Boilermaking Collection

Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn. 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Welder making boilers for a ship, Combustion Engineering Co. Chattanooga, Tenn

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Topfschlagen / Pot Hitting (colour litho)
8666209 Topfschlagen / Pot Hitting (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Topfschlagen)

Joan of Arc, 1883 (oil on canvas)
8724036 Joan of Arc, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Americo, Don Pedro di Figueredo (1843-1905); Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (add.info.: By Pedro Americo)

Portrait of Eleanor Anne Porden, Lady Franklin (1795-1825), on a chaise longue (oil on canvas)
8835478 Portrait of Eleanor Anne Porden, Lady Franklin (1795-1825), on a chaise longue (oil on canvas) by Flaxman, Mary Ann (1768-1833); 113 x 143.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Preparation of a banquet: illustration of a poem by the Persian poet Hafez (Hafiz Shirazi) (mid-14th century)
AIS5335290 Preparation of a banquet: illustration of a poem by the Persian poet Hafez (Hafiz Shirazi) (mid-14th century), from a manuscript (damascus, Syria) (miniature); Narodni Muzej, Belgrade

102 0002685/2 Ceremonial vessel or quero, from Cuzco, Peru, 18th century (incised and painted wood)
IND94197 102 0002685/2 Ceremonial vessel or quero, from Cuzco, Peru, 18th century (incised and painted wood); height: 21.5 cm; Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Cobbler's Quarters, 1860s (oil on fabric)
XOS5879739 Cobbler's Quarters, 1860s (oil on fabric) by Duplessy, Jean-Alphonse (1817-c.1872); 60.5x51.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Coffee, tea and cocoa (engraving)
8663837 Coffee, tea and cocoa (engraving) by French School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coffee, tea and cocoa and their countries of origin)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638738 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hay box cooking to save fuel, World War I (b/w photo)
8626592 Hay box cooking to save fuel, World War I (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hay box cooking to save fuel, World War I, 1914-1918)

Boilermaking: manufacture of a pot - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880
PCT4257377 Boilermaking: manufacture of a pot - engraving of "La France industrielle" by Bonnafoux, 1880.; (add.info.: Boilermaking)

Coffee pot showing the infant academy, Chocolate pot with acanthus foliage, and Coffee pot with women and children
FLO4689315 Coffee pot showing the infant academy, Chocolate pot with acanthus foliage, and Coffee pot with women and children. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Teapot and sucrier with green quatrefoils on blue, and chocolate pot in slate blue from the Gladstone service
FLO4688970 Teapot and sucrier with green quatrefoils on blue, and chocolate pot in slate blue from the Gladstone service. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

A wool comber, 1850
3480149 A wool comber, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a wool comber; the comber would heat the combs in an earthenware pot containing a charcoal fire)

Letters and T: monkey, bellows, sigh, saw and drum, turtle, top, stool, c.1920 (print)
DUV4202592 Letters and T: monkey, bellows, sigh, saw and drum, turtle, top, stool, c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

Women frying the bacon in a pot to make an old-fashioned soup, USA. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4880809 Women frying the bacon in a pot to make an old-fashioned soup, USA. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Women frying the bacon in a pot to make an old-fashioned soup)

Green chocolate pot with Three Graces and dancing nymphs (top); blue ewer or vase with Venus and Cupid (bottom)
FLO4689275 Green chocolate pot with Three Graces and dancing nymphs (top); blue ewer or vase with Venus and Cupid (bottom); white cup and saucer with ivy leaves; and green cup and saucer with Venus

Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho)
8677518 Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cultivation and processing of cocoa in America (engraving)
8663835 Cultivation and processing of cocoa in America (engraving) by French School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cultivation and processing of cocoa in America)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669586 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Container (bu) with masks (taotie), dragons, and waterfowl, c.1100-1050 BCE (bronze)
8701729 Container (bu) with masks (taotie), dragons, and waterfowl, c.1100-1050 BCE (bronze) by Chinese School; 37.3x32.5 cm; National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Woman cooking in a pot hanging from the rack of a fireplace. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4881919 Woman cooking in a pot hanging from the rack of a fireplace. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Woman cooking in a pot hanging from the rack of a fireplace)

A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850
3478144 A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220370 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Try my soup (engraving)
8631316 Try my soup (engraving) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Try my soup. Illustration from Black and White)

Coffee house tiles from Spitalfields, London (engraving)
8631539 Coffee house tiles from Spitalfields, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coffee house tiles from Spitalfields, London)

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Lovely grub (b/w photo)
8656144 Lovely grub (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lovely grub. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Bougeois kitchen, early 16th Century (woodcut)
8663793 Bougeois kitchen, early 16th Century (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bougeois kitchen, early 16th Century)

Owl, Pan, Paw, Pay, Peg, Pen, Pen, Pie, Pig, Pin, Pit, Pot (engraving)
8651531 Owl, Pan, Paw, Pay, Peg, Pen, Pen, Pie, Pig, Pin, Pit, Pot (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Owl, Pan, Paw, Pay, Peg, Pen, Pen, Pie, Pig)

The Swabians stored around the dumpling pot, 1838 (engraving)
8726596 The Swabians stored around the dumpling pot, 1838 (engraving) by Ritschl von Hartenbach, Hieronymus Heinrich Jakob (1796-1878); 8, 0x9

The shipwright, one of the most important Royal Navy adjutant officers in the 18th century
MMM5482467 The shipwright, one of the most important Royal Navy adjutant officers in the 18th century, who had to pass an exam at Shipwright's Hall before boarding by Rowlandson

A flower pot with a cactus growing in it inscribed, from nature, 1820 (watercolour)
7342502 A flower pot with a cactus growing in it inscribed, from nature, 1820 (watercolour) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80); 13.5x9.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Pioneer woman has the work with her weave in front of the fireplace Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4881489 Pioneer woman has the work with her weave in front of the fireplace Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Secession War Reconstitution: Camp fire for Confederate Army kitchen (kitchen utensil) at Shiloh
NWI4832009 Secession War Reconstitution: Camp fire for Confederate Army kitchen (kitchen utensil) at Shiloh, National Military Park, Tennessee

Chocolate pot, tea cut, biscuit box, tea pot, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by
FLO4732378 Chocolate pot, tea cut, biscuit box, tea pot, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896

Kitchen Interior, c.1862 (pen, ink and w/c)
8690959 Kitchen Interior, c.1862 (pen, ink and w/c) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: By Theodule Ribot)

Flokloric dance: Man of the woods dancing to the sound of the violin in the cabin of a forest farm, North America
NWI4826682 Flokloric dance: Man of the woods dancing to the sound of the violin in the cabin of a forest farm, North America, 19th century

A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850
3478145 A cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a cottager spinning while her mother reels the yarn)

Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8629464 Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dumpling hot, jumping out of the pot (colour litho)
8642509 Dumpling hot, jumping out of the pot (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dumpling hot, jumping out of the pot)

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A watched pot never boils (colour litho)
8651190 A watched pot never boils (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: A watched pot never boils)

Children gardening (chromolitho)
8677286 Children gardening (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children gardening)

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"Boilermaking: A Fusion of Artistry and Industry" Step into the world of boilermaking, where craftsmanship meets functionality. From exquisite porcelain coffee pots to sturdy ceramic sugar bowls, this captivating art form has evolved over centuries. One such masterpiece is the Capo di Monte coffee pot from around 1750. Its intricate decoration showcases the skillful hands that carefully painted every detail on its delicate porcelain surface. This timeless piece transports us back to an era when elegance was a way of life. In contrast, "In the Orangery, " an oil painting from 1890, captures the essence in a different light. The artist's brushstrokes depict workers amidst their laborious tasks, creating boilers that power industries and shape nations. Fast forward to 1952, and we encounter the sleek "Trend" coffeepot set made of silver. Its modern design reflects both innovation and practicality—a testament to how boilermakers adapt with changing times while preserving their artistic roots. "The Painter's Workshop, " another oil painting from 1885, reveals a glimpse into the daily lives of these skilled artisans. Surrounded by tools and materials, they meticulously craft boilers with precision and dedication—an ode to their unwavering commitment to excellence. But it isn't just paintings that capture this trade; photographs also tell stories frozen in time. In one such image taken in 1942 by Alfred T Palmer at Combustion Engineering Co. , welders diligently work on ship boilers—symbols of industrial progress during wartime America. Yet not all depictions are as industrious; some delve into mythology or everyday scenes like "Still Life with Mustard Pot. " Painted in 1860, this artwork invites contemplation about how even mundane objects can be elevated through artistic interpretation. And then there's history itself etched onto ceramics—the Worcester sugar pot from the eighteenth century whispers tales passed down through generations.