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Pouring Collection (#5)

"Pouring: A Timeless Ritual of Indulgence and Connection" Step back in time to 1894, when the United Kingdom Tea Company captivated hearts with their enchanting advert

Background imagePouring Collection: Advert, Sparkling Vimto Tonic Fruit Drink

Advert, Sparkling Vimto Tonic Fruit Drink Date: circa 1930

Background imagePouring Collection: Official anti British First Boer War protest card

Official anti British First Boer War protest card
A conflict known also as the Transvaal Rebellion took place between the British and the Boers from 1880 to 1881 The south of Africa was overlaid with European powers competing for colonial territory

Background imagePouring Collection: Pouring Botot water, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Pouring Botot water, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Pouring Botot water, sold at the Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imagePouring Collection: Botot water laboratory, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Botot water laboratory, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Botot water laboratory, sold at the Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imagePouring Collection: Filtering and bottling Botot water, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Filtering and bottling Botot water, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Filtering and bottling Botot water, sold at the Universal Exhibition of Paris 1889 Date: 1889

Background imagePouring Collection: A young English lad takes shelter in a barrel from the rain

A young English lad takes shelter in a barrel from the rain
A young English lad takes shelter in a barrel from the pouring rain - Somewhere in England'. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePouring Collection: RAF parachutists pouring beer while in freefall. Date: 1960s

RAF parachutists pouring beer while in freefall. Date: 1960s

Background imagePouring Collection: Poster, Essolube, the super oil, winter oil par excellence. Date: circa 1935

Poster, Essolube, the super oil, winter oil par excellence. Date: circa 1935

Background imagePouring Collection: NALGO union members campaigning with placards

NALGO union members campaigning with placards
NALGO (National and Local Government Officers Association) union members, gas office and fitting staff, campaigning with placards outside the headquarters of the North Thames gas board, 14 July 1981

Background imagePouring Collection: For the convenience of bathers, a neat appliance for pouring oil on troubled waters. Date: 1921

For the convenience of bathers, a neat appliance for pouring oil on troubled waters. Date: 1921

Background imagePouring Collection: WATERING THE WINE

WATERING THE WINE
The wine-merchant in his cellar at dead of night... 1905

Background imagePouring Collection: Tapestry panel depicting the Dishonest Miller, from Basel, 1460-80 (wool & linen)

Tapestry panel depicting the Dishonest Miller, from Basel, 1460-80 (wool & linen)
3576080 Tapestry panel depicting the Dishonest Miller, from Basel, 1460-80 (wool & linen) by Swiss School, (15th century); 91.4x110.4 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imagePouring Collection: Fragmentary relief with Apollo and Nike (pentelic marble)

Fragmentary relief with Apollo and Nike (pentelic marble)
3930096 Fragmentary relief with Apollo and Nike (pentelic marble) by Greek; Museo Barracco, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: From the hellenistic period.); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imagePouring Collection: Statue of the pouring satyr, Boncompagni Ludivisi collection (marble)

Statue of the pouring satyr, Boncompagni Ludivisi collection (marble)
3042835 Statue of the pouring satyr, Boncompagni Ludivisi collection (marble) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano - Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background imagePouring Collection: The table, the donkey and the stick (colour litho)

The table, the donkey and the stick (colour litho)
AKV384629 The table, the donkey and the stick (colour litho) by Hey, Paul (1867-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tischchen deck dich)

Background imagePouring Collection: The Death of Marcus Licinius Crassus (oil on panel)

The Death of Marcus Licinius Crassus (oil on panel)
489969 The Death of Marcus Licinius Crassus (oil on panel) by Blondeel, Lancelot (c.1495-c.1561); 70.9x56.6 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges

Background imagePouring Collection: Coffee Text

Coffee Text
Pictufy Studio III

Background imagePouring Collection: Brigade of arsonists at work, how they methodically set fire to towns

Brigade of arsonists at work, how they methodically set fire to towns, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal
486926 Brigade of arsonists at work, how they methodically set fire to towns, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 11th October 1914 (colour litho) by Damblans

Background imagePouring Collection: The Ogre receives the cat, illustration for Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault (1628-1703)

The Ogre receives the cat, illustration for Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault (1628-1703) 1883 (engraving)
PER190848 The Ogre receives the cat, illustration for Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault (1628-1703) 1883 (engraving) by Dore

Background imagePouring Collection: Acorns and Glass

Acorns and Glass
Dina Belenko

Background imagePouring Collection: DDE-90023050

DDE-90023050
Africa, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls, The Smoke that Thunders, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Date: 26/08/2009

Background imagePouring Collection: DDE-90023049

DDE-90023049
Africa, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls, The Smoke that Thunders, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Date: 26/08/2009

Background imagePouring Collection: DDE-90023048

DDE-90023048
Africa, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls, The Smoke that Thunders, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Date: 26/08/2009

Background imagePouring Collection: DDE-90023047

DDE-90023047
Africa, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls, The Smoke that Thunders, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Date: 26/08/2009

Background imagePouring Collection: DDE-90023046

DDE-90023046
Africa, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls, The Smoke that Thunders, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Date: 26/08/2009

Background imagePouring Collection: DDE-90023045

DDE-90023045
Africa, Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls, The Smoke that Thunders, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Date: 26/08/2009

Background imagePouring Collection: Golden seconds

Golden seconds
Drazen Sokac

Background imagePouring Collection: Pineberries

Pineberries
alan shapiro

Background imagePouring Collection: Water Splash

Water Splash
Avishek Das

Background imagePouring Collection: Bacchic Putti, 17th century. 17th century. Creator: Anon

Bacchic Putti, 17th century. 17th century. Creator: Anon
Bacchic Putti, 17th century

Background imagePouring Collection: Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, ca. 1542-45. Creator: Leon Davent

Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, ca. 1542-45. Creator: Leon Davent
Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, ca. 1542-45

Background imagePouring Collection: Grandmothers Green Thumb, 1880 (oil on canvas)

Grandmothers Green Thumb, 1880 (oil on canvas)
827127 Grandmothers Green Thumb, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Wilhelm, Heinrich (1816-1902); 61x48.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grandmothers Green Thumb. Heinrich Wilhelm (1816-1902)

Background imagePouring Collection: Arrosage. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)

Arrosage. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho)
3100612 Arrosage. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1902 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arrosage)

Background imagePouring Collection: Pouring, 1915-16 (glue & wax painting on paper on canvas)

Pouring, 1915-16 (glue & wax painting on paper on canvas)
712114 Pouring, 1915-16 (glue & wax painting on paper on canvas) by Delaunay, Robert (1885-1941); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imagePouring Collection: An Oversight: an watercolour artist setting himself up on a rock to paint a storm

An Oversight: an watercolour artist setting himself up on a rock to paint a storm
6031064 An Oversight: an watercolour artist setting himself up on a rock to paint a storm and lamenting the fact he has forgotten to bring water with him (litho) by Rabier

Background imagePouring Collection: Breakfast (colour litho)

Breakfast (colour litho)
5226889 Breakfast (colour litho) by Sowerby, John George (1876-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Breakfast. Illustration for At Home)

Background imagePouring Collection: Maquette for The Metal Pourer, c. 1913 (painted plaster) (see also 440224-25)

Maquette for The Metal Pourer, c. 1913 (painted plaster) (see also 440224-25)
LMG440225 Maquette for The Metal Pourer, c.1913 (painted plaster) (see also 440224-25) by Toft, Albert (1862-1949); 33x22x17 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

Background imagePouring Collection: Maquette for The Metal Pourer, c. 1913 (painted plaster) (see also 440224-25)

Maquette for The Metal Pourer, c. 1913 (painted plaster) (see also 440224-25)
LMG440223 Maquette for The Metal Pourer, c.1913 (painted plaster) (see also 440224-25) by Toft, Albert (1862-1949); 33x22x17 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

Background imagePouring Collection: The Picnic (w / c & gouache on paper)

The Picnic (w / c & gouache on paper)
BOU217126 The Picnic (w/c & gouache on paper) by Burleigh, Averil Mary (1883-1949); 71.2x61 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Background imagePouring Collection: Maquette for The Metal Pourer, c. 1913 (painted plaster) (see also 440223 & 440225)

Maquette for The Metal Pourer, c. 1913 (painted plaster) (see also 440223 & 440225)
LMG440224 Maquette for The Metal Pourer, c.1913 (painted plaster) (see also 440223 & 440225) by Toft, Albert (1862-1949); 33x22x17 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

Background imagePouring Collection: A Trout-breeding Experiment in North-West India (engraving)

A Trout-breeding Experiment in North-West India (engraving)
1040768 A Trout-breeding Experiment in North-West India (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Trout-breeding Experiment in North-West India)

Background imagePouring Collection: The Portuguese Jug, 1916 (pastel on paper laid down on canvas)

The Portuguese Jug, 1916 (pastel on paper laid down on canvas)
826461 The Portuguese Jug, 1916 (pastel on paper laid down on canvas) by Delaunay, Robert (1885-1941); 76x105 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Verseuse Portugaise)

Background imagePouring Collection: Hyades, c. 1914 (pencil on paper)

Hyades, c. 1914 (pencil on paper)
5862572 Hyades, c.1914 (pencil on paper) by Albertis, Edoardo de (1874-1950); 67x48 cm; Private Collection; Luisa Ricciarini

Background imagePouring Collection: The Milkmaid, 1785 (colour engraving)

The Milkmaid, 1785 (colour engraving)
XIR407851 The Milkmaid, 1785 (colour engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: La Laitiere; )

Background imagePouring Collection: MS Hunter 229 f. 1r January, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum)

MS Hunter 229 f. 1r January, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum)
5675688 MS Hunter 229 f.1r January, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink, and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Background imagePouring Collection: Milkmaid (colour engraving)

Milkmaid (colour engraving)
XIR407852 Milkmaid (colour engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: spawning animals; )

Background imagePouring Collection: A domestic servant pouring wine (vellum)

A domestic servant pouring wine (vellum)
GIA702682 A domestic servant pouring wine (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Palatina, Roma, Italy; © Giancarlo Costa




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"Pouring: A Timeless Ritual of Indulgence and Connection" Step back in time to 1894, when the United Kingdom Tea Company captivated hearts with their enchanting advert. The allure a steaming cup of tea became irresistible. Meanwhile, George Studdy's "Nobody Loves Me" captures the essence - an act that brings comfort and solace amidst solitude. Across continents, pouring takes on different forms. In Ethiopia, Africa, coffee ceremonies unite communities as rich aromas fill the air during each meticulous pour. In Argentina, "Tomando Mate" celebrates friendship over shared sips from a gourd. Venturing into Dubai's bustling streets reveals the artistry behind Arabic coffee pours. Each delicate movement symbolizes hospitality and warmth in this Middle Eastern oasis. A silhouette of a waitress gracefully pouring evokes nostalgia for simpler times when service was an art form - a gesture that made patrons feel cherished and valued. Absinthe's emerald green elixir cascades through fountains, embodying mystery and intrigue as it is poured drop by drop into awaiting glasses. In Ein Kerem's Visitation Church painting depicting the Wedding at Cana, we witness Jesus' miracle turning water into wine - forever immortalizing the transformative power held within each pour. Speaking of wine, its crimson hues dance elegantly as it flows freely from bottle to glass; an invitation to indulge in life's pleasures with every sip taken. The timeless tradition of afternoon tea comes alive on canvas; dainty cups are filled with fragrant brews while delicate teapots pour stories whispered between friends or lovers across centuries past. And finally, journey back to 1700 where Wills Coffee House enticed weary souls seeking respite. An unknown creator crafted an advertisement capturing the allure of freshly brewed coffee being poured; its aroma promising rejuvenation and vitality after long days spent navigating life's challenges.