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Baskets Collection (#9)

"Baskets: A Timeless Symbol of Tradition, Utility

Background imageBaskets Collection: Portrait of a little Boy, 1581 (oil on panel)

Portrait of a little Boy, 1581 (oil on panel)
7412453 Portrait of a little Boy, 1581 (oil on panel) by Delff, Jacob Willemszoon the Elder (1550-1601); 61.5--47.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageBaskets Collection: Mademoiselle Sylvie, 1908 (print)

Mademoiselle Sylvie, 1908 (print)
3762552 Mademoiselle Sylvie, 1908 (print) by Nadar, Paul (1856-1939); (add.info.: Mademoiselle Sylvie of the Theatre National de L'Odeon, Paris.Cover of Le Theatre, No.222, March (II) 1908

Background imageBaskets Collection: 3673361

3673361

Background imageBaskets Collection: Easter card (colour litho)

Easter card (colour litho)
731906 Easter card (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Easter card with rabbits taking Easter eggs from a tree)

Background imageBaskets Collection: 3671042

3671042

Background imageBaskets Collection: Three Peasants in Conversation, , 1495-99 (engraving)

Three Peasants in Conversation, , 1495-99 (engraving)
7414929 Three Peasants in Conversation, , 1495-99 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 10.9--7.6 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Albrecht Durer)

Background imageBaskets Collection: 3673553

3673553

Background imageBaskets Collection: Tapestry fragment depicting Vintager, possibly from Tournai, 1450-1500 (wool)

Tapestry fragment depicting Vintager, possibly from Tournai, 1450-1500 (wool)
3576113 Tapestry fragment depicting Vintager, possibly from Tournai, 1450-1500 (wool) by Belgian School, (15th century); 96.5x66 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imageBaskets Collection: Tapestry fragment depicting Vintagers, possibly from Tournai, c. 1460-70 (wool)

Tapestry fragment depicting Vintagers, possibly from Tournai, c. 1460-70 (wool)
3576107 Tapestry fragment depicting Vintagers, possibly from Tournai, c.1460-70 (wool) by Belgian School, (15th century); 96.5x330.2 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imageBaskets Collection: A sperm whale washed up on the beach at Noordwijk, 28 December 1614, 1614-26 (oil on panel)

A sperm whale washed up on the beach at Noordwijk, 28 December 1614, 1614-26 (oil on panel)
7412460 A sperm whale washed up on the beach at Noordwijk, 28 December 1614, 1614-26 (oil on panel) by Savery, Hans I (1597-1654); 53--85 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageBaskets Collection: View of the Grande Chartreuse convent (Oil on canvas)

View of the Grande Chartreuse convent (Oil on canvas)
7393488 View of the Grande Chartreuse convent (Oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); 51 x 78 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Background imageBaskets Collection: Fishmonger with two baskets, 1880, in Kiel, Germany, Historic

Fishmonger with two baskets, 1880, in Kiel, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, 2, accurate, archive, baskets, black, black-and-white, black-white, contemporary, copy, dealer, depiction, depictions, deserted, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

Background imageBaskets Collection: Sweet grapes, grape seller in Naples, Italy, sitting on a staircase with a basket of grapes, 1898

Sweet grapes, grape seller in Naples, Italy, sitting on a staircase with a basket of grapes, 1898, Historic
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, adult female, adult woman, adults, auf, baby boy, baskets, black, black-and-white, black-white, boy, children, contemporary, dealer, depiction, depictions, digital

Background imageBaskets Collection: Historic greeting card, birthday card with a child and a basket of flowers, France, 1890, Historic

Historic greeting card, birthday card with a child and a basket of flowers, France, 1890, Historic
1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, baskets, bloom, blossoms, children, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, flowering, flowers, genus

Background imageBaskets Collection: Story of the Prophet Moses, the Discovery of Moses as a Baby in a Basket on the River

Story of the Prophet Moses, the Discovery of Moses as a Baby in a Basket on the River, Painting by Sebastian Bourdon
1900s, 19th-century, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, baby, baskets, belief, bible stories, biblical, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, children, christian, contemporary, copy

Background imageBaskets Collection: Travelling salesman for baskets and wickerwork, c. 1870, Japan, Historic

Travelling salesman for baskets and wickerwork, c. 1870, Japan, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an
5 people, arts, asian, asian ethnicity, asians, asiatic, basketry, baskets, black, black-and-white, black-white, characteristic, contemporary, contemporary history, copy, culture, custom, depiction

Background imageBaskets Collection: A Cocoa Estate in Trinidad (colour litho)

A Cocoa Estate in Trinidad (colour litho)
MAN464476 A Cocoa Estate in Trinidad (colour litho) by Newbould, Frank (1887-1951); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: commissioned by the Empire Marketing Board and printed by Johnson)

Background imageBaskets Collection: 'Here's Christmas', Victorian card (chromolitho)

"Here's Christmas", Victorian card (chromolitho)
BAL14599 "Here's Christmas", Victorian card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Hereford City Museum and Art Gallery, Herefordshire, UK

Background imageBaskets Collection: Trotty Veck and his daughter Meg from 'Trotty Veck and Oliver Twist' (print)

Trotty Veck and his daughter Meg from "Trotty Veck and Oliver Twist" (print)
3062022 Trotty Veck and his daughter Meg from "Trotty Veck and Oliver Twist" (print) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBaskets Collection: Untitled, from the series Service of Empire (colour litho)

Untitled, from the series Service of Empire (colour litho)
MAN464438 Untitled, from the series Service of Empire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageBaskets Collection: Crabbers, 1876 (oil on canvas)

Crabbers, 1876 (oil on canvas)
7111079 Crabbers, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Hook, James Clarke (1819-1907); 77.2x132.4 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: by James Clarke Hook); © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageBaskets Collection: Inverary, Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, c. 1802 (w/c on paper)

Inverary, Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, c. 1802 (w/c on paper)
495765 Inverary, Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, c.1802 (w/c on paper) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 21x29.8 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageBaskets Collection: 'A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year', Victorian Christmas and New Year card

"A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", Victorian Christmas and New Year card
BAL10953 "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", Victorian Christmas and New Year card; Private Collection

Background imageBaskets Collection: A sunlit view of the Grote Markt with the St. Bavo church and the Vleeshal, Haarlem (oil on panel)

A sunlit view of the Grote Markt with the St. Bavo church and the Vleeshal, Haarlem (oil on panel)
7407412 A sunlit view of the Grote Markt with the St. Bavo church and the Vleeshal, Haarlem (oil on panel) by Weissenbruch

Background imageBaskets Collection: The Rat Stinker, 1632 (Etching)

The Rat Stinker, 1632 (Etching)
7393372 The Rat Stinker, 1632 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 14 x 12, 5 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Background imageBaskets Collection: Dauphinois landscape, les charbonniers 1842 (Oil on canvas)

Dauphinois landscape, les charbonniers 1842 (Oil on canvas)
7393487 Dauphinois landscape, les charbonniers 1842 (Oil on canvas) by Pollet, Claude (1816-1883); 52, 5 x 72 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Background imageBaskets Collection: Woman carrying offering, 2133-1786 BC (wood)

Woman carrying offering, 2133-1786 BC (wood)
885856 Woman carrying offering, 2133-1786 BC (wood) by Egyptian; Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy; (add.info.: Middle Kingdom)

Background imageBaskets Collection: Bearers of offerings, Detail of the relief of Princess Uhemnefret's fake door, c. 2500 BC (stone)

Bearers of offerings, Detail of the relief of Princess Uhemnefret's fake door, c. 2500 BC (stone)
885854 Bearers of offerings, Detail of the relief of Princess Uhemnefret's fake door, c.2500 BC (stone) by Egyptian School; Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy; (add.info.: Old empire)

Background imageBaskets Collection: 'A Happy Christmas' (chromolitho)

"A Happy Christmas" (chromolitho)
BAL49311 "A Happy Christmas" (chromolitho) by Dealy, Jane M. (fl.1880-d.1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Jane M.Dealy)

Background imageBaskets Collection: Beggars receiving alms at the door of a house, 1648 (Etching)

Beggars receiving alms at the door of a house, 1648 (Etching)
7393380 Beggars receiving alms at the door of a house, 1648 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 17 x 13, 5 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Background imageBaskets Collection: Knitting Fishing Tool

Knitting Fishing Tool
Vu van quan

Background imageBaskets Collection: The passage of the train, c. 1915-20 (watercolour on paper)

The passage of the train, c. 1915-20 (watercolour on paper)
7388958 The passage of the train, c.1915-20 (watercolour on paper) by Gampert, Jean-Louis (1884-1942); 17x13 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist)

Background imageBaskets Collection: Two friends holding hands, 1912 (engraving)

Two friends holding hands, 1912 (engraving)
7211668 Two friends holding hands, 1912 (engraving) by Meunier, R.V. (19th-20th century); (add.info.: Two sisters or two friends holding hands)

Background imageBaskets Collection: The Vintner's outfit, 17th century (engraving)

The Vintner's outfit, 17th century (engraving)
1807431 The Vintner's outfit, 17th century (engraving) by Bonnart (Family of Engravers) (1650-1750); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageBaskets Collection: 885718

885718

Background imageBaskets Collection: Still life with roman mascherone, 17th century (oil on canvas)

Still life with roman mascherone, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7129486 Still life with roman mascherone, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Berentz, Christian (1658-1722); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Background imageBaskets Collection: In the orangery, 1890 (oil on canvas)

In the orangery, 1890 (oil on canvas)
7381594 In the orangery, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Boznanska, Olga (1865-1945); 235 x 180 cm; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Olga Boznańska (1865-1940))

Background imageBaskets Collection: Madonna and Child enthroned with st Martin and st Rosalia, 1500 circa, (oil on wood)

Madonna and Child enthroned with st Martin and st Rosalia, 1500 circa, (oil on wood)
7146785 Madonna and Child enthroned with st Martin and st Rosalia, 1500 circa, (oil on wood) by Garofalo, Benvenuto Tisi da (1481-1559); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Background imageBaskets Collection: The Joy of Spring, 1911 (oil on canvas)

The Joy of Spring, 1911 (oil on canvas)
6431752 The Joy of Spring, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Elsley, Arthur John (1861-1952); 92x117.4 cm; Private Collection

Background imageBaskets Collection: A Family of Tartars, c. 1885 (ink, w/c & gold on paper)

A Family of Tartars, c. 1885 (ink, w/c & gold on paper)
XOS5884511 A Family of Tartars, c. 1885 (ink, w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); 25.3x33.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: India, Punjab, probably Lahore)

Background imageBaskets Collection: Fruitseller, 17th-18th century (oil on copper)

Fruitseller, 17th-18th century (oil on copper)
7129515 Fruitseller, 17th-18th century (oil on copper) by Staverden, Jacob van (1656-1716); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Fruitseller)

Background imageBaskets Collection: Sacrifice to Pan, c. 1640 (oil on canvas)

Sacrifice to Pan, c. 1640 (oil on canvas)
7352687 Sacrifice to Pan, c.1640 (oil on canvas) by Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (Il Grechetto) (1609-64); 218x316 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Castiglione)

Background imageBaskets Collection: The Iveagh seapiece, 19th century (oil on canvas)

The Iveagh seapiece, 19th century (oil on canvas)
7146407 The Iveagh seapiece, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Kenwood House, London, UK; (add.info.: The Iveagh seapiece, William Turner, oil on canvas)

Background imageBaskets Collection: Crowd Waiting at Salvation Army Food Basket Distribution Facility, New York City, New York, USA

Crowd Waiting at Salvation Army Food Basket Distribution Facility, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service
5863161 Crowd Waiting at Salvation Army Food Basket Distribution Facility, New York City, New York, USA, Bain News Service, December 1908 (b/w photo) by Bain

Background imageBaskets Collection: Coolies at breakfast, c. 1908 (b/w photo)

Coolies at breakfast, c. 1908 (b/w photo)
3482681 Coolies at breakfast, c.1908 (b/w photo) by Mahadeo, S. (fl.1908); Royal Society for Asian Affairs, London, UK; (add.info.: group of Indian men squatting in church compound (St Mary's)

Background imageBaskets Collection: Two Rabbits, infants, peeking out of wicker basket, portrait

Two Rabbits, infants, peeking out of wicker basket, portrait

Background imageBaskets Collection: Pomona, 1951, Alberto Savinio (painting)

Pomona, 1951, Alberto Savinio (painting)
7063062 Pomona, 1951, Alberto Savinio (painting) by Savinio, Alberto (Chirico, Andrea de) (1891-1952); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Pomona)




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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.