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"Pails: A Journey Through Time and Cultures" Step into the enchanting world of pails, where history, tradition, and art intertwine

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Pails Collection: An Old Farm, Guernsey, Channel Islands
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Pails Collection: Traditional Japanese wooden bucket and ladle for washing sidewalk in a custom called uchimizu
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Pails Collection: Industry / Cooper 1827
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Pails Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Edith Hodgkins, milkmaid
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Pails Collection: Farm Stall in St. Jamess Park, London - New Milkstall
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Pails Collection: A Dutch Girl (oil on canvas)
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Pails Collection: A Highland Bothy (b / c & w / c on paper)
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Pails Collection: The first courtyard of the Salzgries barracks in Vienna, 1880. Creator: Emil Hutter
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Pails Collection: Miss Furrow the Farmer's Daughter
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Pails Collection: Flemish Milkmaid with her dog cart, Brussels, Belgium
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Pails Collection: Laundry pail associated with the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march, mid-20th century
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Pails Collection: Landscape with cattle and figure of woman, 1842 (oil on canvas)
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Pails Collection: Plate 106. Turning to Ascend Stairs, Bucket of Water in Each Hand
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Pails Collection: Plate 87. Ascending Incline, Bucket of Water in Each Hand (Shoes)
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Pails Collection: Plate 121. Descending Incline, Bucket of Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
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Pails Collection: A Sprig of Arran Heather, 19th century (oil on canvas)
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Pails Collection: Back view of a water carrier, another figure beyond him
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Pails Collection: Extended family outside stone county home
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Pails Collection: The Farm (oil on canvas)
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Pails Collection: Victorian scrap, an Irish milkmaid
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Pails Collection: Plate 32. Walking, Carrying Bucket of Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
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Pails Collection: View of Penzance from Newlyn, 1881
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Pails Collection: Watercarrier with his license GR 198 (Georgius Rex), from
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Pails Collection: Advert, Brown & Co, Glasgow, Scotland
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Pails Collection: The Morning - rural scene
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Pails Collection: Cries of Paris - water carrier
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Pails Collection: Children with tree and holly on a Christmas postcard
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Pails Collection: La Cuisiniere, from Architecture Vivante, 1780-1830 (hand coloured engraving)
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Pails Collection: American Forest Scene - Maple Sugaring, pub. 1856, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
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Pails Collection: The Height of Hospitality, the Rifle Brigades Reception of the Grenadiers at the Atbara Camp (litho)
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Pails Collection: The Plover Crystal River in Mutsu Province, 1847-48 (woodblock print mounted on board)
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Pails Collection: Goldsmiths and Silversmiths, Thomas Daniell, trade card (engraving)
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Pails Collection: Plate 104. Turning and Ascending Stairs, Bucket Water in Each Hand
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Pails Collection: Blind man, water carrier, commissionaire and domestic servant, reign of Louis XIII of France
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Pails Collection: A Milkmaid, from The Costumes of Great Britain, pub. By Henry Miller
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Pails Collection: 'She did not go once but many times, backwards and forwards to the well
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Pails Collection: General Exhibition for Sanitary Milk Supply, 1903 (colour litho)
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Pails Collection: An Underground Stale-Beer Dive Late at Night in Mulberry Street Bend (litho)
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Pails Collection: Utah, c. 1890-1910 (b / w photo)
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Pails Collection: Warming His Hands, 1867 (oil on panel)
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Pails Collection: Milk Woman, from Costume of Britain, c. 1819 (colour litho)
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Pails Collection: Plate 122. Descending Incline, Bucket of Water in Each Hand, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
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Pails Collection: Barnet Industrial School - Milk Round
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Pails Collection: LONDON MILKMAN / PETHERICK
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Pails Collection: LONDON MILK MAID / 1798
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Pails Collection: Girl carrying a heavy load, St. Louis, Senegal, West Africa, Africa
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Pails Collection: The Rival, 1891, (1965). Creator: Nikolai Alekseevich Kasatkin


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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.