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"Brazier: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into the world of brazier, a word that encompasses a multitude of stories and experiences

Background imageBrazier Collection: A cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850

A cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850
3331166 A cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a ship in distress, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a cannon for firing winged projectile carrying a line from shore to a)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Science. Isaac Berard test his still. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie

Science. Isaac Berard test his still. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434912 Science. Isaac Berard test his still. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Music. Opera. The dwarf Mime and Siegfried in the forge. Illustration in: Siegfried

Music. Opera. The dwarf Mime and Siegfried in the forge. Illustration in: Siegfried, opera by Richard Wagner (1876)
3434048 Music. Opera. The dwarf Mime and Siegfried in the forge. Illustration in: Siegfried, opera by Richard Wagner (1876), Germany, c.1910 (postcard); (add.info.: Opera. Coll. Part. Music. Opera)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Cover illustration for The Picture Story of the San Francisco Earthquake (colour litho)

Cover illustration for The Picture Story of the San Francisco Earthquake (colour litho)
8633013 Cover illustration for The Picture Story of the San Francisco Earthquake (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Cork courthouse in flames, Ireland, 1891 (engraving)

Cork courthouse in flames, Ireland, 1891 (engraving)
8631284 Cork courthouse in flames, Ireland, 1891 (engraving) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cork courthouse in flames, Ireland, 1891)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Invitation to an initiation to the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, 1897 (litho)

Invitation to an initiation to the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, 1897 (litho)
8677512 Invitation to an initiation to the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, 1897 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Woman roasting a joint of meat (colour litho)

Woman roasting a joint of meat (colour litho)
8677589 Woman roasting a joint of meat (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman roasting a joint of meat.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

Background imageBrazier Collection: The Ill Wind (colour litho)

The Ill Wind (colour litho)
8673855 The Ill Wind (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ill Wind. Illustration for A.L.O.E.'s Picture Story Book (T Nelson)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Primeval scenes: The Hunter's Dream (litho)

Primeval scenes: The Hunter's Dream (litho)
8673763 Primeval scenes: The Hunter's Dream (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hunter's Dream)

Background imageBrazier Collection: The Little Match Girl (chromolitho)

The Little Match Girl (chromolitho)
8675766 The Little Match Girl (chromolitho) by Havers, Alice (1850-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Match Girl)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Destruction of Corinth (engraving)

Destruction of Corinth (engraving)
8635729 Destruction of Corinth (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction of Corinth by the Romans, 146 BC. Illustration from Rom)

Background imageBrazier Collection: A gaucho roasting a piece of beef (b/w photo)

A gaucho roasting a piece of beef (b/w photo)
8635674 A gaucho roasting a piece of beef (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gaucho roasting a piece of beef)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Cave man feeding dog (litho)

Cave man feeding dog (litho)
8634579 Cave man feeding dog (litho) by Macfarlane, John (1857-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cave man feeding dogs. British school poster from the 1930s.); © Look and Learn.

Background imageBrazier Collection: Hannibal at the Siege of Casilinum (engraving)

Hannibal at the Siege of Casilinum (engraving)
8635752 Hannibal at the Siege of Casilinum (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hannibal at the Siege of Casilinum, 216-215 BC. Illustration from Rom)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Thursday for losses (chromolitho)

Thursday for losses (chromolitho)
8677359 Thursday for losses (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thursday for losses)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Saturday (colour litho)

Saturday (colour litho)
8674340 Saturday (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saturday. Illustration for Tiles from Dame Marjorie's Chimney Corner)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Charcoal burner's camp in the Sussex Weald (b/w photo)

Charcoal burner's camp in the Sussex Weald (b/w photo)
8676097 Charcoal burner's camp in the Sussex Weald (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charcoal burner's camp in the Sussex Weald)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Worshippers at the Temple of Fire (colour litho)

Worshippers at the Temple of Fire (colour litho)
8663616 Worshippers at the Temple of Fire (colour litho) by Macco, Georg (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worshippers at the Temple of Fire)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Ivan the Black sets fire to Zhabliak, 1484 (litho)

Ivan the Black sets fire to Zhabliak, 1484 (litho)
8661430 Ivan the Black sets fire to Zhabliak, 1484 (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ivan the Black sets fire to Zhabliak, 1484)

Background imageBrazier Collection: The Burning of the Library at Alexandria, 391 AD (litho)

The Burning of the Library at Alexandria, 391 AD (litho)
8661075 The Burning of the Library at Alexandria, 391 AD (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Burning of the Library at Alexandria, 391 AD)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Villagers burning Themselves to avoid the Pindharis, 1815 (litho)

Villagers burning Themselves to avoid the Pindharis, 1815 (litho)
8660965 Villagers burning Themselves to avoid the Pindharis, 1815 (litho) by Burton, H. M. (20th Century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Villagers burning Themselves to avoid the Pindharis)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Advertisement, c.1935 (b/w photo)

Advertisement, c.1935 (b/w photo)
8638985 Advertisement, c.1935 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, c.1935)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Lollards: The burning of Anne Askew and others in Smithfield (engraving)

Lollards: The burning of Anne Askew and others in Smithfield (engraving)
8647416 Lollards: The burning of Anne Askew and others in Smithfield (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The burning of Anne Askew and others in Smithfield)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Modes of saving life in cases of fire (engraving)

Modes of saving life in cases of fire (engraving)
8646021 Modes of saving life in cases of fire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modes of saving life in cases of fire)

Background imageBrazier Collection: The great caisson of the Brooklyn Bridge on fire, working in the shadow of three perils, fire, water

The great caisson of the Brooklyn Bridge on fire, working in the shadow of three perils, fire, water
8643291 The great caisson of the Brooklyn Bridge on fire, working in the shadow of three perils, fire, water, and compressed air (engraving) by English School

Background imageBrazier Collection: Popular Superstitions: The lucky horseshoe (colour litho)

Popular Superstitions: The lucky horseshoe (colour litho)
8668722 Popular Superstitions: The lucky horseshoe (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lucky horseshoe)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor-Cycle 'First-Aid' Fire-Fighting Outfit (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor-Cycle "First-Aid" Fire-Fighting Outfit (colour litho)
8665673 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor-Cycle "First-Aid" Fire-Fighting Outfit (colour litho) by English School

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hand 'Fire-Suds' Machine in use (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hand "Fire-Suds" Machine in use (colour litho)
8665663 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hand "Fire-Suds" Machine in use (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: 'Quick-Hitch' Harness, about 1881 (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Quick-Hitch" Harness, about 1881 (colour litho)
8665643 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Quick-Hitch" Harness, about 1881 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Quick-Hitch" Harness)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hand-Drawn Hose-Carriage and Reel, 1873 (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hand-Drawn Hose-Carriage and Reel, 1873 (colour litho)
8665635 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Hand-Drawn Hose-Carriage and Reel, 1873 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hand-Drawn Hose-Carriage and Reel, 1873)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: 'Tozer' Fire-Pump, about 1870 (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Tozer" Fire-Pump, about 1870 (colour litho)
8665631 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Tozer" Fire-Pump, about 1870 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Tozer" Fire-Pump, about 1870)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: 17th Century Fire Apparatus (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: 17th Century Fire Apparatus (colour litho)
8665625 Fire-Fighting Appliances: 17th Century Fire Apparatus (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th Century Fire Apparatus)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: Six-Wheeled Motor Fire-Engine with 'Hatfield' Pump (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Six-Wheeled Motor Fire-Engine with "Hatfield" Pump (colour litho)
8665668 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Six-Wheeled Motor Fire-Engine with "Hatfield" Pump (colour litho) by English School

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: Smoke-Helmets in use (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Smoke-Helmets in use (colour litho)
8665664 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Smoke-Helmets in use (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smoke-Helmets in use)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: Line-Throwing Gun in use (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Line-Throwing Gun in use (colour litho)
8665662 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Line-Throwing Gun in use (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Line-Throwing Gun in use)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: Operating a Large Jet (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Operating a Large Jet (colour litho)
8665659 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Operating a Large Jet (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Operating a Large Jet)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor Turn-Table Fire-Escape, 1908 (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor Turn-Table Fire-Escape, 1908 (colour litho)
8665653 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor Turn-Table Fire-Escape, 1908 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Motor Turn-Table Fire-Escape, 1908)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: 'Quadricycle' 'First-Aid' Hose-Carrier, 1895 (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Quadricycle" "First-Aid" Hose-Carrier, 1895 (colour litho)
8665650 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Quadricycle" "First-Aid" Hose-Carrier, 1895 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageBrazier Collection: Fire-Fighting Appliances: London Fireman and Manual Engine, about 1750 (colour litho)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: London Fireman and Manual Engine, about 1750 (colour litho)
8665622 Fire-Fighting Appliances: London Fireman and Manual Engine, about 1750 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London Fireman and Manual Engine)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Sea Adventure: The fireships in Calais Roads (colour litho)

Sea Adventure: The fireships in Calais Roads (colour litho)
8668736 Sea Adventure: The fireships in Calais Roads (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fireships in Calais Roads)

Background imageBrazier Collection: Scenes of Witchcraft: Evening, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas)

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)

Background imageBrazier Collection: HMS 'Bellisle' at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, 1806 (coloured aquatint)

HMS 'Bellisle' at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, 1806 (coloured aquatint)
7341796 HMS 'Bellisle' at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, 1806 (coloured aquatint) by British School, (19th century); 32.4x45.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageBrazier Collection: 'In Irons for getting drunk' from 'A Sailor's Progress', 1818 (coloured etching)

'In Irons for getting drunk' from 'A Sailor's Progress', 1818 (coloured etching)
7341601 'In Irons for getting drunk' from 'A Sailor's Progress', 1818 (coloured etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 11.8x12.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageBrazier Collection: HMS 'Vindictive' alongside the Mole, Zeebrugge, April 23rd 1918, 1923 (watercolour on paper)

HMS 'Vindictive' alongside the Mole, Zeebrugge, April 23rd 1918, 1923 (watercolour on paper, gouache)
7341573 HMS 'Vindictive' alongside the Mole, Zeebrugge, April 23rd 1918, 1923 (watercolour on paper, gouache) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934); 23.5x54.8 cm; National Maritime Museum

Background imageBrazier Collection: The Burning of Payta, November 1741, mid 18th century (oil on canvas)

The Burning of Payta, November 1741, mid 18th century (oil on canvas)
7337643 The Burning of Payta, November 1741, mid 18th century (oil on canvas) by Scott, Samuel (c.1702-72); 98.5x138 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageBrazier Collection: The Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692, late 17th century (oil painting)

The Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692, late 17th century (oil painting)
7337636 The Battle of La Hogue, 23 May 1692, late 17th century (oil painting) by Diest, Adriaen van (1655-1704); 90.2x111.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Background imageBrazier Collection: The burning of HMS 'Royal James' at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672

The burning of HMS 'Royal James' at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672, late 17th century (oil on canvas)
7337622 The burning of HMS 'Royal James' at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672, late 17th century (oil on canvas) by Velde, Willem van de

Background imageBrazier Collection: The burning of HMS 'Royal James' at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672, 18th century (oil on canvas)

The burning of HMS 'Royal James' at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672, 18th century (oil on canvas)
7337620 The burning of HMS 'Royal James' at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Monamy, Peter (1681-1749); 89x129.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London



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"Brazier: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into the world of brazier, a word that encompasses a multitude of stories and experiences. From the pages of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren to the vibrant colours derived from coal tar in colour litho prints, this humble object has left its mark throughout history. Imagine yourself in the Cave of Plato, surrounded by Jan Saenredam's intricate engravings or Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem's captivating artwork from 1604. These masterpieces transport us to another era where braziers provided warmth and light during long winter nights. In a surprising turn of events, even amidst war, braziers played a role in fostering peace. The Christmas Truce saw soldiers gathering around these fiery companions as they put their weapons aside for a moment of unity and camaraderie. The Snowball - Guilty or Not Guilty illustration from Pears Annual, Christmas 1906 captures the innocence and mischief associated with snowball fights while highlighting how braziers were essential for warming up after such playful escapades. But it is not only in times of leisure that braziers find their purpose; they also play an important role within domestic life. Joyce Dennys' Perfect Wife: No. X reminds us how these objects became an integral part of creating cozy homes where families gathered around them on chilly evenings. Braziers have witnessed grand spectacles too, like Pauline Baynes' Frost Fair on the Thames painting depicting bustling crowds enjoying festivities on frozen waters illuminated by countless braziers scattered across the scene. From street sausage sellers enticing passersby with sizzling delights to salep merchants offering warm beverages in Thessaloniki, Greece – these vendors relied on braziers to keep their products hot and appealing even during colder months.