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Nigeria - A Yoruba Grocer Date: circa 1920s
Advert for Wm. Corns & Son, combination Coffee Mill 1888Combination mill for coffee and spices. Date: 1888
Jamaica PepperMYRTUS PIMENTA Jamaica pepper
Nutmeg / Various PartsMYRISTICA. Diagramatical representation of the various parts of the nutmeg tree including a branch & leaves, the fruit, mace & seed or nutmeg
Gathering PepperGathering pepper in the Spice Islands - the Moluccas, in the East Indies, the major producers of spices at that time
Japan - Spice DealerSpice Dealer, Japan. Date: circa 1920s
The Phoenix in its nest of spices, fanning the flames with its wings
Advert for Chinese Lantern Plant 1897Ornamental window or garden plant, (Physalis alkekengi), giving you a delicious fruit, growing freely during the summer and winter months
Nutmeg plantation 1868Island of Penang, in the Indian Ocean by the Strait of Malacca, consisted of a vast plantation of fruit trees of which the nutmeg was run by an English enterprise
VESTALS SACRIFICINGRoman Vestal Virgins make a sacrifice, probably of precious spices
c. 1880s India - weighing spices or other dry goodsc.1880s India - man weighing spices or other dry goods with a set of scales
Kuwait - Fruit Seller Date: circa 1910s
Herbs and spices used in food in the Middle Ages. Scandinavia. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Islamic Art. Turkey. Anatolia. Sultanhani Carvanserai. BuiltIslamic Art. Turkey. Anatolia. Selyucids period. Sultanhani Carvanserai. Built from 1226 to 1229. The Caravanserai are building for protecting from thieves
Lady with giant red chili pepper on a birthday cardLady with giant red chili pepper (looking like an umbrella) on a birthday card, with pink curtains on either side. Date: circa 1890s
Indian Village Life - Separating Butter and Crushing Spices. This is from the North West Frontier Province, then Northern India on the border with Afghanistan - now part of Pakistan
Kitchen utensils hanging below a spice rack with mint, caraway, thyme, and sage jars. Photo shows 6 utensils including a small pan, meat fork, icing spatula, whole and slotted spoons
It suffices. What suffices? All suffices reckoned rightly: Spring shall bloom where now the ice is, Roses make the bramble sightly, And the quickening sun shine brightly
Indian spices on display in KeralaIndian spices on display in Mattancherry, Cochin, Kerala State, India
Laos - Sacks of cardamom being weighed. A very superior French overseer takes down the details in a jotter
Spice Seller - Mandu, Madhya PradeshA spice seller near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India. The trader sells a variety of dried and ground spices from baskets and tin cans, weighing the quanities on a fine pair of brass hand scales
Fruit Market / ZanzibarIn a country known for its spices, the fruit market is very crowded
Jesus and Mary MagdalenWhile dining with Simon the Pharisee, his feet are anointed by Mary Magdalen with precious spices
Vestals SacrificingRoman Vestal Virgins make a sacrifice, probably of precious spices
Nutmeg / Family HerbalMYRISTICA. (listed as Myristica Moschata) Showing the leaves, fruit & seed or nutmeg of the plant
Turkish Spice MerchantOutside a spice merchants shop at Aidin, Turkey with customers & staff. Turkish cigarettes are also available
Paprika Seller HungaryA peasant woman sells paprika in the market at Kalocsa, Hungary
Jesus Tomb EmptyMary Magdalen, Mary the mother of James, and Salome come with spices to anoint Jesuss body, but find his tomb empty : a moment later, an angel will tell them that Jesus is risen