Bowls Collection (page 2)

Medieval Europeans and Siamese women playing skittles
Medieval noble women playing skittles on a castle terrace, and Siamese women playing skittles. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Five old men play a game of boules or bowls, circa 1800. Copied from Martinets Caricatures Parisiennes. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Villagers playing a game of skittles, 17th century
Villagers playing a game of skittles, while others watch from a swing. From a print by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Medieval men bowling and playing marbles
Medieval men bowling down a hill, while others play la fossette, wherein they try to throw as many marbles into a hole as possible

Costume of the inhabitants of Sennar, Sudan
Costume of the inhabitants of Sennar: man with robe over white skirt 1, girl in leather fringe skirt with clam shell showing her virginity 2, woman carrying water in bowls on a yoke 3

Russians playing the game of Pristinky, skittles
Russian peasants playing the game of Pristinky, skittles, bowls, cudgels, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

During the severe winter weather the Great Arthur Street Mission of Golden Lane were keeping starving people of the East-End of London feed. Men seated on long benches, being served warm soup

Ragged School Union dinner 1900
Interior of Ragged School Union in Camberwell, South London. Children sit at long tables eating soup from a bowl. Date: 1900

TOMATO SOUP & TOAST TOMATO SOUP & TOAST
A tempting arrangement of tomato soup and toasted soldiers for three, with matching soup bowls, spoons and serviettes. Date: 1960s

CHINESE RICE STALL
Customers eat at a Chinese rice stall by the river. Date: circa 1840

CRICKET AT WOKING 1930
A bowler runs in and bowls a delivery during a game at Woking. The umpire sports a Trilby and studies the action. Date: 1930

SMILING DAVID BRYANT
David Bryant, CBE, and bowls legend, clutches his bowls under his left arm and smiles. Date: 1960s

TOYS / HOOP / 1870
A boy, out walking with mama and his sisters, bowls his hoop along a country lane Date: circa 1870

Men playing boules in the small town of Beaumont sur Oise
A group of men play a game of boules in the small town of Beaumont sur Oise, in the Val-d Oise department in μe-de-France in northern France

Sandy Balls campers
Two men campers prepare breakfast at the Sandy Balls campsite beside their vintage Austin A40 Devon car. A dog walker and storm clouds in the background. First published in The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Port Sunlight - Cheshire, Merseyside - Mens Social Club and Bowling Green. Date: circa 1910s

WW2 - Home Front - Red Cross Women playing bowls. Date: 1944

Effigy in Vietnam Forest
An ancient effigy of the god Uma, in the Annamese forest. Bowls of water are left out for the sacred peacocks

Three boys on a comic New Year card -- Manners and Customs of Ye English. Date: circa 1890s

Sir Francis Drake, The Spanish Armada is in Sight (19 July 1588) -- despite which, according to legend, he stayed and finished his game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe. 1588

An Incident in the Life of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), when as a young man he worked in the printing trade. 1895

Kokand, Uzbekistan - Seller of Traditional Uzbek Ceramics and a baker with a tray of bread rolls on his head. Date: circa 1908

Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, Plate 116
Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, window conservatories, Plate 116. Date: circa 1880s

Four cats and kittens on a Christmas card, drinking milk from bowls by the fireside. Date: circa 1890s

7 Last Plagues. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The seven last plagues and the harps of God. 1375 - 1382. The upper Angels with the golden vials (bowls) filled with the Wrath of God

A bearded man stands in front of 3 ornately carved columns
Black and white. A bearded man stands in front of 3 ornately carved columns which are falling into disrepair - one of them has lost its middle section. At least of of the carvings represents Buddha

Portrait of a woman holding a bowl of peonies flowers

Ancient Grain Measures and Calvary at Gruyeres, Switzerland
Ancient 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

Three Geisha Girls eating a meal. The firl on the right is serving rice

Palace of the Mongol Khans, Karakorum, Mongolia, China
A view of Karakorum, capital of the Mongol Empire, and the palace of the Mongol Khans, with the famous Silver Tree Fountain on the left

Local market in Dakar, Senegal
Talking woman and other visitors of a local market in Dakar, the capitol of Senegal (then French West Africa). Date: circa 1930

S駯u, Senegal
View of the administration district in S駯 u, a village near the southern border of Senegal (then French West Africa), with a line of people carrying baskets on their head following the road

A. O. F. Theatre at Avenue Roume in Dakar, Senegal
A. O. F. (Afrique occidentale fran硩 se) Theatre at Avenue Roume with women carrying bowls and baskets on their heads in Dakar, the capital of Senegal (then French West Africa). Date: circa 1910

Lorna Holder photographing the front of a Egyptian novelty shop, with large brass, cooper clay, pots and bowls. Date: 1978

Advert for Mappin & Webbs wedding gifts 1889
Selection of silver plate wedding gifts; fluted biscuit, butter and cheese stand, oak salad bowl, with electro silver mounts with servers to match, solid silver salt cellars and spoons

Portugal, Madeira, craftsman working with wood Date: 2016

Christmas card with holly and mistletoe in a bowl. Date: circa 1890s

Montem Street Centre, London - Cookery Lesson
The London School Boards Montem Street Centre - girls mix ingredients in bowls at a cookery class. Date: early 1900s

Five men sharing a meal, China Date: circa 1907

White earthenware, Plate 59, showing dishes, serving dishes, jugs, bowls and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Presentation Set, Louis XVI Style, Plate 131, showing various containers for the display of food (compotiers, corbeilles, a fruit and flower stand, an etagere and a candelabra)

Coloured and Decorated Glass, Plate 151, showing a range of lustres, bowls, vases and jars. Date: circa 1880s

Hookahs and Pipes, Plate 129. Date: circa 1880s

Metal Age. Golden bowls. 1000-800 BC. From Borgbjerg Banke
Art. Prehistory. Metal Age. Golden bowls. 1000-800 BC. Decorated with sun symbols, and several have a handle with a horses head. Used as drinking cups at rituals feasts

Bronze Age. Golden bowls, most with handle shaped like horse
Art. Prehistory. Bronze Age. Golden bowls, most with handle shaped like horses heads. 10th-6th Centuries BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen

Metal Age. Golden bowls, most with handle shaped like horses
Art. Prehistory. Metal Age. Golden bowls, most with handle shaped like horses heads, from an imported bronze vessel decorated with sun ships. De Bog Mariesminde, Funen. 10th-6th Centuries BC

Bottles and bowls. Fired clay. C. 2150-2050 BC. From Sedment
Bottles and bowls in fired clay. First Intermediate Period. C. 2150-2050 BC. From a tomb of burial area from Sedment, Egypt. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Stone jars and bowls with a small spoon and a small grinding stone with may have been used with a cosmetic palette. Tombs from Gerzeh, Egypt. Predynastic Era. C. 3500-3300 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

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