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Melon Collection

Background imageMelon Collection: Diego Velazquez (1599-1660). Old Woman Cooking Eggs, 1618

Diego Velazquez (1599-1660). Old Woman Cooking Eggs, 1618
Diego Velazquez (1599-1660). Spanish Baroque painter. The Old Woman Cooking Eggs, 1618. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Background imageMelon Collection: Melon Market, Naples (Napoli), Italy

Melon Market, Naples (Napoli), Italy. Date: 1899

Background imageMelon Collection: DRESSMAKERs BILL C1816

DRESSMAKERs BILL C1816
Maids dress: melon sleeves, deep v corsage, chemisette & ruff, apron & turban. Lady: white pelisse with scallop edging & ribbon trim, dress with ruff & decorative hem

Background imageMelon Collection: Honfleur melon, Cucumis melo

Honfleur melon, Cucumis melo. Ancient variety of melon from Normandy, France, now disappeared. Le sucrin de Honfleur. Melons d'Honfleur. Handcoloured steel engraving printed by F

Background imageMelon Collection: Melon, Cucumis melo

Melon, Cucumis melo. Fruit, flower and leaf, with section through ripe fruit

Background imageMelon Collection: Comic postcard, Vegetable love, The Allotment Love Letter Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Vegetable love, The Allotment Love Letter Date: 20th century

Background imageMelon Collection: Madam gorgon, Acicarpha tribuloides

Madam gorgon, Acicarpha tribuloides. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Background imageMelon Collection: The Language of Fruit

The Language of Fruit - different fruit conveying different emotions and feelings. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMelon Collection: Replete Seagull on the shore having consumed a Watermelon

Replete Seagull on the shore having consumed a Watermelon
Replete Seagull on the shore having consumed a large Watermelon slice - reproduction of a Japanese woodblock print. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageMelon Collection: Water Melon Seller, Cairo

Water Melon Seller, Cairo
A water melon seller with his laden donkey in a narrow Cairo street; baskets are lowered on ropes to collect slices of melon Date: 1912

Background imageMelon Collection: Home Sweet Home down South - Kentucky, USA

Home Sweet Home down South - Kentucky, USA. A slightly-derogatory view of the run-down home of a black family in the deep south of America. Date: 1907

Background imageMelon Collection: Unloading watermelons, Pier A at Newport News, Virginia, USA

Unloading watermelons, Pier A at Newport News, Virginia, USA
Unloading watermelons at Pier A at Newport News, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMelon Collection: Seller of melons, Egypt

Seller of melons, Egypt
Man selling melons at train station in Egypt. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMelon Collection: Melon sellers, Egypt

Melon sellers, Egypt
Melon sellers near the Suez Canal in Egypt offer up their wares. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMelon Collection: Comic postcard, Man eating slice of melon Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man eating slice of melon Date: 20th century

Background imageMelon Collection: Plan of a small formal garden for a stately home, 1821

Plan of a small formal garden for a stately home, 1821. With paths around a central fountain and flowerbeds. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1821

Background imageMelon Collection: Melon cactus, Melocactus caroli-linnaei

Melon cactus, Melocactus caroli-linnaei. Cactus melocactus, Catto poponiforme

Background imageMelon Collection: Winter melon or Valencia melon, Cucumis melo

Winter melon or Valencia melon, Cucumis melo, raised in Spain

Background imageMelon Collection: Musk melon, watermelon and pineapple

Musk melon, watermelon and pineapple
Musk melon, Cucumis melo, watermelon, Citrullus vulgaris, and pineapple, Ananas comosus. Copperplate engraving by A

Background imageMelon Collection: Fruits, fruits legumieres

Fruits, fruits legumieres. Chayote, Sechium edule 1, 2, Cantaloupe melon, Cucumis melo var. cantalupo 3, , and watermelon, Citrullus lanatus 4, 5

Background imageMelon Collection: Melon, oil beetle and sheep ked

Melon, oil beetle and sheep ked
European oil beetle, Meloe proscarabaeus 1, 2, melon de Honfleur, Cucumis melo 3, and sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus 4. Meloe, Melon, Melophage

Background imageMelon Collection: Bitter gourd or bitter melon, Momordica charantia

Bitter gourd or bitter melon, Momordica charantia
La Momordique de la Chine. Bitter gourd or bitter melon, Momordica charantia

Background imageMelon Collection: Two women with prize fruit at a Kentucky fair, USA

Two women with prize fruit at a Kentucky fair, USA
Two women with a table of prize fruit at a Kentucky fair, USA

Background imageMelon Collection: Melon seller with donkey Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1980s

Melon seller with donkey Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1980s

Background imageMelon Collection: HARVESTING MELONS

HARVESTING MELONS
Almost ripe - a young woman squeezes a melon inside a greenhouse. Date: 1950s

Background imageMelon Collection: Ripe fruit, vine and yellow flowers of the

Ripe fruit, vine and yellow flowers of the Scarlet Fleshed Rock Melon, Cucumis melo.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Background imageMelon Collection: Fruit seller in street market, Aden

Fruit seller in street market, Aden
Fruit seller in a street market, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMelon Collection: Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Melon Seller

Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Melon Seller. Date: circa 1905

Background imageMelon Collection: A man and his camel in Egypt

A man and his camel in Egypt
An Egyptian man has his ear bitten by his camel -- possibly a sign of affection? Date: early 20th century

Background imageMelon Collection: Table display -- shellfish with wine

Table display -- shellfish with wine, vegetables and fruit. 19th century

Background imageMelon Collection: Merchant selling melons and watermelons, Ghardaia

Merchant selling melons and watermelons, Ghardaia
Customers look at the stall of a merchant selling melons and watermelons on a street in Ghardaia. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMelon Collection: Melon Sellers - Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Melon Sellers - Tashkent, Uzbekistan Date: 1910s

Background imageMelon Collection: Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Watermelon Sellers before the Mosque

Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Watermelon Sellers before the Mosque
Samarkand - Uzbekistan - Watermelon Sellers before the Mosque. The building back left is one of the three madrasahs of the Registan, the heart of the ancient city

Background imageMelon Collection: Spain. Galicia. Melon. Cistercian monastery of St. Mary. Ent

Spain. Galicia. Melon. Cistercian monastery of St. Mary. Ent
Spain. Galicia. Melon. Cistercian monastery of St. Mary, founded in 1142. Entrance

Background imageMelon Collection: Japan - Greengrocer (Fruit Shop) and bar

Japan - Greengrocer (Fruit Shop) and bar Date: circa 1908

Background imageMelon Collection: Pseudocolocynthis pomiformis by Basil Besler

Pseudocolocynthis pomiformis by Basil Besler
Pseudocolocynthis pomiformis from Hortus Eystettensis by Basil Besler

Background imageMelon Collection: Fossil Holothurian or sea cucumber

Fossil Holothurian or sea cucumber
Staurocystis quadrifasciata, 6.5 cm long, from the Silurian, Wenlock Limestone of Dudley in Worcestershire, England

Background imageMelon Collection: Fruit and yellow flowers of the green-fleshed

Fruit and yellow flowers of the green-fleshed cantaloupe melon, Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis.. Handcolored illustration by E.D

Background imageMelon Collection: Bermuda scouts on Melon Parade

Bermuda scouts on Melon Parade. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMelon Collection: Flying Melons

Flying Melons
Boxes of Ogen melons waiting to be loaded onto a plane at Lod (now Ben Gurion International) airport, Tel Aviv, Israel. Date: 1960s

Background imageMelon Collection: Repeating Pattern - Watermelons

Repeating Pattern - Watermelons. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageMelon Collection: (1, 2) chayote (3) cantaloupe melon (4, 5) watermelon

(1, 2) chayote (3) cantaloupe melon (4, 5) watermelon

Background imageMelon Collection: Deima fastosum, holothurian echinoderm

Deima fastosum, holothurian echinoderm
Illustration of a Holothurian echinoderm from Report on the Holothuroidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger, 1872-1876

Background imageMelon Collection: Citrus medica, citron melon

Citrus medica, citron melon
Illustration from Botanical magazine, No.6745, by J.N. Fitch. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMelon Collection: Momordica cochinchinensis, Chinese bitter melon

Momordica cochinchinensis, Chinese bitter melon
Illustration from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMelon Collection: Momordica charantia, balsam pear or African cucumber

Momordica charantia, balsam pear or African cucumber
Drawing 31 (Ewan 14) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMelon Collection: Amicua melon

Amicua melon
An illustration of a melon from Plate LXXII in a volume published by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMelon Collection: MURILLO, Bartolom項steban (1617-1682). Baggar

MURILLO, Bartolom項steban (1617-1682). Baggar
MURILLO, Bartolom項 steban (1617-1682). Baggar Boys Eating Grapes and Melon. 1645 - 1646. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. Munich. Alte Pinakothek (Old Pinacotheca)

Background imageMelon Collection: CABRAL BEJARANO, Manuel (1827-1891); CABRAL BEJARANO

CABRAL BEJARANO, Manuel (1827-1891); CABRAL BEJARANO, Manuel (1827-1891). Cutting a piece out of melon. 1864; Cutting a piece out of melon. 1864. It belongs to colecci󮠂 ellver

Background imageMelon Collection: Kairouan Tunisia

Kairouan Tunisia
General view over the rooftops of Kairouan (Kirwan or al-Qayrawan), Tunisia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMelon Collection: Tunisia, North Africa - Kairouan

Tunisia, North Africa - Kairouan
General view over the rooftops of Kairouan (Kirwan or al-Qayrawan), Tunisia. Kairouan was a famed carpet-making centre and religious shrine (boasting a very old mosque). Date: circa 1908

Background imageMelon Collection: Samarkand - Uzbekistan - Melon Sellers

Samarkand - Uzbekistan - Melon Sellers
Samarkand - Uzbekistan - Watermelon Sellers before the Mosque. The building back left is one of the three madrasahs of the Registan, the heart of the ancient city. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMelon Collection: Rodosto Water Melon

Rodosto Water Melon

Background imageMelon Collection: Bosnia & Herzegovina - Selling Melons

Bosnia & Herzegovina - Selling Melons
Bosnia & Herzegovina - Greengrocers selling melons by the side of the road, possibly in Mostar or Sarajevo

Background imageMelon Collection: Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Melon Market

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Melon Market
The Melon Market at Smyrna (Izmir)

Background imageMelon Collection: Picnic in Iran

Picnic in Iran
Diplomatic staff (both British and Iranian) enjoy a picnic. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageMelon Collection: Fruit Dishes

Fruit Dishes
Fruit dishes : pineapple, grapes, apples, plums, greengages, apricots, peaches and melon

Background imageMelon Collection: Dresses of 1805

Dresses of 1805
Blue day dress with embroidered hem & fingerless gloves, deep red evening robe with melon sleeves, low square corsage with vandyked tucker worn with a turban

Background imageMelon Collection: BON GENRE NO. 20 C. 1805

BON GENRE NO. 20 C. 1805
Une soiree de Coblentz - French emigres flee France, and take refuge in Coblentz just across the German border, where they wait for the Revolution to blow over

Background imageMelon Collection: Longchamp Gardens C. 1805

Longchamp Gardens C. 1805
Pink robe with short puffed sleeves; white robe with coloured embroidery, Kashmir shawl & long brown gloves; white robe with wrap-over corsage & epaulettes

Background imageMelon Collection: Fruit / Melon, Grapes Etc

Fruit / Melon, Grapes Etc
A sliced melon, a peach, a large bunch of grapes, redcurrants and raspberries, to represent the months of July and August

Background imageMelon Collection: Melon Green 1871

Melon Green 1871
Green-fleshed melon

Background imageMelon Collection: Melon Scarlet 1871

Melon Scarlet 1871
Scarlet-fleshed rock melon

Background imageMelon Collection: Melon with Slice Removed

Melon with Slice Removed
A melon with a slice cut out

Background imageMelon Collection: Card - Kids and Melon

Card - Kids and Melon
Happy children with melon


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