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Pouring Collection (#8)

"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: Hydration for the cold, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates

Hydration for the cold, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates
STC445970 Hydration for the cold, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePouring Collection: Pouring water over the patient, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates

Pouring water over the patient, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates
STC445956 Pouring water over the patient, illustration from The Works of Hippocrates, 1934 (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier

Background imagePouring Collection: Guest taking tea at the Hotel Marie Antoinette, 1895 or 1896 (silver gelatin print)

Guest taking tea at the Hotel Marie Antoinette, 1895 or 1896 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380683 Guest taking tea at the Hotel Marie Antoinette, 1895 or 1896 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Background imagePouring Collection: The Good King Was To Be Seen Giving Food And Drink to the Folk

The Good King Was To Be Seen Giving Food And Drink to the Folk
STC292432 The Good King Was To Be Seen Giving Food And Drink to the Folk, illustration from The Story of France by Mary Macgregor, 1920 (colour litho) by Rainey

Background imagePouring Collection: Anthropomorphic kitchen utensils (colour litho)

Anthropomorphic kitchen utensils (colour litho)
732455 Anthropomorphic kitchen utensils (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthropomorphic kitchen utensils)

Background imagePouring Collection: A rich man, illustration from Emblemata of Zinne-werk

A rich man, illustration from Emblemata of Zinne-werk
740190 A rich man, illustration from Emblemata of Zinne-werk by Johannes de Brune (1589-1658), Jan Jacobs Schipper, Amsterdam, 1661 (engraving) by Venne

Background imagePouring Collection: The Pardon in Brittany (oil on canvas) (detail) (see also 164315, 164317)

The Pardon in Brittany (oil on canvas) (detail) (see also 164315, 164317)
PCT164316 The Pardon in Brittany (oil on canvas) (detail) (see also 164315, 164317) by Deyrolle, Theophile Louis (1844-1923); 180x260 cm; Musee Petiet, Limoux, France; French, out of copyright

Background imagePouring Collection: Passengers on a ship being given Ricqles mint spirit to cure their seasickness (chromolitho)

Passengers on a ship being given Ricqles mint spirit to cure their seasickness (chromolitho)
2817061 Passengers on a ship being given Ricqles mint spirit to cure their seasickness (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePouring Collection: Boy with Pitcher, c. 1862-72 (oil on canvas)

Boy with Pitcher, c. 1862-72 (oil on canvas)
2970719 Boy with Pitcher, c.1862-72 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 61.8x54.3 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Background imagePouring Collection: Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)

Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796182 Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Le Rire, 21 March 1903.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePouring Collection: Voyages De M Pinard Chez Les Indiens De Panama (engraving)

Voyages De M Pinard Chez Les Indiens De Panama (engraving)
2789214 Voyages De M Pinard Chez Les Indiens De Panama (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Voyages De M Pinard Chez Les Indiens De Panama)

Background imagePouring Collection: Armand Fallieres, winemaker. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)

Armand Fallieres, winemaker. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786359 Armand Fallieres, winemaker. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Leandre, Charles (1862-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armand Fallieres, winemaker. A Bacchanalian song)

Background imagePouring Collection: Here are some more Inventions which Edison Will, without Doubt, Soon Perfect (engraving)

Here are some more Inventions which Edison Will, without Doubt, Soon Perfect (engraving)
3627869 Here are some more Inventions which Edison Will, without Doubt, Soon Perfect (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePouring Collection: Evening (engraving)

Evening (engraving)
3646733 Evening (engraving) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evening. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg Hirth)

Background imagePouring Collection: Manchester weather (colour litho)

Manchester weather (colour litho)
3641783 Manchester weather (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manchester weather. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePouring Collection: A Balloon above the rain (engraving)

A Balloon above the rain (engraving)
3098034 A Balloon above the rain (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Balloon above the rain)

Background imagePouring Collection: Advertisement for A W Langmaid confectioners (chromolitho)

Advertisement for A W Langmaid confectioners (chromolitho)
3105716 Advertisement for A W Langmaid confectioners (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePouring Collection: A farewell drink in Ancient Greece (chromolitho)

A farewell drink in Ancient Greece (chromolitho)
2782925 A farewell drink in Ancient Greece (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A farewell drink in Ancient Greece)

Background imagePouring Collection: Serbian harvest tradition (chromolitho)

Serbian harvest tradition (chromolitho)
2782868 Serbian harvest tradition (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serbian harvest tradition)

Background imagePouring Collection: Showcard, Pearces Ginger Beer and Mineral Water

Showcard, Pearces Ginger Beer and Mineral Water
Advertising showcard, Pearces Ginger Beer and Mineral Water

Background imagePouring Collection: Tea for Two

Tea for Two
Two children enjoy a very civilised afternoon tea together. Date: c. 1930

Background imagePouring Collection: Margaret Lockwood at tea party with daughter Julia

Margaret Lockwood at tea party with daughter Julia
Margaret Lockwood, actress, enjoying a tea party with her daughter Julia, nicknamed Toots, October 1947. 1947

Background imagePouring Collection: Cartoon, Sanitary and insanitary matters

Cartoon, Sanitary and insanitary matters
Larger figure representing the industries surrounding the River Thames like the soup boiling factory where bones were used and the knackers yard where injured animals were taken to be slaughtered

Background imagePouring Collection: Shower Over Ohashi Bridge by Hiroshige, 1857 (woodblock print)

Shower Over Ohashi Bridge by Hiroshige, 1857 (woodblock print)
1202053 Shower Over Ohashi Bridge by Hiroshige, 1857 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sudden Shower Over Shin-Ohashi Bridge)

Background imagePouring Collection: Apollinaire Bouchardat, French pharmacist (chromolitho)

Apollinaire Bouchardat, French pharmacist (chromolitho)
972080 Apollinaire Bouchardat, French pharmacist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apollinaire Bouchardat (1809-1886)

Background imagePouring Collection: Coal (chromolitho)

Coal (chromolitho)
973964 Coal (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coal. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePouring Collection: Tap pouring out money with comic verse on a Christmas card

Tap pouring out money with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePouring Collection: Couple with champagne on a New Year postcard

Couple with champagne on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePouring Collection: The Bog Slide in Ireland (engraving)

The Bog Slide in Ireland (engraving)
1597078 The Bog Slide in Ireland (engraving) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bog Slide in Ireland)

Background imagePouring Collection: Woman pouring sauce

Woman pouring sauce into a silver sauceboat. Illustration from the Ladies Home Journal September 1923. Artist anon. Date: 1923

Background imagePouring Collection: Feast under the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (chromolitho)

Feast under the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (chromolitho)
1093660 Feast under the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Feast under the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt)

Background imagePouring Collection: Brewery of the 17th Century (chromolitho)

Brewery of the 17th Century (chromolitho)
1093322 Brewery of the 17th Century (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brewery of the 17th Century. Liebig educational card.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePouring Collection: Improved cast-iron portable copper

Improved cast-iron portable copper
Mounted on wheels, a man pouring water into a cast-iron portable boiler. Date: late 19th century

Background imagePouring Collection: A group of society ladies enjoying a cup of tea and biscuits together. Date: 1910

A group of society ladies enjoying a cup of tea and biscuits together. Date: 1910

Background imagePouring Collection: Merry Christmas! 1847

Merry Christmas! 1847
" Heaven Bless you Merry Gentlefolks let Nothing You Dismay, " Page of Victorian men and women getting into the Christmas spirit! Indulging themselves in food, drink and dance. 1847

Background imagePouring Collection: Casting the Statue of the Late Lord Derby, pouring in the Metal (engraving)

Casting the Statue of the Late Lord Derby, pouring in the Metal (engraving)
1052847 Casting the Statue of the Late Lord Derby, pouring in the Metal (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Casting the Statue of the Late Lord Derby)

Background imagePouring Collection: Cafe Alois Peltz, Prague (colour litho)

Cafe Alois Peltz, Prague (colour litho)
982767 Cafe Alois Peltz, Prague (colour litho) by Czech School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cafe Alois Peltz, Prague.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imagePouring Collection: Street scene during riot, Brixton, Lambeth, South London

Street scene during riot, Brixton, Lambeth, South London
A street scene in Brixton, Lambeth, South London, during a period of rioting. The air is full of black smoke, something (possibly a car) is on fire on the left

Background imagePouring Collection: The Four Elements, 1928 (oil on canvas)

The Four Elements, 1928 (oil on canvas)
657416 The Four Elements, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Procter, Ernest (1886-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Four Elements. Ernest Procter (1886-1935). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1928

Background imagePouring Collection: The Regatta: Under a sky where Naides pour rain with watering cans

The Regatta: Under a sky where Naides pour rain with watering cans
482992 The Regatta: Under a sky where NaAOdes pour rain with watering cans, and where the winds blow the storm, jousters of the regatta of the Seine advance, their wooden spears resting on the thigh

Background imagePouring Collection: The Hideout (oil on canvas)

The Hideout (oil on canvas)
CH398998 The Hideout (oil on canvas) by Blythe, David Gilmour (1815-65); 55.9x67.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Background imagePouring Collection: Woman at a Well (black chalk heightened with white on blue paper)

Woman at a Well (black chalk heightened with white on blue paper)
CH401575 Woman at a Well (black chalk heightened with white on blue paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePouring Collection: The Woman at the Well, c. 1866 (black chalk & pastel on paper laid down on canvas)

The Woman at the Well, c. 1866 (black chalk & pastel on paper laid down on canvas)
CH401568 The Woman at the Well, c.1866 (black chalk & pastel on paper laid down on canvas) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePouring Collection: Plate 403. Emptying Bucket of Water, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 403. Emptying Bucket of Water, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950484 Plate 403. Emptying Bucket of Water, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 22.2x34 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imagePouring Collection: Plate 501. Miscellaneous, Stooping, Kneeling, etc. 1872-85 (collotype on paper)

Plate 501. Miscellaneous, Stooping, Kneeling, etc. 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950281 Plate 501. Miscellaneous, Stooping, Kneeling, etc. 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.2x40.8 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

Background imagePouring Collection: Plate 401. Emptying Bucket of Water, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)

Plate 401. Emptying Bucket of Water, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950233 Plate 401. Emptying Bucket of Water, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 25.4x28.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imagePouring Collection: Plate 51. Walking, and Turning Around, Using Sprinkling Pot, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)

Plate 51. Walking, and Turning Around, Using Sprinkling Pot, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950132 Plate 51. Walking, and Turning Around, Using Sprinkling Pot, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.6x35.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy




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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.