Brazier Collection (#3)

Past & Present: The Airship (colour litho)
8668678 Past & Present: The Airship (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Airship. Montgolfier's Balloon)

Potter and ceramist Bernard Palissy firing furniture to feed his furnace, 1880 (engraving)
ELD4837873 Potter and ceramist Bernard Palissy firing furniture to feed his furnace, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

A sailor saves a woman and her children from the fire of a steamboat, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4834500 A sailor saves a woman and her children from the fire of a steamboat, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Last Judgement
3479570 The Last Judgement; (add.info.: The Last Judgement, showing the earth and sea opening, and demons falling into the flames of Hell by Jean Cousin)

Gipsy camp fire, 1892
3479519 Gipsy camp fire, 1892; (add.info.: Gipsy camp fire. From The Quiver, London, 1892.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The interior of the Skye Cottage, 1850
3477972 The interior of the Skye Cottage, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the interior of the Skye Cottage. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Food and Beverage. A bakery. (engraving)
3434798 Food and Beverage. A bakery. (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Food and Beverage. A bakery.); Photo © CCI

Food and Beverage. Bread cooking in the prehistory. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434791 Food and Beverage. Bread cooking in the prehistory. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Science. Louis Adolphe de Milly, parisian industrialist wich helps the distribution of the stearic candle
3434770 Science. Louis Adolphe de Milly, parisian industrialist wich helps the distribution of the stearic candle (modern candle, invented by Michel Eugene Chevreul)

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)

English actress Augustine-Celestine Schriwaneck as Catherine in Le Philtre Champenois by Melesville and Brazier
FLO4631867 English actress Augustine-Celestine Schriwaneck as Catherine in Le Philtre Champenois by Melesville and Brazier, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1846

A family sitting in the winter firelight, 1850
3478147 A family sitting in the winter firelight, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a family sitting in the winter firelight, whilst thinking of distant and dead member)

Literature. The Hell. Miniature in: De Casibus Virorum Illustrium, by Giovanni Boccaccio. Manuscript, Italy, XVth cent
3434373 Literature. The Hell. Miniature in: De Casibus Virorum Illustrium, by Giovanni Boccaccio. Manuscript, Italy, XVth cent. Bibl. Mazarine, Paris.; (add.info.: Litterature)

A domestic interior scene, 1850
3478308 A domestic interior scene, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a domestic interior scene. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A scene from the Birmingham Riots
3478451 A scene from the Birmingham Riots; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a scene from the Birmingham Riots of 1791. The mob burning the Meeting House and Joseph Priestley's home at Fairhill)

Market garden labourers, 1850 (engraving)
3478379 Market garden labourers, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting market garden labourers enjoying a drink and a smoke after work)

A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850
3359104 A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in)

Brunehilde, from the Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790178 Brunehilde, from the Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Brunehilde, from the Valkyrie (Die Walkure) opera by RichardWagner (1856)); Photo © CCI

Itinerant Knife Grinder sharpening blade by turning grindwheel with treadle
531809 Itinerant Knife Grinder sharpening blade by turning grindwheel with treadle. Red can over grindwheel contains lubricant. Brazier hangs on handle of cart

Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, 1605-20 (oil on panel)
5860619 Aeneas Rescuing Anchises from Burning Troy, 1605-20 (oil on panel) by Steenwijck, Hendrick van, the younger (c.1580-1649); 22.6--31.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The consequences of war, scene with soldiers and cannons. Color print based on the painting by William Hodges
MMM5475421 The consequences of war, scene with soldiers and cannons. Color print based on the painting by William Hodges (1744-1797)

The fire on board the gallery Luxborough, June 25, 1727. Oil painting, circa 1727, by John Cleveley (1712-1777)
MMM5462156 The fire on board the gallery Luxborough, June 25, 1727. Oil painting, circa 1727, by John Cleveley (1712-1777)

Napoleonic Wars: the elimination of the corvette La Chevrette
MMM5458774 Napoleonic Wars: the elimination of the corvette La Chevrette by Schetky, John Christian (1778-1874); National Maritime Museum, London

To the captains, officers, and sailors who served in the detachment of ships in the fleet
MMM5484859 To the captains, officers, and sailors who served in the detachment of ships in the fleet, who set fire to the French ships the Prudent and the Bienfaisant in the port of Louisbourg

The destruction of the American emigrant ship Ocean Monarch on August 24, 1848
MMM5483562 The destruction of the American emigrant ship Ocean Monarch on August 24, 1848; National Maritime Museum, London

The fire of the steamship Austria off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada) on September 13, 1858
MMM5483523 The fire of the steamship Austria off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada) on September 13, 1858. Lithography (31x50 cm), 19th century.; National Maritime Museum, London

Pigeon Island in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796
MMM5483394 Pigeon Island in Martinique. Lithograph (56.6x43.4 cm), by Reverend Cooper Willyams (1762-1816), 1796. by Willyams, Cooper (1762-1816) (after); National Maritime Museum, London

To the Officers, Seamen & Marines of His Majesty's Ships Amphion, Cerberus, Volage & Active
7337548 To the Officers, Seamen & Marines of His Majesty's Ships Amphion, Cerberus, Volage & Active, This Plate represents...blowing up of the French Commodore, off the Island of Lissa

A view of the Indians of Terra del Fuego in their hut (without title), 1760-69 (engraving & etching)
7295777 A view of the Indians of Terra del Fuego in their hut (without title), 1760-69 (engraving & etching) by Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815); 23.6x30.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Henry II of France, 16th century (engraving)
7293512 Henry II of France, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: History. France. King Henry II of France and the devil. Caricature on his reign and the growth of protestant reformation in France)

The Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797, 1798 (oil on canvas)
7337685 The Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797, 1798 (oil on canvas) by Whitcombe, Thomas (1760-1824); 88.9x134.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Destruction of the Soleil Royal at the Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692, 18th century (oil painting)
7337632 Destruction of the Soleil Royal at the Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692, 18th century (oil painting) by Monamy, Peter (1681-1749); 48x64 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Four Days Battle, 1-4 June 1666, c.1666 (oil on canvas)
7337614 The Four Days Battle, 1-4 June 1666, c.1666 (oil on canvas) by Soest, Pieter Cornelisz van (fl. 1640-67); 104.1x149.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Battle of Leghorn, 4 March 1653, mid 17th century (oil on canvas)
7337609 The Battle of Leghorn, 4 March 1653, mid 17th century (oil on canvas) by Diest, Willem van (1610-1663); 68.5x78.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sir John Thomas Duckworth's action in the Dardanelles, 19 February 1807, early 19th century (oil painting)
7337711 Sir John Thomas Duckworth's action in the Dardanelles, 19 February 1807, early 19th century (oil painting) by Whitcombe, Thomas (1760-1824); 81.6x112.1 cm; National Maritime Museum

Science. Chemistry. Wine still of Chaptal, 1720 Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434913 Science. Chemistry. Wine still of Chaptal, 1720 Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

Science. Water. The Still of Isaac Berard, 1806. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434911 Science. Water. The Still of Isaac Berard, 1806. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science. Water)

Au coin du feu, By the fireside, miniature 1490
3434849 Au coin du feu, By the fireside, miniature 1490; (add.info.: Agriculture. Bibl. Agriculture. Farmers by the fireside. Miniature from a calendar, France, 1490. Bibl.); Photo © CCI

Science. Energie. Temple devoted to the fire in Baku, Azerbaijan. Gravure in
3434782 Science. Energie. Temple devoted to the fire in Baku, Azerbaijan. Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

Science. Production of candles. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434769 Science. Production of candles. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

Hazards of a 19th Century household, 1850
3359129 Hazards of a 19th Century household, 1850; (add.info.: Hazards of a 19th Century household, including taxes, rats, black beetles, cockroaches, arsenic fumes, stinking drains)

A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850
3359101 A man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a man using a winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in)

A ship on fire, 1850
3478511 A ship on fire, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a ship on fire in the middle of the sea. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A poor mother with her children, 1850
3478201 A poor mother with her children, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a poor mother collecting firewood with her children. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A father burning a book which his daughter borrowed from someone he dislikes, 1850
3478172 A father burning a book which his daughter borrowed from someone he dislikes, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a father burning a book which his daughter borrowed from someone he)

A camp fire at night, American outback, 1860
3478824 A camp fire at night, American outback, 1860; (add.info.: 19th century engraving depicting a camp fire at night, American outback, 1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A chimney sweep, 1850
3478711 A chimney sweep, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a chimney sweep appearing in the drawing room fireplace. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Fire of London, 1841
3479350 Fire of London, 1841; (add.info.: Fire of London 1666. Newgate burning: Old ST Pauls in the background. Dated 1841.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Brazier: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into the world of brazier, a word that encompasses a multitude of stories and experiences. From the pages of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren to the vibrant colours derived from coal tar in colour litho prints, this humble object has left its mark throughout history. Imagine yourself in the Cave of Plato, surrounded by Jan Saenredam's intricate engravings or Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem's captivating artwork from 1604. These masterpieces transport us to another era where braziers provided warmth and light during long winter nights. In a surprising turn of events, even amidst war, braziers played a role in fostering peace. The Christmas Truce saw soldiers gathering around these fiery companions as they put their weapons aside for a moment of unity and camaraderie. The Snowball - Guilty or Not Guilty illustration from Pears Annual, Christmas 1906 captures the innocence and mischief associated with snowball fights while highlighting how braziers were essential for warming up after such playful escapades. But it is not only in times of leisure that braziers find their purpose; they also play an important role within domestic life. Joyce Dennys' Perfect Wife: No. X reminds us how these objects became an integral part of creating cozy homes where families gathered around them on chilly evenings. Braziers have witnessed grand spectacles too, like Pauline Baynes' Frost Fair on the Thames painting depicting bustling crowds enjoying festivities on frozen waters illuminated by countless braziers scattered across the scene. From street sausage sellers enticing passersby with sizzling delights to salep merchants offering warm beverages in Thessaloniki, Greece – these vendors relied on braziers to keep their products hot and appealing even during colder months.