Bucket Collection (#5)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay, a wine press for harvest, 1917
LUX4798332 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay, a wine press for harvest, 1917; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: the Old Tours, the Place du Grand Marche with fountain of the Place Foire
LUX4796752 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: the Old Tours, the Place du Grand Marche with fountain of the Place Foire le Roi, 1892; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

Illustration by Paul Bernay (? -1885) in Le Charivari, 1872-10-5 - Republican Republique, Monarchy, Identifier
ICA4872293 Illustration by Paul Bernay (? -1885) in Le Charivari, 1872-10-5 - Republican Republique, Monarchy, Identifier, Political right, Fleur de liys - Don Quixote - Sun

Daily life North America, domestic work: woman recuding soap, made from lard, boiled in a large outdoor tank
NWI4880187 Daily life North America, domestic work: woman recuding soap, made from lard, boiled in a large outdoor tank; (add.info.: Daily life North America, domestic work: woman picking up soap)

Postcard, N & B: The War The corner of a bivouac - War of 14 -18, Photography, Cantonment, Toilet - Soldiers
ICA4837393 Postcard, N & B: The War The corner of a bivouac - War of 14 -18, Photography, Cantonment, Toilet - Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard, N & B: The War The corner of a bivouac - War of 14 -18)

Water bucket belonging to the Continental Army, Camp Yorktown battlefield, Virginia, USA, 18th century
NWI4884239 Water bucket belonging to the Continental Army, Camp Yorktown battlefield, Virginia, USA, 18th century; (add.info.: Water bucket belonging to the Continental Army)

Woman drawing water from a well - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NWI4883459 Woman drawing water from a well - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info.: Woman drawing water from a well - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration)

Nobleman from the Dutch provinces, 1586, and a Dutch merchants wife, 1640
FLO4705555 Nobleman from the Dutch provinces, 1586, and a Dutch merchants wife, 1640. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Hautes-Alpes (05), Aiguilles: Andrea Piccolini crosses the village with his
LUX4769207 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Hautes-Alpes (05), Aiguilles: Andrea Piccolini crosses the village with his buckets on his horse, 1920; (add.info.: France)

The rubber, harvest in Brasilia. c.1900 (chromo)
2636225 The rubber, harvest in Brasilia. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agriculture. The rubber, harvest in Brasilia. Imagerie, France, c.1900.); Photo © CCI

Russian banya, sauna or public baths, 18th century. Men and women scourging themselves with birch leaves
FLO4624997 Russian banya, sauna or public baths, 18th century. Men and women scourging themselves with birch leaves, men throwing buckets of water on hot stones

A woman in farmer's dress with a bucket for milking, portrayed in a photographic studio Great Britain
3569113 A woman in farmer's dress with a bucket for milking, portrayed in a photographic studio Great Britain; (add.info.: Great Britain 1865 ca)

Biquette: illustration by J. Blass of the song bearing this title in the book " Chansons et rounds
PCT4280175 Biquette: illustration by J. Blass of the song bearing this title in the book " Chansons et rounds enfantines"

Swiss costumes, circa 1800: Peasant of Unterwalden, peasant of Berne, dairyman of Emmenthal, peasants of Entlibuch
FLO4576200 Swiss costumes, circa 1800: Peasant of Unterwalden, peasant of Berne, dairyman of Emmenthal, peasants of Entlibuch, and chamois deer hunter

Tin-plate worker in apron beating tin on an anvil with a mallet surrounded by tin buckets, pots, urns and utensils
FLO4577582 Tin-plate worker in apron beating tin on an anvil with a mallet surrounded by tin buckets, pots, urns and utensils

Letter E: Emboites. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209249 Letter E: Emboites. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Fourth cover of "ABC The Baby Alphabet". Unbreakable volume on canvas in chromolithography. A
DUV4207007 Fourth cover of "ABC The Baby Alphabet". Unbreakable volume on canvas in chromolithography. A. Capendu, editor, Paris. Early 20th century, around 1905

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205673 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters Rs T U)

Brunnen Und Tranke / Fountain and Drinking Trough (colour litho)
8666140 Brunnen Und Tranke / Fountain and Drinking Trough (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brunnen Und Tranke)

Sand pies (colour litho)
8672710 Sand pies (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sand pies. Children making sand pies on the beach)

Man feeding dogs infected with rabies. 19th century (engraving)
672842 Man feeding dogs infected with rabies. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Rabies (From the Latin: rabies, "madness")

Economy hints (colour litho)
8656154 Economy hints (colour litho) by Buchanan, Fred (1879-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economy hints - a seaside holiday at home. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Industrial Arts of the Ancients, Domestic Utensils, Arms, and Jewelry (engraving)
8644793 Industrial Arts of the Ancients, Domestic Utensils, Arms, and Jewelry (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Industrial Arts of the Ancients)

High Street, Burwash, Sussex (b/w photo)
8675974 High Street, Burwash, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: High Street, Burwash, Sussex)

Earth closet
5308118 Earth closet.; (add.info.: Earth closet by Kings which automatically discharged earth into the bucket when the lid was closed. From Eardley F. Bailey-Denton A Hand Book of House Sanitation)

Cabin boy, from the Royal Navy in the 18th century, generally aged between 12 and 16
MMM5482457 Cabin boy, from the Royal Navy in the 18th century, generally aged between 12 and 16, most of them from disadvantaged backgrounds, others convicted of minor offenses

An Iroquois carrying a load of wood, in the drill, on a kind of sled pulled by oxen, circa 1890
NWI4895961 An Iroquois carrying a load of wood, in the drill, on a kind of sled pulled by oxen, circa 1890. Lithography, 19th century.; (add.info.: An Iroquois carrying a load of wood, in the drill)

Wooden bucket for transporting water belonging to the continental army, Camp Yorktown battlefield, Virginia, USA
NWI4884219 Wooden bucket for transporting water belonging to the continental army, Camp Yorktown battlefield, Virginia, USA

American daily life, domestic stain: a woman stretched out her laundry, talking with a macon on the roof of her
NWI4882167 American daily life, domestic stain: a woman stretched out her laundry, talking with a macon on the roof of her building, in front of the panorama of the city, around 1870

Stuart Houses from the reign of King Charles I in the Foliated Style on the west side of Little Moorfields, 1810
FLO5000695 Stuart Houses from the reign of King Charles I in the Foliated Style on the west side of Little Moorfields, 1810. Oak timber house with plaster foliage

Silk Worms - Silk Worms - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981254 Silk Worms - Silk Worms - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Silk Worms - Silk Worms - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

The dragon of the monopoly: " huge diet but little milk". Cartoon by W. A
NWI4958459 The dragon of the monopoly: " huge diet but little milk". Cartoon by W. A. Sherman, on the Sherman antitrust legislation (1890)

Cremiere farm: a farmer drills cows to harvest milk in a barn in America. Coloured engraving around 1870
NWI4825256 Cremiere farm: a farmer drills cows to harvest milk in a barn in America. Coloured engraving around 1870.; (add.info.: Cremiere farm)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220565 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220151 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Chinese peasants using a device with bucket and weight to irrigate the land
FLO4622566 Chinese peasants using a device with bucket and weight to irrigate the land. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Soldiers quarters at Fort George, 18th century
3507850 Soldiers quarters at Fort George, 18th century; (add.info.: stove; kettles and fireplace inside the soldiers quarters at Fort George; 18th-century fortress)

Fermenting cellar in American brewery, 1885
2604008 Fermenting cellar in American brewery, 1885; (add.info.: Fermenting cellar in an American brewery. Wood engraving 1885)

Portrait of a woman in traditional dress, Scanno
3571367 Portrait of a woman in traditional dress, Scanno by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Scanno 1910 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

La Petite Brasserie (1890, oil on canvas). Stockholm, Nationamuseum
SYC4195615 La Petite Brasserie (1890, oil on canvas). Stockholm, Nationamuseum.; (add.info.: La Petite Brasserie (1890, oil on canvas). Stockholm, Nationamuseum.); Photo © Sylvain Collet

Recolving Maple Seve in Canadian forests. Engraving 1867
JAB4121598 Recolving Maple Seve in Canadian forests. Engraving 1867; (add.info.: Recolving Maple Seve in Canadian forests. Engraving 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Portrait of two girls in traditionl Dutch dress
3568341 Portrait of two girls in traditionl Dutch dress.; (add.info.: Holland 1890-1910 ca. Photographer: P.Z. - Photoglob & Co.); Alinari Archives, Florence

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Veigne: fishermen on the Indre, at the bottom of a mill, 1925
LUX4759636 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Veigne: fishermen on the Indre, at the bottom of a mill, 1925; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Veigne: fishermen on the Indre

Motor sports: the potato race (colour litho)
8635660 Motor sports: the potato race (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Motor sports: the potato race. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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Ornament: Vases, The Bucket, etc (engraving)
8647134 Ornament: Vases, The Bucket, etc (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vases, The Bucket, etc)

Women in Orsogna
3570819 Women in Orsogna by Michetti, Francesco Paolo (1851-1929); (add.info.: Women in Orsogna Photographer: Michetti, Francesco Paolo); Alinari Archives, Florence

Women's costume of a dairy worker of Rennes (colour litho)
8677229 Women's costume of a dairy worker of Rennes (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of a dairy worker of Rennes)

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"Buckets: A Journey Through Time and Perspectives" Step into the past with us as we explore the significance of buckets throughout history. From an 1866 cartoon titled "Deaths Dispensary, " highlighting water pollution as a source of disease, to a milkmaid in Cornwall during the early 1900s diligently carrying her bucket, these humble vessels have played various roles. In another depiction from 1866, a poignant "Pollution Cartoon" reminds us of the consequences that polluted water can have on public health. Fast forward to the roaring twenties, where a flapper girl sits elegantly at a cocktail bar, perhaps sipping from her own stylish bucket-shaped glassware. But buckets were not only used for personal needs; they served practical purposes too. The "Keep a Pig" poster encourages households to use buckets for feeding livestock while promoting self-sufficiency. Meanwhile, Lyme Regis Promenade witnessed countless beachgoers carrying their trusty sandcastle-building companions - colorful plastic buckets. Across continents and cultures, buckets found their place in daily life. In Japan's bathhouses depicted by artist Yoshiiku, quarrels broke out amidst steam-filled rooms where women clutched their precious bathing utensils tightly. And who could forget the demolition excavator tearing down structures with its mighty metal bucket? Market Jew Street in Penzance during the 1920s showcased bustling scenes where vendors relied on sturdy buckets to display and sell their goods. Even young Uyghur girls in Kashgar carried small pails filled with treasures collected along Xinjiang's vibrant streets. Beyond utility, some advertisements highlighted unexpected uses for these versatile containers. An advertisement for Morses distemper featured a decorator lying flat while painting walls – his trusted companion being none other than his trusty paint bucket. From ancient times to modern days, one thing remains constant: butter making. Whether it was churning cream or collecting fresh milk straight from cows, buckets played an essential role in this timeless culinary tradition.