Cauldron Collection

Macbeth / Witches / Cauldron
Act IV, Scene I The witches in their cavern, gathered around the boiling cauldron; " in the poisn d entrails throw"

The Gin Shop, 1829
The Gin Shop, pub. 1829 (hand coloured engraving)

Dyeing Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. An old woman from the island dyes the wool in a cauldron- like vessel which sits on an open fire

Lancashire Witches
THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES The gathering of the witches, doing magic round their cauldron, watched by their sinister familiars

Kazakh yurt in cross section, Kazakhstan
Kazakh yurt in cross section with ornaments. A cauldron for cooking is in the middle, with storage chests, furniture, crockery and kitchenware. 20th century

The Purifying Pot of the Jacobins, 1793 (coloured engraving)
XIR159035 The Purifying Pot of the Jacobins, 1793 (coloured engraving) by Henriquez, Benoit Louis (1732-1806); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Workshop handmade candles. 18th century. Engraving in Encyclopedie by Diderot et d Alembert. Engraving

Study in Grey, 1906 (oil on canvas)
1066529 Study in Grey, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Carlsen, Emil (1853-1932); 86.4x96.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Munger Fund; American, out of copyright

Line drawing of the Last Judgement tympanum at Rheims
1578301 Line drawing of the Last Judgement tympanum at Rheims; (add.info.: Line drawing of the Last Judgement tympanum at Rheims. Christ, the judge, is the apex f the composition)

Women making 'working men's dinners' in a large cauldron, whilst a fat wealthy man looking
5615909 Women making 'working men's dinners' in a large cauldron, whilst a fat wealthy man looking on. 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Patent medicine label for Sybilline leaves
2623747 Patent medicine label for Sybilline leaves; (add.info.: Patent medicine label for Sybilline leaves by Florence & Fanny)

Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 1870
1574369 Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 1870; (add.info.: Print shows a Native man, hiding on the left, watching the Pilgrims around a campfire with small cauldron; a man with hatchet is)

Russian Manners and Customs', 1821. Coloured lithograph
544519 Russian Manners and Customs', 1821. Coloured lithograph.; (add.info.: Peasant Interior: Husband and wife in their wooden dwelling)

Sauerkraut pot cooking, c.1910 (print)
7293324 Sauerkraut pot cooking, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Sauerkraut pot cooking by german populations in the Middle Age)

"With a scream the Princess rushed forward, and, before her wicked sister could prevent her
3533978 "With a scream the Princess rushed forward, and, before her wicked sister could prevent her, she had upset the cauldron with a crash"

Scottish traveller John o' Arnha fighting a kelpy and witches, 1826 (engraving)
5912519 Scottish traveller John o' Arnha fighting a kelpy and witches, 1826 (engraving); (add.info.: Scottish traveller John o' Arnha fighting a kelpy)

William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act IV, Scene 1 (litho)
8648406 William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act IV, Scene 1 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tragedy of Macbeth, Act IV, Scene 1)

Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas)
XOS5879301 Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Salvator Rosa At dusk)

John o' Arnha choking a monster, 1826 (engraving)
5912517 John o' Arnha choking a monster, 1826 (engraving); (add.info.: John o' Arnha choking a monster, beating him with a cudgel while other demons fly above)

AI IMAGE - The witches from "Macbeth", 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - The witches from "Macbeth", 2023. Double, double toil and trouble: Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. By the pricking of my thumbs

AI IMAGE - The witches from "Macbeth", 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - The witches from "Macbeth", 2023. Double, double toil and trouble: Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. By the pricking of my thumbs

Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Herzegovinian Refugees at Ragusa, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. In the interview which Baron Rodich had, a fortnight ago, at Ragusa [Dubrovnik], with the principal insurgent leaders

Martyrdom of a Christian saint, 1497. Creator: Master of Anne de Bretagne
Martyrdom of a Christian saints, 1497. Illustration from a Book of Hours. Latin text: Initium sancti evangelii secundum Johannem

The War in the Herzegovina: Council of War at Peco Pavlovitch's Camp, from a sketch by... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The War in the Herzegovina: Council of War at Peco Pavlovitch's Camp, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876. Crsto Pavlovitch; Bogdan Simonitch; Milovan Bochkovitch; Lazar Sotchitza; Peco

A Journey into the Herzegovina: Interior of a Hut at Belovase, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A Journey into the Herzegovina: Interior of a Hut at Belovase, 1876. Family life in a typical home:..where our Special Artist stopped in his journey into the Herzegovina...Although, diplomatically

AI Image - Illustration of Cinderella, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI Image - Illustration of Cinderella, 2023. In the folk tale of "Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper"

Moose-hunting in Canada - the Encampment, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Moose-hunting in Canada - the Encampment, 1858. Hunters in autumn. The favourite months for hunting the moose are March and September

Scene from "Macbeth", at the Princess Theatre, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Scene from "Macbeth", at the Princess Theatre, 1858. London stage production, showing...the Witch-Cauldron Scene...in the superb revival of "Macbeth

Figure Stirring a Cauldron, 305 BCE-641 CE. Creator: Unknown
Figure Stirring a Cauldron, 305 BCE-641 CE

Farmers interior, family in the kitchen, 1834-1892. Creator: Hendrick Jacobus Scholten
Peasant interior, family in the kitchen, 1834-1892. A hurdy gurdy player warms his hands over the cooking fire, while women serve food and work with yarn. Note child in baby walker, and stable behind

Kitchen Scene with the Parable of the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus, 1610-1620. Creator: Pieter Cornelisz. van Rijck
Kitchen Scene with the Parable of the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus, 1610-1620. (Lazarus is sitting on the floor near the door). Attributed to Pieter Cornelisz. van Rijck

The Egg Dance, 1552. Creator: Pieter Aertsen
The Egg Dance, 1552. Traditional Easter game in which eggs are laid on the floor and the participants must dance among them, damaging as few as possible

The Caldron Scrubber, 1808-1810. Creator: Abraham van Strij
The Caldron Scrubber, 1808-1810

Poster from production of Shakespeare's Macbeth (no theater listed), [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Poster from production of Shakespeare's Macbeth (no theater listed), [193-]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Poster from production of Shakespeare's Macbeth (no theater listed), [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Poster from production of Shakespeare's Macbeth (no theater listed), [193-]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....the casting of the last of the four largest

Interior of a Wallachian Hut, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a Wallachian Hut, 1854. Scene inside a home in Wallachia, a historical and geographical region of Romania. From "Illustrated London News", 1854

"Cinderella" - painted by George Cruikshank - from the Exhibitionn of the Royal Academy, 1854. The admirers of Mr Cruikshank - and he has many, and none warmer than ourselves

A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects... 1886
A Cauldron on a Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no kama), from the series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi)", 1886

The Witches Cauldron or Incantation, 1772. Creator: John Dixon
The Witches Cauldron or Incantation, 1772

The International Exhibition - "Girl of the Parish of Rattvik, in Decarlia, by the Fireside", by Johan Frederick Hockert, 1862. Engraving of a painting

Witchs cauldron and spider web, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Witchs cauldron and spider web, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Detail of Gundestrup Cauldron, Celtic horned God Cernunnos, Danish, c100 BC

Macbeth visiting the three witches on the blasted heath, 1858. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Macbeth visiting the three witches on the blasted heath, 1858. Title page to Macbeth from an edition of William Shakespeares works published in London in 1858

Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, Mud Volcano Area, Mud Volcano, caldron

Interior of a Kitchen, after a woodcut in Calendarium Romanum by Jean Staeffler
KW260572 Interior of a Kitchen, after a woodcut in Calendarium Romanum by Jean Staeffler, printed Tubingen, Germany, 1518

The Imperial Witches, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Imperial Witches, 1872. Mr Punch plays Macbeth to the three witches who represent the Emperors of Germany, Austria and Russia

Asian culture devices and products, wood engravings, published in 1897
Asian culture devices and products: 1 + 10) Dance staff of the Toba Batak people from Sumatra; 2) Ancestral figure from Nias (Indonesia); 3) Weaving board of the Ainu (Japan); 4 + 17

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In the realm of literature and art, the cauldron has long been a symbol of mystery and enchantment. From Shakespeare's Macbeth to fairy tales like Rumplestiltskin and Cinderella, this vessel holds a captivating allure that transcends time. In Macbeth, the three witches gather around their bubbling cauldron, concocting spells with sinister intentions. This iconic scene captures the essence of dark magic and foreboding prophecy. Step into The Gin Shop in 1829, where patrons witness a different kind of alchemy. A copper cauldron sits proudly on display as master distillers transform botanicals into liquid gold - gin. The air is filled with fragrant herbs and whispers of secret recipes. Venturing further north to Lancashire, we find ourselves amidst the infamous Lancashire Witches trials. Here, accused women were said to have brewed potions in their cauldrons under moonlit skies – an eerie sight that still haunts our imagination today. Travel back in time to an 18th-century workshop where skilled artisans meticulously hand-dye Harris Tweed fabric in giant cauldrons brimming with vibrant hues. Each dip imbues these timeless textiles with character and charm. Meanwhile, candlemakers from centuries past huddle around their own glowing cauldrons; wax melts slowly as they pour it into molds for handmade candles. Their craft illuminates homes during dark winter nights while casting dancing shadows on ancient walls. A study in grey unfolds before us through James McNeill Whistler's "Study in Grey. " Amidst this monochromatic masterpiece stands a solitary figure stirring a steaming blackened brew within her mystical cauldron – perhaps summoning inspiration itself. Across distant lands lies Kazakhstan's Kazakh yurt - its cross-section revealing a nomadic lifestyle steeped in tradition. In its center rests a humble yet essential cooking pot suspended above open flames - resembling an ancient cauldron that nourishes both body and soul.