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Tea cup made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground, part of a tea service thought to date c.1880
Wine glass with an ogee bowl on an opaque twist stem of spiral gauze twist and multiple spiral twist, made in England c.1765-1770. Date: c.1765-1770
Coffee cup made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration
Tea bowl made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration
Tea set, group shotTeapot, lid and stand made from porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the Temple pattern of a Chinese pagoda and trees on a white ground with gilded decoration
Coffee cup and saucer
Saucer, tea bowl and coffee cup
TumblerBarrel-shaped glass tumbler engraved with a border of meandering foliage and stylised flowers, made in England c.1780. Date: c.1780
The house-keepers pocket-book
Cocktails in The Sketch, 1920sPage from The Sketch full of advertisements relating to the cocktail craze of the 1920s. Drinks advertised include Vermouth, Cointreau
Prince Sadruddin Khan and Nina Dyer on their wedding dayPrince Sadruddin and Nina Dyer on their wedding day. The younger son of the late Aga Khan, Prince Sadruddin Khan, married the model, Nina Dyer, in Switzerland
English Civil War, 1645 (c). Watercolour by William Barns Wollen, 1900. Associated with English Civil War (1642-1649). Date: circa 1645
Advert for Elkington & Co Victorian items 1896Advert for Elkington & Co, with Victorian household items including polished oak Tantalus with nickel plated mounts, and best cut Hobnail Quart bottles, corinthian table lamp
Droste Drinking Chocolate Tin - Haarlem, The NetherlandsDroste Drinking Chocolate Tin - manufactured at Haarlem, The Netherlands. Date: circa 1930s
In a Roman Osteria, 1866, by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890)Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890). Danish painter. In a Roman Osteria, 1966. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). The wine glass, c. 1658-1660Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). Dutch painter specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle class life. The wine glass, c. 1658-1660
Moses striking rock to find water in the desertMoses striking a rock to find water in the desert. late 19th century
Sloshed Woman 1928Sloshed! A drunken young lady puts her feet on the table and knocks back the booze; her companion is not impressed. Date: 1928
Cartoon, German soldiers eating and drinking, WW1Cartoon, Kultur and Grub. A stereotypical view of German soldiers eating sausages and drinking beer, showing the contrast between the German idea of culture and the soldiers greed. Date: 1915
Yo, Ho, Ho & a Bottle of Rum - pirate by A. L. GraceA ruddy looking pirate holds his rum bottle aloft. Date: 1934
Bottlenose Dolphin - recently born calf and mother - milking (Tursiops truncatus). Oltremare lagoon Riccione Italy. The pregnancy lasted 54 weeks
I Love Little Pussy, by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl gives her pet cat a saucer of milk. Date: 1948
Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter(hic!) jacet (translated from the Latin: " Here Lies" ) - a drunken Londoner collapsed in gutter, his umbrella and hat discarded onto the street in his stupor. Date: circa 1890s
Coronation street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexTo celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II the town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, organised four childrens street parties at various locations around the town
Skopje, Macedonia - Knife and Dagger Stall Date: circa 1919
Party at Silver Slipper club featuring Kate MeyrickA group of revellers raising their glasses for the photographer at The Silver Slipper nightclub. Centre of the picture at the bottom is Kate Meyrick (1875 -1933)
Police Tea BreakA Metropolitan Police officer drinking a cup of tea break on Derby Day. In 1947 over 16 million cups of tea were drunk by the Metropolitan Police
Charles BaudelaireCHARLES BAUDELAIRE depicted drinking in a cafe : title page to a French edition of Treize petits poemes en prose
Medieval DebaucheryHEREWARD THE WAKE Surrounded by his drunken men, Hereward (far right) sees Martin Lightfoot departing (far left) with the letter and realises that he must be stopped