biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Commemorative textile
, 1892
Material: cotton Technique: plain weave

Commemorative fabric celebrating the Columbian Exposition of 1892-93 in Chicago. Vertical pink stripes have elaborate laurel wreaths with ribbons that contain portraits of George Washington and Christopher Columbus as well as medallions of the Western hemisphere and the Capital building wreathed in pink flowers. Between the medallions is the inscription: E Pluribus Unum. Wider pink stripes have elaborate oval frames containing the scene of Columbus's arrival surmounted by the Statue of Liberty. Inscriptions include: 1492 America Discovered and 1892 World's Fair Chicago. Spaces between the pink stripes have stars outlined in light blue with individual state names inside.
Design for a Mass-Operational House Designed by Hector Guimard, Scale Table
Hector Guimard, French, 1867–1942, October 1920
Pen and black ink, graphite on tracing paper
Drawing

Design for a mass-operational house by Guimard, detailing the scale of construction.
A Domestic Dispute in Tivoli
Bartolomeo Pinelli, Italian, 1781–1835, 1807–08
Pen and gray ink with watercolor and black chalk on off-white wove paper
Drawing

Vignette of four figures struggling with a dagger, one of which is a woman with a baby slung across her chest. Another woman rushes into the scene from a doorway behind them set in a rustic building.
Cartoon for Cotton Printing: Les Quatre Elements
Hartmann et Fils, Munster, France, 1810–20
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash on laid paper
Drawing

The design for a textile is composed of four vignettes, separated in pairs vertically, in the center of the composition by a strip composed of trophies symbolizing the elements, and at the repeat, by a strip showing the signs of the zodiac:
B: upper right, Saturn, holding a cornucopia, is seated in a landscape with a globe, quartered with four animals, beside him (personifying Earth); lower right, Venus bourne over the water on a shell drawn by dolphins and attended by amoretti (personifying Water).
Textile
Morris & Co., London, England, late 19th century
cotton Technique: block printed and resist printed on plain weave

Large-scale design of massive flower heads, curving leaves and stems, broad striped serpentine bands in white, yellow, red, pink, green and blue on a dark blue ground with all-over floral resist pattern. Dotted detail. Plain wide dark blue selvedges.
Textile
, early 18th–early 19th century
linen embroidery on cotton foundation Technique: embroidered with drawnwork and chain stiches on plain weave

Wide border embroidered with naturalistic flowering vine tied with bow knots, in soft shades of blue, green, tan, and red. Below, a border of Greek keys, scrolls and sprigs of flowers. Areas of drawnwork, chain and buttonhole stitches.
Cap Streamers
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace, Mechlin style

Mechlin-style bobbin lace lappets. Elaborate floral designs symmetrically arranged in a series of enframements of foliage. Deeply scalloped border at end. Some Mechlin ground but mostly snowball ground.
Sidewall
, 1850
Paper

Stylized leaf and flower on shades of beige and gray, probably originally metallic.
Vignette of Figure Studies
Johann August Rossmassler, German, 1752 - 1783, ca. 1770-1780
Engraving on paper
Print

Four vignettes each showing groups of figures in various attitudes.
View of the Tower, from "Ackermann's Repository"
Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756–1827, 1809
Aquatint, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

A group of buildings, left, with a deep wall around them. Other buildings beyond, right. Foreground, groups of various people. Title, artists', and publisher's names below.
Sidewall
, 1795–1810
Block-printed on handmade paper

Composed of two scenes. First: Mercury, holding a winged staff entwined with the two serpents (caduceus) and wearing a broad-brimmed winged hat (petasus), winged sandals, and a dot pattern cape, hands a lyre to another figure, possibly Apollo, wearing a laurel wreath.  Figures are on a landscape background with palm trees.  Second: draped fabric with tassel and fringe including elements of a globe, telescope, possibly a compass, and a ring of stars.  Fabric hangs from an anthemion or palmette.  Printed in shades of blue, shades of green, and shades of brown on a blue ground. "a" is composed of three parts.

H# 353
French Huntsman, Jack of Clubs from Set of "Jeu Imperial–Second Empire–Napoleon III" Playing Cards
B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France, 1858
Lithograph on glazed paper
Playing Card

French Huntsman, Jack of Clubs from Set of "Jeu Imperial-Second Empire-Napoleon III" Playing Cards.
Waves Breaking on Beach with Cliffs at Right
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, after 1878
Graphite on cream wove paper
Sketchbook folio

View of rough ocean with cliffs at right.
Red Lion Hotel
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1883
Graphite, black crayon and white heightening on cream paper
Drawing

Hotel in foreground, the name at right, trees, left. Beyond, a bay with sailboats on it. Gulls, upper right.
Border
, ca. 1860
Block-printed and flocked

Narrow border, with stylized floral motif, in pink and gold, on a burgundy flock ground. A gold band runs along the top edge.
Decorative panel
Jules Desfossé, French, active 1851 - 1863, 1856–57
Block-printed on machine-made paper

Statue of an infant, standing on vine-covered pedestal with burgundy cameo in base. Putti is facing right, supporting a basket of vining flowers. Printed on woodgrain background.
Vase
Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967, 1888
Glazed and hand-painted earthenware

Elongated ovoid body, yellow-brown ground shading into olive green at base and neck and lip; body decorated with clusters of yellow trumpet flowers with green leaves and stems; neck encircled by six bands with chevron pattern; flaring, upturned lip; brilliant glaze. Sketch for group of unfinished trumpet flowers on upper portion of body.
Teapot
, 1865–1885
silver, ivory
teapot

Round body, plain round stepped foot and neck; long curved bamboo-shaped spout; looped bamboo-shaped handle; flat domed lid, hooked bamboo-shaped finial; répoussé bamboo pattern on body, with shield engraved "ACML"; lid has répoussé bamboo and acanthus leaf pattern.
Textile
, 19th century
cotton Technique: block printed

Narrow pillars banded with acanthus leaf capitals are festooned with clusters of large red flowers. Smaller groups of flowers appear between the columns. Foliage is blue printed over yellow to make green.
Corsetted Female Torso
, late 19th century
Brass
Matchsafe

In the form of a corsetted female torso, featuring simulated stays and buttons down front of corset, lacing down reverse side; top of corset meets upper part of box where female's bare chest is revealed, hinged at back, it may be flipped open as lid. Small link attached at upper left. Striker on bottom.
Band
, late 18th century
Technique: bobbin lace

Edge of bobbin lace, scalloped edge; late 18th century Buckinghamshire.
Panel
, early 19th century
silk or pineapple fiber, metallic thread (silver metal on yellow silk core) Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Sheer square with embroidered border of alternating up and down repeat of floral sprays and basket. Larger basket with flowering sprays set inside this border at each corner. In multicolored pastel silks, tarnished silver thread. Scalloped edge embroidered in green silk.
Officer on Duty. 2.30 P.M
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1883
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Man standing, hands behind his back, facing away. Titled, Officer on Duty. 2.30 P.M
Sidewall
, 1904
Block-printed on paper

Shaded wine red, baroque scrollwork, flowers on white ground. Printed in selvedge: "Patented Jany 8, 1904." Rococo revival style design.
Band
, ca. 1000–1200
cotton Technique: plain weave with gauze weave

Strip of un-dyed cotton cloth with band containing angular scrolls in cloth weave on twined background; guard strips; cord selvage on one side, to which is hand-sewn fringed border.
Brooch
Carlo Giuliano, Italian, 1831 - 1895, 19th century
Gold, enamel, pearls, diamonds, emeralds

Gold and emamel brooch with four button pearls, twelve diamons, one octagonal emerald, and four square emeralds.
Border
, mid-18th century
Technique: bobbin lace

Bobbin lace joined, bold flowering plants; mid-18th century Valenciennes Fond
Pottery and Glass
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, ca. 1883
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Vases and pitches, some of Persian glass
Three of Hearts
E. Le Tellier, French, active late 19th century, late 19th century
Lithograph on paper
Playing card

Three of Hearts playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. Male bearded figure depicted in outline, wearing oriental dress including a turban. He sits in a meditative pose on a cushion, his legs folded, and smokes from a long pipe. Three heart symbols integrated into his image, the uppermost heart forming a decoration of his turban, the center heart forming decoration at his chest, and the third heart forming his crossed feet.
Textile
, 19th century
horsehair, linen Technique: 5-harness satin weave

Shiny, stiff black fabric woven in satin weave. The warps are heavy brown linen; the wefts are each a single horse hair.
Seated female figure in niche
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Seated female figure in a niche. She looks up to her right and her right arm is crossed over her body.
The South Dome, Yosemite Valley
Thomas Moran, American, b. Britain, 1837–1926, 1887
Etching on tan Japanese paper
Print

Vertical view of the South Dome, at right,  from a high vantage point.  A bird is seen flying at left.
Stylized geometric floral design for printed textile
Louis-Albert DuBois, Swiss, 1752–1818, 1800–1818
Brush and gouache, graphite on white wove paper
Drawing

Pink and white stylized flowers in blue inverted triangles (flower pots) on black brackets, tan ground.
Sidewall
, 1785–95
Block printed on handmade paper

Festoons with birds and vases of flowers, gray background, printed with black, moss green and pink.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Floral bouquet within a scrolling framework; foliate garlands connecting medallions; scrolls and foliate swags across top. Printed in green, burgundy, olive green, and metallic gold on an olive green background
Landscape, Lake Brienz, Interlaken, Switzerland
William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905, 1867
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a lake with mountains in the background.
Design for Wallpaper and Textile: Flowers and Birds
, 19th century
Brush and gouache on cream paper
Drawing

Branch of pink blossoms and leaves oriented diagonally, top to the right. On light gray ground.
"Tinsel Picture": Napoleon and Empress Marie-Louise with the King of Rome
Napoleon Bonaparte, French, 1769 – 1821, ca. 1860
Hand-colored lithograph, with applied, machine-cut, embossed gold paper, shredded mica and pailettes, brush and gouache on thick white wove paper
Print

Napoleon standing with the King of Rome in his arms; Marie-Louise sitting turned away, with a hankerchief to her eyes, in a red robe trimmed with ermine; a screen and portraits behind.
Chalice cover
, 17th century
silk on linen Technique: embroidered in counted double running and Montenegrin cross stitches on plain weave

Cover showing a geometric vine pattern at each end. Small red tassels on all four sides.
Vase
, 18th century
Earthenware

Bulbous footed vase decorated in yellow, green, and brown relief, with pattern of leaves and C-curves.
Frieze
, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper

Drapery swags suspended by floral bouquets; band of ribbon across top. Two borders printed across the width.
Design for Stained Glass Window
Sir John Maxwell, Scottish, 1791–1865, ca. 1860
Brush and watercolor, pen and ink, graphite on paper
Drawing

Three tall vertical panels, with pointed arches, each containing figures, under Gothic canopies. Decorative panels above. Figure of Christ in main panels. Coat-of-arms of Sir John Maxwell in central panel.
Toothpick
, 19th century
Horn or porcupine

1985-103-276-a: Flat paper case for five implements covered with s...;     1985-103-276-b: Straight-sided blade with rounded ends, rounded bo...;     1985-103-276-c: Four tined fork, waisted shoulder, baluster-shaped...;     1985-103-276-d: Toothpick tapering towards both ends.50
L.C. Orrell & Co., Book No. 2
L. C. Orrell & Co., 1906
Machine-printed paper
Sample book

Samples include matched sets of sidewall, frieze and ceiling papers.
Ferns and Ivy
, late 18th - early 19th century
Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire)
Katagami

Ferns and ivy are speratically placed throughout the motif. Small ivy leaves are huddled together in mini clusters attached to long vines connected from top to bottom. Larger ivy leaves are inverted so the veins of the leaf are what remain. The silk threads are cross hatched to support the delicate pattern.
Study of landscape
William Stanley Haseltine, American, 1835–1900, ca. 1855
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Sketch of a small village along a river bank.
Sidewall
, 1875–85
Block-printed on continuous paper

Trellis in shades of metallic gold outlined in black with blossoms in metallic copper and gold, outlined in black.
Man's coat
, 19th century
cotton Technique: quilted plain weave

Man's coat made from two layers of cotton fabric, dyed dark indigo blue on the outside and lighter blue on the inside, quilted in running stitches using a medium blue cotton thread. The quilting pattern on the sleeve is a swastika fret, and on the body a diagonal herringbone.
Fork
, ca. 1675–1700
ivory, steel, brass

Two-tined fork with sharp ribs, baluster-shaped neck with brass ferrule. Ivory handle carved with deep upward spirals, surmounted by a female head with olive wreath with spiral-rolled hair.
“Old" Nice
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1892
Graphite on paper
Drawing

View looking down on houses, close together.
Textile
, ca. 1785
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave

Design illustrating a boat hunt with two scenes alternate with scenes of mounted riders (one blowing a horn) and a groom holding the reins of a woman on horseback and a standing man holding a gun, both drinking a stirrup cup. In red on white.
Album page

One sheet of paper drawn on recto and verso, mounted onto an album page with window cutout to see verso--notes on verso.
Kameyama, Snow Scene, in The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido Gojusan Tsugi-no Uchi)
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, ca. 1834
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color
Print

Snow scene. Right, steep hillsides, snow-laden trees and a procession climbing up to castle. Lower, village. Left, rose-colored glow.
Chest
, 16th–17th century
Wood, metal

Marquetry chest and lock
Embroidered picture
, mid-17th century
silk and metal-wrapped silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in tent, satin, and half cross stitches on plain weave foundation

Illustration of the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife.
Band
, 17th century
silk on linen Technique: embroidered in double running stitch on plain weave, with needle lace edging

Panel made by piecing together two ends of an embroidered towel. The smaller pattern is of a curving vine and pomegranate; the larger pattern has a curving vine and fruiting plant. Embroidered in red on an off-white ground, with red and white lace edging at top and bottom.
Queen of Clubs
E. Le Tellier, French, active late 19th century, late 19th century
Lithograph on paper
Playing card

Queen of Clubs court playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. A female maiden figure wearing a white dress with orange and yellow bodice. She carries freshly-picked flowers in the folds of her skirt. Architectural indications of a town in the background. A black club at upper left corner.
Sampler
, 1744
silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, chain, satin, stem, eyelet, and back stitches on plain weave foundation

Alphabets, numerals, and monograms.  Small Hapsburg eagle in center.  White bands of pattern at bottom.
Seven Sketches of Heads
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1883
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Upper left, sketch of man in profile facing left, with bowler and glasses. Upper center, profile of woman facing left, with hat. Upper right corner, sketch of boy facing viewer with hat. Center, profile of man facing right with high hat. Lower left, profile of man facing right with high hat and mustache. Lower right, profile of man facing right with hat and mustache.
Miser's purse
, 1800–1810
silk, metal beads Technique: netting

Netted brown silk, evenly ornamented with gold beads.  Side opening controlled by two gold rings.  Small gold ball and bead tassel drops at each end.
Band
, 18th century
linen Technique: embroidered with cutwork

Fragment of a band in a loose floral vine pattern with cut areas of woven linen connected by embroidery.
Jaques' Extracts showing Nevada Falls, Yosemite Valley, California
Jaques Atwood & Co., Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1880
Lithograph on heavy white wove paper
Trade card

Card with sepia toned lithographic image of Nevada falls, Yosemite, viewed from below, printed on the recto. Across the upper portion of the card, in an elaborate font are the words "Jaques' Extracts".
The verso provides text relating to the purveyor of groceries, provisions and general baking goods.
Knife with Porcelain Handle
Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory, French, active by 1693 - 1766, 18th century
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, silver, steel
knife

Sabre-shaped blade, plain bolster, small silver ferrule. Pistol-shaped white porcelain handle with dark blue floral and scrolled design.
Fashion Plate from Le Monde Elégant
, 1875
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
Print

Three women on a walk, left, in light and dark brown. Center, in dark gray, with blue plaid trim; at right, in violet. Title and date below.
Sunday Morning
James Joseph Tissot, French, 1836 – 1902, 1883
Etching and drypoint on paper
Print

The half-length figure of a young woman is seen against an outdoor winter setting. She is turned toward the right but looks out at the spectator.
Sketch of Classical Sculpture of the Venus Pudica Type
Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian, ca. 1421-1497, ca. 1475
Silverpoint, heightened with brush and white gouache on laid paper mounted on laid paper
Drawing

Female nude sculptural figure shown from the back. The right leg is shown down to the knee. The left leg is shorter in length and broken irregularly. A wedge, possibly a fragment of the sculpture, connects the leg with a square block. The reverse is not grounded.
Nouvelle suite de cahiers arabesques chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres, no.1
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, 1790–1799
Etching with colored inks à la poupé on off-white laid paper
Print

Figure fishing in exotic landscape.
Panel Design with the Virgin Mary, Jesus, and Saint John
Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, 1654
Etching on laid paper
Print

Decorative panel with the figures of the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus Christ, and Saint John the Baptiste in a landscape, framed within a medallion on drapery tied with ribbons. The medallion is framed by laurel leaf and ribbon molding and a bead course. The plate is signed and numbered.
Rosette mounts
, ca. 1770–75
Gilt bronze

Mounts shaped as round blossoms.
Alpine Landscape
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June - August, 1868
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
drawing

Landscape study showing a view of a mountain range from midway up a steep, lush hillside in the alps of Bavaria, Austria, or Switzerland. In the foreground, a vibrant green grass climbs up the steep slope of a mountain at right, which is partially shaded. This ridge leads to sharp, rocky, and snow-strewn peaks in the background at upper right. The serrated ridge across the valley is entirely enshrouded and seemingly appears as a sheer rock wall. View of the valley at its base is cutoff.
print/book illustration
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, 1650
etching

Two views of the Fontaine des Innocents showing the fountain  facade facing on to the Rue St. Denis (left) and that facing on to the Rue aux Fers (right).  Left facade has bay while right facade has two bays.  Wach bay has a frieze, central rounded arch flanked by two lpilasters and reliefs of nymphs. Below dado is large base from which two faucets provide water.
Design for Doors
Thomas Lainé, French, 1682 – 1739, late 18th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

A printed sheet from a series of thirty designs for moldings, carved frames, doors, chimneys and liturgical objects. A design for a set of double doors, doorcase and overdoor, decorated with a profile portrait in a roundel, framed with shell and acanthus fronds, flowers and a laurel wreathed mascarons of Apollo, flanked by floral fretwork, within an oval panel. Above, more acanthus fronds, rosettes, and C-scrolls with an ornamental molding above. The doors are composed of three framed sections.  Above, small horizontal panels with rosettes and scrolls, large central panels, featuring roundels with central rosettes, strapwork and fretwork, acanthus fronds, shells and C-scrolls, with smaller blank panels bellow. The plate is signed and numbered.
Study for leader of the procession, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1895–1898
Pastel crayon on tracing paper
Drawing

Sketch of a female figure. Sketch similar to -a at right.
LE CHATEAU DE CLAGNY proche de Versailles
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Plan view of the chateau of Clagny with its surrounding formal gardens, parterre planting, fountains and trees. The details are numbered with a description to the left. The plate is signed, titled, and described below, along with a scale.
Elevation of the Facade of a Theater, Paris
Cesare Recanatini, Italian, 1823–1893, ca. 1860
Pen and ink with sepia and gray washes on cream-colored paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Three storied building with a pedimented roof, with a six-columned projecting pedimented portico of Ionic order.
Plate from Frises, Feuillages et Grotesques (Friezes, Foliage and Grotesques)
Stefano della Bella, Italian, 1610–1664, ca. 1645
Etching on laid paper
Print

Horizontal rectangle showing scrolling arabesques, a bucranium (bovine skull), a mask with acanthus leaves, and a sea lion.
Man
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1879–1880
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Sketch of a seated male figure; Verso: Sketch of a donkey.
Fragment
, late 18th century
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Fragment shows a large leafy tree with two grazing cows beneath it. At left, two barking dogs. In red on white ground.
Title page for "Nouvelle Suitte de Cahiers de fleurs iéales"
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, French, 1728–1808, ca. 1760
Etching a la poupée and teal, orange, pink, purple, and aquamarine ink on paper
Print

An enframement of flowers, heart-shaped, in colors, encloses eight lines of the title: "Nouvelle Suite de / Cahiers de fleurs ideales, / a l'usage des dessinateurs / et des peintres, inventés / et dessinés par / jean pillement / gravés par anne Allen"
Wallpaper Design
, 1840–60
Brush and gouache, graphite on white paper
Drawing

A dado is shown at the bottom, an entablature, the bottom molding of which colored green, is on the top. The decoration consists of broad plant motifs alternating with narrow floral stripes. The background is divided into narrow green stripes behind the central parts of the plant motifs, and into broad rose stripes. Two plant motifs are suggested alternatively waved stems with petals and leaves, and leaf boughs; for the stripes are suggested rows of leaves with seeds or vine leaves on a straight stem. A row of petals, which are connected by palm leaves, is laid upon the tops of the stripes.