Jars Collection

The Pharmacy, 1912 artwork
The Pharmacy (1912). Oil painting by the Swiss artist Marius Borgeaud (1861-1924) titled La Pharmacie (The Pharmacy). The signature and date (1912) are at lower left

Poster design, Grimwade Fine Art Pottery, Stoke. Date: circa 1920s

Jars and tins of anchovies, Desclaux factory, Collioure, Roussillon, France, Europe

Spare kidneys. Conceptual computer artwork of spare kidneys stored in jars. This may represent the growth of human tissue to produce material for transplant surgery to replace defective or old body

Wedding at Cana Date: 1562

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - The Museum
A view of the medical museum at St Bartholomews Hospital in the City of London. The room is packed with shelves and display cases containing medical specimens, most of them in glass jars

Frys Cocoa advertisement by John Hassall
Advert for Frys Cocoa Powder showing two burglars, delighted to discover several jars of Frys cocoa and Frys milk chocolate in a safe. 2nd December 1908

Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1912
Ladys real pigskin dressing case, with solid silver fittings. Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904

A Korean terracotta jar / pot seller and his seated chum
A Korean terracotta jar/pot seller and his seated chum (smiling) Date: circa 1910

Victoria College, Alexandria - Chemistry Laboratory
Part of the Chemistry Laboratory at the Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt

General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves

EMBALMING
Egyptians embalming their dead with strips of fine linen smeared with gum. In the foreground there are three jars for the organs of the body

Advert for John Pound & Co cases 1913
Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904. With less time to run his business, he gave contol of the company to his two sons

Oleum Olivarum, plate 12 from Nova Reperta, engraved by Philip Galle, c
XJF448294 Oleum Olivarum, plate 12 from Nova Reperta, engraved by Philip Galle, c.1580-1605 (engraving) by Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano) (1523-1605) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scientist in Metropolitan Police laboratory
A scientist at work in a Metropolitan Police laboratory, during the early days of forensic science. Date: circa 1920s

Doctor writing prescription
Doctor writing a prescription. Historical artwork taken from " The Dentist" by Pietro Longhi (1702- 1785)

Pithos, circa 1700 BC -1400 BC (clay)
7309958 Pithos, circa 1700 BC -1400 BC (clay); 139 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay); © Ashmolean Museum .

Jar decorated with geometric patterns. Chinese art
AIS5390349 Jar decorated with geometric patterns. Chinese art.; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, USA; (add.info.: Jar decorated with geometric patterns)

Cosmetic Vessel (Cylinder Beaker), 1980-1801 BC (travertine)
XOS5886173 Cosmetic Vessel (Cylinder Beaker), 1980-1801 BC (travertine) by Egyptian, Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 BC); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Egypt, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12)

English cookery, 1950s: Cooking the Modern Way (b/w photo)
8667364 English cookery, 1950s: Cooking the Modern Way (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cooking the Modern Way)

Pharmacy jar
3499727 Pharmacy jar; (add.info.: Pharmacy jar. Mid 18th century. French influences. Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Ceramic Museum of Barcelona, Catalonia. Spain.); PHAS/UIG.

Amphora with a running man
3330379 Amphora with a running man; (add.info.: Amphora with a running man. Dated 6th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Spouted bowl, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (ceramic, pigment)
7310022 Spouted bowl, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (ceramic, pigment); 8.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum .

Musschenbroek's experiment, the discovery of the transpiration of plants, 1882
7125195 Musschenbroek's experiment, the discovery of the transpiration of plants, 1882; (add.info.: Musschenbroek's experiment, the discovery of the transpiration of plants)

Ugo Ojetti in the study, c.1908-09 (oil on canvas)
8702270 Ugo Ojetti in the study, c.1908-09 (oil on canvas) by Ghiglia, Oscar (1876-1945); 73.5x73.5 cm; Istituto Matteucci, Viareggio

A Persian Wheel
5310032 A Persian Wheel; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Persian Wheel, also known as a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars)

Hod, Hoe, Hog, Hop, Hub, Hug, Hut, Ice, Ill, Ink, Inn, Jar (engraving)
8649979 Hod, Hoe, Hog, Hop, Hub, Hug, Hut, Ice, Ill, Ink, Inn, Jar (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hod, Hoe, Hog, Hop, Hub, Hug, Hut, Ice, Ill)

Moon Jar, 1601-1700 (glazed porcelain with repairs in gold powder)
5861938 Moon Jar, 1601-1700 (glazed porcelain with repairs in gold powder) by Korean School, (17th century); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)).

Stirrup jar decorated with painted tentacle pattern, -110 BC (clay, pigment)
7309955 Stirrup jar decorated with painted tentacle pattern, -110 BC (clay, pigment); 27.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, pigment)

Engraving depicting a Persian Wheel, also known as a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars
5309472 Engraving depicting a Persian Wheel, also known as a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars, or scoops fastened either directly to a vertical wheel

One-handled beaked jar, -50 BC (ceramic)
7309956 One-handled beaked jar, -50 BC (ceramic); 40 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic); © Ashmolean Museum .

The Corral del Conde, Seville, Andalusia, Spain in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement
3506038 The Corral del Conde, Seville, Andalusia, Spain in the 19th century, from Album-Evenement, Prime du Journal L'Evenement, pub

Advertising card for Heinz foods (chromolitho)
8677720 Advertising card for Heinz foods (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for Heinz foods.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

Jar with octopus motif, -50 BC (clay, pigment)
7309962 Jar with octopus motif, -50 BC (clay, pigment); 74.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, pigment, Material: clay)

Engraving depicting a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars
5308575 Engraving depicting a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars, or scoops fastened either directly to a vertical wheel

Villa Maresca, near Casamicciola, Ischia (colour litho)
8640743 Villa Maresca, near Casamicciola, Ischia (colour litho) by Fitzgerald, Augustine (c.1861-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villa Maresca, near Casamicciola, Ischia)

There was an Old Person of Bar, who passed all her life in a Jar (coloured engraving)
8634378 There was an Old Person of Bar, who passed all her life in a Jar (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Person of Bar)

An engraving depicting a sugar hare seller and truck with wine jars in China, 19th century
5310699 An engraving depicting a sugar hare seller and truck with wine jars in China, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1813); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Gentlewoman with flowery vase (terracotta)
8702225 Gentlewoman with flowery vase (terracotta) by Cecioni, Adriano (1838-86); 36 cm; Istituto Matteucci, Viareggio, Italy; (add.info.: Sculpture by Adriano Cecioni (1836-1886) Original title

Ornament: Vases, The Jar, the Cist, etc (engraving)
8647137 Ornament: Vases, The Jar, the Cist, etc (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vases, The Jar, the Cist, etc)

Jasmine, jar, garden and Japanese (chromolitho)
8677369 Jasmine, jar, garden and Japanese (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J for jasmine, jar, jardin (garden) and Japanese

Avicenna (Ibn Sina, 980-1037), detail from a page in "Canon of Medicine" (illuminated manuscript)
AIS5363869 Avicenna (Ibn Sina, 980-1037), detail from a page in "Canon of Medicine" (illuminated manuscript); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Storage jar, c.1125-1200 (ceramic; white mountain red ware, wingate black-on-red type)
1070388 Storage jar, c.1125-1200 (ceramic; white mountain red ware, wingate black-on-red type) by Anasazi School, (1100-1250); 31.1150622301x33.0200660401x33.0200660401 cm; Dallas Museum of Art

Morgiana poured into each jar in turn a sufficient quantity of the boiling oil
3086234 Morgiana poured into each jar in turn a sufficient quantity of the boiling oil, illustration from 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves', 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

Water Pullers
Sayyed Nayyer Reza

"Caught!", 1860. Creator: Unknown. "Caught!", 1860. Creator: Unknown
"Caught!", 1860. Stolen kisses! stolen kisses! O what precious spoil they are! Whether cheek of sleeping miss is Walnut-brown or lily-fair

Chirurgia, 1497. Creator: Johann Gruninger
Chirurgia, 1497. Illustration from "Das buch der cirurgia" (The book of surgery) by German surgeon Hieronymus Brunschwig

Store Interior, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Store Interior, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Store Interior, 1917 or 1918. First World War - shop assistant and customer

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"Jars: A Timeless Symbol of Nostalgia, Craftsmanship, and Versatility" Step into the world of jars, where history and artistry intertwine to create a captivating tale. From advertisements to artwork, these humble vessels have left an indelible mark on our lives. In the realm of advertisement, jars take center stage as they showcase products like Robertsons Golden Shred Marmalade. With their enticing labels and promises of delectable flavors, these jars beckon us to indulge in sweet moments. Travel back in time to 1912 at The Pharmacy and witness an exquisite artwork depicting jars in all their glory. Each stroke captures the essence of these containers that hold secrets within their glass walls. Grimwade Fine Art Pottery's poster design showcases the elegance and craftsmanship behind every jar. Stoke's proud tradition shines through as each piece becomes a work of art itself. Venture across borders to Desclaux factory in Collioure, Roussillon, France. Jars and tins filled with anchovies line the shelves - a testament to culinary delights preserved for generations. But wait and can not limited to food alone; spare kidneys find solace within them at St Bartholomews Hospital Museum in London. These medical marvels remind us how jars play a vital role even beyond our kitchens. Transport yourself further back in time as you encounter Wedding at Cana from 1562. Amongst this iconic biblical scene lies intricately designed amphorae - ancient predecessors to modern-day jars - holding precious liquids for celebration. John Hassall's Frys Cocoa advertisement takes us on another journey through time. Amidst vibrant colors and bold typography lies a jar brimming with rich cocoa goodness – an invitation for indulgence during tea-time rituals. John Pound & Co cases' adverts from 1913 capture the essence of luxury travel accompanied by elegantly crafted dressing cases.