. The overmantel mirror is framed by a running pattern in the molding with shell, acanthus leaves, s-scrolls, a festoon of flowers, and birds. An oval painting above is framed by a palmette, cartouche with a mask, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), flowers, and a background diaper and pearl pattern. The cornice is decorated with a running pattern featuring strapwork and a trophy with a flaming torch and quiver of arrows. The paneling (boiseries) is decorated with similar motifs. The dado paneling is plain with molding. There is a plan view of the mantel shape and a scale below. The plate is numbered.
Horseshoe Falls and the Terrapin Tower from Below, Niagara Falls, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1856
Graphite and white gouache on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of Horseshoe Falls and the Terrapin Tower from the bottom of Goat Island, near the river's edge. At left, boulders and stones are piled at the base of Goat Island. Above, the convex portion of Horseshoe Falls is topped by the Terrapin Tower, while the remaining, concave section of the falls curve to the edge of the leaf at right. Foliage is visible on the distant shore.

Verso: Loose atmosphere sketch showing a view of an arching rainbow in the mist of Niagara Falls.
Baptism of Christ
Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish, ca. 1494–1533, ca. 1510
Engraving on paper
Print

The river Jordan occupies the central part of the composition, with figures seen on both its banks. Christ is shown in water up to his knees near the far bank. St. John kneels on the ground, baptizing Him. Numerous figures line the shore.
Monument of King Louis XVI of France
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1795
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

Below is a rectangular base. Upon it stand at left Prudence, with the mirror, and at right Hope, leaning upon the sarcophagus, whose front has the shape of a vase, with a broken pediment, with a mask in the center. The sarcophagus has above the shape of a pedestal with a cushion above it. Upon it kneels a putto and raises a medallion with a bust portrait, and a laurel branch. At left stands a winged genius blowing a trumpet, helping with his left arm in supporting the medallion. The head is not visible. Below at right is a slightly sketched plan, a square, with two hemicycles at left and at right.
Altar mensa
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746–1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Altar mensa.
Design for Ceiling Decoration
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1790
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

The alcove has the shape of a broad niche with a spherical ceiling above the entablature. A main entrance and two lateral secondary ones are suggested. Above: the central part has the shape of a triumphal arch with three openings. Above the lateral ones are square window openings and panels with representations. Curtain, held up. Above the entablature are four vases. Laterally are variations of -1604, above; below: the entablature of the main entrance is supported by two pillars at the corners, and by two columns standing nearby. A curtain is fastened to the latter. Above the entablature is a variation of -1604 below, with  vases above the corners. Laterally are variations of -1604 above. Usual background.
Fisherman by a Boulder, Millinocket Lake, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, 1876–81
Graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Small landscape and figure sketch showing a view of a man fishing in front of a large boulder on the water's edge at Millinocket Lake, Maine. Situated at left and viewed obliquely from the side, the figure wields two fishing rods--one in each hand--and wears a brimmed hat and a dark vest. A large, round boulder partially covered in moss backdrops this figure. The boulder's contour is minimally reflected in the water below.
Button
, 1801–50
Silver, brass, copper

A) Button ornamented with crowned eagle, spread and upcurling wings  "FR" on breast; orb in left claw, scepter, in right. Brass back and shank. B) Copper button in same design; "extra fein" on reverse.

Component -a is on card 45 and is not labeled with component
Component -b is on card D
Design for Wrought-Iron Railing
Pierre Edme Babel, French, 1720–1775, ca. 1750
Black chalk, pen and ink, sepia and black watercolor washes on paper
Drawing

An unfinished, asymmetrical composition, with leaf motifs and an obliquely shown escutcheon flanked by scrolls.