Pails Collection

An Old Farm, Guernsey, Channel Islands Date: 1934

Traditional Japanese wooden bucket and ladle for washing sidewalk in a custom called uchimizu, Japan, Asia

Industry / Cooper 1827
Coopers made flasks, tubs, pails etc; this particular cooper is putting together a hogshead. Various iron and wooden hoops wall his shop

Draycott, Cotswold village, Edith Hodgkins, milkmaid
Draycott, Cotswold village, Edith Hodgkins (later Mrs Brown), milkmaid. Date: 1916

Farm Stall in St. Jamess Park, London - New Milkstall
Farm Stall in St. Jamess Park, London - The New Milkstall - " Rus in Urbe" ( the countryside in the city) - latn quote on the card

A Dutch Girl (oil on canvas)
712233 A Dutch Girl (oil on canvas) by Hitchcock, George (1850-1913); 89x61 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

A Highland Bothy (b / c & w / c on paper)
473940 A Highland Bothy (b/c & w/c on paper) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); 38.8x27.7 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. 'Sand-eel fisher-girl of Blavand's Bay; peasant girl of Fohr in her Sunday attire; peasant woman of Ostenfeldt in her Sunday

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

The first courtyard of the Salzgries barracks in Vienna, 1880. Creator: Emil Hutter
The first courtyard of the Salzgries barracks in Vienna, 1880

Miss Furrow the Farmer's Daughter

Flemish Milkmaid with her dog cart, Brussels, Belgium. Dog carts pulled by two or more dogs were historically used in Belgium and the Netherlands for delivering milk, bread, and other trades

Laundry pail associated with the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march, mid-20th century
Bucket used by African-American activists Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy on the Selma to Montgomery marches as part of the US civil rights movement

Landscape with cattle and figure of woman, 1842 (oil on canvas)
3963680 Landscape with cattle and figure of woman, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Shayer, William Snr. (1788-1879); 51x61.2 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery

Plate 106. Turning to Ascend Stairs, Bucket of Water in Each Hand
3950159 Plate 106. Turning to Ascend Stairs, Bucket of Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21.3x35.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Plate 87. Ascending Incline, Bucket of Water in Each Hand (Shoes)
3950148 Plate 87. Ascending Incline, Bucket of Water in Each Hand (Shoes), 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.5x36.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Plate 121. Descending Incline, Bucket of Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950169 Plate 121. Descending Incline, Bucket of Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.8x35.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

A Sprig of Arran Heather, 19th century (oil on canvas)
6198550 A Sprig of Arran Heather, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Herdman, Robert (1829-88); 24.1x16.5 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Back view of a water carrier, another figure beyond him
CTS413028 Back view of a water carrier, another figure beyond him (pen & ink with wash over chalk on paper) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); 14.4x10 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Extended family outside stone county home
A countryside scene with parents, son and Grandmother all stood outside their lovely stone cottage. The son appears to be holding two pails of milk. Date: circa 1910s

The Farm (oil on canvas)
BRN187489 The Farm (oil on canvas) by Kane, John (1860-1934); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; American, out of copyright

Victorian scrap, an Irish milkmaid, with a yoke, two pails and a churn. circa 1890

Plate 32. Walking, Carrying Bucket of Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950124 Plate 32. Walking, Carrying Bucket of Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 20.6x36.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

View of Penzance from Newlyn, 1881
RAF80030 View of Penzance from Newlyn, 1881 by Carrick, John Mulcaster (1833-96); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Watercarrier with his license GR 198 (Georgius Rex), from
740565 Watercarrier with his license GR 198 (Georgius Rex), from The Costumes of Great Britain; Rare and convincing view of the working classes at work, 1808 (colour litho) by Pyne

Advert, Brown & Co, Glasgow, Scotland
Advert for Brown & Co, Iron Packaging, Cisterns, Casks, Pails etc, Wigton Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

The Morning - rural scene with milkmaid milking cows and others with milk pails outside a cottage. late 18th century

Cries of Paris - water carrier

Children with tree and holly on a Christmas postcard
Children in the snow with tree and holly on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

La Cuisiniere, from Architecture Vivante, 1780-1830 (hand coloured engraving)
1199924 La Cuisiniere, from Architecture Vivante, 1780-1830 (hand coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

American Forest Scene - Maple Sugaring, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
3470921 American Forest Scene - Maple Sugaring, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

The Height of Hospitality, the Rifle Brigades Reception of the Grenadiers at the Atbara Camp (litho)
1063722 The Height of Hospitality, the Rifle Brigades Reception of the Grenadiers at the Atbara Camp (litho) by English School

The Plover Crystal River in Mutsu Province, 1847-48 (woodblock print mounted on board)
1066914 The Plover Crystal River in Mutsu Province, 1847-48 (woodblock print mounted on board) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 35.6x76.2 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Goldsmiths and Silversmiths, Thomas Daniell, trade card (engraving)
984099 Goldsmiths and Silversmiths, Thomas Daniell, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goldsmiths and Silversmiths, Thomas Daniell)

Plate 104. Turning and Ascending Stairs, Bucket Water in Each Hand
3950158 Plate 104. Turning and Ascending Stairs, Bucket Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 22.9x35.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art

Blind man, water carrier, commissionaire and domestic servant, reign of Louis XIII of France
976152 Blind man, water carrier, commissionaire and domestic servant, reign of Louis XIII of France, 17th Century (coloured engraving) by French School

A Milkmaid, from The Costumes of Great Britain, pub. By Henry Miller
872466 A Milkmaid, from The Costumes of Great Britain, pub. By Henry Miller, 1805 (hand-coloured print) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843); Private Collection; (add.info)

"She did not go once but many times, backwards and forwards to the well
3474200 " She did not go once but many times, backwards and forwards to the well, " from The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, pub

General Exhibition for Sanitary Milk Supply, 1903 (colour litho)
747100 General Exhibition for Sanitary Milk Supply, 1903 (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An Underground Stale-Beer Dive Late at Night in Mulberry Street Bend (litho)
6021934 An Underground Stale-Beer Dive Late at Night in Mulberry Street Bend (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Utah, c. 1890-1910 (b / w photo)
DPL415509 Utah, c.1890-1910 (b/w photo) by American Photographer; Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; eDenver Public Library; American, out of copyright

Warming His Hands, 1867 (oil on panel)
BON207954 Warming His Hands, 1867 (oil on panel) by Bacon, Henry (1839-1912); 32x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; American, out of copyright

Milk Woman, from Costume of Britain, c. 1819 (colour litho)
XYC281548 Milk Woman, from Costume of Britain, c.1819 (colour litho) by Pyne, William Henry (1769-1843); Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Plate 122. Descending Incline, Bucket of Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950170 Plate 122. Descending Incline, Bucket of Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 22.9x30.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Barnet Industrial School - Milk Round
Boys with milk pails stand in front of horses and carts loaded with milk churns at the Barnet Industrial School, Hertfordshire. Date: early 1900s

LONDON MILKMAN / PETHERICK
A London milkman pours milk from his pails into a cup Date: circa 1870

LONDON MILK MAID / 1798
A London milkmaid cries Milk below maids! Date: 1798

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"Pails: A Journey Through Time and Cultures" Step into the enchanting world of pails, where history, tradition, and art intertwine. From an old farm in Guernsey, Channel Islands to a picturesque Cotswold village, these humble vessels have left their mark on various corners of the globe. Intriguingly versatile, they have been used for centuries across different cultures. In Japan, they take the form of traditional wooden buckets and ladles used for uchimizu - a custom involving washing sidewalks to cool down hot summer days. The simplicity and elegance of these Japanese pails transport us to ancient times. Delve deeper into history as we uncover the industrial significance of pails. Cooper 1827 stands as a testament to their role in industry - sturdy companions aiding workers in their daily tasks. Imagine Edith Hodgkins, a diligent milkmaid from Draycott in the idyllic Cotswold village; her trusty pail by her side as she tended to her cows with love and care. But it's not just farms that embrace these practical tools; even remote Highland bothies find solace in them. Captured beautifully on paper through black and white sketches or vibrant oil paintings like "A Dutch Girl, " these rustic retreats showcase how they can essential elements within such landscapes. Venturing beyond Europe's borders takes us to St James's Park in London where new milkstalls proudly display fresh produce from local farms. Here we meet Miss Furrow - the farmer's daughter who diligently tends to customers' needs while showcasing her family's heritage through well-worn pails filled with creamy goodness. Traveling further south brings us face-to-face with Flemish milkmaids gracefully maneuvering dog carts laden with overflowing buckets – an iconic scene captured multiple times against Brussels' charming backdrop. These images evoke nostalgia for simpler times when life revolved around nature’s bounty. Even the world of advertising has recognized the charm and utility of pails.