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Five owls at a table on a Christmas cardFive owls at a table with a bowl of punch on a Christmas card -- Noctes Ambrosianae. Date: circa 1880s
Three pigs on a Christmas card designed by Robert Dudley -- Nature abhors a vacuum. Date: circa 1880s
Bowl of Red Poppies by Annie Pressland
Dog costermonger selling in the street on a Christmas cardDog costermonger selling juicy bones in the street on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Humanised bottles and fruit on a Christmas cardHumanised bottles and fruit contributing to a bowl of punch on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Dog outside his kennel on a cutout New Year card. circa 1890s
Two robins on a Christmas and New Year cardTwo robins looking for water on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
MAKING CHRISTMAS CAKEMaking a Christmas cake, beating eggs to add to the butter and sugarr, with other ingredients, such as flour, dried sultanas, etc. to be added later. Date: 1930s
Punch BowlTHE PUNCH BOWL
A Zulu Wedding, South Africa Date: circa 1930s
Breakfast, 1866, by Amalia LindegrenAmalia Lindegren (1814-1891). Swedish painter. Breakfast, 1866. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Algeria - Nomadic Women performing cooking and textile tasks outside their tent. Date: circa 1910s
Quaich, two-lugged, wooden highland bowl or drinking vessel, 1700 (c); carved with celtic strapwork design, 1st Jacobite Rebellion, 1715. Date: 1700 (circa)
Engraved Jacobite airtwist drinking glass, 1760 (c). The bell bowl is engraved with an open thistle and two buds and a single moth, on a double-knopped mufti-spiral airtwist stem and conical foot
Susi - with basket and cats bowlSusi - with basket and (German) cats bowl. 1950s
Roman Empire. Spain. White glass bowl. From a tomb of Vic. Dated between 2nd-3rd century AD. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - A wandering Dervish Date: 1907
Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, Plate 116Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, window conservatories, Plate 116. Date: circa 1880s
Find the Fault card No. 1 -- pastry on kitchen table. circa 1930s
Ceramics. Middle ages. GermanyCeramic pot, 13th century. Yellow clay bowl, Cologne or Frechen (Germany), 14th century. Glazed pottery, Rhineland, 13th century. Pieces loaned by the Museum of Cologne. German Historical Museum
Greek Costume / MedeaANCIENT GREECE: The sorceress Medea, wearing robes and a headdress highly decorated with ornamental motifs including scrolls, flowers & stars. Date: B.C
Four cats and kittens on a Christmas card, drinking milk from bowls by the fireside. Date: circa 1890s
Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Rose de Barry pink. Date: circa 1920s
Orange Bowl Stadium, Miami, Florida, USAAerial view of the Orange Bowl Stadium, Miami, Florida, USA, home of the Miami Hurricanes football team, with 45, 000 seats. Date: 1940s
Affront from the Rear by Charles CrombieA British officer, enjoying a meal in a restaurant is alarmed by the shadow of a fruit bowl being carried by a waiter. Date: 1915
Punch Bowl Inn, Paglesham, EssexPunch Bowl Inn, Paglesham, Rochford, near Stambridge, Essex, England. Licensee W Keeble - Showing Wedding Party Date: 1920s
2nd cup poured out. Apocalypse of AngersBATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The Second Vial poured out upon the Sea. 1375 - 1382. Golden vial (bowl) filled with the Wrath of God
Royal Navy, China fleet regatta results, Wei-Hai-Wei. With a photo of the Yokohama Bowl, won by HMS Cumberland. HMS Berwick came 2nd and HMS Suffolk 3rd. Date: 1931
Street food, Japan, with vendor and customer. Date: circa 1890s
Water carriers, Egypt. Date: circa 1870
Bubbles by Muriel Dawson, showing a little child blowing bubbles from a toy pipe. Date: 1927
Portrait of a woman holding a bowl of peonies flowers
Domestic interior with beaded curtainA domestic interior with a beaded curtain with another, flowery curtain on either side. Pictures stand on easels on either side, and there are various potted plants
Ancient Grain Measures and Calvary at Gruyeres, SwitzerlandAncient grain measures and the Calvary at Gruyeres, Switzerland. After the opening was closed, grain was poured into the receptacles under the watchful eye of the bailiff to ensure that the merchant
A Group of Hindu Indian FakirsA superb photograph (on a postcard) of a group of Hindu Indian Fakirs, one with immensely long hair (right). Date: circa 1910s
Dingle WinnersA happy middle-aged man and some children, with the glassware and ceramics they have won at the fair at Dingle racecourse County Kerry, Ireland. Date: 1962
Couple - Bobo Tribe, SenegalA rather remarkable photograph of a couple of the Bobo Tribe from Bobo-Dioulasso in Senegal, West Africa. The ladys modesty is protected for this picture by a rather inventive shubbery-based
1960s Dinner PartyA 1960s dinner party. Two couples enjoy a jolly (if very formal!) evening meal with distinctive sixties period crockery, costume and interior decor. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Persian Dervish with sword and begging bowl. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth
The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti implements and weaponsA. Sanko, musical instrument B. Cushion C. Ashanti Ministers state bag D. Fantee stool, cut out of solid block of cotton wood E. and F. War Greegrees or charms made of leather and straw worked in G
Girl with Cat / GoldfishA little girl lectures her cat on the importance of staying away from the goldfish bowl
Peggy Moran / 10-Pin BowlActress Peggy Moran, one of Hollywoods top-ranking female bowlers, boasting an average score of 175
City Meat Dog Biscuit AdA bulldog stands outside his kennel in an advertisement for City Meat dog biscuits
Kittens & Goldfish BowlThree kittens are fascinated by a goldfish bowl
Susi - with kitten, chick and mouse, and a food bowl. 1950s
Susi - with baking bowl full of suds. 1950s
Susi - licking the spoon. 1950s
Kitten mesmerised by goldfishUnusual Friends - tabby and white kitten mesmerised by goldfish in a bowl. 1950s