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Bottles Collection (#68)

"Bottles: A Glimpse into the World of Exquisite Beverages and Sacred Waters" Step into a world where bottles hold more than just liquid; they encapsulate stories

Background imageBottles Collection: Under the Red Light, c. 1910 (oil on canvas)

Under the Red Light, c. 1910 (oil on canvas)
BAL244825 Under the Red Light, c.1910 (oil on canvas) by Popov, Lukjan Vasilievich (1873-1914); 102x129 cm; Regional Art Museum, Orenburg; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageBottles Collection: Merveilleuse and Incroyable with a Violinist (oil on glass)

Merveilleuse and Incroyable with a Violinist (oil on glass)
XIR182670 Merveilleuse and Incroyable with a Violinist (oil on glass) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845) (after); Musee Cantini, Marseille

Background imageBottles Collection: Man with bucket, Pieter Jansz. Quast, Frederik de Wit, 1639 - 1706

Man with bucket, Pieter Jansz. Quast, Frederik de Wit, 1639 - 1706

Background imageBottles Collection: Masquerade, Lambertus Antonius Claessens, 1803

Masquerade, Lambertus Antonius Claessens, 1803

Background imageBottles Collection: Portrait of Henrietta Girshmann (1885-1970), 1907 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Henrietta Girshmann (1885-1970), 1907 (oil on canvas)
BAL168223 Portrait of Henrietta Girshmann (1885-1970), 1907 (oil on canvas) by Serov, Valentin Aleksandrovich (1865-1911); 140x140 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageBottles Collection: The Perfume Seller (oil on canvas) (see also 60625)

The Perfume Seller (oil on canvas) (see also 60625)
XAL166068 The Perfume Seller (oil on canvas) (see also 60625) by Longhi, Pietro (c.1701-85); 61x51 cm; Ca Rezzonico, Museo del Settecento, Venice; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageBottles Collection: Gin seller and the three beggars, Jan van Ossenbeeck, 1647-1674

Gin seller and the three beggars, Jan van Ossenbeeck, 1647-1674

Background imageBottles Collection: Quack, Jan van de Velde (II), 1603 - 1641

Quack, Jan van de Velde (II), 1603 - 1641

Background imageBottles Collection: The Innkeeper, allegorical costume design (coloured engraving)

The Innkeeper, allegorical costume design (coloured engraving)
XIR185990 The Innkeeper, allegorical costume design (coloured engraving) by Bonnart (Family of Engravers) (1650-1750); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French

Background imageBottles Collection: A Woman in a kitchen

A Woman in a kitchen
BAL17860 A Woman in a kitchen by Herp, Willem van the Elder (1614-77); Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageBottles Collection: Uncorking Old Sherry, 1805 (hand-coloured etching)

Uncorking Old Sherry, 1805 (hand-coloured etching)
XOS1766184 Uncorking Old Sherry, 1805 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBottles Collection: Hinamatsuri no sirozake, Rice wine for the Dolls Festival. Kubo, Shunman, 1757-1820

Hinamatsuri no sirozake, Rice wine for the Dolls Festival. Kubo, Shunman, 1757-1820, artist, 1815. 1 print : woodcut, color; 16.1 x 32.2 cm

Background imageBottles Collection: Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. T

Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. T.C. Wheaton Co. A bottle with the stopper may be seen directly in the lower center of the picture, March 1937, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940

Background imageBottles Collection: Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. Whitall Tatum Co

Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. Whitall Tatum Co. Second shot of a worker taking a bottle of of an I. S. automatic blowing machine for testing, March 1937, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940

Background imageBottles Collection: Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. [Man at work. ], 1936, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940

Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. [Man at work. ], 1936, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940
Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. [Man at work.], 1936, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940, was an American photographer, who used his camera as a tool for social reform. US, USA

Background imageBottles Collection: A Midnight Modern Conversation Signed and dated, lower right: WM: Hogarth: recit

A Midnight Modern Conversation Signed and dated, lower right: WM: Hogarth: recit
A Midnight Modern Conversation Signed and dated, lower right: " WM: Hogarth: recit: 1729", William Hogarth, 1697-1764, British

Background imageBottles Collection: Blue and Green Bottles and Oranges Signed, lower right: S

Blue and Green Bottles and Oranges Signed, lower right: S
Blue and Green Bottles and Oranges Signed, lower right: " S. F. Gore [enclosed in rectangle]", Spencer Frederick Gore, 1878-1914, British

Background imageBottles Collection: Christmassy bath additive

Christmassy bath additive

Background imageBottles Collection: Bath additive

Bath additive

Background imageBottles Collection: Silkworms in alcohol, energy drink, health drink, Vietnam, Asia

Silkworms in alcohol, energy drink, health drink, Vietnam, Asia

Background imageBottles Collection: Corkscrew, cork, wine bottle

Corkscrew, cork, wine bottle

Background imageBottles Collection: Cork, wine bottle

Cork, wine bottle

Background imageBottles Collection: Pepperming leaves (Mentha piperita), preparation for making medicine or liquor

Pepperming leaves (Mentha piperita), preparation for making medicine or liquor, on a rustic wooden underground

Background imageBottles Collection: Sage leaves (Salvia), preparation for making medicine or liquor, on a rustic wooden underground

Sage leaves (Salvia), preparation for making medicine or liquor, on a rustic wooden underground

Background imageBottles Collection: A bottle of hazelnut oil and some ripe and unripe hazelnuts (Corylus avellana)

A bottle of hazelnut oil and some ripe and unripe hazelnuts (Corylus avellana) on rustic wooden boards

Background imageBottles Collection: Kremser Tor gate and a wine store, Duernstein, Wachau valley, Waldviertel region, Lower Austria

Kremser Tor gate and a wine store, Duernstein, Wachau valley, Waldviertel region, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Background imageBottles Collection: Advertisement for McVitie biscuits

Advertisement for McVitie biscuits -- models posing as mother and two children (Jane Hancock, Merrill Colbrook and John Moulder Brown). 1959

Background imageBottles Collection: Cockney Couple on Hampstead Heath reading a magazine

Cockney Couple on Hampstead Heath reading a magazine
" The Upper Ten" - being read by a Cockney Couple (and their bulldog) under a tree on Hampstead Heath. A few bottles of ale have been consumed. Date: 1901

Background imageBottles Collection: Street Dealers in Leeches - Thessaloniki, Greece

Street Dealers in Leeches - Thessaloniki, Greece Date: circa 1916

Background imageBottles Collection: Duty-free Cigarettes and Alcohol - Norway

Duty-free Cigarettes and Alcohol - Norway
Two women and a man pose on the deck of a Norwegian ferry boat wit their duty free spirits and cigarettes. Following WW2 there was still considerable rationing of food and drink in the UK

Background imageBottles Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a jug in a basket

Christmas card in the shape of a jug in a basket
Christmas card in the shape of a jug in a wickerwork basket. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBottles Collection: Christmas card in the shape of medicines

Christmas card in the shape of medicines
Christmas card in the shape of a bottle of medicine and boxes of pills for various ailments. circa 1890s

Background imageBottles Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a basket of wine bottles

Christmas card in the shape of a basket of wine bottles
Christmas card in the shape of a wickerwork basket full of wine bottles. circa 1890s

Background imageBottles Collection: Man looking through the wines and spirits in the off licence department of the Globe Tavern

Man looking through the wines and spirits in the off licence department of the Globe Tavern. A state owned pub in Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. December 1948

Background imageBottles Collection: Books and groceries - a shop in the village of Chilham, Kent, becomes a public library once a week

Books and groceries - a shop in the village of Chilham, Kent, becomes a public library once a week.1950

Background imageBottles Collection: In Roderick Avenue Peacehaven Sussex these tanks filled twice daily with drinking water

In Roderick Avenue Peacehaven Sussex these tanks filled twice daily with drinking water and housewives queue up to draw their ration 13th September 1949

Background imageBottles Collection: The long trek for water in Peacehaven Sussex Residents traverse the long long road

The long trek for water in Peacehaven Sussex Residents traverse the long long road towards the tanks which are filled twice daily 14 September 1949

Background imageBottles Collection: Mrs Gardaner and Mrs Weatherall draw drinking water from stand pipes which have been

Mrs Gardaner and Mrs Weatherall draw drinking water from stand pipes which have been set up in the main road at Peavehaven Sussex 14 September 1949

Background imageBottles Collection: Dartford Territorial Army dinner. On the table, from left to right; Major EB Loveless

Dartford Territorial Army dinner. On the table, from left to right; Major EB Loveless, Court, W Trivett, Lt. Colonel HS Brown, MC, Captain T Kenyon, Major AS Fuller, Dr FC Knight

Background imageBottles Collection: Filling milk bottles. 1935

Filling milk bottles. 1935

Background imageBottles Collection: The landlord Mr J H Salmon at the Long Reach Tavern in Dartford, Kent

The landlord Mr J H Salmon at the Long Reach Tavern in Dartford, Kent. 1936

Background imageBottles Collection: Free milk for children on holiday in Crayford, Kent. The boys are all supplied

Free milk for children on holiday in Crayford, Kent. The boys are all supplied. 1939

Background imageBottles Collection: Free milk for children on holiday in Crayford, Kent. 1939

Free milk for children on holiday in Crayford, Kent. 1939

Background imageBottles Collection: Table laid for a party outside on a summer evening, glasses of white wine with wine

Table laid for a party outside on a summer evening, glasses of white wine with wine bottle and lots of lanterns credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Background imageBottles Collection: Bottle of olive oil on outdoor restaurant table in southern France, with reflection

Bottle of olive oil on outdoor restaurant table in southern France, with reflection of pink house credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Background imageBottles Collection: Chianti classico in traditional old fashioned raffia covered bbottle on restaurant

Chianti classico in traditional old fashioned raffia covered bbottle on restaurant table with pizza credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Background imageBottles Collection: Wartime Wedding Buffet and Cake - July 1943

Wartime Wedding Buffet and Cake - July 1943
Bride and Groom cut a single layer, un-iced cake, watched by their bridesmaids and the caterer. Groom wears Royal Navy Reserve uniform. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No

Background imageBottles Collection: Picture No. 10983667

Picture No. 10983667
Dog - Parson Jack Russell in a party set Date:




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"Bottles: A Glimpse into the World of Exquisite Beverages and Sacred Waters" Step into a world where bottles hold more than just liquid; they encapsulate stories, traditions, and moments in time. From the iconic Huggins Beer advert that adorned billboards to the Gilbeys Scotch Whisky advertisement that enticed connoisseurs with its smooth flavor, these bottles became symbols of indulgence and sophistication. In the tranquil Glen-Spey Glenlivet distillery, nestled amidst picturesque landscapes, skilled craftsmen poured their passion into every bottle of Gilbeys Scotch Whisky. The aroma wafting from each sip transported one to a realm of pure pleasure. While milkmen delivered fresh dairy on their floats, Suze Alcoholic Drinks found its way onto shelves across town. Its unique blend tantalized taste buds with an exquisite fusion of flavors - a true delight for those seeking something extraordinary. Venturing further to Lourdes in Hautes Pyrenees, France, we discovered holy water enclosed within humble vessels. These bottles held not only spiritual significance but also served as tangible reminders of faith and hope for pilgrims who sought solace in this sacred place. Descending deep into the cellars of Chateau Lafite Rothschild in Bordeaux, Aquitaine, we marveled at rows upon rows of meticulously arranged bottles. Each one contained years' worth of dedication and expertise - a testament to centuries-old winemaking traditions passed down through generations. Amidst the chaos of war during WW1, an Army Chaplain found solace in his flask tucked away inside his uniform pocket. This simple bottle provided comfort during times when words failed him – a silent companion amid turmoil. Across continents and time zones lies Sherrys restaurant in New York City circa 1902. Here chefs gathered around tables laden with delectable dishes while savoring fine wines poured from elegant glass bottles.