Wooden Barrels Collection (#2)

France: A cooper smoking pipe at work, 1896
LUX4754188 France: A cooper smoking pipe at work, 1896; (add.info.: France: A cooper smoking pipe at work, 1896); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Patriotic map showing a French soldier settles in an oral sliced and eating bread " We
LUX4743607 Patriotic map showing a French soldier settles in an oral sliced and eating bread " We! we do not eat bread KK"

Letter V: distribution of wine. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209472 Letter V: distribution of wine. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Halt it!, publisher, Paris, around 1916

Letters U Usurer; V Harvesters; V Vinegar (manufacturer and dealer of vinegar); Y Eyes (oculist)
DUV4211558 Letters U Usurer; V Harvesters; V Vinegar (manufacturer and dealer of vinegar); Y Eyes (oculist). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"

Letter T Cooper. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"
DUV4211556 Letter T Cooper. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers". A work in which a child, while having fun, can learn about the most useful Arts to the Society

Double page; Q Rs T; Q Hardware; R Rotisseur;s Locksmith (manufactures locks); T Cooperier
DUV4211523 Double page; Q Rs T; Q Hardware; R Rotisseur;s Locksmith (manufactures locks); T Cooperier. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205596 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

"Street life in London": workers on the "silent highway", 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570767 "Street life in London": workers on the "silent highway", 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson)

Les Vendanges. Detail Droite.Tapestry of the 16th century. Paris, Museum of the Middle Ages - Cluny
ETI4396382 Les Vendanges. Detail Droite.Tapestry of the 16th century. Paris, Museum of the Middle Ages - Cluny; (add.info.: Les Vendanges. Detail Droite.Tapestry of the 16th century)

English dandies at a wine tasting in a vault, 1820. Tom, Jerry and Logic tasting Wine in the Wood at the London Docks
FLO4662097 English dandies at a wine tasting in a vault, 1820. Tom, Jerry and Logic tasting Wine in the Wood at the London Docks

Noah's drunkenness (low relief)
BEN5471501 Noah's drunkenness (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Noah's drunkenness)

An engraving depicting men treading the grapes, 19th century
5311192 An engraving depicting men treading the grapes, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1836); Universal History Archive/UIG

Saponification of tallow with lime, 1887 (Engraving)
7295187 Saponification of tallow with lime, 1887 (Engraving); Private Collection; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, port, Venetian fortifications, sailboats and many barrels, 1908
LUX4763079 Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, port, Venetian fortifications, sailboats and many barrels, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, port, Venetian fortifications)

France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Dinan: old quarter, tower of waste
LUX4775394 France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22), Dinan: old quarter, tower of waste, belfry and place with a water tank on a cart, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor (22)

Description of medicinal plants and how to prepare them. Manuscript page " Treats on herbs"
VEN5028067 Description of medicinal plants and how to prepare them. Manuscript page " Treats on herbs" (Tractatus de herbis) by Pedanius Dioscorides (Dioscorides) (40-90 AD) Lat.1152, 1458

Switzerland, Canton of Fribourg, DI, Fribourg: cathedrale Saint Nicolas, the Gothic tower overlooking the roofs of
LUX4795241 Switzerland, Canton of Fribourg, DI, Fribourg: cathedrale Saint Nicolas, the Gothic tower overlooking the roofs of the old quarter a day of walking, 1895; (add.info.: Switzerland)

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: the cathedrale at the edge of the quay with
LUX4787175 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Bouches-du-Rhone (13), Marseille: the cathedrale at the edge of the quay with many wagons, barrels and shops, 1898 - A. bonneville Alger, B

Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road, 1907
LUX4780417 Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: workers come to refuel bitumen at a barrel laid along the road)

Greece, Crete: meeting in a Cretan cafe with French soldiers from the 122nd century, at the bottom of barrels
LUX4770706 Greece, Crete: meeting in a Cretan cafe with French soldiers from the 122nd century, at the bottom of barrels, one of which is painted with Dionysus's head, 1905; (add.info.: Greece)

A man of the Middle Ages flies in a boat, on a lake with water lilies, accompanied by a little girl dipping her hand in
FLO4677213 A man of the Middle Ages flies in a boat, on a lake with water lilies, accompanied by a little girl dipping her hand in the water - Lithograph from an illustration by J.E

The merchant. After escaping from the perils of the sea, he reached the shore on which his goods were waiting
FLO4675694 The merchant. After escaping from the perils of the sea, he reached the shore on which his goods were waiting. The merchant, while contemplating his wealth, is finally surprised by death

Messer Gaster (le ventre) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4934781 Messer Gaster (le ventre) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The grant of the door to the Clignancourt chapel, 1890
LUX4811046 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The grant of the door to the Clignancourt chapel, 1890; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): The grant of the door to the Clignancourt chapel

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chemille-sur-Deme: vintage boiler, brick and wood barn, copper still, 1895
LUX4760234 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chemille-sur-Deme: vintage boiler, brick and wood barn, copper still, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: General view of the Champagne Saint Marceaux manufacturing plant
LUX4801270 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: General view of the Champagne Saint Marceaux manufacturing plant and company with the start of horse carts loads of champagne cases

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: Factory of manufacture of Champagne Saint Marceaux and company
LUX4801369 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: Factory of manufacture of Champagne Saint Marceaux and company, bouchonnerie, 1890 - photo by Rothier; (add.info.: France, Champagne-Ardenne)

The wine cellar. Illustration of " The Brownies", legend of the 19th century reproduced in the poem "
IMB4827315 The wine cellar. Illustration of " The Brownies", legend of the 19th century reproduced in the poem " Die Heinzelmannchen zu Koln" by August Kopisch (1799-1853)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests, a worker heats the bitumen in the barrel
LUX4780401 Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests, a worker heats the bitumen in the barrel and flows into a bucket using a twigs fire, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: road asphalt tests)

Capriccio (imaginary landscape) with scenes of life in a port city (painting)
3497468 Capriccio (imaginary landscape) with scenes of life in a port city (painting); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy

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)

Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print)
864132 Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: "The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe)

Young boy with a fishing net sitting on a barrel (b/w photo)
8655933 Young boy with a fishing net sitting on a barrel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fat Men's Club on the Rue de la Folie Mericourt, Paris (b/w photo)
8664242 Fat Men's Club on the Rue de la Folie Mericourt, Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fat and proud of it)

Halali / Halali (colour litho)
8666297 Halali / Halali (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Halali)

The Tiger in the Barrel (chromolitho)
8663993 The Tiger in the Barrel (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tiger in the Barrel)

A dream of heaven (colour litho)
8656825 A dream of heaven (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A dream of heaven. Special cuddling department. Admission free)

Alexander the Great visiting Diogenes (engraving)
8635117 Alexander the Great visiting Diogenes (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander the Great visiting the Philosopher Diogenes)

The ale, c.1910 (print)
7293314 The ale, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. The Cervoise, ancestor of the ale. The cellar of a brewery)

The vinegar, c.1910 (print)
7293339 The vinegar, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Origins of the vinegar in France. Travelling vinegar maker in the middle age)

Engraving depicting various applications of the inclined plane. Dated 19th Century
UIG5426012 Engraving depicting various applications of the inclined plane. Dated 19th Century; UIG

Engraving depicting various applications of the inclined plane. Dated 19th Century
UIG5426049 Engraving depicting various applications of the inclined plane. Dated 19th Century; UIG

Engraving depicting a pulley-system being used to lift a barrel. Dated 18th Century
UIG5426048 Engraving depicting a pulley-system being used to lift a barrel. Dated 18th Century; UIG

Engraving depicting various applications of the inclined plane. Dated 19th Century
UIG5426001 Engraving depicting various applications of the inclined plane. Dated 19th Century; UIG

Smugglers alarm: gathered in their hideout, the smugglers organize their defense
MMM5457668 Smugglers alarm: gathered in their hideout, the smugglers organize their defense, one is watching the outside through the keyhole

19th century illustration of a windlass for raising weights. A crank handle turns a shaft carrying a screw which links
5311562 19th century illustration of a windlass for raising weights. A crank handle turns a shaft carrying a screw which links a toothed wheel to a drum

Jim Hawkins overhears a conversation revealing the pirate mutiny, 1885 (engraving)
8723994 Jim Hawkins overhears a conversation revealing the pirate mutiny, 1885 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

United States, Massachusetts: Cart with pony carrying a barrel filled with water in the village of Siasconset Island of
NWI4966162 United States, Massachusetts: Cart with pony carrying a barrel filled with water in the village of Siasconset Island of Nantucket, years 1870

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"From Tournai to Leith: A Journey through the History of Wooden Barrels" Step back in time to the 15th century, where the Bishop of Tournai receives his tithe of beer in wooden barrels. The engraving captures a moment steeped in tradition and craftsmanship. Traveling further, we find ourselves at Great Yarmouth's quayside, witnessing the bustling Herring Fishery. Amongst the steam and commotion, wooden barrels stand as silent witnesses to a thriving industry that sustained communities for generations. Tapestries from Tournai transport us to a bygone era when vintagers skillfully harvested grapes and pressed them into wine-filled wooden casks. These exquisite works of art depict scenes that celebrate both nature's bounty and human ingenuity. Leerdam's Town Gate beckons us with its timeless charm. Painted on canvas, it showcases a picturesque scene where horse-drawn carriages pass by stacks waiting to be filled with goods destined for distant lands. In another painting, peasants gather at an inn, finding solace in tobacco smoke while their drinks rest within sturdy oak containers. The rustic ambiance is enhanced by these humble vessels that have long served as companions during moments of respite. Returning once more to Tournai through yet another tapestry masterpiece, we witness wine pressers laboriously extracting every drop from grape clusters before transferring their precious liquid into awaiting wooden barrels—a testament to dedication and expertise. History takes an unexpected turn as we encounter an oil painting depicting a sperm whale washed up on Noordwijk beach in 1614. Amidst the dramatic scene lies evidence of man's reliance on wooden casks—perhaps used for storing or transporting valuable resources found within this majestic creature. The Tower of Babel rises before our eyes—an iconic symbol reminding us how language barriers can lead humanity astray. Yet even amidst confusion, one constant remains: the presence of wooden barrels, a universal vessel connecting cultures and civilizations.