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Afternoon Dress 1922As the autumn leaves fall, a lady takes her saluki for its walk : they pause beneath a tree, pondering the mutability of nature, the rhythm of the changing seasons... Date: 1922
Asymetrical Trim 1922Barrel-line dress: slash neck & all-round turnover collar creating a berta or cape effect, narrow sleeves, asymetrical bands of trim & a low slung belt at the hips
High Neck Dress 1922Clinging gown with high stand collar & cuffs that extend over the hands with button detailing & gored flared skirt. Contrasting colour trim adds interest
Evening Dress / Worth 1922Strapless gold dress draped up over one hip & tied with a large sash bow which creates a train; ornately patterned barrel-line dress worn over a strapless gold slip
Tailored Suit by WorthTailored suit by Worth in salmon pink & black: sac-like jacket with half-length sleeves, pockets & high loose fitting collar & a barrel-line skirt or 2-piece dress
Dog and GeeseA dog looks disapprovingly at a gaggle of geese who have invaded the barrel which serves him as kennel, depriving him of access to his bone and his water bowl
Butter ChurnsA traditonal butter churn (left) and a barrel-type from Normandy (right)
Butter Churn, FranceA Normandy Butter churn in action and in cross-section, showing the shaped interior paddles for working the butter
German Street SceneA busy street scene in medieval Germany
Pyne - Butter ChurnerCHURNING BUTTER She is working a barrel churn, which makes the task of churning milk into butter relatively easy
German CellarCellar with vegetables, wine racks and beer barrel
First BarrelThe First Barrel - a Goatskin
Boston / State St / BartlettState Street Date: circa 1840
Exotic Play in ChinaPopular Chinese street theatre, commemorating the New Year
Science / GuerickeHis barrel experiment to demonstrate the strength of atmospheric pressure
German alchemist at workAn allegorical portrait of a German alchemist at work, with various symbolic items -- Sun and Moon, Flowers and Furnace, and a lion swallowing a serpent
London water carrier with two barrelsA London water carrier with two barrels hung on a frame resting across his shoulders -- The New River Water