Dish Collection

Poster, The Vegetabull, a vegetable dish made with dried eggs or household milk is as good as a joint (post-WW2 rationing was still going on at this time). 1947

Sutton Hoo treasure
A double-page spread relating to the Anglo-Saxon ship burial ground discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. it was filled with many priceless treasures, a few of which are shown here

Penicillin Culture / 1929
Original culture plate on which Sir Alexander Fleming first observed the growth of penicillin notatum in 1929

Cheese dish - Bairnsfatherware
Cheese dish with lid made by the Girls of Staffordshire during the Winter of 1917/1918 when the Boys were in the trenches fighting for liberty and civilization

A Bonzo juggling act
Bonzo, the cute canine created by artist George Studdy in The Sketch magazine during the 1920s, performs a marvellous trick by balancing a plate, cutlery

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon, the little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon

Old mother hubbard: dog standing head and smoking pipe
She went to the hatters to buy him a hat, but when she came back he was feeding the cat. She went to the tavern for white wine and red, but when she came back the dog stood on his head

The Elements (Water), by Philippe Mercier (1689-1760)

Getting Ready for a Game, 1901, by Carl Larsson
Carl Larsson (1853-1919). Swedish painter. Getting Ready for a Game, 1901. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Toilet Services, Real Wedgwood Ware, Plate 50, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs, soap dishes, and a slop pail far too nice to put slops in. Date: circa 1880s

Water Baby by Muriel Dawson -- a little child in a bathtub. Date: 1939

Dining Hall, Alexandra Orphanage, Haverstock Hill, London
The dining hall of the Alexandra Orphanage on Maitland Park Road, Haverstock Hill, North London. Sausages appear to be the dish of the day

The top of the British Telecom BT Tower, London. Date: circa early 1980s

Bonzo palms the pill by George Studdy
Bonzo palms the pill -- he is given a pill, but only pretends to take it. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Thor Washing Machine
This housewife is delighted with her Thor washing machine which converts to a dishwasher when she lifts out the Clothes Tub and slips in th Dish- Washing Unit

Toast rack, egg dish, sardine box, caviar box, pickle frame, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Snob. Sybil holds a dinner party for dogs, but when a smaller dog approaches a large dish of food, Fluffikins attacks him for his presumption

Roast turkey on a plate on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Hey Diddle Diddle
The artist has got cow, cat, fiddle, dish, spoon and dog into his picture, but the connection between them remains obscure

Starry Gazey Pie, Mousehole, Cornwall
A mouthwatering example of a Starry Gazey Pie, served up on Tom Bawcocks Eve (23 December) at Mousehole in Cornwall. The dish, with fish heads and tails sticking out of it, is unique to Mousehole

White bulldog puppy with poultry
A white bulldog puppy meets some poultry during a visit to the country, and stands with his front paws in a dish of food. Date: 1905

Advert for Harrods silverware 1937
Advertisement for siverware for Harrods to celebrate the Coronation Year including Silver- salver, entree dish, hot water jug, coaster, asparagus tongs, pair of candlesticks

Song of Sixpence 19C
When the pie was open the birds began to sing, and wasn t that a dainty dish to set before a king?

Mrs Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mrs Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding. circa 1950s

Advert for Elkington & Co Victorian items 1895
Advert for Elkington & Co, with eleotro plate household items including; Irish inkstand, vegetable dish, tea and coffee set, case of four serviette rings, salt and spoons, salad bowl and servers

Kazakh village in Zhailau, during Nauryz (Spring holiday)
People in a high altitude summer pasture in Zhailau (Jailou), located in the Ile-Alatau State National Natural Park, Kazakhstan, during Nauryz (the traditional Spring holiday)

White Star Line, cut glass bonbon dish, house flag to front. 2ins. x 4ins

White Star Line, cut glass pair of oval dishes with sunburst
White Star Line, cut glass rare pair of oval dishes with sunburst decoration to base. (2)

White Star Line, Stonier OSNC lozenge dish
White Star Line, unusual Stonier and Company Oceanic Steam Navigation Company lozenge dish decorated with green laurel leaves and a gilt rim band. 9ins

White Star line, ceramic First Class gothic arch serving dis
White Star Line ceramic First Class Gothic arch design vegetable serving dish. 10ins

White Star Line, Copeland Spode OSNC crescent dish
White Star Line, extremely rare Copeland Spode OSNC a la carte crescent dish with gilt Oceanic Steam Navigation Company cobalt blue design. 8ins

White Star Line, First Class Losol ware crescent dish. 7ins

White Star Line, John Maddock and Sons dish, side plate
White Star Line, John Maddock and Sons crescent dish. 8ins. and similar side plate. (2)

White Star Line, ceramic bouillon dish with house flag logo to centre. 7ins

White Star Line, John Maddock and Sons asparagus dish. 8ins

White Star Line, John Maddock and Sons oval dish
White Star Line, rare John Maddock and Sons oval dish with green banded decoration. 8ins

White Star Line, First Class oval lozenge dish
WHITE STAR LINE: First Class Oceanic Steam Navigation Company oval lozenge dish decorated in cobalt blue and gilt Greek key pattern. 9ins

Royal Navy, HMS Rodney items
MILITARIA, ROYAL NAVY: HMS Rodney items, rum measure, copper ashtray, caddy spoon, oval dish, sweetheart pendant, Vesta case and good luck horseshoe, framed

Ocean liner china items
OCEAN LINER: Shipping china to include Harrison Line, Wilson Line, Currie Line, etc. Approximately 29 pieces

Denby Dale The Pie Dish Victorian period

White Star Line, First Class silver plated serving dish
White Star Line, First Class silver plated starburst serving dish with house flag logo and Maltese Cross. 15ins

White Star Line, First Class Elkington plate oval serving dish, date marked 1911. 16ins. Date: 1911

White Star Line, Goldsmiths muffin dish and cover
White Star Line, First Class silver plated Goldsmiths muffin dish and cover

White Star Line, Second Class Delft oval dish with flag logo. 11ins

White Star Line, Maddocks kosher shallow dish
White Star Line, Maddocks black pattern kosher shallow dish with MILK in English and Hebrew. 9ins

White Star Line, Losol ware asparagus dish with house flag logo at centre. 8ins

White Star Line, Stonier Delft asparagus dish
White Star Line, Second Class Delft Stonier and Company asparagus dish with flag logo. 9ins

White Star Line, Stonier Wisteria hors d'oeuvre dish (base)
White Star Line, fine First Class Stonier and Company hors d?oeuvre dish (base) decorated in Wisteria pattern with flag logo. 10ins

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