Farm Tool Collection (#4)

The Ploughman, or Farmer (engraving)
3646511 The Ploughman, or Farmer (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ploughman, or Farmer. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

Cultivate every strip of land! (colour litho)
2778599 Cultivate every strip of land! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cultivate every strip of land)

The Crown Prince at a characteristic peasant contest in Rocca di Mezzo (Abruzzo) (colour litho)
2777637 The Crown Prince at a characteristic peasant contest in Rocca di Mezzo (Abruzzo) (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

An ancient Emperor of China guiding the Plough (engraving)
2781044 An ancient Emperor of China guiding the Plough (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An ancient Emperor of China guiding the Plough)

Like the ancient Romans, the plow by the sword (colour litho)
2808581 Like the ancient Romans, the plow by the sword (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Like the ancient Romans, the plow next to the sword)

Turkoman ploughing (engraving)
967339 Turkoman ploughing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkoman ploughing)

Palestinian types, Scene of labour (b / w photo)
5214546 Palestinian types, Scene of labour (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palestinian types, Scene of labour)

Agricultural equipment (colour litho)
3096763 Agricultural equipment (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural equipment)

English farmers ploughing (coloured engraving)
6030307 English farmers ploughing (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: English farmers ploughing)

Harrowing in the Spring (b / w photo)
5998177 Harrowing in the Spring (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harrowing in the Spring)

Amateur Photographers in China (engraving)
1602927 Amateur Photographers in China (engraving) by Ross-Lewin, Rev. Robert (fl.1877); Private Collection; (add.info.: Amateur Photographers in China)

The Doukhobor Invasion of Yorkton, Canada (b / w photo)
1601294 The Doukhobor Invasion of Yorkton, Canada (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Doukhobor Invasion of Yorkton, Canada)

He that plougheth (chromolitho)
5207979 He that plougheth (chromolitho) by Harper, Henry Andrew (1835-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: He that plougheth)

La Chapelle a Minerville, Plate VI from Cantiques des Creatures, 1894 (colour litho)
995880 La Chapelle a Minerville, Plate VI from Cantiques des Creatures, 1894 (colour litho) by Dulac, Charles Marie (1865-98); 50.5x38.4 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Saxon rustics of the 8th Century (coloured engraving)
972832 Saxon rustics of the 8th Century (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saxon rustics of the 8th Century)

Imperial ploughing ceremony, China (chromolitho)
973909 Imperial ploughing ceremony, China (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imperial ploughing ceremony, China)

Farming (colour litho)
3096760 Farming (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farming. Illustration for Bilder zum Anschauungsunterricht fur die Jugend by Eduard Walther (Eklingen)

A new snow-plough for clearing a footpath after a heavy fall (litho)
1090731 A new snow-plough for clearing a footpath after a heavy fall (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Big Dipper or the Plough (chromolitho)
961325 The Big Dipper or the Plough (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Big Dipper or the Plough)

INCA FARMERS. Incas using footplows to sow a cornfield. Drawing from El primer nueva cronica y buen gobierno ( The first new chronicle and good government ), 1583-1615, by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

COUNTRY LIFE, 1504. Medieval woodcut, 1504

McCORMICK REAPER, c1875. McCormick Harvesting Machine Company advertisement, from an American agricultural magazine

SEED DRILL, c1730. Seed drill invented, c1701, by Jethro Tull (1674-1741). Line engraving

ANCIENT FARMING TOOLS. A wooden hoe and a flint-bladed sickle with wooden handle from Egypt; and a bone-handled sickle from Palestine. All before 4000 B.C

EGYPT: SHADOOF IRRIGATION. An Egyptian worker using a shadoof for irrigation. Line engraving, English, 19th century

TULL: SEED DRILL. Seed drill invented, c1701, by Jethro Tull (1674-1741): line engraving

TULL: SEED DRILL, 1701. Wheat seed drill invented, c1701, by Jethro Tull (1674-1741). Line engraving, 18th century

INCA FARMERS, 1583. Incan farmers planting corn with the aid of an Andean footplow. Pen and ink drawing from El primer nueva cronica y bien gobierno [The first chronicle and good government]

FARMING: MCCORMICK MACHINE. McCormick Harvesting Machine Company advertisement, American
FARMING:MCCORMICK MACHINE. McCormick Harvesting Machine Company advertisement, American, c1880

ENGLAND: THRESHING WHEAT. Threshing wheat with a flail. English manuscript illumination, late 13th century

PLOW, 1833. The first steel plow, developed in 1833

PLOWS, 1902. Page from a Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue, 1902

FARMING TOOLS, 1895. Page from a Montgomery Ward Catalogue

PEASANTS FARMING. Copper engraving, German, 17th century

JOHN DEERE PLOW. A mid-19th century American hand steel plow, by John Deere: contemporary wood engraving

NATI2P-01661
Replica Native American hoe made of a buffalo shoulder-blade, a living history demonstration, Fort Mandan, North Dakota. Photograph

DUST BOWL, 1936. Farm machinery buried by sand after a dust storm in Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, April 1936

DUST BOWL, 1936. A plow covered by sand after a dust storm in Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, April 1936

COTTON HOERS, 1937. A group of migrant cotton hoers walking to work on a cotton plantation, near Clarksdale, Mississippi. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June-July 1937

COTTON PLANTATION, 1937. A crew 200 African American migrant workers brought to the Aldridge Plantation to hoe cotton for one dollar a day, near Leland, Mississippi

TEXAS: DUST BOWL, 1938. An abandoned farm in the Coldwater District, north of Dalhart, Texas. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, June 1938

TEXAS: FARM WIFE, 1937. Wife of a Texas tenant farmer hoeing soil on rented farmland. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, May 1937

THRESHING, 1936. Farmers threshing oats on a farm in Clayton, Indiana. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1936

DUGOUT HOME, 1939. A farm couple from drought stricken Oklahoma standing in the doorway of their dugout basement home in Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

SHARECROPPER, 1936. An African American sharecropper working in a cotton field near Eutaw, Alabama. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1936

GEORGIA: PLOWING, 1937. A sharecropper plowing a cotton field in Greene County, Georgia. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, July 1937

CALIFORNIA: FARMING, 1939. Farmer tilling a potato field with a tractor in California. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, February 1939

OREGON: FARM, 1939. Hay forks leaning against a farm shed in Morrow County, Oregon. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, October 1939

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"Unearthing the Past: A Glimpse into the Evolution of Farm Tools" Step back in time to 1869, when Indigo Manufacture thrived in Tirhoot, Lower Bengal. This wood engraving from that era showcases the ingenuity and craftsmanship behind farm tools. In Winter, The Plain of Chailly (c. 1862-66), a pastel on paper by an unknown artist captures the serene beauty of a winter landscape where these tools were put to work. Traveling further back to Rochester, Kent in 1795, we find a watercolor painting on paper depicting another aspect of farming life. Here, farmers utilized their trusty farm tools to cultivate fertile lands. Fast forward to c. 1834 with A Distant View, Rouen - a stunning watercolor painting on paper showcasing the picturesque countryside dotted with farms and fields worked by dedicated farmers armed with their essential tools. Even ancient civilizations recognized the importance of efficient farming techniques. The Book of the Dead of Neb-Hepet (1075 BC) reveals intricate details about agricultural practices during that time period through its papyrus illustrations featuring lush fields and laborers utilizing various farm tools. Inspired by renowned artist Millet's masterpiece "The Angelus, " The meridian or The siesta (after Millet) (1889) depicts rural life at its finest – farmers resting under shady trees after tending to their crops using traditional implements. A cornfield comes alive on canvas through vibrant oil strokes capturing nature's bounty while highlighting how crucial farm tools were for harvesting crops efficiently. Delving into history once more, we encounter a mosaic artwork from the 3rd-4th century portraying "The ploughman with oxen. " This mesmerizing piece immortalizes one farmer's dedication as he guides his oxen through furrows using his trusted plow – an indispensable tool even centuries ago.