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Coffee Set 1930SA cream china coffee set with gilt edging and decoration. Date: 1930s
Goldilocks / Fairy BookThe three bears discover that their porridge has been eaten. Traditional tale originally worked on by Robert Southey
WOMENs SUITS FOR 1948Costumes or suits with narrow, straight skirts & various styles of double-breasted jacket, some with hip pockets. Hats are worn on the side of the head
Bowls at Country HouseA gentleman instructs an elegant lady on the best method of playing her bowl. Date: 1893
DERBY POSIES TEASETA lovely Derby Posies fine bone china tea set, decorated with roses, including matching teapot, teacups, milk jug and sugar bowl. Date: 1930s
Sick Girl in BedA sick girl in bed drinks a bowl of hot broth with a marked lack of enthusiasm Date: circa 1900
Santa & Punchbowl" GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPY NEW YEAR !" A jolly, red-faced Father Christmas, smoking his long pipe and bearing a huge punchbowl full of hot punch. 1890s
Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Save-allSave-All. A man frugal with his money, possibly Scottish judging by his outfit, sits by candle light with his feet in a tub of water eating an unappetising bowl of something
Laundry, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, NorfolkInmates work in the laundry washhouse at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse
Smiling toddler leaning against a tableA smiling toddler leaning against a hexagonal table with various items on it -- a tin, a bowl, two building bricks and an ashtray. A furry rug is on the floor
Blowing Bubbles by Susan Beatrice PearseTwo children sit with a bowl of soap suds and blow bubbles through pipes
A man and woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century
Nurse and matron at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, showing a matron sitting at her desk while a nurse stands respectfully behind her
Child spanker / W H RobinsonA neat apparatus for punishing a child without hurting its feelings! The child is suspended, backside protruding while a mechanical hand, or four to be precise
Cricket for the able-bodied / W H RobinsonCricket for the able-bodied - employing the use of a cannon with which to bowl and motorbikes. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)
Central France - Soup of the DayCentral France - A farming family tuck into the Soup of the Day
South American ceramicsItems of material culture from South America. Distinctive ceramic bowls and drinking vessels, sporting fierce mask faces and anthropomorphic forms. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard
Young woman in 1960s interiorA young woman sits reading a magazine in a typically 1960s interior. The garden outside is covered in snow
Boy sitting on a two-seat sofa with his legs slung across the cushions. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard
Moorish Couscous maker - AlgeriaA Moorish Couscous maker, Algeria
Egyptian woman in colourful costume, with gold necklace and a patterned dress. In one hand she holds a small round bowl
Egyptian Peasant Women and a young boyTwo seated Egyptian peasant women and young toddler, seated on a pale blue cloth, resting having something to eat
A free water vendor, TurkeyA free water vendor, who nonetheless would always receive a token payment for his liquid provision
Sharing a meal in the Middle EastTwo men share a meal in a Middle Eastern country. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Sadhu - India - Madhy PradeshRoadside scene in the Madhya Pradesh Province, India. A sadhu, or holy man, begging for alms. In Hinduism, sadhu is a common term for an ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi)
Travelling Barber - TurkeyTravelling Barber, Turkey - shaving a customer
Caucasus - Dervish with swordfish swordCaucasus - Derivish with swordfish sword and begging bowl. Darwesh or Dervish, as it is known in European languages, refers to members of Sufi Muslim ascetic religious Tariqahs - tariket
Taoism - Exhibit in Lyon - Musee GuimetAn exhibit at the Musee Guimet in Lyon showing Chinese Taoist ceremony (China, Amoy)
The Childrens Treat of SyllabubA maid leans down by a small girl, holding a bowl full of syllabub. The gaze of three other children in the background is also transfixed by this tempting dessert
You Simply Must Save Water by George StuddyInstead of drinking from his dog bowl, a naughty puppy instead chooses to climb up at a table and help himself to water from a jug
Magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese PhysicisUndated print of lithograph of magician Mr Philippe, the " Chinese Physicist" (Physicien Chinois) with Scottish assistant, Domingo, behind him. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxi)"
Boys Club, food serving 1934An orderly line of hungry boys from a Boys Club wait with bowl in hand for a helping of food served by the club leader. Two tents are seen in the background
People preparing food, Kashgar, western ChinaPeople sitting in the open air, preparing food, in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Father with children, Kashgar, western ChinaA father with two children outside their home in Kashgar, western China. He appears to be getting them washed from a small bowl of water. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Algeria - Kabyle FamilyMealtime for a family of the Kabyle People - Berbers from North Eastern Algeria
Outdoor washing, Boys Club circa 1930Two older boys from a Boys Club help a smaller boy to wash outdoors using soap and a small bowl of water
Outdoor washing, Boys Club 1930Two boys wash the grime from their hair using a small bowl of water outside of their tent
Outdoor washing, Boys Club 1932Four boys from a Boys Club wash outdoors using soap and a small bowl of water
Outdoor washing, Boys Club 1928A young boy from a Boys Club washes his face and arms using a small bowl of water outdoors Date: 1928
Kashgar Trip - Uyghur Woman - HeaddressIndigenous Uyghur woman of Kashgar with a remarkable headdress. A wonderful photographic portrait by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Indigenous Uyghur men of Kashgar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Mendicant Priest or Fakir - Hinduism - India
Lobster Salad, Bon Surprise, by A. K. MacDonaldA colour illustration of a ladies leaping out of a salad bowl, chased by a lobster
Indian Hindu FakirA superb photograph (on a postcard) of a Hindu Indian Fakir with immensely long hair
Bowling Match between England and Scotland, 1916Series of photographs showing a number of views of the Annual International Bowling Match between English and Scottish bowlers in London, held at the Bellingham Club, September 1916
Children Eating SoupTwo children, neatly dressed, and with napkins around their necks tuck in enthusiastically to a steaming bowl of Campbells vegetable soup
The Eton vs. Harrow Cricket Match, 1894Engraving showing a number of scenes at the Eton vs. Harrow cricket match, held at Lords Cricket Ground, 1894. At the top can be seen Eton schoolboys; at middle left
Boy / Girl with CherriesA boy and a girl with an enticing bowl of cherries