Pastry Collection

Honorius Patron Saint
SAINT HONORIUS (French : Saint Honore) archbishop of Canterbury patron of bakers and pastry cooks

18th C French Kitchen
Several cooks work in a French kitchen to prepare and bake pies and pastry, a hare and a bird pie of some kind, perhaps pigeon

Puff Pastry Recipies
A woman makes various things out of puff pastry

Older Woman Baking 1947
An older woman wearing a flowery apron rolls out pastry for some home baking

Mr Pastry, aka Richard Hearne, with lion
Mr Pastry, aka the comic actor Richard Hearne (1908-1979), with a lion. Date: circa 1960s

Baking Day, by Ethel Parkinson. A little Dutch girl kneads some dough, while a little boy tastes some freshly baked pastry

Zenith of Surrealism
The surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989), surprised even guests to his house at Port Lligat in Spain, when he appeared wearing a magnificent tricorne hat - fashioned out of pastry

Cartoon, January, Twelfth Night, Drawing Characters -- part of a series of Christmas and New Year cartoons. circa 1840s

A selection of assorted pastry cutters

Making a Pie 1912
A young woman trims the excess pastry from a pie, prior to baking it

Upstairs Downstairs, cook in kitchen, lady at the opera
Upstairs Downstairs, cook in the kitchen rolling out pastry (L) and lady at the opera (R) Date: circa 1910

WW2, Elizabeth Anne
This illustration depicts a girl named Elizabeth Anne, providing a delicious pastry for the boy policeman, who is helping with the war effort. Date: circa 1940s

The Queen of Hearts baked some tarts, illustration by Chris G. Temple Date: circa 1920

Advert, Dick Whittington pantomime, London Palladium
Advert, Dick Whittington pantomime at the London Palladium, starring Frankie Howerd, Mr Pastry (Richard Hearne) and Sonnie Hale Date: 1952

Pastry making - Slit On Top 1907
Make a slit in the top to let the steam escape. Date: 1907

Pastry making - Adding Decoration 1907
Add a few pastry leaves for Decoration. Date: 1907

Comic postcard, Happy diner in restaurant Date: 20th century

c. 1880s Italy - street cake and pastry vendor seller
c.1880s Italy - street cake and pastry vendor seller

Advert, T E Turner, Bakery, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey
Advert, T E Turner, High-Class Baker, Richmond Road, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. 1901

Boy serving a fruit pie on a Thanksgiving postcard. Date: 1909

Woman rolling pastry
Woman making pastry. Illustration from Delineator magazine. October 1928. Artist anon. Date: 1928

Twelfth Night 1841
Twelfth Night celebrations - crowds of people on the pavement outside a shop. Date: January 1841

MAKING A BLACKBERRY PIE
Fresh blackberries (brambles) in an enamel bowl, ready for the rolled out pastry to be put on top and baked into a delicious pie. Date: 1930s

COCKTAIL SNACKS
Dainty cocktail pastry snacks, neatly cut into triangles and decorated with walnuts and sausages or breadsticks. Date: 1930s

FRENCH PASTRY BOOK C17
Le Pastissier Francois: a famous cookery book featuring a plethora of pastry preparations. Date: 1665

COLLY MOLLY PUFF
Colly Molly Puff, a noted pastry-seller of the London streets, Date: 18th century

Baking An Apple Pie 1884
A farmers wife rolls out the pastry for an apple pie Date: circa 1884

Coronation street party, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
To 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

Christmas card in the shape of a pie, open to reveal a little dog who has eaten all of it! (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a pie, with some blackbirds peeking out. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Supper Table -- how we entertain our friends. Accompanying an article entitled How I keep house on 250 per annum. 1885

Find the Fault card No. 1 -- pastry on kitchen table. circa 1930s

French bombarding fort of San Juan de Ulua, Mexico
The French navy bombarding the fort of San Juan de Ulua (Saint-Jean d Ulloa), overlooking the seaport of Veracruz in Mexico, during the Pastry War. Date: 27 November 1838

Savarins Filled with Whipped Cream
Danish Pastry Specialties, Savarins Filled with Whipped Cream Date: 1936

Susi - with kitten and party food. 1950s

Arab pastry stalls in Cairo, Egypt. Date: circa 1908

Cornish Traditional Pasties: " Which will ee ave, a Turmut, Lickey or Tatie Pasty?" circa 1905

Oatmeal on Scales
Oatmeal is a valuable addition to your everyday diet. It may be used in place of a proportion of the flour in most of your favourite recipies, scones, pastry etc. Date: 1940s

French Pastry Cook
A boy watches a French pastry cook at work. Date: 1850

Advertisement for Borwicks Baking Powder - the very best for cakes and pastry. A movable card giving different facial expressions. Date: early 20th century

The Empire Cookery Book - Advert for Holophane Lampshades. Date: 1920s

Biscuit or cookie seller, Paris, early 19th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie Lante from Tradeswomen of Paris, Paris, 1823

Pastry vendor, Egypt, in a studio photo. Date: circa 1870

Cake design, flower making. Holly and bells. Date: 1936

Individual Guest Cakes. Courtesy Mrs. Joseph A. Lambeth Date: 1936

Individual Guest Cakes. Floral Designs. Date: 1936

Cake design, flower making. Wistaria. Date: 1936

Cake design, flower making. Marzipan Rose Plaque Date: 1936

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