Basin Collection (#2)

Passenger Canal Boats at Paddington Basin, London, 1849
Engraving showing some of the canal boats, offering rides on the Grand Union Canal, at Paddington Basin, London, 1849

City centre seen across marina in Granville Basin, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Lowestoft Yacht Basin
The yacht basin

Sunrise at beautiful gardens of Villa Lante. Bagnaia, Viterbo district, Lazio, Italy

Sunrise at beautiful gardens of Villa Lante. Bagnaia, Viterbo district, Lazio, Italy

Still Life with Ewer and Basin, Fruit, Nautilus Cup and other Objects, 1660. Creator: Willem Kalf
Still Life with Ewer and Basin, Fruit, Nautilus Cup and other Objects, 1660.

Basin, 1618. Creator: Unknown
Basin, 1618. Before forks became widely used, basins and ewers were used in aristocratic settings to wash hands in rosewater between courses of a meal

A tale of a fisherman
Tali Stein

The gate of New Holland in St. Petersburg in Russia. Architect Jean-Baptiste Michel Vallin de la Mothe (1728-1800)
TED4567200 The gate of New Holland in St. Petersburg in Russia. Architect Jean-Baptiste Michel Vallin de la Mothe (1728-1800), 1765

The Aquarius water barrel
5310301 The Aquarius water barrel; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Aquarius water barrel, designed to replace the heavy water jugs usual in toilet sets)

House interior in Damascus
3568622 House interior in Damascus. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Damascus, Syria 1870 - 1880 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Animated view of Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence
3560256 Animated view of Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: piazzale Michelangelo, Florence 1890-1900 ca)

View of Cuenca - BERUETE Y MORET, Aureliano de (1845-1912). View of Cuenca. 1910. (65 x 100 cm). Impressionism
CUL4874777 View of Cuenca - BERUETE Y MORET, Aureliano de (1845-1912). View of Cuenca. 1910. (65 x 100 cm). Impressionism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. BASQUE COUNTRY. GUIPUZCOA. Donostia

Baltasar GRACIAN "En la primavera de la ninez y en el estio de la juventud" (print)
CUL4865372 Baltasar GRACIAN "En la primavera de la ninez y en el estio de la juventud" (print) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); (add.info.: GRACIAN, Baltasar (1601-1658)

The Cortile del Comando inside the Scuola di Applicazione Aeronautica (Aeronautical Military Sciences)
3559343 The Cortile del Comando inside the Scuola di Applicazione Aeronautica (Aeronautical Military Sciences), by Raffaello Fagnoni (1901-1966)

Sir George Felbridge, 1400. In suit of plate armour with bassinet helmet and camail
FLO4678388 Sir George Felbridge, 1400. In suit of plate armour with bassinet helmet and camail, armorial surcoat with crimson lion rampant, decorated girdle and armour

GRACIAN, Baltasar (1601-1658). English Golden Age writer and moralist. El Criticon"
CUL4865393 GRACIAN, Baltasar (1601-1658). English Golden Age writer and moralist. El Criticon". Frontispiece of the second half

Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, 1416, commander at the Battle of Agincourt
FLO4678379 Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, 1416, commander at the Battle of Agincourt. He wears a suit of armour with small pallettes, bassinet wreath and inscription on the forehead plate

Sir John Harsich, 1384. He wears his tilting helmet with turkey-feather crest and cointisse over his bassinet
FLO4678208 Sir John Harsich, 1384. He wears his tilting helmet with turkey-feather crest and cointisse over his bassinet. The wreath below the crest is two pieces of silk in his armorial colours

Sir Guy de Bryan, First Baron Bryan, English military commander and admiral, 1319-1390, and Bernarbo Visconti
FLO4678203 Sir Guy de Bryan, First Baron Bryan, English military commander and admiral, 1319-1390, and Bernarbo Visconti, Lord of Milan, Italian soldier and statesman, 1354-1385

Sir John d'Aubernoun or d'Abernon, 1330. He wears a bassinet helmet, tunic under a hauberk, gamboised armour
FLO4678175 Sir John d'Aubernoun or d'Abernon, 1330. He wears a bassinet helmet, tunic under a hauberk, gamboised armour, studded pourpoint and cyclas, plate greaves and demi-brassarts

A majestic Gopura, characteristic pyramidal tower over the entrance to a Hindu temple, at Tiruvanamalay
3562681 A majestic Gopura, characteristic pyramidal tower over the entrance to a Hindu temple, at Tiruvanamalay, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info)

The Patio de los Arrayanes (Court of the Myrtles) and the Torre de Comares in the Palace of the Alhambra
3566198 The Patio de los Arrayanes (Court of the Myrtles) and the Torre de Comares in the Palace of the Alhambra (the Red Castle) in Granada

Ready for sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404018 Ready for sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Children at a wash basin by Giovanni Mochi, Pinacoteca Comunale Foresiana of Portoferraio
493656 Children at a wash basin by Giovanni Mochi, Pinacoteca Comunale Foresiana of Portoferraio; Seat Archive/Alinari Archives

Sambuy Garden in Piazza Carlo Felice in Turin
3563018 Sambuy Garden in Piazza Carlo Felice in Turin by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: piazza Carlo Felice, Turin 1900-1905 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives

An engraving depicting a complete bedroom suite, 19th century
5311147 An engraving depicting a complete bedroom suite, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1886); Universal History Archive/UIG

Various trade skills from the Guilds and Trades Corporations
5310038 Various trade skills from the Guilds and Trades Corporations'; (add.info.: Engraving depicting various trade skills from the Guilds and Trades Corporations')

Nude portrait of a young woman getting out of a tub
3560685 Nude portrait of a young woman getting out of a tub. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Italy 1910 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Convicts at work
5616552 Convicts at work; (add.info.: Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1871); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin, 1871 (engraving)
5616294 Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin, 1871 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

GRACIAN, Baltasar (1601-1658). Spanish Golden Age writer and moralist. "El Criticon" (The Critick)
CUL4865426 GRACIAN, Baltasar (1601-1658). Spanish Golden Age writer and moralist. "El Criticon" (The Critick). Inside page with dedication by Gracian to Don Juan from Austria

Porcelain for domestic use: Water pot and bowl decorated with flowers on a white base
FLO4633360 Porcelain for domestic use: Water pot and bowl decorated with flowers on a white base, and water pot with flowers on partial background

At knight, 1320. He wears a suit of plate armour on a cloth tunic with bassinet helmet, hauketon, gauntlets
FLO4678416 At knight, 1320. He wears a suit of plate armour on a cloth tunic with bassinet helmet, hauketon, gauntlets, ornamented kneecaps, short surcoat laced on the right side

Lavatory with WC, urinal and wash basin, 1850
3359511 Lavatory with WC, urinal and wash basin, 1850; (add.info.: Lavatory with WC, urinal and wash basin. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Salon del las Camas in the Palace of the Alhambra, in Granada
3566565 The Salon del las Camas in the Palace of the Alhambra, in Granada by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Granada, Alhambra, Salon de las Camas, Spain 1880-1890 ca)

Convicts at work
5616553 Convicts at work; (add.info.: Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1871); Universal History Archive/UIG

A knight of the Birmingham family, 1420. He wears a bassinet, suit of plate armour with flexible cuirasset, knee pads
FLO4678397 A knight of the Birmingham family, 1420. He wears a bassinet, suit of plate armour with flexible cuirasset, knee pads, shoulder and elbow plates, and carries a battle axe

Sir Oliver de Ingham, 1287-1343, English knight and soldier under King Edward II of England
FLO4678196 Sir Oliver de Ingham, 1287-1343, English knight and soldier under King Edward II of England. Chainmail with black plate armour, brassarts, knee pads, sollerets, etc

Painting depicting the interior of a park, with stairway and a building, work located in the Louvre Museum, Paris
3559294 Painting depicting the interior of a park, with stairway and a building, work located in the Louvre Museum, Paris by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Robert)

Lomellini Ewer and Basin, 1619 (engraving)
2912199 Lomellini Ewer and Basin, 1619 (engraving); (add.info.: Lomellini Ewer and Basin, 1619 by a Flemish silversmith, active in Genoa. Silver, embossed and chased, with cast details)

Basin of Caledonian Ship Canal at Muirtown near Inverness, Scotland. Opened 24 October 1822 (engraving)
533600 Basin of Caledonian Ship Canal at Muirtown near Inverness, Scotland. Opened 24 October 1822 (engraving); (add.info.: Basin of Caledonian Ship Canal at Muirtown near Inverness, Scotland)

Fontana del Moro, 1653 (photo)
JFS136558 Fontana del Moro, 1653 (photo); Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: fountain originally designed in 1576 by Giacomo della Porta (c.1533-1602)

Site where the Olympic flame is lit for each Games (photo)
ANC225007 Site where the Olympic flame is lit for each Games (photo) by Greek; Olympia, Greece; © Stephen Coyne. All rights reserved 2024

View of the park of Villa Doria Pamphilj, Rome
3560771 View of the park of Villa Doria Pamphilj, Rome by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Villa Doria Pamphilj, Rome 1870 ca)

Convicts at work
5616554 Convicts at work; (add.info.: Illustration depicting convicts working on Chatam Basin. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1871); Universal History Archive/UIG

Camaieu decoration on Sevres pottery: small sugar bowl painted by Carrier 1754
FLO4633477 Camaieu decoration on Sevres pottery: small sugar bowl painted by Carrier 1754, obconic cup and saucer painted by Moiron 1754, and water jug and bowl with flowers by Tandard 1757

Wall fountain and bowl, wall fountain and bowl, decorated in blue camaieu and flesh tones named saumonnees
FLO4633245 Wall fountain and bowl, wall fountain and bowl, decorated in blue camaieu and flesh tones named saumonnees. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft

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A basin is not just a simple household item; it holds a world of wonders within its depths. Picture No. 10984558 showcases an Earth, topographic and bathymetric map, revealing the intricate contours of our planet's surface and underwater landscapes. Just like the moon captured by Galileo Images, basins hold secrets waiting to be discovered. In CASSATT: THE BATH, 1891-2, Mary Cassatt immortalizes the intimate act of bathing in oil on canvas. The picture No. 10898948 presents Australia's topographic map, highlighting the diverse terrain that lies within this vast continent. From Woman Washing / Basin 1927 to Manneken Pis Postcard Album - A Duel and Nun and Children, basins have been witness to countless human stories throughout history, and are vessels for cleansing both body and soul. Nature also finds solace in basins; Yellowstone National Park's West Thumb Geyser Basin stands proudly on the shore of Yellowstone Lake in Wyoming (WY). It reminds us that even Mother Earth relies on these formations for her own natural wonders. Returning to Picture No. 10984558 with an Earth topographic and bathymetric map once again reveals how gum trees thrive in billabongs at Rawnsley against Wilpena Pound's south-west escarpment – a testament to life flourishing around these water-filled depressions. So next time you encounter a basin, remember its significance goes beyond mere functionality or aesthetics – it connects us to our planet's past, present, and future while offering glimpses into humanity’s most profound moments as well as nature’s breathtaking beauty.