Scything Collection

Scything the Hay
Four men scythe hay into rows : a woman brings their lunch

Greek Husbandmen, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Greek Husbandmen, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

The Veteran in a New Field, 1865. Creator: Winslow Homer
The Veteran in a New Field, 1865

Scything Date: early 1900s

Sharpening his scythe, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Scything grass, Whalley Abbey Gatehouse Date: early 1900s

F: Farmer -- Fork -- Reaper, 1890 (chromolithography)
7309665 F: Farmer -- Fork -- Reaper, 1890 (chromolithography) by French School, (19th century); 7, 6 x 11, 2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bognard illustrated alphabet)

Time revealing Truth (pen, ink &w/c on paper)
7292615 Time revealing Truth (pen, ink &w/c on paper) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza

Tapestry, c. 1938. Creator: Pearl Gibbo
Tapestry, c. 1938

Mower, 1853, after drawing made in 1852. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille
Mower, 1853, after drawing made in 1852

Gotha, 1835 (engraving)
7262299 Gotha, 1835 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 9.4x14.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions Gotha and Aus d. Kunstanst. D. Bibliogr. Instit. In Hildbh)

Allegorical figure of Rome instructed by Time and Minerva. 1796 (engraving)
7236763 Allegorical figure of Rome instructed by Time and Minerva. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death slashes a fishwife with a scythe. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234870 The skeleton of Death slashes a fishwife with a scythe. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Conduct: cartoon on the appointment of the Chancellor of Germany (colour litho)
7201356 Conduct: cartoon on the appointment of the Chancellor of Germany (colour litho) by Wellner, Wilhelm Anton (1859-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Conduct)

Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of "Apotheosis of Romulus "1775 -1779, fresco
7225012 Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of " Apotheosis of Romulus " 1775 -1779, fresco by Rossi, Mariano (1731-1807); Villa Borghese, Rome

Farming of wheat and rye (coloured engraving)
7201005 Farming of wheat and rye (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farming of wheat and rye)

Richmond Castle (engraving)
7188286 Richmond Castle (engraving) by Evans, Bernard Walter (1848-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richmond Castle. Illustration for Home Words (1891).); © Look and Learn

A Shakespearean puzzle (engraving)
7200968 A Shakespearean puzzle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Shakespearean puzzle: Timon of Athens)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Faux; Scythe; Sense (engraving)
7195973 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Faux; Scythe; Sense (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faux; Scythe; Sense)

Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of "Apotheosis of Romulus "1775 -1779, fresco
7225013 Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of " Apotheosis of Romulus " 1775 -1779, fresco by Rossi, Mariano (1731-1807); Villa Borghese, Rome

Saturn, god of time. Detail of "The council of the Gods"1624-1625. fresco
7224999 Saturn, god of time. Detail of " The council of the Gods" 1624-1625. fresco by Lanfranco, Giovanni (1582-1647); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Saturn, god of time)

The Reaper (engraving)
7185202 The Reaper (engraving) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reaper. Illustration for La Croix Illustree, 1901.); © Look and Learn

A Stitch in Time (engraving)
7177695 A Stitch in Time (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Stitch in Time. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Free Harvesting in Free State, How It Began in Many Italian Campaigns (Colour Litho)
2798568 Free Harvesting in Free State, How It Began in Many Italian Campaigns (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Free Harvesting in Free State)

Fuchsia Wheat (colour litho)
2798215 Fuchsia Wheat (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fucense wheat. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 17 September 1899.); © Look and Learn

Ms 322 f. 4v, August, a man cutting corn, illustration from the
476950 Ms 322 f.4v, August, a man cutting corn, illustration from the De Brailes Psalter, c.1250 (vellum) by Brailes, William de (fl.c.1230); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Red Cow, 1889 (oil on canvas)
3588462 The Red Cow, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 111.8x95.3 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; French, out of copyright

The Reaper, c. 1866-68 (pastel & black crayon on paper)
CH401567 The Reaper, c.1866-68 (pastel & black crayon on paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Battle for civil use in the Marche region, inhabitants of a village who attack the shepherds... (colour litho)
2815642 Battle for civil use in the Marche region, inhabitants of a village who attack the shepherds... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Ms 322 f. 4r, July, a man scything, illustration from the De Brailes Psalter, c
476949 Ms 322 f.4r, July, a man scything, illustration from the De Brailes Psalter, c.1250 (vellum) by Brailes, William de (fl.c.1230); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Ms Lat. 209 The Planet Mercury, with the zodiac signs of Gemini and Virgo
EDI42228 Ms Lat. 209 The Planet Mercury, with the zodiac signs of Gemini and Virgo, from De Sphaera c.1470 (vellum) by De Predis, Cristoforo (1440/45-86) (attributed to); Biblioteca Estense, Modena

The reapers (engraving)
3646363 The reapers (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reapers. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by)

Haymaking Mathews Field, Handsworth, Birmingham, dated 01 / 07 / 1859
Haymaking Mathews Field, Handsworth, Birmingham, dated 01/07/1859

The Wheat Reaper, 1853. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille
The Wheat Reaper, 1853

The Mower, 1881-82. Creator: Georges-Pierre Seurat
The Mower, 1881-82

Sedgemoor, from Middlezoy, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Sedgemoor, from Middlezoy, 1898. Sedgemoor is part of the area now known as the Somerset Levels and Moors. Historically known as the site of the Battle of Sedgemoor

June - mowing, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
June - mowing, 15th century, (1939). Peasants mow the wheat. The men use scythes to cut the ears at the bottom while the women hold forks to heap the mown ears into piles

Reapers Resting in a Wheat Field, 1885 (oil on canvas)
3471309 Reapers Resting in a Wheat Field, 1885 (oil on canvas) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 71.1x91.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Mowing Corn With Scythes, Toome, Co. Antrim - a view in a field of men scything and ladies collecting the corn. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge). Date: circa early 1900s

Mowing the Cocks Head
73 Year-old Sam Bennett demonstrates the old Warwickshire custom of Mowing the Cocks Head. Blindfolded, he tries to cut off the top of a clump of grass. Date: 1930s

Scything a London Square
A city gardener scything the grass in one of Londons squares. Date: early 1930s

Fruit Pickers
Three smart young men in waistcoats, scything, hoeing and picking fruit, with an older man supervising them, on an English farm. Date: early 1930s

Reapers, 1795 (enamel on Wedgwood biscuit earthenware)
XYC124399 Reapers, 1795 (enamel on Wedgwood biscuit earthenware) by Stubbs, George (1724-1806); 77x102 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Swiss agricultrual workers take a break from haymaking and scything and share a swift tipple. Date: circa 1910s

Hungarian Harvest
A happy girl scything the harvest on a farm in Hungary. Date: 1930s

Scything Hay / Wales
An elderly man scything hay in a field in Carnarvonshire, Wales. Date: 1940s

Farmer scything roadside verge, Leicestershire, England

Sharpening a Scythe
Sam Bennett of Ilmington, Warwickshire, England, aged 74, who has used a scythe for 52 years and can still mow one and a quarter acres a day!

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Scything, an ancient art of cutting vegetation with a curved blade, has been practiced for centuries. In the serene countryside, one can witness the rhythmic movement of scythes as they glide through fields of hay. The image of "Scything the Hay" evokes a sense of tranquility and hard work coming together harmoniously. Sharpening his scythe in the early 1900s, a farmer prepares himself for a day's labor under the warm sun. With each stroke against the whetstone, he ensures that his tool is honed to perfection, ready to tackle any challenge nature presents. At Whalley Abbey Gatehouse, grass surrenders gracefully to skilled hands wielding scythes. The gatehouse stands as a testament to both architectural beauty and human perseverance in maintaining its surroundings. "The Veteran in a New Field, " captured by Winslow Homer in 1865, portrays an aging reaper amidst golden wheat fields. His weathered face reflects years spent mastering this timeless craft; it is an ode to those who have dedicated their lives to nurturing our sustenance. Intriguingly depicted on an engraved wood from 1484 is "The great harlot of Babylon riding the seven-headed beast. " Amidst this biblical chaos emerges angels diligently cutting wheat while holding the devil prisoner - symbolizing how even amidst turmoil and evil forces, agriculture remains essential for survival. "F: Farmer -- Fork -- Reaper, " presented through chromolithography in 1890 showcases various tools used by farmers throughout history. It serves as a reminder that scything was not only about skill but also innovation and adaptation over time. Through "Time revealing Truth, " portrayed using pen, ink & watercolor on paper medium; we see how time unveils knowledge passed down through generations regarding efficient farming techniques like scything - connecting us with our agricultural roots. A tapestry created around 1938 by Pearl Gibbo showcases the beauty in its intricate threads.