Bucket Collection (page 3)

An engraving depicting a water carrier from Mexico City, 19th century
5311188 An engraving depicting a water carrier from Mexico City, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1835); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a woman collecting buckets of water from a well, Hungary, 19th century
5311185 An engraving depicting a woman collecting buckets of water from a well, Hungary, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1970); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Woman washing clothes while a child observes
3570820 Woman washing clothes while a child observes by Michetti, Francesco Paolo (1851-1929); (add.info.: Woman washing clothes while a child observes Photographer: Michetti)

Farmer at work with a sieve; behind him a few women and children
3560728 Farmer at work with a sieve; behind him a few women and children. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Italy 1890 - 1900 ca)

Drawing water from a river at sunrise at Easter in Brandenburg, Germany (chromolitho)
8664035 Drawing water from a river at sunrise at Easter in Brandenburg, Germany (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

I for Italian (chromolitho)
8677323 I for Italian (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: I for Italian. Woman in traditional Italian costume drawing water from a well)

Postcard, N & B: In the Cantonation: Coffee Preparation - War of 14 -18, Photography, Canteen Rolling Soup, Cafe
ICA4837432 Postcard, N & B: In the Cantonation: Coffee Preparation - War of 14 -18, Photography, Canteen Rolling Soup, Cafe, Cantonation - Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard)

Illustration of Stop (1825-1899) in Le Charivari, 1872-11-11 - Prevision of parliamentary storms - Chamber of Deputes
ICA4871842 Illustration of Stop (1825-1899) in Le Charivari, 1872-11-11 - Prevision of parliamentary storms - Chamber of Deputes Hemicycle, Lightning, Thunderstorm

Group of children dancing and kissing in a garden in front of their toys. Engraving by Le Natur (detail)
PCT4280619 Group of children dancing and kissing in a garden in front of their toys. Engraving by Le Natur (detail) in the book " Chansons et rounds enfantines" Garnier 19th century.;

Tartar (Tatar) girl of the Crimea with water jug and basket, 19th century
FLO4656417 Tartar (Tatar) girl of the Crimea with water jug and basket, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

Young girl from Nuremberg wearing jugs and a betail driver, 16th century - Maiden from Nuremberg carrying pails
NWI4956704 Young girl from Nuremberg wearing jugs and a betail driver, 16th century - Maiden from Nuremberg carrying pails

"Street life in London": street advertising, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570749 "Street life in London": street advertising, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

"Street life in London": sufferers from the floods
3570746 "Street life in London": sufferers from the floods; (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington); Alinari Archives

Young girl from the Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, 1825. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from
FLO4686726 Young girl from the Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, 1825. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

Soap factory: a man stirts a tank full of fat into a boil, another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire - Soap
FLO4577819 Soap factory: a man stirts a tank full of fat into a boil, another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire - Soap boiler making soap in a factory

I like Italian. Alphabet illustrates each letter representing a child in a suit. Chromolithography of H
DUV4198198 I like Italian. Alphabet illustrates each letter representing a child in a suit. Chromolithography of H. Battle, late 19th century. Abeedaire consists of 25 advertising images

Itinerant Chinese barber ringing finger bells to find customers, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590497 Itinerant Chinese barber ringing finger bells to find customers, Qing Dynasty. He carries a stool and bucket on a bamboo yoke, along with razor, scissors, strop, etc

Man filling a barrel pulled by a horse on the beach of Berck near Calais
3562269 Man filling a barrel pulled by a horse on the beach of Berck near Calais by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Passo di Calais, Berck)

Turkish fabric and food merchants, 1890 (print on double-weight paper)
3566817 Turkish fabric and food merchants, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Turkey 1890 ca. Photographer: Albert;Boyacioglu, Herman); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Kubelturnier or bucket joust, 16th century. Copied from works by Jeremias Schemer and Esaias von Hulsen (1570-1626)
FLO4703100 Kubelturnier or bucket joust, 16th century. Copied from works by Jeremias Schemer and Esaias von Hulsen (1570-1626)

Greece, Chania, Crete: A corner of the Turkish Quarter, Men in Chechias, 1908
LUX4764934 Greece, Chania, Crete: A corner of the Turkish Quarter, Men in Chechias, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: A corner of the Turkish Quarter, Men in Chechias)

Making the stem of a glass goblet. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751
865633 Making the stem of a glass goblet. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Wayside Encounter: Ducks on a Country Road, 19th century (Watercolour)
8835618 A Wayside Encounter: Ducks on a Country Road, 19th century (Watercolour) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey, UK; (add.info.: MYLES BIRKET FOSTER, RWS)

Cheese manufacturing in Switzerland - Universal Cosmography by Sebastian Munster (1488-1552). Engraving 1878
JAB4121322 Cheese manufacturing in Switzerland - Universal Cosmography by Sebastian Munster (1488-1552). Engraving 1878; (add.info)

France, Centre, Loiret (45), Orleans: forging workshop with outside a woman and her baby and a little girl
LUX4758053 France, Centre, Loiret (45), Orleans: forging workshop with outside a woman and her baby and a little girl and her doll, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Loiret (45)

Letter V: distribution of wine. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209472 Letter V: distribution of wine. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Halt it! , publisher, Paris, around 1916

Letter S: WISDOM is a rare good and wants to be conquered, nefaste is his rival: it is called SOTTISE
DUV4206642 Letter S: WISDOM is a rare good and wants to be conquered, nefaste is his rival: it is called SOTTISE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220494 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207434 Letter O and P: idle and fearful. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Letters S, T: Bucket, Top, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206028 Letters S, T: Bucket, Top, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Letters S, T and U: Bucket, Top and Urn, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206024 Letters S, T and U: Bucket, Top and Urn, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta)

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205683 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter U Factory)

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205596 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

"The washing day" in the Scottish Isle of Skye
3568825 "The washing day" in the Scottish Isle of Skye.; (add.info.: Scotland, Skye, Great Britain 1890 - 1910 Photographer: Wilson, George Washington/g.w.w); Alinari Archives, Florence

Little girl from the dairy, carrying two big buckets of milk. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815)
FLO4666951 Little girl from the dairy, carrying two big buckets of milk. Engraving, in the way of Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815)

View of the Admiralty of Zeeland's shipyard in Vlissingen in 1779. Lithograph (36.3x49.1 cm)
MMM5483708 View of the Admiralty of Zeeland's shipyard in Vlissingen in 1779. Lithograph (36.3x49.1 cm), engraving by Leizel based on a drawing by Georg Balthasar Probst (1732-1801)

An engraving depicting an Egyptian water carrier with a skin bottle, 19th century
5311187 An engraving depicting an Egyptian water carrier with a skin bottle, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Hyde Park as it will be, 1846. Satirical futuristic print of gentlemen riding personal steam engines pumping out fumes
FLO4995407 Hyde Park as it will be, 1846. Satirical futuristic print of gentlemen riding personal steam engines pumping out fumes

Moser's earth closet, 1850
3359120 Moser's earth closet, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of Moser's earth closet which when the seat was closed discharged earth or ash into the bucket)

Massachusetts State Prison Workshop in Charleston. Detenus making whips, circa 1850. 19th century lithography
NWI4960030 Massachusetts State Prison Workshop in Charleston. Detenus making whips, circa 1850. 19th century lithography.; (add.info.: Massachusetts State Prison Workshop in Charleston)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Quartier quai Saint Antoine, rue Merciere, rue Dubois, 1905
LUX4791562 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Quartier quai Saint Antoine, rue Merciere, rue Dubois, 1905; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: Quartier quai Saint Antoine

Woman outside a second residence (cottage) emptying a bucket near the well. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4881969 Woman outside a second residence (cottage) emptying a bucket near the well. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chemille-sur-Deme: vintage boiler, brick and wood barn, copper still, 1895
LUX4760234 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Chemille-sur-Deme: vintage boiler, brick and wood barn, copper still, 1895; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Washing machines at work in a laundry room, 1865
LUX4817574 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Washing machines at work in a laundry room, 1865; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Washing machines at work in a laundry room

Japan: portrait of two Geishas, one in his bath, 1890
LUX4800740 Japan: portrait of two Geishas, one in his bath, 1890; (add.info.: Japan: portrait of two Geishas, one in his bath, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Printing house in China, ca 1820-30 (engraving)
7422865 Printing house in China, ca 1820-30 (engraving); (add.info.: Economy. Printing house in China. Engraving, France, ca 1820-30.); © Archives Charmet.

Street Characters of New York: Old Uncle Pete (litho)
8677684 Street Characters of New York: Old Uncle Pete (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street Characters of New York)

Boy Scouts helping deal with incendiary bombs, World War II (b/w photo)
8664054 Boy Scouts helping deal with incendiary bombs, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Buckets: A Journey Through Time and Perspectives" Step into the past with us as we explore the significance of buckets throughout history. From an 1866 cartoon titled "Deaths Dispensary, " highlighting water pollution as a source of disease, to a milkmaid in Cornwall during the early 1900s diligently carrying her bucket, these humble vessels have played various roles. In another depiction from 1866, a poignant "Pollution Cartoon" reminds us of the consequences that polluted water can have on public health. Fast forward to the roaring twenties, where a flapper girl sits elegantly at a cocktail bar, perhaps sipping from her own stylish bucket-shaped glassware. But buckets were not only used for personal needs; they served practical purposes too. The "Keep a Pig" poster encourages households to use buckets for feeding livestock while promoting self-sufficiency. Meanwhile, Lyme Regis Promenade witnessed countless beachgoers carrying their trusty sandcastle-building companions - colorful plastic buckets. Across continents and cultures, buckets found their place in daily life. In Japan's bathhouses depicted by artist Yoshiiku, quarrels broke out amidst steam-filled rooms where women clutched their precious bathing utensils tightly. And who could forget the demolition excavator tearing down structures with its mighty metal bucket? Market Jew Street in Penzance during the 1920s showcased bustling scenes where vendors relied on sturdy buckets to display and sell their goods. Even young Uyghur girls in Kashgar carried small pails filled with treasures collected along Xinjiang's vibrant streets. Beyond utility, some advertisements highlighted unexpected uses for these versatile containers. An advertisement for Morses distemper featured a decorator lying flat while painting walls – his trusted companion being none other than his trusty paint bucket. From ancient times to modern days, one thing remains constant: butter making. Whether it was churning cream or collecting fresh milk straight from cows, buckets played an essential role in this timeless culinary tradition.