biglam/cooper-hewitt-alt-text huggingface dataset:
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Nicolaus van Aelst, Flemish, ca. 1527 - 1613, after 1609
Engraving on paper
Print

The Holy Family is placed at right: Virgin is kneeling in front of the Child; Joseph is feeding the donkey. At left, shepherds. Two angels behind the Child. Inscribed, lower left: "Annibal Caracius fecit et inue."; lower right: "Nic uan Aelst fec." Cut within plate mark.
Among the Blue Mountains, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, July 1865
Brush and oil, graphite on paperboard
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing the expansive, rugged topography of the Blue Mountains in Jamaica. Shaded, sloping ridge at left gives way to lower elevation ridges and hillsides that extend into the distance. Blue Mountain Peak visible in background at left. Sky is mostly concealed behind gray and white puffy clouds.
Figure in Forest
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, 1750–1775
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Drawing

Foreground stands one man with a backpack and walking stick. Middleground consists of a large protruding tree trunk and three figures in a circle. Background consists of brush.
Handscreen
, late 18th century
Engraved and hand-colored paper leaf, turned wood handle

Handscreen with a paper leaf engraved with a scene of a man playing flute and a woman holding a music score in a garden setting, surrounded by garlands and a lattice border. Reverse: hand-painted landscape with a waterfall.
Beheading of Saint Paul
Domenico Mondo, Italian, 1723 - 1806, late 18th century
Black chalk, brush and gray, white wash on gray-blue paper, lined
Drawing

Several figures standing on an uneven surface, possibly a stairway, including an executioner at left wearing military garb with his hand on his hip. A hermit is addressing him, from the right. Additional sketchy figures (possibly angels) in the upper half of the composition above. The drawing is squared with black chalk for enlargement.
Plan du Premier Étage du Château Royal de Lunéville.
Emmanuel Héré de Corny, French, 1705–1763, 1753
Engraving on laid paper
Bound print

Plan of the first floor of the royal castle at Lunéville. At center right is a lettered key of the rooms; at lower center is a scale bar of "8 Toises."
Ottamane ou Lit de Repos à l’Italienne
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, late 18th century
Etching and engraving on blue paper
Print

Two designs for ottomans or daybeds upholstered with floral motifs, and drapery with hanging tassels. The frames are carved with scrolling leaves, running patterns, and rosettes, with a feather finial. A scale below. The plate is titled, numbered, and signed.
Stuart Monument
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, 1793
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
Drawing

The architectural setting is drawn correspondingly to the lower part of that in 1938-88-1339. The sarcophagus stands upon a pedestal, whose front panel is decorated with a relief. Two putti sit in the front of the sarcophagus, raising the central part of a garland. The inscription is intended for the front of the sarcophagus, which is mostly covered by a fringed cloth. On top is a medallion with the bust portrait of a bearded man, supported by two crowned female allegories. The left is sitting, the right kneeling. The latter helps with her right hand; the putti support the crown.
Design for Serving Table of Mahogany with Ball and Claw Feet
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Rectangular table top with 2 drawers at front and conforming lower shelf; raised on 4 bracket-shaped straight legs terminating in scrolling ball and claw feet with acanthus leaf motifs at tops; backsplash.
Design for Oak Cabinet in Three-Quarter View
A.N. Davenport Co., 1900–05
Graphite on thin cream paper
Drawing

Three-quarter view of tri-partite, semi-lunar, glass-front cabinet with flattened central panel and 3 shelves; central front panel flanked by fluted pilaster-like elements supporting carved top; body rests on 4 short, carved cabriole legs terminating in ball-and-claw feet.
Dish, from a Dessert Service
Spode Ceramic Works, English, established 1776, 1821–1833
porcelain (feldspar), vitreous enamel, gold
dish

1959-155-2-b: Oval dish with rim extended at short ends to form ...
Design for Stained Glass Window: Over Main Entrance - Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863–1961, late 19th century
Brush and wash, gouache, graphite on paper mounted on tan illustration board
Drawing

Lunette filled with multicolored glass; interior a lute flanked by pink C-curves.
Fragment
, mid-19th century
silk, metallic thread

Purple satin ribbon with picot edges. Allover ornament of small silver stars formed of flat strips of metal clipped through the fabric.
Table runner
Unknown, ca. 1910
acetate, cotton Technique: embroidered on plain weave

Off-white oval table runner has a double border outlined in tan stem stitches that contains small groups of red stitchwork. A cluster of conventionalized red roses embellishes both ends.
Rain cloak (kappa)
, 1850–60
cotton (recycled fiber) Technique: plain weave Label: plain woven cotton warp with recycled cotton weft

Cape-like raincoat made of sixteen shaped gores with a stand-up collar. At the neck are cord ties with bone clasps; both are reinforced. At the waist is a cord loop with a circular reinforcement. The cord is knotted through the front of the coat. The coat was woven with very fine dark blue warps while the recycled cotton wefts are much thicker with varied shades of blue. The lining is an indigo-dyed double ikat of hand-spun yarns with a small repeating pattern.
Side chair and slip seat
, ca. 1820
mahogany,poplar,horse hair

Back legs flat-sided, front legs flat excepting rounded front face; Legs curve outward toward bottom, and back legs incline toward each other at bottom. Corner posts of back in a double curve terminating at top in an elementary volute form. Flat  top rail bowed toward back, slightly arched, with rectangular panel of inset veneer surrounded by beading. Splat horizontal, composed of small oblong faced with veneer, flanked on either side by horizontal coupled C-scrolls deeply curved with foliage, terminating in volutes. Seat flares from back to front with straight edges.
Study of Two Herons
Henry Bernard Chalon, English, 1770 - 1849, 1820–1849
Black crayon on paper
Drawing

One is shown at left, in profile turned toward right and walking. The other stands upon a branch of a tree.
Drawing
Leonardo Scaglia, Italian, 1640 – 1650, 1620-1630
Pen, ink, brush, grey water color. Paper

Horizontal rectangle. At left an acanthus scroll with two spirals, springing from a plant, at right.
Fragment
, 18th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace

Fragment of Valenciennes lace has a conventionalized branch and leaf border. Round mesh and straight edges.
Lamp
, 12th–13th century
Earthenware, glaze

Pyriform body on foot. Tall flaring neck pierced in lattice form with all openings filled in with glaze but one. Four small spouts springing from body. Turquoise glaze, opaque and iridescent,  over coarse whitish clay.
Textile
, late 17th century–early 18th century
cotton on cotton Technique: embroidery

Border for an alb. Very sheer white cotton; embroidered in white cotton. Design symmetrically arranged, of delicate flowering vine, originating in an urn; below dogs and lions rampant, above birds. Second motif: shield with figure of a child on a wheel. Above shield, helmet with closed visor.
Panel
, 18th century
silk and metallic thread on linen (confirmed by microscope) Technique: embroidered

Embroidered wall hanging with silk and metallic-wrapped threads. Overall meandering floral motif with center motif of two metallic vases with flowers sprouting out. Edge is scalloped with each scallop holding a single flower.
Portrait of Louis Michel Le peletier de Saint-Fargeau
Pierre-Michel Alix, French, 1762 - 1817, ca. 1798-1815
Colored engraving, possibly aquatint on paper
Print

In an oval enframement is the bust portrait of the Revolutionary figure, Louis Michel Le peletier de Saint-Fargeau (1760-1793), turned slightly to the right.
Fragments
, ca. 1835
silk, metallic yarns Technique: satin weave patterned with discontinuous supplementary weft (brocaded) in twill weaves

Length of woven silk with a design of branches with large exotic fruits and flowers. In shades of blue, green, yellow, peach, and red, with silver metallics, on an off-white ground.
Certificate: Navy Department Discharge
William McFaul, July 18, 1865
Engraving in black ink on paper
Print

Vertical rectangle. An engraved certificated issued by the Navy Department. ''...Having served with fidelity in the United States Navy from the 13th day of February, 1864 to the present day, you are hereby honorably discharged...''
Fringe
, 17th century
silk Technique: woven

Yellow fringe with a plain-woven heading and a skirt of looped threads graduated to form scallops.
Flowers in a Vase
Mathurin Duchesne, 1630/48 – ?, 1650–75
Engraving Support: white laid paper, lined with cotton or linen cloth
Print

The vase containing live flowers stands in the center of a fountain basin half of which is shown; the vase is supported by a base with dolphins, from the mouths of whom water pours; two harpies who are connected by a joint festoon form the handles of the vase.
bank note
, September 1875
Colored inks on white paper

Horizontal rectangle. Bank note for cinq piastres, La Banque Nationale d'Haiti number 05093. Figure of a woman holding a balance and sword, left; medallion portrait of an officer, right.
Print
, About 1720
Black ink on white paper

Vertical rectangle. A tall window is shown with and without added grille-work, in alternate suggestion. In the foreground, two steps are flanked by potted shrubs. Title page of suite: ''Neu Faconfirte Fenster Verkleidung ...'' Below, title and designer's name.
Panel
, 17th century
cotton, wool Technique: crewel embroidery in satin, stem, knotting and other stitches

Panel, approximately square, of tan cotton twill, embroidered in several shades of green, blue, brown, ochre and red wool yarns. Symmetrical pattern of leaves, fruit, hillocks with flowering trees, and at the top, a large flower with confronted birds on either side. Narrow border of green and ochre stripes.
Fringe
, 16th century
silk Technique: plain weave

Pink, gray, yellow and white fringe with a woven heading and skirt thread arranged to form stripes.
Fragment
, 17th century
linen Technique: bobbin lace (continuous tape with net added)

Wavy ribbon like floral design. Hexagonal mesh ground.
Drawing
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, 1790-1795
Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream laid paper

At left: A woman carrying a child with her left arm approaches on an altar from left. She turns backwards to take incense or grain from a bowl carried by a girl. At right: a woman pours wine upon an altar from a pitcher, coming from right. Her left arm is put around the neck of a boy carrying a lighted torch. Written above as in -3437, ''venere''. Reverse: unfinished ink sketch of the outlines of the panels.
A Praying Monk
, 1800–1830
Pen and ink, brush and sepia on paper
Drawing

A monk kneels, facing right with hands in prayer.
Shawl
, 1800–1850
cotton Technique: buttonhole, satin, and stem stitches on plain weave; deflected element work

White-on-white embroidered shawl in a sheer fabric with an Indian style border of four floral motifs in large boteh or paisley shapes at each end. Sparsely dotted field with embroidered scalloped edge capped with flowers on all four sides.
Textile
, ca. 1740
silk, metal-wrapped silk-core yarns of three types Technique: warp-faced plain weave ground with discontinuous supplementary weft patterning (brocaded) Label: silk brocaded with metallic yarns

Length of white silk brocaded with three types of gold metallic yarns, with large C-shaped curves and exotic leaves and flowers.
Costume Design: Fairbanks Twins, for Ziegfeld Follies of 1920
Charles LeMaire, American, 1897–1985, 1920
Brush and watercolor, gold and silver paint, graphite on heavy paper
Drawing

Vertical rectangle. Woman standing against yellow rectangular background wearing a tall blue and silver turban and short costume, holding the train in her left hand.
Chef des Samar de Tlevang Raptan
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, 1731
Etching on paper
Print

An older man seated crossed legged, wearing a hat within a garden landscape. Trees to the right and a planted vase to the left. The plate is signed, titled, and numbered.
Textile
Oberkampf & Cie., Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1759–1815, 1783–89
cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave (note that the printing plate was wider than the fabric; the printing goes over the selvedge at the right)

Repeating pattern of birds perched in a tree; butterflies, rockery, nest with eggs. Red on white.
Blotter
Louis Comfort Tiffany, American, 1848–1933, ca. 1910-20
Glass, bronze

1997-11-4/9: Six-piece desk set of favrille glass and bronze in...;     1997-11-8-a,b: One piece of a six-piece desk set. Rectangular blo...
Design for a Fan Leaf
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, 1723-1735
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

Sheet of arabesque ornament for a fan leaf. The design features a dog and a couple sitting in a landscape, with the man playing a flute for the listening woman. Other decorative motifs of the design include dolphins, garlands, horns, lozenges, a fountain, reeds, and sheep. The plate is signed and numbered.
LA DEESE
Antoine Watteau, French, 1684–1721, 1723-1735
Etching on laid paper
Bound print

Page of arabesque ornamentation framing a central vignette of the goddess Diana borne upon a cloud, a woman hunting with a spear and a dog in the midground, and an architectural arched doorway in the background. The scene is framed by branches, drapery, and scrolls. The plate is signed.
Fragment
, 17th century
silk Technique: supplementary warps forming raised pile in plain weave foundation (velvet)

Quadrangular mosaic pattern in green.
Ribbon
, late 19th century
silk, cotton Technique: plain weave

Dark gray ribbon with self-color floral and chevron pattern.
Les Portiques D'Athenes
Dufour et Leroy, ca. 1810
Block printed on machine-made paper, applied border
Scenic - panel

One of series, Les Portiques d'Athénes. Mountains in background; buildings among trees in middle distance; in foreground, dog barking at man riding on a donkey, and boy seated against a monument. Architectural border in yellow and blue.
Chesterfield
Scalamandré, New York, New York, USA, founded 1929, 1865
Screen printed
Sidewall

On light brown ground, small repeating stencil-like pattern: diamond-diaper formed by beige flower forms, scrolls, etc. with red flower centered in each opening. Printed in margin: "Chesterfield Design wp8640 Scalamandre Wallpaper."
Fragment
, 16th century
silk Technique: brocatelle

Pattern of upright blossoms and curling floral sprigs in cream on a dark yellow ground.
Ceiling paper
Benton, Heath & Co., Hoboken, New Jersey, 1875 - 1917, 1905–1915
Machine-printed paper, applied mica flakes

Flitter ceiling paper with repeating design of square acanthus medallions, with foliate scrolls on each of four sides connecting to other square medallions. Printed in applied mica flakes on light green ground.
Portrait of Adam-Frans van der Meulen
Pierre-Louis van Schuppen, 1627 - 1702, 1687
Etching on paper in black ink
Print

Bust length portrait of the painter, Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632-1690). The head in frontal view, the body in side view to right. His is wearing a long curly wig. His lace and ribbon necktie visible from under his loosely worn coat.
Kain panjang (long sarong)
, 19th century
cotton Technique: wax resist dyeing (batik) on plain weave

Long sarong (kain panjang) printed with an all-over pattern of sparsely used flower and leaf designs in white-dotted indigo blue and brown on a light tan ground, which is evenly divided into small all-over geometric pattern of diagonally striped squares ("isen" motif).
Border
, late 18th century
linen Technique: needle lace, 6-sided reworked ground

Border with a design  of dots and leaves powdered over the ground. Edging is a narrow garland of ribbon and sprays.
Textile
, early 19th century
silk on cotton Technique: stem, padded overcasting, satin, speckling, and knot stitches on gauze weave

White gauze embroidered in lustrious off-white silk. Design shows nymphs tormeting Cupid. One holds arrows and quiver, one ties his wings while a third restrains his hands. The fourth wraps something around her knee.
table
, late 18th century
wood, carved, painted, gilded
Miniature

Miniature table made of chestnut with a near circular top marbleized and carved in one piece with frieze rail which has beading on lower edge and free hanging flower garlands suspended by rings.  Four tapering, spirally fluted legs terminating in baluster feet.  Painted grayish white and gilt in parts.
Sidewall
Desfossé et Karth, French, 1863, 1850–60
Block-printed paper

On white ground trellis work of thick brown branches with oversized ivy leaves entwined.
St. Clare on façade of S. Silvestro in Capite
Giuseppe Mazzoni, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Drawing after statue by Giuseppe Mazzoni of St. Clare on the façade of S. Silvestro in Capite. She wears a nun's habit and holds lantern. She turns her head to her left and looks downward.
Border
, 1840
Block-printed and flocked on satin ground

On pastel green ground, narrow border with cable molding or twisted rope pattern illusionistically shaded, rope made of one deep red and four deep green flocked strands. Between two small flocked ropes along edges.
Butter Dish in the Shape of a Folded Napkin
Simpson, Hall, Miller, & Co., Wallingford, Connecticut,1866 – 1898, ca. 1880
silver plated, metal, gold
butter dish

Butter dish in the shape of a folded napkin with each of the four corners folded. The basin is centered and monogrammed.
Cup and Saucer, from a Tea Service
Spode Ceramic Works, English, established 1776, 19th century
porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold
cup and saucer

1992-5-55-a,b: Cup has handle with raised spur. Exterior decorate...
Plate 12, Femina Veneta (Venetian Woman), Diversarum Nationum Ornatus Cum Suis Iconibus
Alessandro Fabri, Italian, active late 16th century, 1593
Engraving on laid paper
Print

A woman is depicted in what appears to be Venetian commedia dell'arte costume, wearing a long dress with an elaborate collar and a pattern incorporating swirling forms. She is shown combing her long wavy hair, below which appears to be a large, round hat. She faces a square stool on the left with a framed picture showing a face on top and holds a round object in her lap. A dog sits on the floor beneath her, and an object that looks like a vase or some other kind of vessel appears at left. Rays of light are emanating from the top left corner; the woman faces left and looks upwards towards them.
Study of candelabras
Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70
Red chalk on paper
Drawing

Study of two candelabras
Textile
, mid- 18th century
silk Technique: twill weave

Ivory-colored silk with a monochrome pattern of S-meanders and stylized floral sprigs.
Floor paper
, 1875–1906
Machine-printed on paper

Printed two across, wood grain design similating parquet floor, in zig-zag pattern.
Project for a Fountain with Alternative Suggestions
, 1775–1800
Graphite, brush and bistre, gray watercolor on paper
Drawing

Elevation of a fountain. In the middle of the basin, is a figure of a reclining water god. Along the central axis, to either side of the figure, are two Doric columns. The left one has an angular pedestal with dolphins at the corners, water pouring from their mouths. The two columns are fluted and covered in two rows of friezes: the lower row is broad, with a carved figural narrative, while the upper row is smaller, and with an inscription "NON PLVS". The right column stands with two pedestals, the lower of which is round, the upper square with eagles, supporting festoons at the corners. The fluted column in its lower part surrounded by an angularly broken frieze with figures. The columns are topped by point finials and surrounded by one more band corresponding to the lower ones.
Sidewall - fragment
, 1825–35
Block-printed

Horizontal rectangle, probably part of a bandbox. Field diapered, and bordered right and left, in darker blue. In center, three figures in Turkish costumes, with ground line of foliage and darker blue background.
Buttons
, 19th century
brass and banded agate

circular, convex brass buttons; each button ornamented with six discs of banded agate; brass shanks.
Trophy Design
Pierre Ranson, French, 1736–1786, 1778
Etching on laid paper
Print

Pastoral themed trophy design incorporating foliate branches, basket of flowers, festoon of flowers, rake, and a bagpipe or musette. The plate is signed and numbered.
Square Rigger in a Stormy Sea
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910, ca. 1895
Charcoal on paper
Drawing

Horizontal view of a square-rigger in a stormy sea, with graphite scratching in right margin.
Grand Pot a l'Eau orné dans le gout Arabesque
Richard de Lalonde, French, active 1780–96, 1788–1796
Etching on off-white laid paper
Print

Design for a pitcher decorated with ornament motifs including ribbon twist handle, grape vine, lancet leaf, bead course, rinceaux, rosettes, bat-winged mascaron, and bound leaf. The plate is numbered.
Trophy with Implements of the Hunt, Plate 1 from "Suite de Trophées de chasse," Suite VI
Etienne Claude Voysard, French, 1746 - 1812, 1778
Engraving on paper
Print

Gun, hunting horn and dead fowl in a basket, with flower garlands form a trophy. Below, engraver's and designer's names. From: "Suite de Trophées de chasse," suite VI, planche 1.
Folding ruler and case
, late 18th century
Ivory (ruler), shagreen on wood core (case)

Tall, octagonal tapered case hinged at top. Ivory ruler of seven folding sections graduated in centimeters on one side, inches on the other.
CLAGNI
Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695, 1679–1704
Etching on laid paper
Print

View of a chateau with the formal gardens in the foreground featuring parterre planting, a fountain, trellis/ lattice pavilions and walls. Figures throughout the paths and a horse drawn carriage in the center. The plate is signed, titled, and described below.
Sugar Bowl
, 19th century
porcelain, vitreous enamel
sugar bowl

Hexagonal bowl with bowed sides. Outcurving rim and foot. Two molded handles. Decoration of flower garlands pendant from pearl-and-scroll border. Cover has rose-shaped knob handle and palmette decoration.
Landscape near Baalbek, Lebanon
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900, May 6, 1868
Graphite on gray-green wove paper; verso: graphite
Drawing

Landscape sketch showing a mountain range near Damascus, Syria at sunrise. In middle distance, foothills rise to taller, more rugged mountains, shaded in some detail. Above, a lone cloud hangs in the sky. Below, sketches of the moon and three flat-roofed structures are visible. 

Verso: Architecture and landscape sketches showing a view of a village on a hill near Baalbek, Syria, with two architectural details. In upper portion, a village on a hill is hastily sketched and visible between a saddle in two hills. Below, two details of carved entablature decorations in Baalbek are shown. One, at left, features a scroll and acanthus leaf motif, while the sketch at right shows a dual-winged motif.