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Container Collection (page 3)

"From Havana to Puebla: Exploring the World of Containers" Close-up of limited edition cigars in a box, Cohiba, Havana, Cuba

Background imageContainer Collection: Strandline plastic litter, Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Strandline plastic litter, Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Andrew Davies / SpecialistStock

Background imageContainer Collection: Sawfish Pristis sp. member of the rays and sharks, Oceanopolis, Brest, Britanny, France, EU (rr)

Sawfish Pristis sp. member of the rays and sharks, Oceanopolis, Brest, Britanny, France, EU (rr)
Andrew Davies / SpecialistStock

Background imageContainer Collection: Ritual wine container (you) with dragons, birds, and bovine heads, c.1050 BCE (bronze)

Ritual wine container (you) with dragons, birds, and bovine heads, c.1050 BCE (bronze)
8701730 Ritual wine container (you) with dragons, birds, and bovine heads, c.1050 BCE (bronze) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (12th-11th century BC)

Background imageContainer Collection: Lidded ritual wine container (you) with taotie and dragons Ritual vessel

Lidded ritual wine container (you) with taotie and dragons Ritual vessel
; China; ca. 1200-1100 B.C.E.; Bronze; H x W x D: 22 x 19.8 x 17.5 cm (8 11/16 x 7 13/16 x 6 7/8 in); Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Background imageContainer Collection: Ritual wine container (hu) with masks (taotie) and dragons, c.1200 BCE (bronze)

Ritual wine container (hu) with masks (taotie) and dragons, c.1200 BCE (bronze)
8701733 Ritual wine container (hu) with masks (taotie) and dragons, c.1200 BCE (bronze) by Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (12th-11th century BC); 38.1x27.8x23 cm; National Museum of Asian Art

Background imageContainer Collection: Cocktail sticks, 1920-30 (glass)

Cocktail sticks, 1920-30 (glass)
3084393 Cocktail sticks, 1920-30 (glass) by European School (20th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; (add.info.: six cocktail sticks)

Background imageContainer Collection: Pack horse used by U.S. Army Signal Corps, carrying chest of instruments for local outfit..., 1916

Pack horse used by U.S. Army Signal Corps, carrying chest of instruments for local outfit..., 1916
Pack horse used by U.S. Army Signal Corps, carrying chest of instruments for local outfit for wireless telegraph, 1916.

Background imageContainer Collection: Pair Of Double Salt Cellars, 1782. Creator: Jean-Joseph Beaudet

Pair Of Double Salt Cellars, 1782. Creator: Jean-Joseph Beaudet
Pair Of Double Salt Cellars, 1782.

Background imageContainer Collection: No title. (Peasant holding jar.), 1635-1668. Creator: Quirin Boel

No title. (Peasant holding jar.), 1635-1668. Creator: Quirin Boel
No title. (Peasant holding jar.), 1635-1668. An aged man wearing soft hat and a contented smirk holds ceramic jar, jug or carafe beside him.

Background imageContainer Collection: Caster, c1775. Creator: Paul Revere

Caster, c1775. Creator: Paul Revere
Caster, c1775.

Background imageContainer Collection: Various Objects, c1785. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly

Various Objects, c1785. Creator: Louis Leopold Boilly
Various Objects, c1785. The letters, some addressed to a Monsieur and Madame Dandre, and the sprig of pansies (pensees in French--a word that also means "thoughts")

Background imageContainer Collection: Cologne Bottle Or Cruet, c1820-40. Creator: Unknown

Cologne Bottle Or Cruet, c1820-40. Creator: Unknown
Cologne Bottle Or Cruet, c1820-40.

Background imageContainer Collection: Castor Set And Stand, c1820-40. Creator: Unknown

Castor Set And Stand, c1820-40. Creator: Unknown
Castor Set And Stand, c1820-40.

Background imageContainer Collection: Box made of the wood of Shakspeare's mulberry-tree, presented to [David] Garrick..., 1864

Box made of the wood of Shakspeare's mulberry-tree, presented to [David] Garrick..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Box made of the wood of Shakspeare's mulberry-tree, presented to [David] Garrick by the town of Stratford-on-Avon, 1864

Background imageContainer Collection: 'A Train of Thought,' by J. D. Watson, in the Winter Exhibition, 1864. Creator: W Thomas

"A Train of Thought," by J. D. Watson, in the Winter Exhibition, 1864. Creator: W Thomas
"A Train of Thought," by J. D. Watson, in the Winter Exhibition, 1864. '...the subject of this picture...is simply a young, intelligent, and gallant-looking fellow

Background imageContainer Collection: F1 Formula 1 Formula One Test Crates Unpack Freight

F1 Formula 1 Formula One Test Crates Unpack Freight
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. Wednesday 19 April 2017. Teams pack equipment at the conclusion of Bahrain's two-day test

Background imageContainer Collection: Ritual wine container (fangyi) with masks (taotie), serpents, and birds, c.1100 BCE (bronze)

Ritual wine container (fangyi) with masks (taotie), serpents, and birds, c.1100 BCE (bronze)
8701731 Ritual wine container (fangyi) with masks (taotie), serpents, and birds, c.1100 BCE (bronze) by Chinese School, Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC)

Background imageContainer Collection: Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920

Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920
5304650 Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920.; (add.info.: Men wore this type of shrine-shaped amulet container when travelling, strapped to their waist or across a shoulder)

Background imageContainer Collection: 18th Century Mughal Powder bowl

18th Century Mughal Powder bowl
5304644 18th Century Mughal Powder bowl.; (add.info.: 18th century, Mughal Powder bowl from Kashmir, India.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageContainer Collection: Box made during the Konbaung period

Box made during the Konbaung period
5304601 Box made during the Konbaung period.; (add.info.: 1800 -1855, Konbaung period, Box made from gold, diamonds, emeralds and rubies)

Background imageContainer Collection: St. Benedict enthroned is surrounded by youth with bundles of wheat and baskets of fruit

St. Benedict enthroned is surrounded by youth with bundles of wheat and baskets of fruit
3561267 St. Benedict enthroned is surrounded by youth with bundles of wheat and baskets of fruit. Illustration of Canto XXXII in Paradiso of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Background imageContainer Collection: Confederate Knapsack

Confederate Knapsack
3501334 Confederate Knapsack; Private Collection; (add.info.: South Carolina Confederate soldier's painted cloth and leather knapsack taken at Port Royal, 1861); © Don Troiani

Background imageContainer Collection: Ancient Rome, Roman Glass Urn with handles and lid

Ancient Rome, Roman Glass Urn with handles and lid
3027417 Ancient Rome, Roman Glass Urn with handles and lid; Romisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne, Germany; (add.info.: Ancient Rome, Roman Glass Urn with handles and lid.); © Don Troiani

Background imageContainer Collection: Amphora with a running man

Amphora with a running man
3330379 Amphora with a running man; (add.info.: Amphora with a running man. Dated 6th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageContainer Collection: Adding hops to boiling beer in brewery, 1885

Adding hops to boiling beer in brewery, 1885
2604011 Adding hops to boiling beer in brewery, 1885; (add.info.: Adding hops to boiling beer in an American brewery. Wood engraving published 1885)

Background imageContainer Collection: Sale of bread Arabic in Cairo

Sale of bread Arabic in Cairo
3566941 Sale of bread Arabic in Cairo; (add.info.: Cairo, 1870-1880 Photographer: Sebahp); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageContainer Collection: Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920

Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920
5304648 Amulet Container (Ga'u) 1900-1920.; (add.info.: Men wore this type of shrine-shaped amulet container when travelling, strapped to their waist or across a shoulder)

Background imageContainer Collection: Oil wells at Oil Creek, Pennsylvania, USA, 1880 (engraving)

Oil wells at Oil Creek, Pennsylvania, USA, 1880 (engraving)
864415 Oil wells at Oil Creek, Pennsylvania, USA, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Oil wells at Oil Creek, 150 miles up the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)

Background imageContainer Collection: Distillation of alcohol. 19th century (engraving)

Distillation of alcohol. 19th century (engraving)
672888 Distillation of alcohol. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture)

Background imageContainer Collection: Container (bu) with masks (taotie), dragons, and waterfowl, c.1100-1050 BCE (bronze)

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

Background imageContainer Collection: Cubist Still Life, c.1920 (oil on canvas)

Cubist Still Life, c.1920 (oil on canvas)
656016 Cubist Still Life, c.1920 (oil on canvas) by Filla, Emil (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cubist Still Life. Emil Filla (1882-1953). Oil on canvas. Painted circa 1920

Background imageContainer Collection: A self-acting aerial ropeway

A self-acting aerial ropeway
5308177 A self-acting aerial ropeway.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a self-acting aerial ropeway: the velocity of a full container travelling down the hillside drew an empty container at the top)

Background imageContainer Collection: A woodcut engraving depicting perpetual motion by magnetism. A is a spherical magnet with its

A woodcut engraving depicting perpetual motion by magnetism. A is a spherical magnet with its poles on either side
5311359 A woodcut engraving depicting perpetual motion by magnetism. A is a spherical magnet with its poles on either side. A piece of iron lies at D and is attracted up the slide C B to E

Background imageContainer Collection: Box made during the Konbaung period (photo)

Box made during the Konbaung period (photo)
5304599 Box made during the Konbaung period (photo); (add.info.: 1800 -1855, Konbaung period, Box made from gold, diamonds, emeralds and rubies)

Background imageContainer Collection: Bronze ritual wine vessel, 11th bc

Bronze ritual wine vessel, 11th bc
3507230 Bronze ritual wine vessel, 11th bc; (add.info.: Bronze ritual wine vessel from the Western Zhou Dynasty. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive

Background imageContainer Collection: Corner of traditionally furnished kitchen in a Mexican home: the kitchen as such is composed of a

Corner of traditionally furnished kitchen in a Mexican home: the kitchen as such is composed of a brick structure with
3572411 Corner of traditionally furnished kitchen in a Mexican home: the kitchen as such is composed of a brick structure with openings at the front, into which the hot coals were inserted

Background imageContainer Collection: US Artillery regulation water bucket

US Artillery regulation water bucket
3028592 US Artillery regulation water bucket; Private Collection; (add.info.: US Artillery regulation water bucket of leather with copper rivets with bullet hole through side); © Don Troiani

Background imageContainer Collection: Portrait of a woman

Portrait of a woman
3568443 Portrait of a woman by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Trieste 1920-1930 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageContainer Collection: Barrels and ancient measuring instruments from the 18th century, preserved in the Museum of Rome

Barrels and ancient measuring instruments from the 18th century, preserved in the Museum of Rome, Rome
3559883 Barrels and ancient measuring instruments from the 18th century, preserved in the Museum of Rome, Rome; (add.info.: Barrels and ancient measuring instruments from the 18th century)

Background imageContainer Collection: Box made during the Konbaung period (gold, diamonds, emeralds and rubies)

Box made during the Konbaung period (gold, diamonds, emeralds and rubies)
5304603 Box made during the Konbaung period (gold, diamonds, emeralds and rubies); (add.info.: 1800 -1855, Konbaung period, Box made from gold, diamonds, emeralds and rubies)

Background imageContainer Collection: Young smiling Thai woman, pusshing a large container, 1900 (print on double-weight paper)

Young smiling Thai woman, pusshing a large container, 1900 (print on double-weight paper)
3570313 Young smiling Thai woman, pusshing a large container, 1900 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Siam, Asia 1900 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageContainer Collection: Water bearers, Cairo, Egypt, 1890 (print on double-weight paper)

Water bearers, Cairo, Egypt, 1890 (print on double-weight paper)
3575964 Water bearers, Cairo, Egypt, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Cairo, Egypt 1890 ca. Photographer: Sebah, Pascal); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageContainer Collection: Roman Empire, Glass jug with handle and ground designs

Roman Empire, Glass jug with handle and ground designs
3027410 Roman Empire, Glass jug with handle and ground designs; Romisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne, Germany; (add.info.: Roman Empire)

Background imageContainer Collection: Curve

Curve
Herbert Rong

Background imageContainer Collection: 8701734

8701734

Background imageContainer Collection: Union Officer's Haversack

Union Officer's Haversack
3501333 Union Officer's Haversack; Private Collection; (add.info.: Union officer's haversack from the 45th Massachusetts Regiment); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Background imageContainer Collection: Family of artisans at work

Family of artisans at work
3561639 Family of artisans at work by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Egypt 1880-1899 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageContainer Collection: Egypt, lunch outside, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)

Egypt, lunch outside, 1880 (print on double-weight paper)
3567136 Egypt, lunch outside, 1880 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1880 - 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence




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"From Havana to Puebla: Exploring the World of Containers" Close-up of limited edition cigars in a box, Cohiba, Havana, Cuba, West Indies: Indulging in the finest Cuban craftsmanship - behold the exquisite collection of limited edition Cohiba cigars elegantly nestled within their container. Morants Curve, Bow River, Canadian Pacific Railway, near Lake Louise, Banff National Park: As the majestic Canadian Pacific Railway winds through Banff National Park's breathtaking landscapes, witness how each train car becomes a moving container carrying dreams and adventures. WWI German gas mask, c 1918, in its original metal container: A haunting relic from history preserved within its original metal container - this WWI German gas mask serves as a chilling reminder of the horrors endured by soldiers on the battlefield. Church and street in Altea: In picturesque Altea's charming streetscape lies an ancient stone container for faith and solace - a beautiful church that has stood as a sanctuary for generations. Replica Samuel Adams beer barrel, Boston Massachusetts USA: Raise your glasses to American brewing heritage. This replica Samuel Adams beer barrel pays homage to Boston's rich history while containing frothy delights loved by many. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies in basket with tricolor fur coat: Peek inside this adorable canine container filled with five playful Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies; one among them flaunting a striking tricolor fur coat. European robin (Redbreast) braving winter snowflakes while feeding: Witness nature's resilience encapsulated within this tiny feathered creature as it finds nourishment amidst snowy surroundings – showcasing survival instincts stored deep within its avian "container. " Talavera Pottery at El Parian Market: A vibrant display of Mexican artistry unfolds at Puebla State’s historic El Parian Market where Talavera Pottery containers showcase the region's rich cultural heritage.