Bucket Collection (#6)

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)

Sandcastles on the beach (colour litho)
8672715 Sandcastles on the beach (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sandcastles on the beach)

subway building in Paris c. 1900
1748087 subway building in Paris c. 1900; (add.info.: Construction du Metro a Paris vers 1900 subway building in Paris c. 1900); Photo: Tallandier

Farmyard Scene, 1911 (oil on canvas)
BON65234 Farmyard Scene, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, Edgar (1876-1953); 19x24.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: (for pair see 65235)); Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

Alpine scene with itinerant barrel seller. Man carrying barrels, basins and sneakers meeting peasants
FLO4646412 Alpine scene with itinerant barrel seller. Man carrying barrels, basins and sneakers meeting peasants and dairy farmers

Two young girls bathe in a basin a young boy who screams in contact with the water. Photography around 1910
IMB4935708 Two young girls bathe in a basin a young boy who screams in contact with the water. Photography around 1910. Bathing in the bath tub, ca

France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): three children fill buckets of water at the river, 1895
LUX4773093 France, Aquitaine, Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64): three children fill buckets of water at the river, 1895; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine)

Tommy Atkins at Etaples, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Tommy Atkins at Etaples, between 1914 and c1915. Two British soldiers called "Tommys, " helping some local residents at a water pump, E´taples, France, during World War I

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Sand-eel fisher-girl of Blavand's Bay; peasant girl of Fohr in her Sunday attire; peasant woman of Ostenfeldt in her Sunday dress;

"Winter", drawn by A. Hunt, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. "Winter", drawn by A. Hunt, 1864
"Winter", drawn by A. Hunt, 1864. The sun is sinking-in the wintry sky, And all the landscape lies enwrapp'd in snow; The day is dying, and to see it die Come youth and age

British at Etaples, France, Feb. 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British at Etaples, Feb. 1915 (date created or published later). British soldier bathing at E´taples, France during World War I

Recruits, Aldershot, H.A.C. Fargo Camp. 1914, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Recruits, Aldershot, H.A.C. Fargo Camp. 1914, 1914 (date created or published later). Recruits at Aldershot army camp, England during World War I

Peasant giving drink to French soldiers, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Peasant giving drink to French soldiers, between c1914 and c1915. A woman giving water to French soldiers at the beginning of World War I

Knife "pa", birch bark bucket "kol" and basket "tamga", Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G
Knife "pa", birch bark bucket "kol" and basket "tamga", Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Pump Priming Deficits, 1933 (colour litho)
PNP253853 Pump Priming Deficits, 1933 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What we need is another pump, Cartoon depicting Franklin D)

My questionable future
Jan Janssen

Collecting dung in a mundari cattle camp
Joxe Inazio Kuesta Garmendia

A scene of life in a Mundari cattle camp - South Sudan
Joxe Inazio Kuesta Garmendia

The fish monger
Lorenzo Grifantini

Splash of Colour
Saurabh Sirohiya

Bath
Shahabeddin Montazeri AFIAP

water
Pavol Stranak

Worker
Haruyo Sakamoto

The latest bucket maker
Mohammadreza Momeni

Oops!
hardibudi

Humanize The Human
Firman Maulana

Interior of a storage room. Creator: Cornelis Saftleven
Interior of a storage room

Woman Sweeping the Yard outside the Inn at Vaugirard, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Woman Sweeping the Yard outside the Inn at Vaugirard, 1865

Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme et Femme de la Silesie Prussienne, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme et Femme de la Silesie Prussienne, c1797

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de la Charité Seruant les Malades, Bound 1703-1704
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de la Charite Seruant les Malades, Bound 1703-1704

Milkmaid, 1793. Creator: Abraham Delfos
Milkmaid, 1793

"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Creator: Unknown. "The House on Fire on Christmas Eve"
"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Illustration from a short story published in "Illustrated London News", 1860

Okaru and Kampei outside Kamakura Castle, Act III from the Play Chushingura, 1806. Creator: Hokusai
Okaru and Kampei outside Kamakura Castle, Act III from the Play Chushingura, 1806

Costumes de Différents Pays, Paysans et Paysannes Anglais, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Paysans et Paysannes Anglais, c1797

Maid from The Hague, 1775. Creator: Paulus Constantijn la Fargue
Maid from The Hague, 1775

Man busy mixing lime, 1700-1800. Creator: Anon
Man busy mixing lime, 1700-1800

Les Bas-fonds de la société, 1864. Creator: Félicien Rops
Les Bas-fonds de la societe, 1864. From Les Bas-fonds de la Societe, frontispiece

Girl carrying Water, c.1855-1860. Creator: Jean Francois Millet
Girl carrying Water, c.1855-1860

Still Life with Flowers, 1600-1630. Creator: Follower of Jan Brueghel the Elder
Still Life with Flowers, 1600-1630

Confrontation, 1878. Creator: Carl Frederik Sundt-Hansen
Confrontation, 1878

Seaside Sketches - A Clam-bake, 1873. Creator: Unknown
Seaside Sketches - A Clam-bake, 1873. From periodical: Harper's Weekly, 23 August 1873

Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816

Standing woman with a bucket under her arm, 1790-1852. Creator: Pieter Christoffel Wonder
Standing woman with a bucket under her arm, 1790-1852

Landscape with Cattle, 1804. Creator: Jan Kobell II
Landscape with Cattle, 1804

Maid and milk seller, 1803-c.1899. Creator: J. Enklaar
Woman selling milk, 1803-c.1899. Dairy maid pouring milk into a bowl as her customer takes money from her purse

Mill in Xanten, 1871-1918. Creator: Henriëtte van Hove
Mill in Xanten, 1871-1918. Post-type windmill on a street

A Woman Washing her Hands, 1662. Creator: Gerritsz Quiringh van Brekelenkam
A Woman Washing her Hands, 1662

Smoking sailor, woman with yoke and milk buckets, 1879. Creator: Hendrik Valkenburg
Smoking sailor, woman with yoke and milk buckets, 1879

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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.