String Collection (#2)

Newtonian Earth, conceptual artwork
Newtonian Earth. Conceptual artwork of the Earth as one of the balls in a Newtons cradle. This image can represent concepts such as the impact and effect of physical laws on the Earths environment

Newtons cradle, artwork. This device consists of a number of steel balls suspended from a frame (not seen) in a horizontal line

Common courtesy training / W H Robinson
Training a husband in the act of common courtesy, using a dressmakers dummy, a piece of string and a determined wife. A quick jerk of the string and the husbands hat swiftly rearranges itself

White Star Line flag and clock
A White Star Line flag mounted on a brass stand, alongside a ships clock with key attached by string

Strings of dried figs in the market, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

STRING TELEPHONE 1880
Two boys talk to each other by using cans connected by a piece of string. Date: 1880

Female cellist
Eiji Yamamoto

Geometrical Hoop In Loop
Little Dean

Lute Player (engraving)
6365926 Lute Player (engraving); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna, Italy; Ghigo Roli

Family Concert (engraving)
6365917 Family Concert (engraving); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna, Italy; Ghigo Roli

The method of making nets for hunting and fishing
5310025 The method of making nets for hunting and fishing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the method of making nets for hunting and fishing. Flat rule (a) called pin on which mesh is formed

Chinese rope makers, Qing Dynasty. Workers twisting and weaving rope from bamboo on a horizontal frame
FLO4590295 Chinese rope makers, Qing Dynasty. Workers twisting and weaving rope from bamboo on a horizontal frame. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Physician laughing as he pulls a patient's tooth with string. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration
FLO4718308 Physician laughing as he pulls a patient's tooth with string. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786)

Two French violinists
3118752 Two French violinists; (add.info.: Engraving depicting two French violinists. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Lutier, Harpe organisee (engraving)
6365923 Lutier, Harpe organisee (engraving); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna, Italy; Ghigo Roli

Using a string telephone, 1878
3479291 Using a string telephone, 1878; (add.info.: A male and female are shown holding, and using a string telephone. Dated 1878)

Mittens made of string, used during World War One to protect the hands of men engaged on mine sweepers
3502745 Mittens made of string, used during World War One to protect the hands of men engaged on mine sweepers, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: Mittens made of string)

Violin Player (engraving)
6365922 Violin Player (engraving); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: By Belisario); Ghigo Roli

Dentist laughing as he uses tongs to hold a hot coal to a man's face to make him jerk back
FLO4718344 Dentist laughing as he uses tongs to hold a hot coal to a man's face to make him jerk back and extract a tooth with string

A sting alphabet for the blind, 1850
3478670 A sting alphabet for the blind, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a string alphabet for the blind. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dying and composing his Requiem (1791). Illustration, Czech Republic, c.1900 (postcard)
3434016 Music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dying and composing his Requiem (1791). Illustration, Czech Republic, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Illustration de F.Ch. Coll. Part. Music)

Lute shaped body, 1565 (engraving)
2102131 Lute shaped body, 1565 (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Musician". Monster. Lute shaped body. Engraving (facsimile) in

Using a string telephone, 1883
3479296 Using a string telephone, 1883; (add.info.: A male and female are shown holding, and using a string telephone - amusing children, dated 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Music. Concert (quartet) in the Schubert family (Franz Schubert playing viola)
3434015 Music. Concert (quartet) in the Schubert family (Franz Schubert playing viola). Illustration, Hungary, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Music)

Permanently-pleated Blue Cotton Dress
Client: Goldberger Prints - Permanently-pleated Blue Cotton Dress - January 18, 1955 Date: 1955

Ephemeral White (2)
Delphine Devos

Plus Pine
kazutoshikawakami

A physician in a bad wig laughing as he rests his foot on his patient's chin and tries to pull a tooth with string
FLO4718312 A physician in a bad wig laughing as he rests his foot on his patient's chin and tries to pull a tooth with string

King Rene, (1409-80) Duke of Anjou and Lorraine, King of Naples, Jerusalem and Sicily, and his musical court
536013 King Rene, (1409-80) Duke of Anjou and Lorraine, King of Naples, Jerusalem and Sicily, and his musical court. 15th century (chromolithograph after the manuscript, Breviary)

Poetic portrait
Svetlana Melik-Nubarova

Entwined
Sherin.Abdou

Knitting sisters
Koji Morishige

Made of womankind
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Comando
Hamid Hanjar

Comando 2
Hamid Hanjar

After the Storm
Emilian Avramescu

The thin red rope I
Igor Genovesi

Twang Thang
David Drake

PC Bridge Detail
Gerard Jonkman

blind man
S. Aktrk

let me out
Agus Prasetya

Cabelo
Luís Godinho

Spinning
Mohammadreza Momeni

A quarter of an hour (final photo of the project)
Victoria Glinka

Musical theories of Pythagoras, 1492. Creator: Unknown
Musical theories of Pythagoras, 1492. Men playing musical instruments and making sounds. At top left, an anvil is struck with hammers

Allegory, unknown date. Creator: Anon
Allegory, unknown date

Le fil d'Ariane, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le fil d'Ariane, 19th century. Ancient history - The breadcrumb trail

I'm Looking for myself
Lucyna Łazarska ( Lucynda Lu )

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From Heath Robinson's intricate contraptions to Madame Yevonde's captivating portraits, the string has woven its way into art and history. Beethoven's manuscripts reveal the profound emotions expressed through his string quartets, while Piero della Francesca masterfully captured light and shadow in his paintings. In Sri Lanka, the Geta Beraya and Udekkiya players create enchanting melodies with their traditional instruments like the ti-tzu and so-na. Across cultures, from China to Western music, strings have resonated with passion and beauty. But they are not limited to artistic expression alone; they find their place in everyday life too. Asparagus crowns planted meticulously in a trench demonstrate how roots can spread evenly for growth. The electric guitar paired with an amplifier unleashes a powerful sound that reverberates through our souls. Beethoven's manuscript of Opus 135 reminds us of the eternal question: 'Must it be?' With each stroke of the pen on paper, he immortalized his thoughts on this delicate thread of music history. Merlin Enabnit reminds us that even something as simple as a piece can carry a hefty price tag. A gyroscope spinning effortlessly on a piece showcases physics at play while guitar strings vibrating produce harmonious melodies that touch our hearts. Whether it is connecting pieces together or creating beautiful sounds, there is no denying that strings hold immense power within them.