Distilling Collection

Distilling Poteen in a Private Still, Inishowen, an Irish Home Industry - a view of two men beside a poteen still outside. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Inishowen)

Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent (1743-1794). French chemist Established the composition of the water
Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent (1743-1794). French chemist.. Established the composition of the water and the basis of bioenergetics

Distillation, 16th century woodcut
Distillation. Coloured 16th century woodcut depicting apparatus used for distillation. Two liquids to be distilled are being heated in large flasks (bottom left and right)

Calvados Distilling
A local yokel sits beside Calvados distillation equipment on a Normandy farm

Advertisement, Pears Transparent Soap (engraving)
1621705 Advertisement, Pears Transparent Soap (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Pears Transparent Soap)

Photocard, 1930s: Rotterdam (coloured photo)
8671650 Photocard, 1930s: Rotterdam (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotterdam)

Photocard, 1930s: Hamburg (coloured photo)
8671642 Photocard, 1930s: Hamburg (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamburg)

Two alchemists distilling an Elixir, 16th century (engraving)
3329492 Two alchemists distilling an Elixir, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting two alchemists distilling an Elixir, during the Elizabethan Period)

Distillation apparatus, 16th Century (woodcut)
8663805 Distillation apparatus, 16th Century (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distillation apparatus, 16th Century)

Photocard, 1930s: Edinburgh (coloured photo)
8671677 Photocard, 1930s: Edinburgh (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edinburgh)

Shipboard cooking equipment and apparatus for distilling sea water, 1850
3330779 Shipboard cooking equipment and apparatus for distilling sea water, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of shipboard cooking equipment and apparatus for distilling sea water)

Ché cha une belle chaudronnerie!... 1865. Creator: Honore Daumier
Che cha une belle chaudronnerie!... 1865. Che cha une belle chaudronnerie!...et qu'il y en a pour de l'argent cheulement a chinq chous la livre!'

View between warehouses, Walker distillery, Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
View between warehouses, Walker distillery, Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915

Beer still house, Sandwich St. [Street], Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Beer still house, Sandwich St. [Street], Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915

Group of warehouses, Walker distillery, Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Group of warehouses, Walker distillery, Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915

Path in front of warehouse, Hiram Walker & Sons, Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Path in front of warehouse, Hiram Walker & Sons, Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915

Office of Hiram Walker and Sons, Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Office of Hiram Walker and Sons, Walkerville, Ont. between 1905 and 1915. View of waterfront from pergola

"Looking Out" - painted by F. W. Topham - from the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Co Creator
"Looking Out" - painted by F. W. Topham - from the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1856

Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia

Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia

Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine "stiller" near Valdosta, Georgia

Turpentine worker, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine worker. Georgia

Woman preparing tarasun, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Woman preparing tarasun, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats

Maine, Kennebunk, Batson River Brewing and Distillery Restaurant

Trades in Regency England: glass-blowing, colliery and tanning. Workers blowing molten glass into bottles and goblets in a Newcastle factory 67

J & W Nicholson & Co Distillers - Transport 1899
Shire horse and cart transporting wine and spirits to London. Date: 1899

Wallachians Distilling Slievovitz; A Visit to the Danubian Principalities, 1875. Creator: Nelson Boyd
Wallachians Distilling " Slievovitz" ; A Visit to the Danubian Principalities, 1875. [Slivovitz is a type of spirit made from plums

Alambic (engraving)
7158345 Alambic (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alambic. Illustration for Dictionnaire Francais Illustre des Mots et des Choses by MM Larive et Fleury)

Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours
6340315 Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours)

Vina Errazuriz winery, Panquehue, Chile (b / w photo)
5996515 Vina Errazuriz winery, Panquehue, Chile (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vina Errazuriz winery, Panquehue, Chile)

Das Buch zu Distillieren (engraving)
2916276 Das Buch zu Distillieren (engraving) by Brunschwig, Hieronymus (1450-c.1512); 30.1x20.5 cm; The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK; (add.info.: Heironymus Brunschwig (ca. 1450 A- ca)

Ms 2327 f. 81v Two alembics and their receivers, copy of a late 3rd or early 4th century
CHT206276 Ms 2327 f.81v Two alembics and their receivers, copy of a late 3rd or early 4th century treatise on alchemy by Zosimos of Panoplis (vellum) by Greek School

Allegory made during the period of the French revolution illustrating the benefits to
CHT360254 Allegory made during the period of the French revolution illustrating the benefits to mankind of technical and & scientific discoveries (engraving) by Desrais

Experiment on the decomposition of water, illustration from
XIR242889 Experiment on the decomposition of water, illustration from Traite elementaire de chimie by Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-94) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lavoisier

Woulfes apparatus for washing gases or saturating liquids. Peter Woulfe (1727-1803) was an Irish chemist, mineralogist and alchemist

View outside a distillery, Thames Bank, south-west London
View outside the Octavius Smith and Co distillery, Thames Bank, south-west London. 1842

Chemistry (colour litho)
2795452 Chemistry (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chemistry. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations Instructives)

Das Buch zu Distillieren (engraving)
2916281 Das Buch zu Distillieren (engraving) by Brunschwig, Hieronymus (1450-c.1512); 30.1x20.5 cm; The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK; (add.info.: Heironymus Brunschwig (ca. 1450 A- ca)

A Distillery with an elderly Man buying Gin from a Woman, c. 1640-49 (oil on panel)
1217897 A Distillery with an elderly Man buying Gin from a Woman, c. 1640-49 (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 48.4x65.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

The preparation of pies, page from a 15th century cookery book (woodcut)
STC310928 The preparation of pies, page from a 15th century cookery book (woodcut) by English School, (15th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Experiment on the decomposition of water, illustration from
XIR242890 Experiment on the decomposition of water, illustration from Traite elementaire de chimie by Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier (1743-94) (detail of 242889) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lavoisier

Colchicum (chromolitho)
2782708 Colchicum (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colchicum. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Pharmakeutria (Brewing the Love Philtre) (w / c, bodycolour & gum arabic on paper laid down)
1152921 Pharmakeutria (Brewing the Love Philtre) (w/c, bodycolour & gum arabic on paper laid down on panel) by Stillman, Marie Spartali (1844-1927)

Das Buch zu Distillieren (engraving)
2916285 Das Buch zu Distillieren (engraving) by Brunschwig, Hieronymus (1450-c.1512); 30.1x20.5 cm; The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK; (add.info.: Heironymus Brunschwig (ca. 1450 A- ca)

The vinegar maker tending to his stills (colour engraving)
979820 The vinegar maker tending to his stills (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The vinegar maker tending to his stills)

Distillation of nitric acid (Aqua fortis or parting acid) in an
872697 Distillation of nitric acid (Aqua fortis or parting acid) in an iron man with two noses (woodcut) by German School

Distiller (engraving)
2801966 Distiller (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distiller. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

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"Unveiling the Art of Distilling: From Private Stills to Perfumes" Step into the world of distillation, where ancient traditions and scientific breakthroughs intertwine. Inishowen, an Irish haven, witnessed the clandestine process poteen in a private still, hidden away from prying eyes. A 16th-century woodcut takes us back in time, revealing the early days of this captivating craft. Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, a brilliant French chemist, left an indelible mark on distillation's history by establishing the composition of water. His groundbreaking discoveries paved the way for future advancements in this age-old technique. From Ireland to France and beyond, we explore various facets of distillation. Calvados Distilling transports us to Normandy's picturesque orchards where apples are transformed into liquid gold. J & W Nicholson & Co Distillers' transport system in 1899 showcases how this industry thrived during Regency England. Glass-blowing and colliery were prominent trades during that era but none could match the allure and complexity of distillation. Lavoisier's genius resurfaces as we delve deeper into his contributions to chemistry. Across oceans lies Guam; here Chamorro natives perfected their own unique form of distillation known only to them. Meanwhile, Wallachians distilled Slivovitz with precision and pride in Danubian Principalities during a visit captured vividly by Nelson Boyd in 1875. The artistry extends further as we witness German perfumers meticulously crafting fragrances through intricate processes captured beautifully in a black-and-white photograph from the 1930s. An alambic engraving serves as a visual testament to centuries-old techniques passed down through generations while William Hogarth's Gin Lane chromolithograph depicts London's gin-soaked streets—a cautionary tale against excesses born out of misguided consumption.