Grading Collection

Antique Japanese Woodblock, woman serving tea
This Japanese art print is a portrait of the tea house waitress Naniwaya Okita in a beautiful kimono serving a cup of tea, 1790. The print bears the artists signature

Clam Diggers sorting and grading their pickings, Boston, USA
Clam Diggers sorting and grading their pickings - Boston, Massachusetts, USA Date: circa 1910s

Blooming
Valeria Castillo

Bubbly
Valeria Castillo

Scorpio
Valeria Castillo

Taurus
Valeria Castillo

Australia Wool grading shed Victorian period

Grading and packing onions, Rice County, Minnesota, 1939. Creator: Arthur Rothstein
[Grading and packing onions, Rice County, Minnesota]

Grading oranges at a co-op orange packing plant, Redlands, Calif. 1943. Creator: Jack Delano
Grading oranges at a co-op orange packing plant, Redlands, Calif. Santa Fe trip

In packing shed, grading and sacking potatoes... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
In packing shed, grading and sacking potatoes in twenty-five pound sacks for the chain store trade. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

In packing shed, grading and sacking potat... Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
In packing shed, grading and sacking potatoes in twenty-five pound sacks for the chain store trade. Tulelake, Siskiyou County, California

Grading potatoes, preparing for shipment... ten miles south of Merrill, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Grading potatoes, preparing for shipment, cold, rainy morning, end of harvesting season. Potatoes have been stored in this growers cellar. Ten miles south of Merrill, Klamath County, Oregon

Female Labour in Germany (engraving)
1053960 Female Labour in Germany (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Female Labour in Germany)

Egg testing and grading (litho)
3621831 Egg testing and grading (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egg testing and grading)

Sorting tea (w / c on paper)
STC209664 Sorting tea (w/c on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

The Kapunda Copper Mine, from South Australia Illustrated
STC255038 The Kapunda Copper Mine, from South Australia Illustrated, published 1847 (hand coloured engraving) by Angas, George French (1822-86) (after)

Midwinter Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1894 (litho)
6020498 Midwinter Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1894 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for booklet)

Compound (colour engraving)
XCF286467 Compound (colour engraving) by English School; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Lea Valley tomato harvest. 30, 000 tons of tomatoes. Grading tomatoes in the grading shed before packing for market. 21st July 1923

EXAMINING PEARLS 1930S
Examining pearls - even the most minute and careful measurements have to be taken to ensure the exact grading of the pearls. Date: 1930s

GRADING DIAMONDS
Diamonds are graded in South Africa Date: 1930s

GRADING TEA / INDIA
A colonial gentleman grading tea at a plantation in India Date: 1926

Grading Walnuts in California, c1910s. Creator: Unknown
Grading Walnuts in California, c1910s. Workers sorting walnuts. Postcard. [Newman Post Card Co. Los Angeles, California, USA]

Grading the quality of collected prunes at Agen, France
Grading the quality of collected prunes at Agen in the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Date: circa 1910s

W. P. Hartleys Aintree Works - Grading Seville oranges
W. P. Hartleys Aintree Works - Women workers grading and classifying Seville oranges and selecting those good enough for Hartley s. Date: circa 1906

Man and boy sifting tea, China. Date: circa 1890

Picture No. 10849180
Poland - Potato grading in the North East. Date:

Tea sorters in China, 1880s C017 / 6866
Tea sorters in China, 19th-century artwork. The leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) are brewed in boiling water to produce the beverage. It is native to eastern and southern Asia

Grading Walnuts - California, USA
Grading Walnuts with a grading machine - California, USA

Grading Butter / Hamilton
Grading butter for export at the State Cold Stores, Hamilton

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"From Antique Japanese Woodblocks to Clam Diggers: The Art Unveiled" Step into the world of grading, where meticulous assessment and sorting bring order to chaos. In an antique Japanese woodblock print, a woman gracefully serves tea, her movements as precise as the grades she assigns. Meanwhile, clam diggers in Boston meticulously sort and grade their pickings, ensuring only the finest specimens make it to market. In Australia's wool grading shed during the Victorian period, skilled hands separate fibers with utmost care. Each strand blooms under their discerning eyes, ready to be transformed into luxurious garments. Like a Scorpio hunting its prey, these graders leave no imperfection unnoticed. Amidst bustling packing sheds across America's heartland and beyond, grading becomes an art form itself. Arthur Rothstein captures the scene in Rice County as onions are sorted and packed meticulously for shipment. Jack Delano freezes time in Redlands' orange packing plant; workers deftly grade oranges with precision while bubbles of citrusy aroma fill the air. Dorothea Lange transports us back to Tulelake and Siskiyou County in California during 1939 - potatoes take center stage. In these humble surroundings, graders diligently assess each spud before sacking them for distribution across the nation. Ten miles south of Merrill lies another scene captured by Lange - potatoes being graded for shipment once again. Grading is not merely about categorizing produce or materials; it symbolizes our pursuit of excellence and quality assurance across industries worldwide. Whether it be ancient woodblocks or modern-day potato fields, this timeless practice ensures that only the best reaches our tables or adorns our bodies. So next time you enjoy a perfectly ripe orange or slip on a sumptuous woolen garment from yesteryears – remember those who dedicated themselves to grading behind-the-scenes – they are unsung heroes shaping our experiences one meticulous assessment at a time.