Jars Collection

Poster design, Grimwade Fine Art Pottery, Stoke. Date: circa 1920s

Wedding at Cana Date: 1562

St Bartholomews Hospital, London - The Museum
A view of the medical museum at St Bartholomews Hospital in the City of London. The room is packed with shelves and display cases containing medical specimens, most of them in glass jars

Frys Cocoa advertisement by John Hassall
Advert for Frys Cocoa Powder showing two burglars, delighted to discover several jars of Frys cocoa and Frys milk chocolate in a safe. 2nd December 1908

Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1912
Ladys real pigskin dressing case, with solid silver fittings. Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904

A Korean terracotta jar / pot seller and his seated chum
A Korean terracotta jar/pot seller and his seated chum (smiling) Date: circa 1910

Victoria College, Alexandria - Chemistry Laboratory
Part of the Chemistry Laboratory at the Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt

General Store at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The general store at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Jars of sweets feature prominently on its shelves

EMBALMING
Egyptians embalming their dead with strips of fine linen smeared with gum. In the foreground there are three jars for the organs of the body

Advert for John Pound & Co cases 1913
Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904. With less time to run his business, he gave contol of the company to his two sons

Scientist in Metropolitan Police laboratory
A scientist at work in a Metropolitan Police laboratory, during the early days of forensic science. Date: circa 1920s

Pithos (plural - pithoi) - a large ancient Greek storage container. Some very fine examples excavated from within the Minoan palace at Knossos on Crete. Date: circa 1920s

Advert, Haywards Military Pickle, the great digestive. 1937

Hither Green Lane, Hither Green, Lewisham, London. Date: circa 1908

Native Street Store - Maala Village, Aden, Yemen Date: circa 1910s

Tunisia - a trader in a shops in the medina of Tunis
Tunisia - a fantastic photographic portrait of a trader in a shop in the medina of Tunis. Possibly a fruit seller? Date: circa 1908

Canary Islands - Fountain in the Plaza de Santo Domingo, Las Palmas. Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Earthenware Shop
Earthenware Shop, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

The Jar market at Gaza
The jar market in Gaza is famous for its pottery, especially for its water jars which are seen stacked here. Date: 1912

Advert for Certo pure fruit pectin, featuring a recipe for strawberry jam. Date: 1932

Advert,s Moss, Druggist and Chemist, Cheltenham
Advert,s Moss, Druggist, Operative & Experimental Chemist, High Street, Cheltenham. Date: 1826

Canopic jars. Egypt
Egypt. Canopic jars. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Canopic jars
Polychormed canopic jars. Used by the egyptians during the mummification to preserve the viscera. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Way to Increase your Greengage Jam Ration
Owing to the short supply of sugar, it was necessary to cut down the amount used in the jam production. Illustrated by William Heath Robinson showing inside a jam factory where every part of

Burial containers, Xieng Khouang, Laos
Burial containers in the Plain of Jars at Xieng Khouang, Phonsavan, Laos. Thousands of these stone jars lie scattered throughout the Xieng Khouang plain in the Lao Highlands -- archaeologists believe

CANOPIC JAR
Canopic jars, from the city of Canopis, are used to store the hearts or other organs of deceased people whose bodies have been mummified. Date: BCE

Comic Postcard - Improvements on Nature - Hair and Make-up (rouge, enamel, violet powder)
Comic Postcard - Improvements on Nature - Hair and Make-up (rouge, enamel, violet powder, a corset and a wig) - everything needed to transform ones appearance.. Date: 1910

Comic postcard, Little boy and shopkeeper Date: 20th century

American Advertising card for Thurbers Fruit Preserves and Jellies. Date: circa 1890

Late 19th century photograph: People with water jars, Public well, fountain, Cordoba, Spain

Water carriers with jars, Cairo, Egypt. Vintage 19th century photograph

Advert, Thermos Ice Cream Jars. 1923

Poster, Fly to Africa and the Middle East by BOAC. 1959

Young Irish women carrying water jars, County Cork. Date: 1842

Marie de Gournay, French writer
Marie le Jars, Lady Gournay, writer and editor of Montaigne, 1566-1645. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio X 12 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

The Jam Cupboard
Line drawing of a cupboard, shelves groaning with an assortment of jars containing homemade jam. Date: c. 1930

Gourmet kitchen. early 19th century

Boy kneeling on the floor sorting out some glass jars
Boy kneeling on the floor in a dining room, sorting out some glass jars. Date: circa 1950s

Bluebird, kingfisher and jar on a greetings card -- Triple Extract of Good Wishes. Date: circa 1920s

New Year card in the shape of a jar. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Placing jam jar on a shelf
Cook placing jars of jam and preserves on kitchen shelves. Illustration from the Womans Home Companion July 1923. Artist anon. Date: 1923

Street scene in Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Spain. Date: circa 1920

Servant girl with water jar, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1900s

American cruise ships lounge. Date: late 1920s

Richards Wagner (1813 - 1883) German composers widow Cosima and son Siegfried sell potions of his operas in their grocers shop

India - Puducherry District - Village Fountain Date: circa 1909

Arab Women carrying large Amphorae - Cairo, Egypt
Arab Women carrying large water Amphorae - Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1904

INTERIOR OF MOBILE SHOP
Interior of mobile grocer shop van with shelves stacked with tins, packets and jars Date: 1950s

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