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"From Farm to Table: A Journey Through Time and Cultures" Step into the world as we explore a diverse range of culinary practices, spanning centuries and continents

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Still Life with Fish, 1638. Creator: Willem Ormea

Still Life with Fish, 1638. Creator: Willem Ormea
Still Life with Fish, 1638

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Still life with fish, c.1630-c.1659. Creator: Pieter de Putter

Still life with fish, c.1630-c.1659. Creator: Pieter de Putter
Still life with fish, c.1630-c.1659

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Still Life with a Fish, 1647. Creator: Pieter Claesz

Still Life with a Fish, 1647. Creator: Pieter Claesz
Still Life with a Fish, 1647

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Kitchen Scene, 1560-1565. Creator: Pieter Aertsen

Kitchen Scene, 1560-1565. Creator: Pieter Aertsen
Kitchen Scene, 1560-1565

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Still Life with Pig's Head, Pig's Knuckles and Sausage, 1600-1650. Creator: Monogrammist JVR

Still Life with Pig's Head, Pig's Knuckles and Sausage, 1600-1650. Creator: Monogrammist JVR
Still Life with Pig's Head, Pig's Knuckles and Sausage, 1600-1650

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Winnowing wheat, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Winnowing wheat, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Winnowing wheat, c1905. Tewa woman winnowing wheat in front of pueblo building

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Preparing salmon-Wishram, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Preparing salmon-Wishram, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Preparing salmon-Wishram, c1910. Tlakluit Indian woman, sitting on ground, placing salmon fillets on wood plank, woven reed mat in background, Washington State

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Cleaning wheat-San Juan, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Cleaning wheat-San Juan, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Cleaning wheat-San Juan, c1905. Two Tewa people processing wheat outside pueblo structure, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Jerking meat-Flathead, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Jerking meat-Flathead, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Jerking meat-Flathead, c1910. Four Salish women sitting on ground preparing meat

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: The piki maker-Hopi, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The piki maker-Hopi, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The piki maker-Hopi, c1906. Hopi woman making bread inside pueblo

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Working with a flour millstone, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Working with a flour millstone, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Working with a flour millstone, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Kitchen utensils, from a trade catalogue of domestic goods and fittings, c

Kitchen utensils, from a trade catalogue of domestic goods and fittings, c
STC174291 Kitchen utensils, from a trade catalogue of domestic goods and fittings, c.1890-1910 (colour litho) by English School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: The Young Housewife (oil on canvas)

The Young Housewife (oil on canvas)
NGW185004 The Young Housewife (oil on canvas) by Bonvin, Francois (1817-87); 40.5x32.1 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: The Tasting (oil on canvas)

The Tasting (oil on canvas)
473290 The Tasting (oil on canvas) by Sani, Alessandro (1856-1927); 51.4x61.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: From the German side: making war bread in a field-bakery of von Hindenburg

From the German side: making war bread in a field-bakery of von Hindenburg
STC312652 From the German side: making war bread in a field-bakery of von Hindenburgs army in a Polish-frontier drill-hall, from The Illustrated War News

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Army cookhouse constructed in an old chimney of an outhouse of the Lacy mansion

Army cookhouse constructed in an old chimney of an outhouse of the Lacy mansion
PNP269557 Army cookhouse constructed in an old chimney of an outhouse of the Lacy mansion, on the Rappahannock, Falmouth, Virginia (engraving) by American School

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Interior of a Kitchen, after a woodcut in Calendarium Romanum by Jean Staeffler

Interior of a Kitchen, after a woodcut in Calendarium Romanum by Jean Staeffler
KW260572 Interior of a Kitchen, after a woodcut in Calendarium Romanum by Jean Staeffler, printed Tubingen, Germany, 1518

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Butter churning, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Butter churning, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Butter churning, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs. Subjects include the Lena River shore; various forms of river transport--including boats, rafts

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Pizzoccheri ready for cooking. Lombardy. Italy. Europe

Pizzoccheri ready for cooking. Lombardy. Italy. Europe

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Interior with a Lady Choosing Fish, 1664 (oil on panel)

Interior with a Lady Choosing Fish, 1664 (oil on panel)
MAN277411 Interior with a Lady Choosing Fish, 1664 (oil on panel) by Brekelenkam, Quiringh Gerritsz. van (c.1620-68); 49.8x39.4 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Preparing the Meal (oil on canvas)

Preparing the Meal (oil on canvas)
XPG329627 Preparing the Meal (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Eggs Cooking on a Stove (oil on canvas)

Eggs Cooking on a Stove (oil on canvas)
AGN247375 Eggs Cooking on a Stove (oil on canvas) by Joncherie, Gabriel-Germain (fl.1828-44); 46x37.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Agnew s, London

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: A Fishermans Home, 1894 (oil on canvas)

A Fishermans Home, 1894 (oil on canvas)
OVR394333 A Fishermans Home, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Kolstoe, Fredrik (1860-1945); 67x55 cm; Lillehammer Art Museum, Lillehammer, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Plucking the Hen (oil on canvas)

Plucking the Hen (oil on canvas)
OVR398881 Plucking the Hen (oil on canvas) by Folkestad, Bernhard Dorotheus (1879-1933); 90x110 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Universal Porcelain Range, Advertising From The Saturday Evening Post, ca 1920-1925

Universal Porcelain Range, Advertising From The Saturday Evening Post, ca 1920-1925. Private Collection

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Kitchen Advertising From The Saturday Evening Post, ca 1920-1925. Creator: Anonymous

Kitchen Advertising From The Saturday Evening Post, ca 1920-1925. Creator: Anonymous
Kitchen Advertising From The Saturday Evening Post, ca 1920-1925. Private Collection

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Westinghouse Electric Company, Advertising From The Saturday Evening Post, ca 1920-1925

Westinghouse Electric Company, Advertising From The Saturday Evening Post, ca 1920-1925. Private Collection

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Six Bladed Food Chopper, 1939. Creator: Thomas Dooley

Six Bladed Food Chopper, 1939. Creator: Thomas Dooley
Six Bladed Food Chopper, 1939

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Sausage Grinder, c. 1937. Creator: Edward L Loper

Sausage Grinder, c. 1937. Creator: Edward L Loper
Sausage Grinder, c. 1937

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Fruit Slicer, c. 1938. Creator: Edward L Loper

Fruit Slicer, c. 1938. Creator: Edward L Loper
Fruit Slicer, c. 1938

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: The Fish Market, Venice, Italy, 1881 (oil on canvas)

The Fish Market, Venice, Italy, 1881 (oil on canvas)
3743987 The Fish Market, Venice, Italy, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Jobbins, William H. (c.1840-93); 58.4x83.8 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: A Cook and His Wife, c. 1496 (engraving)

A Cook and His Wife, c. 1496 (engraving)
5615377 A Cook and His Wife, c.1496 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 11x8 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; (add.info.: In The Book of the Knight of the Tower)

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Women Grinding Corn, from India Ancient and Modern, 1867 (colour litho)

Women Grinding Corn, from India Ancient and Modern, 1867 (colour litho)
STC418232 Women Grinding Corn, from India Ancient and Modern, 1867 (colour litho) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Cooks at the broiler in the kitchen of the Hotel Commodore, 1919 (silver gelatin print)

Cooks at the broiler in the kitchen of the Hotel Commodore, 1919 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380607 Cooks at the broiler in the kitchen of the Hotel Commodore, 1919 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Display of cold meat in the kitchen of the Commodore Hotel, 1919 (silver gelatin print)

Display of cold meat in the kitchen of the Commodore Hotel, 1919 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380606 Display of cold meat in the kitchen of the Commodore Hotel, 1919 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Cooks working in the kitchen of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 34th Street and 5th Avenue

Cooks working in the kitchen of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 34th Street and 5th Avenue
MNY380786 Cooks working in the kitchen of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at 34th Street and 5th Avenue, New York, 1903 or 1904 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: The baker, illustration from the Revue de l Education Nouvelle

The baker, illustration from the Revue de l Education Nouvelle
REV326124 The baker, illustration from the Revue de l Education Nouvelle (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Alexandre Henri Mouhot (1826-1860) in the Kingdom of Siam (engraving) (b / w photo)

Alexandre Henri Mouhot (1826-1860) in the Kingdom of Siam (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT248224 Alexandre Henri Mouhot (1826-1860) in the Kingdom of Siam (engraving) (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: M)

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: A bakery and baking equipment, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers

A bakery and baking equipment, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
STC243971 A bakery and baking equipment, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Traditional Chinese Kitchen, Kiangsi Province (b / w photo)

Traditional Chinese Kitchen, Kiangsi Province (b / w photo)
NUL204363 Traditional Chinese Kitchen, Kiangsi Province (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Occupations of the Agagna people, Mariana Islands, plate 29 from

Occupations of the Agagna people, Mariana Islands, plate 29 from
STC206895 Occupations of the Agagna people, Mariana Islands, plate 29 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Campi

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: A Cottage Home, 1875 (oil on canvas)

A Cottage Home, 1875 (oil on canvas)
BOU202942 A Cottage Home, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Barber, Joseph Moseley (fl.1858-89); 61x91.4 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; British, out of copyright

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Interior of Nootka tribe cabin, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume I

Interior of Nootka tribe cabin, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume I
STC175881 Interior of Nootka tribe cabin, from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume I, plate 19, by Jules Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (colour litho) by Gallina

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Interior of an Italian kitchen, after woodcut in Banchetti compositioni di

Interior of an Italian kitchen, after woodcut in Banchetti compositioni di
STC214451 Interior of an Italian kitchen, after woodcut in Banchetti compositioni di Vivende by Christoforo di Messisburgo, published 1549 (litho) (b/w photo) by Italian School

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Initiation rites of the cult of Dionysus, fresco from the Villa Dei Mysteri

Initiation rites of the cult of Dionysus, fresco from the Villa Dei Mysteri
BAL4999 Initiation rites of the cult of Dionysus, fresco from the Villa Dei Mysteri, 1st century BC (fresco) by Roman, (1st century BC); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: The Kitchen Maid

The Kitchen Maid
GG14437 The Kitchen Maid by Bail, Joseph (1862-1921); Private Collection; Photo eGavin Graham Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Background imageFood Preparation Collection: Still life with onions, 1889 (oil on canvas)

Still life with onions, 1889 (oil on canvas)
492475 Still life with onions, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Bernard, Emile (1868-1941); 45.7x55.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright



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"From Farm to Table: A Journey Through Time and Cultures" Step into the world as we explore a diverse range of culinary practices, spanning centuries and continents. In 1802, an engraving showcases the artistry behind beef, veal, pork, and mutton cuts - a testament to the precision required in preparing these meats. Fast forward to 1936 Zimbabwe, where two Mashona tribeswomen are captured pounding maize and millet with skillful hands, preserving ancient traditions. Spices play a vital role in enhancing flavors worldwide. An assortment of spices tantalizes our senses, promising aromatic delights that transform ordinary meals into extraordinary feasts. In a captivating oil painting from 1664, an interior scene reveals a lady carefully selecting fish for her meal - highlighting the importance of fresh ingredients. The tools used in kitchens throughout history have evolved significantly. From antique kitchen utensils featured in trade catalogues to modern gadgets that simplify our cooking process today – each item tells its own story about how food has been prepared over time. Artistic depictions bring us closer to understanding the essence of food preparation. "The Tasting, " portrayed on canvas with meticulous brushstrokes captures a moment when flavors harmonize perfectly on one's palate. Food knows no boundaries; it adapts and evolves across cultures. An army cookhouse ingeniously constructed within an old chimney demonstrates resourcefulness while Lombardy's Pizzoccheri dish reflects Italy's rich culinary heritage. History reminds us that food preparation was not always glamorous or equitable. Engravings from 1886 depict slaves carrying prepared meals from cookhouses to plantation mansions - shedding light on the harsh realities faced by many during this era. Finally, we marvel at "The House that Paxton Built, " depicted in an etching from Gastronomicum of all Nations – showcasing architectural brilliance intertwined with gastronomy. As we journey through time and cultures, we discover that food preparation is an art form in itself.