Meals Collection

A Bonzo juggling act
Bonzo, the cute canine created by artist George Studdy in The Sketch magazine during the 1920s, performs a marvellous trick by balancing a plate, cutlery

Lin-Can advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Lin-Can tinned fruits and vegetables manufactured by Lincolnshire Canners of Boston, Lincolnshire, featuring two excitable housewives keen to demonstrate the endless possibilities

Tetbury primary school, Gloucestershire. 250 meals are served in the " dining room" and then the room is cleared so that the room can be used for classes. September 1962

Good Egg by William Heath Robinson
Straight from the Hen! The Fresh-Egger, a handsome apparatus for ensuring the new-laidness of eggs for the breakfast-table. A typically convoluted invention from the mind of William Heath Robinson

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940
The weeks food facts No. 6. If you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly

Quaker, 1960s, UK

Medieval lord of manor dining (colour litho)
3245318 Medieval lord of manor dining (colour litho) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; out of copyright

Still Life with Peaches and Pears Date: 1890

Couple having dinner staring into each others eyes drinking champagne

The pantry, First half of the 17th century. Creator: Legi (Liegi), Giacomo (around 1600-1640/45)
The pantry, First half of the 17th century. Found in the Collection of the Galerie Canesso.

Still life with cup, bottle, clay pot and candlestick. Creator: Magini, Carlo (1720-1806)
Still life with cup, bottle, clay pot and candlestick. Found in the Collection of the Galerie Canesso.

Still life with eggs, cabbage and candlestick. Creator: Magini, Carlo (1720-1806)
Still life with eggs, cabbage and candlestick. Found in the Collection of the Galerie Canesso.

Kitchen interior with copper dishes, octopus and onions on a stone ledge, 1670s. Creator: Recco, Giuseppe (1634-1695)
Kitchen interior with copper dishes, octopus and onions on a stone ledge, 1670s. Found in the Collection of the Galerie Canesso.

Portrait of a cook, Second half of the 17th century. Creator: Cassana, Niccolo (1659-1714)
Portrait of a cook, Second half of the 17th century. Found in the Collection of the Galerie Canesso.

Japanese women at a meal, Between 1870 and 1890. Creator: Anonymous
Japanese women at a meal, Between 1870 and 1890. Private Collection

Japanese women during tea ceremony, Between 1870 and 1890. Creator: Anonymous
Japanese women during tea ceremony, Between 1870 and 1890. Private Collection

Japanese women at a meal in Kyoto, Between 1870 and 1890. Creator: Anonymous
Japanese women at a meal in Kyoto, Between 1870 and 1890. Private Collection

From Yukimi hakkei (Eight snowy scenes), 1820-1830. Creator: Toyokuni II, Utagawa (1777-1835)
From Yukimi hakkei (Eight snowy scenes), 1820-1830. Private Collection

NUPE and GMBATU school meals campaign, Croydon
NUPE and GMBATU representatives at a press conference to launch a Save our school meals campaign in the London Borough of Croydon, 29 June 1983. Date: 1983

Gunfight over Dinner Date: 1954

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Food, Cooked, Meals, A breakfast table setting of two fried eggs on toast on a plate beside a cup of tea in a saucer

Outbreak of WWII men of Royal Artillery eating 1939
Men of a battalion of the Royal Artillery have a meal beside of the guns, during training. Date: 1939

Japanese people sitting on the floor eating their meal using small bowls and chopsticks. Date: 1864

Pat Crerand and Denis Law with Mrs O Farrell, wife of Manchester United manager Frank O Farrell and their children. 16th June 1971

Journalist David Jack eating a meat lunch June 1975 1970s

Pupils queue to by served their school dinner

Pupils queing for their dinners at Cramlington High School

Bernadette Meenaghan tucks into her lunch

Glantaf Secondary Modern School, Llandaff North, Cardiff. October 1952 C4990-003

India, West Bengal, Kolkata, A food hotel in the New Market district

WWII - the man who eats grass, Mr J. R. B. Branson
Mr J. R. B. Branson, who advocated a diet of grass to counter food shortages during the Second World War. The Bystander magazine ran a double page spread on him

A canteen, 1932. Found in the Collection of State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

food, Austria

My Grasshopper is bigger than yours!
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Divisions at meals, Training Ship Exmouth, early 1900s

WW2, Homes For Evacuated Children
This illustration shows a mother providing meals and a place to live for poor children who have been rendered homeless by WW2 raids. Date: circa 1941

Grenville Hotel, 112 East Street, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: circa 1910s

Salvation Army serving school meals, Lincolnshire
Salvation Army serving soup and snacks to schoolchildren in Crowland, Lincolnshire, 28 January 1981. The children's school dinners had been discontinued due to government cuts. Date: 1981

People School Schools 1981 1980s 80s Eighties
people, school, schools, 1981, 1980s, 80s, eighties, cuts, cut, woman, women, meals, dinners, catering, cutting, child, children, salvation, army, serving, soup, snacks, schoolchildren, schoolchild

Tokyo postman delivering letters to the rubble
Laden with letters from anxious enquiries from relatives. A Japanese postman amongst the ruins of where the house were once situated

Tokyo earthquake 1923
A railway shelter for the night with men, women and children huddled together in a carriage on a siding at Numadzu Station after the catastrophic earthquake that hit Tokyo

Sermon Lane Mission, Islington 1903
Distribution of free meals to the sandwichmen and unemployed at the Sermon Lane Mission, in Liverpool Road, London, during the Cattle Show. Date: 1903

Tapestry, Month of January, possibly from Flanders, 1500-25 (wool)
3576114 Tapestry, Month of January, possibly from Flanders, 1500-25 (wool) by Belgian School, (16th century); 271.7x320 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Tapestry depicting Banquet in the Open Air, or An Open Air Meal in the Garden of Love, from Tournai, c
3576105 Tapestry depicting Banquet in the Open Air, or An Open Air Meal in the Garden of Love, from Tournai, c.1510 (wool & silk) by Belgian School, (16th century); 292.7x362 cm; Burrell Collection

The Last Supper at Emmaus, painter Bartolomeo Cavarozzi, c. 1600, Italy, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 4 people, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, black, black-and-white, black-white, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, dish, dishes, drawing, drawings

Alas, April the 30th, 1932 (oil on canvas)
3963586 Alas, April the 30th, 1932 (oil on canvas) by Hamilton, Maggie (1867-1952); 49.5x49.5 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales; © Newport Museum and Art Gallery

Detail of Digging of the Ghent Canal (oil on canvas)
490058 Detail of Digging of the Ghent Canal (oil on canvas) by Garemyn, Jan-Anton (1712-99); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490057.); © Art in Flanders

Farmer's Wedding (oil on canvas)
471527 Farmer's Wedding (oil on canvas) by Massys or Metsys, Jan (1509-75); 77x99 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

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Feasting through the ages! From a Bonzo juggling act to the whimsical contraptions of Good Egg by William Heath Robinson, they have always been a spectacle. At Tetbury primary school in Gloucestershire, 250 they can served in an orchestrated symphony of nourishment and laughter. Even during wartime, as seen in the advert for the Ministry of Food in 1940, they were cherished moments of respite. The Quaker movement brought wholesome sustenance to 1960s UK households, promoting healthy eating habits that still resonate today. Traveling back further in time, we witness medieval lords indulging in lavish banquets fit for royalty - a colorful lithograph capturing their opulence. Meanwhile, Still Life with Peaches and Pears from 1890 reminds us that even simple arrangements can evoke mouthwatering desires. The Empire Marketing Board Milk poster showcases how dairy products played an essential role in building strong nations. On Training Ship Exmouth during the early 1900s, divisions at mealtime taught discipline and camaraderie among young sailors. In times of turmoil like World War II, homes for evacuated children provided warm meals amidst chaos and uncertainty. Across oceans at Grenville Hotel on East Street in Kingston Jamaica or within Lincolnshire's Salvation Army serving school meals; food became not just sustenance but also symbols of hope and compassion. Meals transcend time and culture - they unite us all around one common need: nourishment for our bodies and souls. Whether it's a grand feast fit for kings or a humble plate shared with loved ones; every meal tells its own unique story woven into the fabric of our lives.