biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
Allegory of the Triumph of the Church, Second Scene
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, 1595 or before
Recto: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint on laid paper Verso: Pen and brown ink on laid paper
Drawing

Recto: View of a procession with an open chariot moving left, led by a group of figures and animals identified as the Four Evangelists. An ox (symbol of Saint Luke) and a lion (symbol of Saint Mark) walk before the chariot together with an angel (symbol of Saint Matthew). Saint Peter leads the lion, and Saints Paul and James walk nearby. A large eagle (symbol of Saint John) flies overhead at left, the reins in its beak. Seated in the chariot is a haloed female figure (drawn twice in overlapping strokes) holding a book. A second woman kneels before her.  An explanatory inscription in Dutch appears along the bottom margin. Annotations in Italian throughout.
Verso: Dutch inscription
Ceiling paper
Howell and Brothers, 1835 – 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, liquid mica

Small floral sprigs containg a single blue flower interspersed with smaller sprigs in green and metallic gold. Printed on a pale green ground.
Sidewall
Cresswell & Washburn Ltd, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880 - 1900, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, textured, liquid mica

On silvery gray textured ground, floral motifs with scrolls. Rococo style floral design.
Matchsafe
Whitehead & Hoag Company, ca. 1900
metal

Letter: "Wm. Van Varwyck" New Haven, Conn. "Before Buying Cigars..."
Sketches – Lake Como
Arnold William Brunner, American, 1857–1925, 1883
Graphite on paper
Drawing

Vignettes. Sketches of figures and sailboats.
Pleated fan
, late 19th century
Printed and hand-colored paper leaf, drilled and painted bone sticks with metallic foil, mirror on one guard, mother-of-pearl washer at rivet, gilt metal bail

Pleated fan. Printed and hand-colored paper leaf. Obverse:  a Turkish scene showing a seated man reclining with with women, servants and musicians. Reverse: a Renaissance scene showing bobbin lace making and spinning. Drilled and painted bone sticks with metallic foil. Mirror on one guard. Mother-of-pearl washer at rivet and gilt metal bail.
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 a frieze with two putto whose legs terminate in scrolling acanthus arabesques. Below, three masks.
Old Cathedral at Brescia
Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, Italian, 1774–1843, early 19th century
Pen and bistre ink, brush and sepia wash on paper
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. Interior of Old Cathedral at Brescia, view of domed center part.
BACCUS
Claude Gillot, French, 1673–1722, 1729–37
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Plate of arabesques with the figure of Bacchus at the center under a baldachin. The plate is signed and numbered.
Eight Tailpiece Designs
Charles Eisen, French, 1720–1778, 1759–80
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Eight individual designs for tailpieces featuring putti or children and female figures. The vignettes depict different scenes and settings including pastoral scenes with putti playing in landscapes. Two of the tailpieces feature putti with a female figure in clouds with cornucopia, flowers, and a wheel (upper left, and lower right). Top right: putti in two boats. Lower left: putti looking at a large print and below a putto dressed as a jester with other putti.
Textile
, 19th century
cotton Technique: printed on plain weave

Alternating vertical bands with flowers and birds in polychrome. Narrow band has roosters, chickens and turkeys resting on clusters of flowers. Wider band has large baskets of flowers alternating with an exotic bird on a branch.
Two Designs for Iron Gates
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Designs for two iron gates decorated with motifs including portrait medallions, guilloche with rosettes, scrolls, and garlands. The plate is signed.
Plans et Elevations de deux corps de Bibliothèques aux côtés d'une Porte à deux ventaux
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, 1774
Engraving on laid paper
Print

Elevation of a library with a two-leaf door at center. The interior is decorated with ornament motifs including portrait medallions with draped garland, and an overdoor panel with an allegorical female figure reading and holding instruments of geometry. The plate is signed.
Fourbisseur, Armes Modernes
J.R. Lucotte, French, 1733 – 1784, 1762
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Print

Plate with six designs for swords and ten details of sword components. Each object is numbered and lettered. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Elevation and Plan of a House Façade
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1780-1789
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design and elevation of a multi-story building with engaged, fluted columns with Ionic capitals, and a traingular pediment carved with orament detail. The plate is signed and numbered.
LE TRIANON ou PAVILLON DE ST CLOUD
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, 1681–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

A view of a grand garden pavilion building set into a hill framed by trees, fountains, and potted plants. In the foreground, a parterre and more fountains, trees, and potted plants. Figures throughout the gardens. The plate is titled with a short description of the building.
Louis XV
M.H. Birge & Sons Co., 1834, 1910–20
Machine-printed
Sidewall

This design is composed of bunches and sprays of roses entwined about rococo scrolls edged with acanthus leaves. It is reminiscent of the Louis XV period (1723-77). The orginal, from which this is a reproduction, was imported from France to Quebec over 100 years ago and was used in one of the oldest houses of that city. Printed on reverse side: "No 322CB". Printed in margin: "Louis XV - drop pattern - Birge Made in U.S.A. #2935". Not printed in original colors.
Design for ceiling decoration
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 18th century
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Horizontal rectangle. The lower part is a variation of the scheme of -1522. The supports consist of fluted consoles upon which two children are seated beside a flower pot in front of a shell at right. Half of a similar motif is upon the support at left. A landscape with a Doric temple in ruins and pyramids are shown. The upper part suggests an ovoidal painting in rich framing. At right is an imaginary arch double the width of that at left.
Gaines
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Designs for three pedestals decorated with ornament motifs including wave pattern, acanthus leaves, fluting, rose garland, egg and dart, portrait medallion, bound lead, lamb tongue, and rosettes. The plate is signed.
Towel cover
Maria Schultz, 1838
cotton (?) on linen Technique: embroidered

Towel cover with name, date, stars, plants, birds, and crowns embroidered in cross stitch.
Beaker
Joseph Théodore Deck, French, 1823 - 1891, ca. 1870
Earthenware

An earthenware beaker in a rich blue glaze. This piece has a floral like pattern around the top, and a similar pattern below.
Cotopaxi Erupting, Viewed from Quito, Ecuador
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, June 1857
Oil and graphite on tan paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of an erupting Cotopaxi, as seen from the hill known as the Panecillo in Quito, Ecuador. The foreground and middle distance are left unfinished. In the distance at left, the conical peak of Cotopaxi visibly spews plumes of brown and white ash and smoke, which disperse as they drift to the right. Stretching in front of the volcano is the rugged, serrated ridge of the extinct volcano known as Pasochoa. Other sharp, barren ridges are visible at right. The sky above is clear and blue.
Table with Alternative Designs
Unknown, ca. 1600
Pen and brown ink,brush and wash, graphite on laid paper
Drawing

Elevation of a table, the base in the form of fantastic animals with rinceaux. At left, a tablet reading "SP".
Plate from Opus de ludicro picturae genere (A Work About the Playful Style of Painting)
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau the Elder, French, ca. 1515 - after 1584, ca. 1562
Engraving on white paper
Print

A bird is shown in the center. Birds, griffins, satyrs, dragons, mermaids with masks. A medallion showing two horses grazing before a town.
The Virgin, Child and Saint Anne
Luigi Schiavonetti, ca. 1790–1805
Stipple engraving on brown paper with white highlights
Print

The two saints look downward, toward the right, the Chist child rests his head on his right hand, his eyes also looking to the right.
Woman
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1877
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Two sketches of a female figure wearing a long dress.
An Artist Drawing by Lamplight
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1800–1820
Black chalk on heavy wove paper
Drawing

A heavily draped figure, seated, facing left draws upon a slanted surface resting in his lap. At left, a long pole supports the lamp illuminating the writing surface, leaving much of the figure in shadow.
Les Deux Avares (The Two Misers)
, 1770
Engraved hand-colored and painted paper leaf, turned wood handle
Handscreen

Handscreen with paper leaf and turned wood handle. Obverse: engraved and hand-colored medallion shows a woman pouring a man a drink outside a building, at night. Reverse: dialogue from the opera "Les Deux Avares (The Two Misers)" by André Grétry.
Dolphin Fountain Ornament Design
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811, 1776–89
Crayon manner etching on paper
Print

Arabesque ornament design in the form of a fountain with water pouring out from the mouths of two dolphins, on a shell motif with foliate branches, reeds, scrolling leaves (rinceaux), rosettes, and a festoon of shells. The plate is numbered.
Decoration of an Apartment
, ca. 1790
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

Wall elevations in a sequence of five connected rooms. Ceilings are shown to scale directly above.
Veüe du Chasteau de Vaux le Vicomte du côte de l’Entrée
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, late 17th century
Etching on laid paper
Print

Bird's-eye view of the chateau of Vaux le Vicomte in France, from its front façade view with courtyard, surrounding moat and formal gardens featuring fountains, basins, jets of water, parterre planting, avenues, and trees. Figures throughout the grounds. Figures, horseman, and horse drawn carriages arriving in the foreground from the road and in the courtyard. The plate is titled and signed.
L’HÔPITAL DE ST. LOUIS
Gabriel Perelle, French, 1604–1677, 1670–1703
Etching on laid paper
Print

Bird's-eye view of the Hôpital de St. Louis. A set of buildings, inner courtyard, surrounded by a wall with a road leading towards the entrance in the foreground. Small crops on either side of the road. Figures, horsemen, and a horse drawn carriage on the road and within the grounds. Details are numbered with a legend below. The plate is titled with a legend.
Box
, early 19th century
Gilt silver, painted cardboard, glass

Metal box with painting of Capital, Washington, under glass on lid.
Glass bottle
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1879
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Partially filled glass bottle with stopper. Above, unfinished sketch of a young figure.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk, metallic thread Technique: brocaded plain weave, decorative slashing

Metallic band with rounded points similar to reticella lace on a brown ground.
Design for a Bed Alcove, Perspective
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, ca. 1800
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Drawing

Another suggestion for the same problem dealt with in 1901-39-1494. The elevation of the alcove is like that of a circular vaulted pavilion with two Ionic columns and laterally two pilasters supporting the entablatures. Draped curtains in the three entrances. The wall behind the roof is straight. In the foreground, at right, is a part of a door of the room. The decoration of the walls and of the ceiling is outlined. The room has a dado, vertically divided into panels; so are the walls. Festoons are in the upper  frieze. A door corresponds, at left, to the right one.
Mountain Summit, Mexico
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, February 25, 1890
Graphite on gray-green wove paper
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of a rugged mountain summit in Mexico. Dominating the composition at center, the peak's rocky ridges cast dark shadows on its flanks. The mountain has one sharp summit at upper center and shorter one beside it at left. At lower center, an isolated sketch of a plant that resembles an agave is included.
Pair of earrings
, 1860–70
Hair, gold

A pair of earrings with leafs dangling oval globes, weaved in hair, set in gold.
Clef en armoirie et avec tete
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Two designs for keystones over curved doorways. The top keystone has a coat of arms and draped garland. The bottom keystone is in the form of a mascaron over a scroll with draped leaf garland. The plate is signed.
Sepulchral Monument for Writer Zacharia
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, after 1795
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite, on blued-white laid paper
Drawing

Obliquely and incompletely shown. A base with the inscription between festoons, at the front side; a relief of a procession of women at the lateral side. 

Inscription:
QUI.GIACE.ZACHARIA.BRAVO/ SCRITTORE.CHE.IN.TUTTO/ IL.MONDO.CONCITO.SI.RESE

An urn tops a sphere, covered by clouds at bottom. Genii with trumpets sit crosswise at the corners on top of the clouds.
Sunset over the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1861
Brush and oil on canvas backed with paper
Drawing

Landscape and atmosphere sketch showing a view of the Hudson Valley at sunset, perhaps following a storm. Billowing clouds in a dull purple are backlit by the sun and a brightly illuminated sky, while, below, a crimson red defines the sky at the horizon. The Catskill Escarpment is visible in the background at left, while a lush, green landscape with a tree fills the foreground along the lower margin.
Plate from 12 Stick Zum Verzaighnen Stechen Ver Fertigt (Set of Twelve Designs for Engraved Vessels)
Bernhard Zan, Germany, active ca. 1580, 1580
Punch engraving, pen and black ink on off-white laid paper
Print

On a simple vase-like form, elaborate strap-work contains fruit and flowers above an escutcheon containing the title of the set.
Trophy Design
François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1748 - 1797, 1768
Etching on paper
Print

An ornamental hanging trophy design incorporating a watering jug, rake, baskets, foliate branches, flowers, grapes, a mask (mascaron), flaming torch, and a quiver of arrows. At the top, an oval medallion depicting two putti in a landscape with a vase. The plate is signed and dated.
Man
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1857–1903
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Recto: Partial sketch of a male figure; Verso: Sketch of two male figures.
Le Doge Loredan
Paul-Edme Lerat, French, 1849 - 1892, 1877
Etching in black ink on tan paper
Print

An elderly man, wearing a skull cap, is seen in left profile, bust length. Inscribed, bottom center: "P. Le Rat '77". Remarque, lower right.
Band
, 17th century
linen, cotton, silk Technique: long-armed cross stitch embroidery

Design of scrolling stem with leaves in long-armed cross stitch.
Architectural Interior Elements; Verso: Anatomical Studies
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1814–18
Pen and ink over traces of graphite on laid paper
Drawing

Three studies of ceilings with grotesques; five studies of moldings; study of partition with statue; perspective view with standing figure. On verso: five anatomical studies of feet and toes.
Clef en console
Juste-François Boucher, French, 1736 – 1782, ca. 1775
Engraving on off white laid paper
Print

Two designs for keystones in the form of brackets. The keystone on the top is carved with a leaf and has garland draped around it. The bottom keystone is carved with a rosette and ribbon twist with leaves. The plate is signed.
Goat
Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1879
Graphite on wove paper
Drawing

Two sketches of a goat's head.
Design for an Embroidered or Woven Border of the "Fabrique de St. Ruf"
Fabrique de Saint Ruf, Lyon, France, 1800–1825
Brush and white gouache on glazed tracing paper
Drawing

A vertical row of obliquely shown lace ovals with pairs of leaves on top and at the bottom separated by two beads. Written in black ink, bottom left: "JD".
Mount
, early 19th century
Brass, zinc

Square. Triangular plate of brass, with repoussé figure of Nike and cloud, surrounded by plain flat zinc.
Balance cock / coque de montre
, 18th century
Gilt brass

Keyhole-shaped. Circular upper portion containing pierced ornament of foliated scrolls, centered with an engraved rosette. Lower portion with engraved mask, rosettes and scrolls.
Overlooking Hebron, Palestine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, February 13-15, 1868
Oil paint and graphite on paperboard
drawing

Landscape sketch showing a view of Hebron, Palestine from an elevated perspective. A rectangular space, possibly a roof, is shown in foreground with some kind of hive-shaped structure. Beyond a slope in the foreground, the city of Hebron is visible in the middle distance, nestled at the floor of a mountain valley. Several rectilinear structures are discernable at center. Dry, rugged hills rise behind the city, leading to a view of a cloud sky along the upper margin.
Design for a Fantastic Goblet
Jan Lutma, Dutch, ca. 1584 - 1669, 1630–60
Chalk, brush and wash, gouache on paper
drawing

Vertical Rectangle. The foot consists of a fantastic fish upon which a mermaid stands supporting a fantastic shell in which a woman sits. She shoulders a reed spike. A child kneeling behind her puts a shell as a helmet upon her head.
Fishermen on a Rock
Francis Hopkinson Smith, American, 1838–1915, September 8, 1878
Charcoal, black and white chalk on gray laid paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of two fishermen, with one standing and one sitting, beside a mountain pool at left.
Landscape
Charles Nicolas Ransonnette, French, 1793 - 1877, ca. 1855
Black crayon, brush and grey and black water colors and white oxidized heightening on paper
Drawing

A ditch winds through a bushy country.
Cherry Blossom Viewing
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858, 1797-1858
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Print

A springtime print shows brilliant cherry blossoms and beautifully dress women enjoying nature. Flocks of ducks are displayed playing in the water as a man (bottom right) sits patiently, waiting for people to buy souvenirs.
Elevation of a Wall
, ca. 1800
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper
Drawing

At left, a door frame with a feathered overdoor crest. The decoration of the wall consists of a dado labelled "Zoccolo", and of a rose colored wall. Below the entablature is green cloth knotted and hung with beaded festoons. At center a feathered crest. Scale below.
Wallpaper Design
, 1840–60
Brush and gouache, graphite on white paper
Drawing

A dado is shown at the bottom, an entablature on top. The green panel is decorated with candelabra of two alternating designs, the motifs of which are staggered. One candelabrum consists of flower boughs, the other of elaborated palmette motifs. On top is a garland consisting of brown vine leaves, the upper of which are shown against a dark brown background.
Mt. Katahdin from the North Basin, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, September 1877
Oil and graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape study showing a view of Mt. Katahdin, the Great Basin, and Hamlin Ridge from the northern ridge of Howes Peaks in Maine (part of the same massif as Katahdin). In the immediate foreground at left and right, rocky cliffs descend precipitously and frame the scene. In the middle distance below, the heavily wooded North Basin is shown with the dual-lobed Blueberry Pond near the lower margin at center. The exposed Hamlin Ridge is shown at center right, while the rugged northern face of Katahdin dominates the view at center. Fall colors are visible in the foliage on its lower slopes. Above, a few puffy clouds hang in an otherwise open sky.
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
Marco Dente, Italian, 1486 - 1527, ca. 1525
Engraving on paper
Print

Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius in side view on a pedestal. The figures face left. In background, wall of Rome, ruins of the mausoleum of Augustus.
Obverse and Revese: Sacred and Profane Love
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, 1820-1850
Pen and bistre ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Left, the Virgin is seated beside the youthful Christ, who has His back turned toward the spectator. Right, a seated man embraces a nude woman, who attempts to repulse him. Verso: similar composition, with placement of figures reversed.
Plan Général de Falquensloust bâtie par Feir S.A.S.E. de Cologne dans le Parc de Brüell surnomé Augustembourg
François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, 1695 - 1768, 1770
Etching and engraving on paper
Print

A plan for a building set within a park landscape with a legend to the right and a scale below. The title is lettered within a headpiece set within a landscape surrounded by putti with pastoral and artistic motifs, with a coat of arms above. The plate is titled, dated, and numbered.
Borders (five)
, 19th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (late Valenciennes ground)

Blackberries sprinkled in field above border of plants which form angular border; square mesh
Decorative door boss and nail
, 16th–17th century
Wrought iron

Flat, square mount, pierced, shaped and embossed into a quadrant design derived from earlier leaf patterns. Notched square nail head on square shank.
Design of Main Altar
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1746-1809
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

The lower part is a variation of -1369, the round pedestals having a smaller diameter, the connecting walls being longer. Statues stand upon the pedestals. In the center of the retable is a picture of an Ascension. On either side are three columns, the central one is projecting. Above the entablature is a framed panel with a representation. Beside it are two sitting angels. On top of it is a base with two angels, adoring the cross, which is supported by a kneeling figure. Usual background.
Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France)
Jean Joseph Dubois, French, 1798 - 1841, 1821
Cast bronze
Medal

Bust of Jean-Rodolphe Perronet (1708 -1794), to the right.
Design for a Frame or Molding
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 frame or molding, decorated in relief with acanthus leaf fronds, flowers, foliage, scrolls, rosettes and shell ornament. With a section of the molding in the upper right corner. The plate is signed and numbered.
Project for a Ceiling
Mauro Antonio Tesi, Italian, 1730 - 1766, ca. 1760
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Quarter of a ceiling design. View of an entablature and balustrade suspended at the side by an arch. Term figures carry fruit and baskets.
Border
, 1850–65
Block-printed and flocked

Intertwined cables of laurel, in green flock, and close-folded acanthus; viridian field, and simulated bead molding across top and bottom. Printed in buff, brown, greens and gilt, with green flock.
Title Page
Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796, 1773
Crayon-manner with red ink on laid paper
Print

Title page and studies of nine mouths from different angles, some with noses and teeth visible from a series of figure studies for the education of artists and amateurs, printed in red ink in the crayon manner. The plate is numbered and signed