Wooden Barrels Collection (#3)

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

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205685 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter T Cooper)

Schutzenbach barrel, quick method of vinegar manufacturing in Germany
JAB5037358 Schutzenbach barrel, quick method of vinegar manufacturing in Germany.; (add.info.: Schutzenbach barrel, quick method of vinegar manufacturing in Germany.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Gothic architecture. Histoire de Lubin (Saint) (detail): transport of wine barrels in a cart
JEB4844737 Gothic architecture. Histoire de Lubin (Saint) (detail): transport of wine barrels in a cart. First stained glass medallion of the Lower North Coast

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the System D of the Hairy: the cantonment, the lice hunt
LUX4738570 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the System D of the Hairy: the cantonment, the lice hunt, the rat killer, the cane dealer, the ring manufacturer, the letter to the love

Portrait of the cooper Felix Grandet, father of Eugenie Grandet (Portrait of Felix Grandet father of Eugenie)
ELD4944293 Portrait of the cooper Felix Grandet, father of Eugenie Grandet (Portrait of Felix Grandet father of Eugenie) Illustration from "Eugenie Grandet" by Honore de Balzac (1799-1850)

Production of Terebenthine in America: Gemmage. One man collates the resin (or gem)
NWI4825243 Production of Terebenthine in America: Gemmage. One man collates the resin (or gem) on the pine while others transports the seve in barrels for walking

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A cooper makes his barrels in a building yard, colorisee photo
LUX4818156 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A cooper makes his barrels in a building yard, colorisee photo, 1865 - Commerce: A la colonnade du Louvres; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

First World War: France, Comedy Patriotic Map showing German soldiers picking up liquorice sticks in France, 1914
LUX4739331 First World War: France, Comedy Patriotic Map showing German soldiers picking up liquorice sticks in France, 1914; (add.info)

Child in Bavarian costume, pants, beer keg (b/w photo)
7377735 Child in Bavarian costume, pants, beer keg (b/w photo); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Algeria, Ain Zeft: Workers fill oil cans, 1906
LUX4780353 Algeria, Ain Zeft: Workers fill oil cans, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain Zeft: Workers fill oil cans, 1906); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers
LUX4780919 Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers, donkeys bring water to women who wash clothes, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers
LUX4780907 Algeria, Ain zeft: workers house in the oil field of Ain Zeft with women and workers, donkeys bring water to women who wash clothes, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Ain Zeft: a worker comes to refuel bitumen with a barrel laid along the road, 1907
LUX4780373 Algeria, Ain Zeft: a worker comes to refuel bitumen with a barrel laid along the road, 1907; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Ain zeft: search for oil, two Algerians and their children pose next to pipes and oil barrels, 1906
LUX4780066 Algeria, Ain zeft: search for oil, two Algerians and their children pose next to pipes and oil barrels, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain zeft: search for oil)

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: a wine merchant and his employees pose in the yard with barrels
LUX4760729 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: a wine merchant and his employees pose in the yard with barrels, 1900 - barrels: JT ML 314; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

Le tale de l'archer by Paul Armand (Paul-Armand) Silvestre (1837-1901) - Watercolour by A
XRX4733084 Le tale de l'archer by Paul Armand (Paul-Armand) Silvestre (1837-1901) - Watercolour by A. Poinson, engraved by Gillot

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Langeais: l'entrance du Chateau, 1920 - cafe Rabelais, bicycle garage
LUX4758821 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Langeais: l'entrance du Chateau, 1920 - cafe Rabelais, bicycle garage, beer and mineral water, Citroen Tours 23 km; (add.info.: France, Centre)

French wine production: fermentation of special barrels). Late 19th century, (chromolithograph)
ELD4860164 French wine production: fermentation of special barrels). Late 19th century, (chromolithograph).; Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Main door of Barclay's Pub in London. Published in The Pictorial Gallery of Arts"
CUL4892629 Main door of Barclay's Pub in London. Published in The Pictorial Gallery of Arts". by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: Main door of Barclay's Pub in London)

France, Burgundy, Yonne (89), Auxerre: 4 young men fetting the end of the army sitting on barrels of Auxerre wines
LUX4752287 France, Burgundy, Yonne (89), Auxerre: 4 young men fetting the end of the army sitting on barrels of Auxerre wines, 1897 - Inscriptions on barrels: still 519 class 1897, class 1898

France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Montrichard: Monmousseau de Montrichard wine advertising showing a child sitting
LUX4750077 France, Centre, Loir-et-Cher (41), Montrichard: Monmousseau de Montrichard wine advertising showing a child sitting on a barrel surrounded by bottles

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: place St Clement, rue des Halles et eglise St Clement
LUX4750043 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: place St Clement, rue des Halles et eglise St Clement, 1875 - Cafe St Clement, cafe des halles, advertising to Jean Bart

France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Malaville: A truck, its driver and its load of wine barrels, 1920 - P
LUX4752643 France, Poitou-Charentes, Charente (16), Malaville: A truck, its driver and its load of wine barrels, 1920 - P

France: panoply of cantiniere disguisement of the Second Empire, children's toy and barrel, 1910
LUX4771778 France: panoply of cantiniere disguisement of the Second Empire, children's toy and barrel, 1910; (add.info.: France: panoply of cantiniere disguisement of the Second Empire)

Sailors loading a boat with fresh water barrels on the island of New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago
FLO4636169 Sailors loading a boat with fresh water barrels on the island of New Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)

Red wine - 1920 advertising postcard
JAB4120264 Red wine - 1920 advertising postcard; (add.info.: Red wine - 1920 advertising postcard); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S
DUV4211526 Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S); Photo © Duvallon

Letter T tenderness in devoulement constantly gets ingenie. A hard heart likes to act TYRANNIE
DUV4206619 Letter T tenderness in devoulement constantly gets ingenie. A hard heart likes to act TYRANNIE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Religious satire showing a priest in a barrel preaching to a crowd of misfits and oddities, cows and chickens
FLO4718244 Religious satire showing a priest in a barrel preaching to a crowd of misfits and oddities, cows and chickens. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by

Cooperier at work - illustration of G. Bruno's book "Le tour de la France par deux enfants" - late 19th
PCT4276649 Cooperier at work - illustration of G. Bruno's book "Le tour de la France par deux enfants" - late 19th century.; (add.info.: Cooperier at work - illustration of G)

Photographic print of barrels being filled with wine
3077678 Photographic print of barrels being filled with wine; (add.info.: Photographic print of barrels being filled with wine in Champagne, France. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Work in American brewery, 1885
2604010 Work in American brewery, 1885; (add.info.: Filling beer barrels in an American brewery. Wood engraving published 1885)

History. French Privateer Jean Bart. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements, France
3434252 History. French Privateer Jean Bart. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements, France, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History)

Food and Beverage. A vinegar factory in Orleans. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434926 Food and Beverage. A vinegar factory in Orleans. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Food and Beverage)

Machine for making continuous roll of paper. Engraving c1845
866052 Machine for making continuous roll of paper. Engraving c1845'; Universal History Archive/UIG

Robert brothers helping JAC Charles (1746-1823) to inflate balloon with hydrogen produced by covering barrel of iron
533626 Robert brothers helping JAC Charles (1746-1823) to inflate balloon with hydrogen produced by covering barrel of iron filings with sulphuric acid

Happy Families, c 1920: Master Barrel the Brewer's Son (colour litho)
8628278 Happy Families, c 1920: Master Barrel the Brewer's Son (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master Barrel the Brewer's Son)

The Kerry Dance (engraving)
8672689 The Kerry Dance (engraving) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kerry Dance. dogs dancing in a ring)

Children playing a throwing game (chromolitho)
8677294 Children playing a throwing game (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children playing a throwing game)

Provisions for soldiers and troops on the Eastern Front, from Signal Magazine, Number 4
BAL142506 Provisions for soldiers and troops on the Eastern Front, from Signal Magazine, Number 4, second edition of February 1942 (b/w photo); Private Collection

Balance, Balloon, Bandbox, Banjo, Banner, Baptize, Barber, Barouche, Barrel, Baseball, Basin, Basket (engraving)
8650030 Balance, Balloon, Bandbox, Banjo, Banner, Baptize, Barber, Barouche, Barrel, Baseball, Basin, Basket (engraving) by German School

Take him away, he thinks I'm a little boy and I'm a little girl (colour litho)
8656639 Take him away, he thinks I'm a little boy and I'm a little girl (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Take him away)

Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus astride a barrel, surrounded by some dancing cherubs, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683560 Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus astride a barrel, surrounded by some dancing cherubs, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo

Cook's mate, 19th century (pen, ink)
7341823 Cook's mate, 19th century (pen, ink) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 25.2x18.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Thomas Rowlandson Depicts clothing)

Woman in costume as a Vivandiere or sutler, 1880s (lithograph)
5893492 Woman in costume as a Vivandiere or sutler, 1880s (lithograph); (add.info.: Woman in costume of a sutler to the French Guards (Vivandiere, Garde Francaise) for a masquerade ball, Paris

Engraving depicting a steam crane being used to move cargo off boats, 19th century
5308946 Engraving depicting a steam crane being used to move cargo off boats, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a steam crane being used to move cargo off boats)

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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.