Baskets Collection (#4)

Laying siege cannon on target.Bottom right is a gunner's level. Earth-filled baskets called gabions give some
529952 Laying siege cannon on target.Bottom right is a gunner's level. Earth-filled baskets called gabions give some protection for guns and men

Coastwise: Landing the Catch (b/w photo)
8671404 Coastwise: Landing the Catch (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Landing the Catch)

Engraving depicting a malt porter from Barclay's Brewery Southwark; these men took the malted barley across
5308883 Engraving depicting a malt porter from Barclay's Brewery Southwark; these men took the malted barley across the street from the malt warehouse to the brewery in two bushel baskets

The leech ingest the blood, 1880 (engraving)
6426228 The leech ingest the blood, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The leech fishing.The leech ingest the blood, 1880 (engraving)); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293398 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid shop for her employer, at the bakery shop. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

The happiness sower, 1910-20 (postcard)
7422872 The happiness sower, 1910-20 (postcard); (add.info.: Paranormal. Superstition. The happyness sower. Woman sows amulets and lucky charms. Postcard, France, 1910-20.); © Archives Charmet

Coal Mining: Underground scene showing full baskets, 1860 (engraving)
538563 Coal Mining: Underground scene showing full baskets, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Coal Mining: Underground scene showing full baskets (corves)

Market women discussing the merits of cauliflowers, 1900-1910 (drawing)
533422 Market women discussing the merits of cauliflowers, 1900-1910 (drawing); (add.info.: In left background a porter is carrying a stack of baskets or strikes on his head)

Balance, Balloon, Bandbox, Banjo, Banner, Baptize, Barber, Barouche, Barrel, Baseball, Basin, Basket (engraving)
8650030 Balance, Balloon, Bandbox, Banjo, Banner, Baptize, Barber, Barouche, Barrel, Baseball, Basin, Basket (engraving) by German School

Majorcan sailor costume (Spain). Etching in colors, 19th century, by Antonio Carnicero (1748-1814)
MMM5481682 Majorcan sailor costume (Spain). Etching in colors, 19th century, by Antonio Carnicero (1748-1814). by Carnicero, Antonio (1748-1814); National Maritime Museum, London

The rivals, a cartoon featuring Royal Navy sailors offering to help a young girl who has just tipped over her basket
MMM5481856 The rivals, a cartoon featuring Royal Navy sailors offering to help a young girl who has just tipped over her basket; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The rivals)

Man carrying basket, 1883
3479455 Man carrying basket, 1883; (add.info.: Manners: Man about to carry basket. Illustration by Frank Dadd (1851-1929) for The Quiver, London, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The interior of a warehouse, a French chiffonnier, where women workers are sorting materials into baskets
3473164 The interior of a warehouse, a French chiffonnier, where women workers are sorting materials into baskets, from L'Univers Illustre, pub

Three Hebridean women, 1850
3478240 Three Hebridean women, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting three Hebridean women. The Hebrides comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland)

woman reading by the shore as infant children are kept in protective baskets, 1849
3477993 woman reading by the shore as infant children are kept in protective baskets, 1849; (add.info.: A beach scene dated 1849 showing a woman reading by the shore as infant children are kept in)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220621 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220615 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Man Peddling Vegetables, Tokyo, Japan, Carpenter Collection, 1890 (b/w photo)
3964088 Man Peddling Vegetables, Tokyo, Japan, Carpenter Collection, 1890 (b/w photo); Private Collection

The daughter of Mrs Angot, operetta by Charles Lecocq, c.1900 (chromo)
1790187 The daughter of Mrs Angot, operetta by Charles Lecocq, c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: The daughter of Mrs Angot, operetta by Charles Lecocq (1872)); Photo © CCI

Baskets
Pictufy Studio III

New London Bridge from Billingsgate (Low Water), 1833 (etching on paper)
7485341 New London Bridge from Billingsgate (Low Water), 1833 (etching on paper) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80); 28x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Flowers in a Basket 1695 (Oil on canvas)
8766720 Flowers in a Basket 1695 (Oil on canvas) by Monnoyer, Jean-Baptiste (1636-99); 127x101.6 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

The Mosciarellaro, (Mozzarella Seller) engraving of Marroni from 1850
FGL5468917 The Mosciarellaro, (Mozzarella Seller) engraving of Marroni from 1850.; Fototeca Gilardi

Snail eating in Pompei, c.1910 (print)
7293378 Snail eating in Pompei, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Snail shop in Pompei, Ancient Rome. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France)

Street trader, 1885
3478818 Street trader, 1885; (add.info.: Street trader (basket seller), Copenhagen, Denmark, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220561 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

October represented as a man pulling a hare from a basket
3480491 October represented as a man pulling a hare from a basket; (add.info.: October represented as a man pulling a hare from a basket)

Gunners laying siege to a moated and fortified enclosure. Attackers are using earth-filled baskets called gabions to
529951 Gunners laying siege to a moated and fortified enclosure. Attackers are using earth-filled baskets called gabions to protect their guns and themselves

Adult hand with boy assistant working cotton, 1845 (engraving)
533903 Adult hand with boy assistant working cotton, 1845 (engraving); (add.info.: Forming cotton into laps so that it could be put into the carding machine in a uniform amounts)

The book of Kalila wa Dimna, miniature, 14th century
AIS5389814 The book of Kalila wa Dimna, miniature, 14th century; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany; (add.info)

The Great Schools of England: the dining-hall at Christ's Hospital...singing a hymn, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Great Schools of England: the dining-hall at Christ's Hospital...singing a hymn, 1862. Founded in the 16th century, Christ's Hospital is one of the oldest boarding schools in England

Ganges pilgrims passing a ghaut, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Ganges pilgrims passing a ghaut, [India], 1864. The road between Allahabad and Benares is literally crowded with pilgrims to the sacred river...They are coming from, or going to

A kumys delivery man at the resort of Lake Shira, 1900-1909. Creator: LI Vonago
A kumys delivery man at the resort of Lake Shira, 1900-1909. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Donkerque [i.e. Dunkerque], shipping carrier pigeons, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Donkerque [i.e. Dunkerque], shipping carrier pigeons, between c1914 and c1915. Carrier pigeons in baskets, being loaded onto a train car, Dunkerque, France

Farm
Margareth Perfoncio

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - A Street Fruit Seller. Date: circa 1908

Fish being packed into a barrel, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904
Fish being packed into a barrel, opposite the Sloop Inn. Fish boxes, marked England & Son, St Ives stacked high in the background. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Purebred Berkshire piglet in autumn, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

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West Highland Terrier dog puppy in a basket. Date:

Picture No. 12019065
Beagle puppy dog outdoors. Date:

Picture No. 12019043
Labrador puppy dog outdoors. Date:

Rice baskets for sale in Luang Prabang (ancient capital of Laos on the Mekong river), Laos

Tunisia, Jerba Island, Midoun, souvenir baskets

Vietnam, Hanoi, Souvenir Painted Wickerwork Baskets

Bicycle with fishing baskets outside Opera House, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Colourful crafts for sale in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Central America

South America, Brazil, Para, Amazon, baskets of acai berry at the morning acai market in Belem, which takes place outside the Ver-o-Peso market, on the waterfront of Guajara Bay

Baskets of live crabs for sale at Central Market (Psah Thom Thmey), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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"Baskets: A Timeless Symbol of Tradition, Utility, and Companionship" From the Women's Institute activities during the First World War to Welsh girls in traditional costume in 1908, they have played a significant role throughout history. They have been witness to countless heartwarming moments and served as carriers of precious cargo. Imagine a couple of Jack Russell dogs happily nestled in a basket on a bike or adorable miniature long-haired Dachshund puppies playfully peeking out from their cozy basket. They have always provided comfort and security for our beloved pets. In coastal towns like Whitstable, oyster catchers relied on sturdy baskets to collect their bountiful harvests from the sea. Similarly, three cockle women from Pembrokeshire showcased their strength and resilience as they carried heavy loads using these versatile containers. Even our furry friends enjoy the convenience of baskets. Whether it's a border terrier dog enjoying a leisurely ride on a bicycle or an elegant German short-haired pointer taking in the scenery, these loyal companions find solace within these woven havens. It also hold precious memories. Picture five adorable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies snuggled together in one basket, each with its unique tricolour markings. These images capture pure joy and innocence that will be cherished forever. Travel back to early 1900s St Ives, Cornwall - fishing boats returning with their day's catch neatly arranged in baskets; Borough Market bustling with activity as vendors proudly display their goods within woven vessels. They were not only practical but also added charm to everyday life. And let us not forget about our pint-sized pals. A Yorkshire Terrier perched comfortably inside a bicycle basket is an endearing sight that brings smiles wherever it goes. Whether used for work or pleasure, they can more than just utilitarian objects - they embody tradition, nostalgia, and companionship. They remind us of simpler times and the beauty found in everyday moments.