Cask Collection

Blakeworth enjoys a drink on the Thunderbolt
Naunton Wayne Stanley Holloway and Gabrielle Brune in The Titfield Thunderbolt

Replica Samuel Adams beer barrel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Replica Samuel Adams beer barrel

Stanley Holloway as Mr Valentine
a smiling portrait of the actor in character for The Titfield Thunderbolt

Glenlivet Scotch Whisky distillery 1890
Six thousand barrels of whisky in a bonded warehouse on the ground floor, Edinburgh, Scotland, proprietors Andrew Usher and Co. 1890

Minerva Victorious over ignorance
Minervas Victorious over Ignorance. Spranger, Bartholomaeus (1546-1611). Oil on canvas

Port casks in the Caves Taylor port producers, cellars of Taylor, Yeatman and Fladgate group, Rua do Choupelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Oporto, Portugal, Europe

Bunnahabhain distillery, Islay, Inner Hebrides, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Coopering, making whiskey barrels at Wiley & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1961. The photograph shows a worker from the bonded warehouse hammering the rings into place on a barrel

Poe / Cask of Amontillado
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO Fortunato, dressed as a clown, is duped into a trip to the vaults

Un Repas san vins est une journee sans soleil (a meal without wine is like a day without sunshine). Chateau de Nouvelles. Fitou. Languedoc. France

Wine bottles and casks, D Oliveiras Lda, Madeira, Portugal
A display of wine bottles and casks at the firm of D Oliveiras Lda in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Wine casks in the wine cellars of the Villa Vignamaggio, a wine producer whose wines were the first to be called Chianti, near Greve, Chianti, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Cellars of Chateau Lynch Bages, Pauillac, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Casks in cellar, Chateau Lynch Bages, Pauillac, Medoc, Cote d Or, Burgundy, France, Europe

A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic)
6265854 A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic); (add.info.: Siigned SFNEIO); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2023.

A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic)
6265858 A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic); (add.info.: Siigned SFNEIO); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2023.

A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic)
6265855 A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic); (add.info.: Siigned SFNEIO); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2023.

A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic)
6265853 A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic); (add.info.: Siigned SFNEIO); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2023.

A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic)
6265852 A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic); (add.info.: Siigned SFNEIO); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2023.

A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic)
6265859 A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic); (add.info.: Siigned SFNEIO); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2023.

A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic)
6265856 A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic); Museo Parroquial de Tapices de Pastrana, Guadalajara

Bremmer's method of trying to empty casks in a jolly boat, 1850
3331035 Bremmer's method of trying to empty casks in a jolly boat, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Bremmer's method of trying to empty casks in a jolly boat)

A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic)
6265857 A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic); (add.info.: Siigned SFNEIO); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2023.

A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic)
6265851 A wine cask in blue ceramic from Taalvera representing scenes with a dragon, a bird and a woman (ceramic); (add.info.: Siigned SFNEIO); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2023.

The Young White King at the Butts, 1514/1516. Creator: Leonhard Beck
The Young White King at the Butts, 1514/1516

View of Ile Saint-Louis pier, in the morning, 1901. Creator: Edouard Zawiski
View of Ile Saint-Louis pier, in the morning, 1901

Boats for transporting port wine casks on the River Douro, Porto, Portugal

The colorful "Jaen Street"in the Old Town of La Paz, Bolivia
The colorful " Jaen Street" in the Old Town of La Paz, Bolivia

Beer cask, Augustiner brewery, Wies n, Oktoberfest, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Ms 1847 Transport of the Reliquary of St. Genevieve in Paris, 1594 (gouache on paper)
CHT178726 Ms 1847 Transport of the Reliquary of St. Genevieve in Paris, 1594 (gouache on paper) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris

Mural painting on the wall of a house in the medieval village of Dozza, Bologna province, Emilia Romagna, Italy. Dozza is famous for its " Festival of the Painted Wall"

Colorful details in the historical borough of Fontanellato, Parma, Emilia Romagna, Italy

UK, Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay, Port Askaig, Bunnahabhain Whisky Distillery, Casks

Wine Barrels at the Costanti Winery, Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy

Cask filling in a brewery Date: circa 1900s

Brewing Industry cask filling early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

The Wine Seller (oil on canvas)
IND86490 The Wine Seller (oil on canvas) by Sert y Badia, Jose Maria (1876-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: El Vendedor de Vino; sketch intended for a tapestry for Alfonso XII; ); Index Fototeca

Woman leaning against wine cask, from an untitled series of Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, early 1800s

Sideboard and Wine Cabinet, London, 1859. Creators: William Burges
Sideboard and Wine Cabinet, London, 1859

Field Keg, c. 1939. Creator: Edward L Loper
Field Keg, c. 1939

The House of Commons at Portsmouth (engraving)
1049965 The House of Commons at Portsmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The House of Commons at Portsmouth)

Postcard depicting the Cathedral Sainte-Marie-Majeure and the canal Saint-Jean in
REV382761 Postcard depicting the Cathedral Sainte-Marie-Majeure and the canal Saint-Jean in Marseille, France, c.1900 (coloured b/w photo) by French Photographer

Early pneumatic experiments (engraving)
2793314 Early pneumatic experiments (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early pneumatic experiments)

Shipping off the Kent Coast (pen and grey ink and watercolours on paper)
1217912 Shipping off the Kent Coast (pen and grey ink and watercolours on paper) by Bonington, Richard Parkes (1802-28); 15.8x23.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Illustration of the Practice of Storing a Ships Ballast &c
RNM286351 Illustration of the Practice of Storing a Ships Ballast &c. and of Stopping Gun-Shot Leaks (litho) by English School; National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Quatrefoils with the Signs of the Zodiac and the Labours of the Year
XIR164985 Quatrefoils with the Signs of the Zodiac and the Labours of the Year, from the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Amiens (plaster cast from stone) (b/w photo) by French School

Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol. 143v Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines
XJL212034 Ms Fr. Fv VI #1 fol.143v Illustration from the Book of Simple Medicines by Mattheaus Platearius (d.c.1161) c.1470 (vellum) by Testard, Robinet (fl.1470-1523); 26x35.5 cm; National Library

Rue de la Grande Truanderie, from the rue Montorgueil, Paris, 1858-78 (b / w photo)
XIR196935 Rue de la Grande Truanderie, from the rue Montorgueil, Paris, 1858-78 (b/w photo) by Marville, Charles (1816-79); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

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Blakeworth enjoys a drink on the Thunderbolt, relishing the smoothness of his favorite cask-aged beverage. As he sips, he can't help but think about the rich history behind each drop. From the Glenlivet Scotch Whisky distillery in 1890 to the replica Samuel Adams beer barrel in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, casks have played an integral role in crafting exceptional libations. The Minerva Victorious over ignorance sculpture serves as a reminder that casks hold not only liquid but also knowledge and tradition passed down through generations. Just like Stanley Holloway's iconic portrayal of Mr Valentine in "My Fair Lady, " casks bring character and depth to every sip. Venturing into the Caves Taylor port producers reveals rows upon rows of port casks patiently aging their contents. Meanwhile, at Bunnahabhain distillery on Islay Island in Scotland's Inner Hebrides, Argyll region, casks rest peacefully amidst breathtaking landscapes – a testament to their importance in creating world-renowned whiskies. Across continents lies Porto, Portugal with its majestic Dom Luis I metal arch bridge overlooking wine cellars filled with oak barrels that age exquisite vintages. Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale "The Cask of Amontillado" comes to mind as one imagines secrets hidden within these ancient vessels. As French saying goes: "Un Repas san vins est une journee sans soleil" - a meal without wine is like a day without sunshine. Wine bottles and casks line D Oliveiras Lda cellar walls in Madeira while Villa Vignamaggio houses beautifully crafted wine barrels holding promises of future celebrations. Intricate and versatile, these wooden containers are more than just vessels; they are time capsules preserving flavors and stories from around the globe.