Bun Collection

Northern Scandinavian girl in traditional costume, lisening to the sound of the sea in a conch shell. Possibly a young member of the Sami People. circa 1910s

Gibbs Happy Families - Mrs Bun the Bakers wife. 20th century

Shops / Baker / Mr Bun
Mr Bun the Baker, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Queen Victoria as a young woman. circa 1837

Cowley bread and biscuit shop, Brighton, Victorian period

Cowley Old Bun Shop, Brighton

Denise
A portrait depiction of a woman named Denise with a side bun hairstyle, from a side on perspective. Date: circa 1915

Mrs Bun the Baker's Wife

Mr Bun the Baker

Miss Bun the Baker's Daughter

Master Bun the Baker's Son

Illustration of Greyfriars Bobby by Cecil Aldin -- the faithful terrier who visited the Edinburgh grave of his master, a farmer named John Gray, for nine years until he died in 1872. Date: 1932

Uncrossing the Crosses on a Hot + Bun
A contraption for removing the cross on a hot cross bun left over from Easter. Date: 1922

Mistress Bunny. It's washing day/ for Mistress Bun? by Lorna Steele

Comic postcard, Man enjoying a picnic on the beach Date: 20th century

Photograph of Bun Shop PH, Surbiton, Surrey. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub. The back of the print (available on request) details: Nothing for the Bun Shop

Servant girl of Coburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century. She wears her hair is tied up in a bun, laced bodice, short sleeves, and full pleated petticoats

Anne Genevieve de Bourbon, Duchess of Longueville, 1619-1679. Her hair is tied in a bun with two locks tied in ribbons, blue satin dress with lace collar and sleeves, bodice laced with pearls

Porcini mushroom, Boletus edulis, and lurid
Penny bun or porcini mushroom, Boletus edulis, and the lurid bolete, Suillellus luridus, Boletus perniciosus. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pierre after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert

King bolete mushroom, Boletus edulis. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper, New York, 1895

Hippo
That bun was stale! Illustrated comic postcard of angry hippo. Nister series 172/5. Artist: GH Thompson (1842-1909)

Hippo
Thanks!!! Illustrated comic postcard of a hippo catching a bun. Nister series 172/4. Artist: GH Thompson (1842-1909)

Hippo
Would I like a bun? Illustrated comic postcard of a hippo with mouth watering. Nister series 172/2. Artist: GH Thompson (1842-1909)

Sally Lunns Bakery Shop, Bath - inventor of the Bath Bun

Picking up sixpences at Smithfield 1902
Centuries-old tradition, when 21 sixpences were placed upon a flat gravestone in the churchyard at St. Bartholomew in Smithfield, London, on Good Friday morning

CASHMERE TWINSET 1948
A young woman, with a short fringe and her hair up in a bun, models a cashmere twinset. Date: 1948

Interior of the Chelsea Bun House in 1839, originator of the Chelsea bun and patronised by Hanoverian royalty, Kings George II and III. The shop was on the main road from Pimlico to Chelsea

The Chelsea Bun House in 1839, originator of the Chelsea bun and patronised by Hanoverian royalty, Kings George II and III. The shop was on the main road from Pimlico to Chelsea. Date: 1839

The Language of Hairstyles - what one can glean from the state or choice of hairtsyle! On this card the different styles include: The Joan of Arc - The Permanent (wave) - After the Melee

Gibbs Happy Families - Master Bun the Bakers son. Date: 20th century

LADIES TAPESTRY GROUP
A group of women sew tapestry panels Date: 1930s

MORNING AFTER THE BALL
THE MORNING AFTER THE BALL A pretty girl sits up in bed to read the morning newspapers review about the ball she attended. Date: 1889

SHOPS / BAKER / MISS BUN
Miss Bun the Bakers Daughter, from Happy Families devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861 Date: 1861

Happy Families - Miss Bun the Bakers Daughter
Happy Families was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861 Date: 1861

Regency Children
Bessies Bun. Symmetrical group of young boys in their Regency costumes keep their eyes on Bessie and her Bun. Artist: Hilda Dix Sandford. Date: circa 1908

The Old Chelsea Bun House, Chelsea, London - exterior. Date: 1810

The Chelsea Bun House in 1810, originator of the Chelsea bun and patronised by Hanoverian royalty, Kings George II and III. The shop was on the main road from Pimlico to Chelsea. Date: 1810

Roman statue of Livia Drusilla (58-29 AD). Marble. 14-19
Livia Drusilla (58-29 AD). Empress consort. Wife of Roman Emperor Augustus. Marble. 14-19 AD. From Paestum (Italy). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Illustration, man feeding a bun to an elephant
Illustration, man in a top hat feeding a bun to an elephant -- And this is the last one. Date: 1902

Mrs. John Bowes Lyon
Fenella Bowes Lyon(1917-1980), second daughter of Lord and Lady Clinton, pictured shortly after her marriage to John Bowes Lyon

Hot Cross Bun
HOT CROSS BUN and Easter Egg

Penny bun or porcino mushroom, Boletus edulis, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

London Trade Card - Bun House at Chelsea
London Trade Card - a perspective view of David Loudons Bun House (shop) at Chelsea, by Royal Appointment. They sold Chelsea buns and hot cross buns. circa 1750

The Nose Game - Impulsive Nose A6, Denotes Quick Temper. 1927

The Nose Game - Impulsive Nose A2, Denotes Quick Temper. 1927

Occupations 1882 - Hot Cross Buns Seller. 1882

Florence Upton playing cards - The Bun Cart. circa 1900s

Gibbs Happy Families - Mr Bun the Baker. 20th century

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