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Hamper Collection

"Unveiling the Magic: The Enchanting Hamper of Wind in Willows" Step into the whimsical world of Wind in Willows, where a hamper holds secrets and surprises

Background imageHamper Collection: Wind in Willows / Grahame

Wind in Willows / Grahame
Wind in Willows/Grahame

Background imageHamper Collection: Wind in Willows / Grahame

Wind in Willows / Grahame
The Water Rat & Mole picnicking: " The Mole begged as a favour, to be allowed to unpack it all by himself." Date: First published: 1908

Background imageHamper Collection: Poster - Eat More Fruit - for Health and Vitality - published / issued by the Retail

Poster - Eat More Fruit - for Health and Vitality - published / issued by the Retail Fruit Trade Federation Ltd. Date: 1950s

Background imageHamper Collection: Fortnum & Masons Christmas Box for soldiers, WW1

Fortnum & Masons Christmas Box for soldiers, WW1
Advertisement for quintessential London department store, Fortnum & Mason, in particular their Thirty Shilling Xmas Box of selected provisions which could be sent to the front for lucky soldiers

Background imageHamper Collection: Christmas at the Front - Unpacking the Parcels from Home

Christmas at the Front - Unpacking the Parcels from Home
A group of British soldiers share the contents of a hamper which has been delivered to them at the Front. A Christmas pudding is held aloft and the scene is of general jollity

Background imageHamper Collection: Wind in Willows / Mice

Wind in Willows / Mice
The field mice & harvest mice join Ratty & Mole at their picnic. Date: First published: 1908

Background imageHamper Collection: Victorian era picnic

Victorian era picnic
Families having a summer picnic, England, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageHamper Collection: Market Reports Series - Country Ducks arriving

Market Reports Series - Country Ducks arriving
One of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Country Ducks arrived in excellent condition. Date: 1903

Background imageHamper Collection: The Humorist Cover 1939

The Humorist Cover 1939
A jolly cover by William Heath Robinson showing a couple on a motor cycle helping themselves, in transit, to a picnic hamper on the back of a car

Background imageHamper Collection: First aid hamper supplied by St Johns Ambulance

First aid hamper supplied by St Johns Ambulance
A large first aid hamper (ie first aid kit) for ambulance station and railway purposes, supplied by St Johns Ambulance Association

Background imageHamper Collection: Before the Race (Nottingham Races)

Before the Race (Nottingham Races)
Artist: Holland, John - Title: Before the Race (Nottingham Races) - Date: 1865 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 43.8 x 68.6

Background imageHamper Collection: Basket maker weaving a basket from willow

Basket maker weaving a basket from willow taken from an osier-bed. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

Background imageHamper Collection: The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel)

The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel)
989681 The Bachelors Birthday, (oil on panel) by Kaufmann (Kaufman) Isidor (1853-1921); 34.3x28.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bachelors Birthday. Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)

Background imageHamper Collection: Party of people picnicking at Henley Regatta

Party of people picnicking at Henley Regatta
A party of people picnicking at the Henley Royal Regatta, an annual rowing event held on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire. Date: July 1888

Background imageHamper Collection: A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races
3 To 1, - Bar Two The singer Miss Annie Adams is pictured in the foreground enjoying champagne and lobsters from her Fortnum and Mason hamper

Background imageHamper Collection: A lady taking a hamper of Christmas food to cottagers. 1883 (engraving)

A lady taking a hamper of Christmas food to cottagers. 1883 (engraving)
5615944 A lady taking a hamper of Christmas food to cottagers. 1883 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageHamper Collection: Basket maker weaving a basket from willow taken from an osier-bed

Basket maker weaving a basket from willow taken from an osier-bed. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of
FLO4577732 Basket maker weaving a basket from willow taken from an osier-bed. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Background imageHamper Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Le Sabotier, between circa 1678 and circa 1693

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Le Sabotier, between circa 1678 and circa 1693. Creator: Nicolas Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Le Sabotier, between circa 1678 and circa 1693

Background imageHamper Collection: Peasant Family, 17th century. Creator: Frederick Bloemaert

Peasant Family, 17th century. Creator: Frederick Bloemaert
Peasant Family, 17th century

Background imageHamper Collection: Peasant Family, 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Peasant Family, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Peasant Family, 17th century

Background imageHamper Collection: Bivouac of the Volunteers at the close of the Review, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Bivouac of the Volunteers at the close of the Review, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Bivouac of the Volunteers at the close of the Review, 1860. Review of Lancashire Rifle Volunteers in Knowsley Park. The hospitality of the Earl of Derby...was on a scale of princely munificence;

Background imageHamper Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de la Charité Seruant les Malades, Bound 1703-1704

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de la Charité Seruant les Malades, Bound 1703-1704
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Fille de la Charite Seruant les Malades, Bound 1703-1704

Background imageHamper Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, L'Escaillier (image 1 of 2), Bound 1703-1704

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, L'Escaillier (image 1 of 2), Bound 1703-1704. Creator: Henri Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, L'Escaillier (image 1 of 2), Bound 1703-1704

Background imageHamper Collection: Costume Plate (Bauernmadchen aus Lachsen), 1876. Creators: Carl Emil Doepler, August Weger

Costume Plate (Bauernmadchen aus Lachsen), 1876. Creators: Carl Emil Doepler, August Weger
Costume Plate (Bauernmadchen aus Lachsen), 1876

Background imageHamper Collection: Seated Peasant and Basket, 17th century. Creator: Frederick Bloemaert

Seated Peasant and Basket, 17th century. Creator: Frederick Bloemaert
Seated Peasant and Basket, 17th century

Background imageHamper Collection: Man and Woman Conversing, c1673. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade

Man and Woman Conversing, c1673. Creator: Adriaen van Ostade
Man and Woman Conversing, c1673

Background imageHamper Collection: Arrival of Christmas Train, Eastern Counties Railway - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Arrival of Christmas Train, Eastern Counties Railway - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Arrival of Christmas Train, Eastern Counties Railway - drawn by Duncan, 1850. Porters unloading Christmas parcels at a station. Illustration to a poem by D

Background imageHamper Collection: A Water Party - Picnicing at Richmond (chromolitho)

A Water Party - Picnicing at Richmond (chromolitho)
731722 A Water Party - Picnicing at Richmond (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Water Party - Picnicing at Richmond)

Background imageHamper Collection: A monkey in a hamper at ZSL London Zoo, December 1922 (b / w photo)

A monkey in a hamper at ZSL London Zoo, December 1922 (b / w photo)
1079586 A monkey in a hamper at ZSL London Zoo, December 1922 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British, out of copyright

Background imageHamper Collection: Nottinghamshire, UK. Box of British fruit at a late summer family picnic. (MR)

Nottinghamshire, UK. Box of British fruit at a late summer family picnic. (MR)

Background imageHamper Collection: Baby in a Christmas Hamper

Baby in a Christmas Hamper

Background imageHamper Collection: Illustration, A Day at the Races

Illustration, A Day at the Races
Colour illustration, A Day at the Races showing men and women with carriage and picnic hamper. From the coloured lithographs Les Cocottes Aux Bains De Mer

Background imageHamper Collection: Motor Car with luxuries, tea and picnics

Motor Car with luxuries, tea and picnics
Photographs of women and a man, taking tea, playing bridge, and enjoying a picnic from a hamper installed in a motor car. Captioned, If Goodwood were run on the Cowes system

Background imageHamper Collection: Baby in basket (colour photo)

Baby in basket (colour photo)
2804560 Baby in basket (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baby in basket. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHamper Collection: DDE-90037271

DDE-90037271
Black & white short-haired kitten on hamper lid, 2 1/2 months old. Date: 30/07/2007

Background imageHamper Collection: One of a row of tents, home of a pea picker, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

One of a row of tents, home of a pea picker, near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California, 1939
One of a row of tents, home of a pea picker. Near Calipatria, Imperial Valley, California. [Note upturned basket for carrying peas, and washboard]

Background imageHamper Collection: Young migrant mother... FSA emergency camp, Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Young migrant mother... FSA emergency camp, Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young migrant mother who lives in one of the tents. California. Farm Security Administration (FSA) emergency camp. Calipatria. [Note upturned pea-picking basket used as a seat]

Background imageHamper Collection: Pea pickers, end of the day, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Pea pickers, end of the day, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pea pickers. End of the day. Near Calipatria. California

Background imageHamper Collection: Pea pickers coming into the weigh master, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Pea pickers coming into the weigh master, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pea pickers coming into the weigh master. Near Calipatria, California

Background imageHamper Collection: End of the day, pea pickers, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

End of the day, pea pickers, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
End of the day. Near Calipatria, California. Pea pickers

Background imageHamper Collection: Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair Ranch, Near Calipatria, California, 1939

Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair Ranch, Near Calipatria, California, 1939
Near Calipatria. Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair Ranch newly planted to peas. California

Background imageHamper Collection: Pea pickers, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Pea pickers, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pea pickers. California

Background imageHamper Collection: Migratory family arriving at growers camp for pickers, Imperial Valley, California, 1939

Migratory family arriving at growers camp for pickers, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Migratory family arriving at growers camp for pickers. Car bears Wyoming license, the probable state of origin of the family. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageHamper Collection: Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair... Near Calipatria, CA, 1939

Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair... Near Calipatria, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Calipatria. Five hundred pea pickers in field of large-scale Sinclair Ranch newly planted to peas. California

Background imageHamper Collection: Pickers coming into the weigh master, pea field near Calipatria, California, 1939

Pickers coming into the weigh master, pea field near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pickers coming into the weigh master. Pea field near Calipatria, California

Background imageHamper Collection: Pea harvest, Large-scale industrialized agriculture... Imperial Valley, CA, 1939

Pea harvest, Large-scale industrialized agriculture... Imperial Valley, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Pea harvest. Large-scale industrialized agriculture on Sinclair Ranch. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageHamper Collection: Open air food factory - weighing in the peas near Calipatria, California, 1939

Open air food factory - weighing in the peas near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Open air food factory. Weighing in the peas near Calipatria, California

Background imageHamper Collection: Lunchtime in the pea fields with camp in background, near Calipatria, California, 1939

Lunchtime in the pea fields with camp in background, near Calipatria, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Lunchtime in the field. Camp in background. Near Calipatria, California. Pea fields



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"Unveiling the Magic: The Enchanting Hamper of Wind in Willows" Step into the whimsical world of Wind in Willows, where a hamper holds secrets and surprises. In Grahame's timeless tale, a humble hamper becomes an emblem of friendship and adventure. Just like Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad embarked on their escapades with a trusty hamper by their side, so did soldiers during WW1 receive solace from Fortnum & Masons Christmas Box. Filled with hope and comfort, these hampers brought joy to those far away from home. In the bustling city streets adorned with posters promoting health and vitality through fruits, one can't help but imagine unpacking parcels from home at the frontlines during Christmas. These precious gifts provided not only sustenance but also a reminder of love amidst turmoil. Meanwhile, mischievous mice in Wind in Willows find delight as they stumble upon Victorian-era picnics complete with sumptuous hampers filled to the brim. The basket maker weaves his artistry using willow branches to create sturdy vessels that hold delectable treats for outdoor feasts. As country ducks arrive at marketplaces according to Market Reports Series' observations, their plump bodies nestled within hampers evoke images of abundance and prosperity. Such scenes were captured humorously on The Humorist Cover in 1939 when laughter was needed most. During times of crisis or celebration alike, St John's Ambulance supplied first aid hampers ensuring swift care for those injured or unwell. Their presence offered reassurance that help was just an arm's reach away. Lastly, before Nottingham Races commence its thrilling spectacle on race day morning (as depicted in "Before the Race"), elegant ladies donning extravagant hats clutch dainty hampers containing delightful refreshments fit for royalty. From literary classics to historical events, the hamper has woven itself into our collective imagination.