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title: Drinking from a Wassail Bowl
author: Archibald Standish Hartrick
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22245/drinking-from-a-wassail-bowl/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-10-09
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# Drinking from a Wassail Bowl

_Authored by Archibald Standish Hartrick_

## Image File

[![Drinking from a Wassail Bowl](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22245.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22245.png)

## Image Caption

An English woodsman drinking from a Christmas Wassail bowl, chalk drawing by Archibald Standish Hartrick, 1864-1950.

The British Museum, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Hartrick, A. S. (2026, October 09). Drinking from a Wassail Bowl. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22245/drinking-from-a-wassail-bowl/>
### Chicago
Hartrick, Archibald Standish. "Drinking from a Wassail Bowl." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 09, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22245/drinking-from-a-wassail-bowl/>.
### MLA
Hartrick, Archibald Standish. "Drinking from a Wassail Bowl." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Oct 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22245/drinking-from-a-wassail-bowl/>.

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