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Woman at work in a Flemish kitchen. 19th century
Girl and teddy bears on a Christmas postcardGirl and teddy bears in the snow on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Pig enjoying a hearty meal on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Two Isle of Wight Farmers assess a tricky situationWhy the Natives are called Isle of Wight Calves. " Well, what shall us do Bill? Is pose there baint nothin else but to Cut his ed off." Date: 1907
Advert for Mappin & Webb vanity items 1934Mappin & Webb advertising a variety of items. 1934
Advert for Mappin & Webb christening presents 1935Jubilee Mark on silver 1935, sterling silver christening presents with relief. Date: 1935
Dessert knives and forks, Plate 221Electro silver plated dessert knives and forks, Plate 221. Date: circa 1880s
Sterling silver goods, Plate 206, showing salt cellars, muffineers and cutlery. Date: circa 1880s
Sterling silver goods, Plate 207, showing bells, a trowel, bouquet holders, whistles, a dram flask, cutlery and other items. Date: circa 1880s
Sterling silver goods, Plate 205, showing pots, cruet sets, cutlery and other items. Date: circa 1880s
An idol from the Congo with nails and knives driven into itAn idol from the Congo with knives and nails driven in to it. The wooden idol, from the region north of the Lower Congo (Chiloango River)
Misfitz - Piggy. early 20th century
Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Bun the Bakers daughter. 20th century
The Well-stocked kitchen, 1566, by Joachim Beuckelaer (c. 15Joachim Beuckelaer (c. 1533-1575). Flemish painter. The Well-stocked kitchen, 1566. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Iron tools. 11th-12th centuriesIron tools. Scissors, key, knife, spoon auger, chisel, fishing spear and sickle. 11th-12th centuries. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany
Lady sitting with a dove (top) and a man cutting bread (bottDoctrine Chretienne. Manuscript. France. 13th century. Miniature depicting, at the top, a lady sitting with a dove. At the bottom, a man cutting bread. Folio 102. Library University of Valencia. Spain
History of navigation. Utensils used in the old ships. MuseuHistory of navigation. Utensils used in the old ships. Knife. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia
World War II. WeaponsShowcase with material and weapons used by soldiers during World War II. Black Sea Fleet Museum. Sevastopol. Ukraine
Fishing tools. 12th-13th centuries. LatviaFishing tools. 12th-13th centuries. Knife and treated pine bark. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia
Orthostates from the Palace of Nineveh. Alabaster. 704-689 BMesopotamian art. Assyrian. Orthostates with reliefs in the side walls of a ramp from the Palace of Nineveh. Alabaster. 704-689 B.C. It shows Assyrian officers and courtiers carrying a mobile throne
Relief depicting a siege of a city. NimrudRelief depicting a siege of a city. 728 BC. Central Palace. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Epigrams by MartialDetail of the book Epigrams by Martial (40-104), latin poet. Latin edition. Venice. 1514
Sharpener street. Colored engraving by E. Alba on a life drawing by D.F. Guisasola. 1879
Tacuinum Sanitatis. Late XIV century. ButcheryTacuinum Sanitatis. Medieval Health Handbook, dated before 1400, based on observations of medical order detailing the most important aspects of food, beverages and clothing. Butchery. Miniature. Fol
Old Maid card - Butcher. circa 1940s
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Rolls the Bakers Wife. late 19th century
Happy Familes Playing Cards - Miss Dough. circa 1935
Caricature of W E Gladstone and John L TooleCaricature of W E Gladstone (1809-1898), Liberal Prime Minister, and John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), English comic actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer. Politics and Comedy. 1882
Illustration, Little Jack Horner. (2 of 2) circa 1890s
Caricature of Squire Bancroft and Edgar BruceCaricature of Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) and Edgar Bruce (1845?-1901), both actor-managers. Bancroft is portrayed as Shylock wanting his pound of flesh
Caricature of Sir Henry Irving as ShylockCaricature of the English actor and actor-manager Sir Henry Irving as Shylock in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice. circa 1879
Cheery Families - Mr Grub the Gardener. 1890s
Grapefruit DishesGrapefruit can be served in many ways, but most people prefer them in their natural state. When served as a first course, they should be topped with a cherry. Date: 1930s
Chopping Off a Fish HeadChopping off a fish head. Date: 1930s
Carving a Joint of BeefA woman demonstrates how to carve a joint of roast beef. Date: 1950s
Seletion of sterling silver, electro-plate knives 1929A seletion of sterling silver and electro-plated knives with ivory or mother-of-pearl handles. Products available from the Harrods catalogue cutlery department. Date: 1929
Seletion of sterling silver, electro-plate cutlery 1929A selection of sterling silver, electro-plate and stainless steel butter, bread, cake knives, cheese scoop, sugar sifter, tea infuser, asparagus tongs, wine cork, crumb scoop, pickle, butter
Two Frenchman at TableTwo Frenchmen at table. Note that the bearded monsieur holds his knife in his left hand, uses his fork with his right hand : his companion is more conventional Date: circa 1850
French Theatre / AlizonAlizon Fleurie A character from Alizon by L.C. Discret. Date: mid 17th century
Macklin / Shylock / 1775CHARLES MACKLIN as SHYLOCK in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice Act IV Scene I Date: 1697 - 1797
Tinker sharpening a knife for a maid 1894A tinker sharpening a knife for a waiting maid. Date: 1894
Sikh soldiers in France during the First World War stealthily creep up on a German artillery battery. Date: 1915
Spur against Free Knife, Mexico -- a cockerel. Date: circa 1900s
Advert for H. W Garrard & Son domestic equipment 1889Domestic machinery including a rotary knife - cleaning machine and a mincer machine. 1889
Elderly man tending Tokay grapes, Lodi, California, USAElderly man tending Tokay grapes, in the Lodi area of San Joaquin County, California, USA. Date: circa 1910
Father Christmas and pudding on a Christmas card, with two poems: The Collector, and The Pudding That Cut Away. Date: circa 1890s
Three cherubs fighting on a New Year cardThree cherubs fighting and breaking things on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Three dogs eating their dinner on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s