Shellfish Collection (page 2)

Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp, which comes out of its shell to reveal a seasonal greeting. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Banquet Still Life, 1644, by Adriaen van Utrecht (1599-1651 /
Adriaen van Utrecht (1599-1651/52). Flemish painter. Banquet Still Life, 1644. Detail. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Cave dwellers, Downderry, near Seaton, Cornwall. These folk were mostly Irish people who came from Plymouth and lived in the caves on the beach from March to September harvesting shellfish

Russian Desman - adult female, feeds on a fresh-water mussel, typical posture (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve, river Oka valley, Central Russia

Oyster from Margate on a shell-shaped greetings card
Oyster from Merry Margate (Kent) on a shell-shaped greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Shellfish farming on Jersey, Channel Islands. Date: circa 1970s

Woman selling cockles in Scotland, c. 1830
Woman selling cockles in Scotland to two boys, c.1830 Date: C.1830

Winkle seller, 1869
Man selling fine fresh winkles from a cart, 1869 Date: 1869

Man holding two large lobsters. Date: circa 1970s

Dunkirk, France - boats fishing for shrimps. circa 1910s

Dunkirk, France - fishing for shrimps
Dunkirk, France - four women and a man with large nets fishing for shrimps. Date: circa 1910s

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

Susi - discovering a crab on the beach. 1950s

Susi - with fishing net and shells. 1950s

Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Unloading Oysters. Set within an oyster shell border.. Date: 1910

New Year card in the shape of an oyster shell (open), with ships in a harbour. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of a picnic basket
Greetings card in the shape of a wickerwork picnic basket full of delicious food. Date: circa 1890s

Oyster on a plate on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of a lobster with a bowl of boiled eggs and salad. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a barrel of oysters, with verse. Date: circa 1890s

Picking shellfish close to the shore, Japan, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Susi - looking at a crab on the beach. 1950s

Gibbs Happy Families - Master Bun
Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Fin the Fishermans daughter. 20th century

Dieppe, France - Mussel sellers. Date: circa 1902

Japan, Two children digging for shellfish, low tide riverbed
Japan - Two children digging for shellfish on a low tide riverbed. Both hold small picks/shovels suited for this purpose. Date: 1906

George Ernest Studdy, Bonzos Love Offering to Chee-Kee, the Pekingese. Originally published as Valentine postcard no. 3117, I love you for yourself, dear, and not for your gifts

Fishing for Oysters
Oyster dredging in Whitstable Bay Date: 1847

Fisherman with lobsters and cat, St Ives, Cornwall
Fisherman with his catch of lobsters, and a cat on his shoulders, St Ives, Cornwall. circa 1970s

Bag with punning verse on a Christmas card
Bag with crab and punning verse on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Lobster on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Lobster and boiled eggs on a Christmas card
Lobster, boiled eggs and lettuce on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

Cartoon, Cost of food and drink, WW1
Cartoon illustrating the cost of food and drink during the First World War. Various tradesmen comment on the cost of their produce. Date: 1916

Lobster and seaweed
A lobster surrounded by seaweed. Date: circa 1920s

Crab and seaweed
A crab surrounded by seaweed. Date: circa 1920s

Young girl shrimping. Young girl with net catching shellfish on the shore Date: circa 1890

Piles of oyster shells, Hampton, Virginia, USA
Piles of oyster shells at Hampton, Virginia, USA, with boats in the foreground. Date: circa 1905

Russian Desman - adults from one burrow - feed on a fresh-water mussels (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve, river Oka valley, Central Russia

Russian Desman - feeds on a fresh-water mussel (Desmana moschata). Okskii Biospheric Nature Reserve; river Oka valley, Central Russia

Spoof postcard on the Colchester Native Oyster Beds ! Date: circa 1910s

France - Arcachon - Oyster Gatherer
A wonderful postcard photograph of a woman Oyster Gatherer (Parqueuse) from Arcachon in the Gironde department in southwestern France

200, 000 bushels of Oyster Shells, Hampton, Virginia, USA - adjoining an oyster packing plant Date: 1914

Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp, which comes out of its shell to reveal a seasonal greeting. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Mussel Collectors by Karl Daubigny (1846-1886). Date: 1867

Electric-blue European lobster
The strikingly coloured electric-blue European lobster was caught off the east coast of Scotland and spotted at a London fish market in November 2011

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