Kitchen Collection

MARCO PIERRE WHITE AND GORDON RAMSAY AT HARVEY'S RESTAURANT, LONDON 1988

Chinese kitchen god Zao Jun (Tsao Chun). Date 192-

Heath Robinson Kitchen 3 of 4
Heath Robinson Does Away with Servants - Patent Applied for by " The Sketch" in the Kitchen

Poster: Save kitchen scraps to feed the hens! Keep it dry, free from glass, metal, bones, paper, etc. It also feeds pigs. Your council will collect. 1940s

Auguste Escoffier
AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER French Chef. Director of Kitchen for many large Hotels. Known for his culinary innovations

Between Two Fires, c1892, (1938). Artist: Francis Davis Millet
Between Two Fires, c1892. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

A selection of copper border and jelly moulds

Sidney Sussex College
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & gardens, the kitchen & formal gardens. N.B ball game being played

Womens Institute activities during the First World War, making jam and wicker baskets to help with the war effort. 1915

Wartime pig food poster
We Want Your Kitchen Waste - poster encouraging the saving of food scraps for use as pig food, to be collected by the council. It also feeds poultry

Oxton House, Devon, seat of Rev. John Beaumont Swete. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1827

The Tea Table, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)
Oil painting on canvas, Newlyn School, 1920. The painting shows a mealtime scene around the kitchen table. A traditional Cornish range is pictured in the background

A selection of jelly and cake moulds

MARGARET THATCHER WASHES UP AT HOME IN FINCHLEY, NORTH LONDON - 4TH OCTOBER 1974 (74/3068)

Group photo, Claridges Hotel kitchen staff, Mayfair, London W1. Date: 1908

The Servant also called The Milkmaid or The Kitchen Maid c1660. Oil on canvas. Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) Dutch Baroque painter. Young woman standing at table beneath a window pours milk into a bowl

Chefs eating lunch at Sherrys restaurant, New York, 1902 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380765 Chefs eating lunch at Sherrys restaurant, New York, 1902 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Galley, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built

A chef at work in a London kitchen. 1947

A. H. Cadier, senior chef at the Brighton Pavilion is handed fake chickens by junior
A.H. Cadier, senior chef at the Brighton Pavilion is handed fake chickens by junior chef Lloyd Payne to demonstrate the operation of the huge open fireplaces of 1825 in the kitchens at the Royal

Joy of Perfect Cooking
The Joys of Perfect Cooking promises delicious food for the home. Woman, women, kitchen, advert advertising, advertisement

Saint Bonaventure (San Bonaventura) (1217-1274) receiving the purple cardinalice A high
JLJ4600203 Saint Bonaventure (San Bonaventura) (1217-1274)

M Latry, the famous chef at the Savoy Hotel, with haggis in readiness for the St Andrews night celebrations. 29 November 1929

The kitchen of Delmonicos Restaurant, New York City. Photographed by Joseph Byron, 1902
DELMONICOs RESTAURANT. The kitchen of Delmonicos Restaurant, New York City. Photographed by Joseph Byron, 1902

Elizabeth Ann kitchen units advertisement
Advertisement for the Elizabeth Ann kitchen unit in stainless steel for the aristocrat of kitchen equipment for...a bright, easy kitchen. c.1955

Keith Floyd Chef & TV Presenter prepares food in kitchen May 1991

Reform Clubs kitchens, Westminster, London, 1842. Artist: John Tarring
View of the Reform Clubs kitchens, Westminster, 1842; with a plan and key below. The principle kitchen is in the centre; staff are busy at work in the kitchen and there is an area for meat preparation

English Rose kitchen advert, woman with desserts
Advertisement for English Rose Kitchen Equipment featuring a young housewife with a tea trolley and a selection of desserts, cakes and tea. Date: 1952

Latest 1950S Kitchen
Woman enjoys cooking in her new kitchen fitted with all the latest mod-cons

1960S Kitchen
A classic kitchen, with a dresser, folding table, gas cooker with whistle kettle, trendy floor tiles and various types of kitchenalia

Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676
Dolls House of Petronella Dunois (1650-1695), c. 1676. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Cover for Brochure advertising Triplex Grates / Ranges
A cook proudly produces a loaf - another successful piece of cooking using her Triplex Garte / Range. Date: circa 1927

Two women at work in a Mexican kitchen. Painting by an unknown artist, c1850
MEXICO: KITCHEN, c1850. Two women at work in a Mexican kitchen. Painting by an unknown artist, c1850

English politician. Photographed at her home in Chelsea
MARGARET THATCHER (1925- ). English politician. Photographed at her home in Chelsea, England, 1975, shortly before being named leader of the Conservative Party

Chinese kitchen god Zao Jun (Tsao Chun) with five figures (lesser gods?) in front of him. Date 192-

Teapot and hot drink, thermogram
Teapot and hot drink. Thermogram of a teapot containing a hot beverage, next to a hot drink. Thermography records surface temperatures by detecting the long-wavelength radiation emitted by an object

Young woman washing clothes at a sink
A young woman at a kitchen sink washing clothes using a washboard. There is a stack of four dinner plates waiting to be washed up, a kettle, and a tin of One-O-One which cleans without scratching

Can Openers, Skewers Etc
Can openers, sharpening steels, cutlet bats/beaters, larding pins, trussing needles, hatchet, skewers and steak tongs

1940S Housewife Cooking
A housewife cooks on a simple stove in a bare and austere kitchen, adding milk to the pan she is stirring

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

Clare College 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings, the kitchen & tree- lined walks & grounds

CHRISTs COLLEGE 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & garden, the kitchen & an area for playing le jeu de paume (real tennis ?)

Magdalen College 1675
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings, the kitchen & garden. One of 39 engravings made of Oxford Colleges by Loggan

Alice / In the Kitchen
DUCHESS In the Duchesss kitchen

S Dixon & Co seed catalogue
The colourful front cover of thes Dixon & Co seed catalogue, offering choice seeds for the flower and kitchen garden

Great Barr Colony, Staffordshire
Great Barr colony for mental defectives, opened circa 1918 by the Walsall and West Bromwich Joint Committee to house people with severe learning difficulties

Regent Palace Hotel Kitchens, London
Regent Palace Hotel Kitchens, Piccadilly, London - The Brigade in action. The Hotel opened in 1915 and closed in 2006

Juicing carrots. The electrical juicer is pulping raw carrots to make a healthy vegetable drink. Carrots are rich in vitamin A (retinol) and also contain some fibre

Yorkshire Farmhouse Int
A Yorkshire farmers wife makes oatcakes in her kitchen

QUEENS COLLEGE 1690
A bird s-eye view of the college showing the chapel, dining hall, library, the Deans lodgings & gardens, the kitchen & fellows formal gardens

International baking powder. Manufactured by Queen City Chemical Co. Buffalo, N.Y. Advertisement for International brand baking powder, showing a cat awakened by bread rising. Date c1885

Kitchen of tenant purchase client. Hidalgo County, Texas. Date 1939 Feb

Grated spices. Ginger on a grater next to chopped red chilli, chopped chilli and whole ginger

Charterhouse / 17C?
The Charterhouse, in the City of London

Meat Mincer 1889
The Enterprise meat chopper, or mincer, is apparently the best in the world

Emperors Nightingale
The whole court was present, even to the little kitchen wench... - to hear the Nightingale

MAYs COOKERY BOOK 1685
The Accomplished Cook, or the art and mystery of Cookery : a seventeenth century guide to success in the kitchen by Robert May

Deep-Fat Fryer
An oval shaped deep-fat fryer with removable basket for frying fish and chips, or perhaps I should say pomme frites as it is French

The kitchen of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton
ENGLAND: BRIGHTON PAVILION. The kitchen of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, England, designed for the Prince Regent, later King George IV, by John Nash

Oktoberfest Munich
Andreas Magnusson

In the Kitchen preparations for Christmas Eve Dinner in a Paris Restaurant, from L Illustration, pub. December 1893, (colour lithograph)

Alice in Wonderland, Duchess, cook and baby
Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets the Duchess, her cook and a screaming baby. Date: early 20th century

Cross-Section of House
A cross-section of a family house showing members of the household about their various tasks in the kitchen, drawing room, nursery and schoolroom

Advertisement for Viota "Afternoon Tea"cake mixture
Advertisement for Viota " Afternoon Tea" cake mixture, one packet makes 18 of the most delicious home-made cakes in the world. Date: 1924

Trade catalogue for jelly and cake moulds 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing jelly and cake moulds in a variety of shapes. Date: 1911

Mona Washbourne and Wilfred Pickles in Billy Liar (1963)
An intense portrait of Mona Washbourne and Wilfred Pickles as the long suffering parents of Billy Fisher (Tom Courtenay) in John Schlesingers Billy Liar (1963)

Italian cooks preparing a meal, 1500s
Cooks preparing food in an Italian kitchen, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

1930s woman cooking in her kitchen
A woman stands at a kitchen pantry or dresser trying out new recipes. Attached to the work service is a hand operated meat mincer. Date: c.1930

Advert for English Rose kitchens 1952
Young housewife cooking in her new English Rose fitted kitchen. Comes with a cause of softglow worktop colours, scarlet red, steel blue and amulet green. Date: 1952

Advert for Follows & Bates winding machines 1900s
Various machines from the late 19th Century early 20th century, advertised in The Ironmonger Diary and Text Book, for Follows & Bates in Manchester. Circa 1900

Brochure advertising Triplex Grates / Ranges
A cook proudly produces a loaf - another successful piece of cooking using her Triplex Garte / Range. Home made with Triplex! Date: circa 1920s

Firefighters outside mobile kitchen, WW2
Firefighters enjoying a mug of tea outside a mobile kitchen presented to the National Fire Service by the Order of the Eastern Star, Manitoba, Canada, during the Second World War

Advertisement for Crane petite boilers -- male model (Tony Gale) extending his hand. 1959

NFS (London Region) mobile kitchen vehicle
Donated to the London Region of the NFS by the Canadian Red Cross, the mobile kitchen unit displayed at the Regional (Brigade) Headquarters, Lambeth, SE1 is seen here with its side canopies extended

Gas refrigerator advertisement, 1950s
Advertisement for a gas-powered fridge depicting a carefree 1950s housewife gazing fondly at her gigantic baby. 1950s

Ladies in a kitchen
Two woman with sleek 1920s hair discuss the state of their hands in front of a kitchen sink filled with brightly decorated art deco pottery

Seminole Indians - USA, Florida, Everglades
The Everglades, Florida, USA. Seminole Indians on the Tamiami Trail. The Kitchen of Chesnut Billys Indian Camp. The Tamiami Trail was opened in 1928

Doing Laundry 1940S
A housewife uses a kind of dolly leg with a rubber plunger on the end of it to wash her clothes in a metal tub. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

KETTLE CAT
A ginger cat about to be boiled in a kettle on the kitchen hob!

Compost / wormery - worms visible amongst variety of kitchen waste including vegetable and fruit peelings
MAB-391 Compost / wormery - worms visible amongst variety of kitchen waste including vegetable and fruit peelings

Bauhaus Kitchen 1930
Bauhaus-style fitted kitchen

Faust in Witches Kitchen
Methinks, a million fools in choir are raving and will never tire

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"From Kitchen Scraps to Happy Hens: Sustainable Living at its Best" In this captivating poster, we are reminded of the importance of saving kitchen scraps to feed our beloved hens. Not only does it reduce waste, but it also ensures that our feathered friends enjoy a nutritious meal. Step into the world of Chinese folklore as we encounter Zao Jun, the revered Kitchen God. With his presence in every Chinese kitchen, he blesses households with good fortune and delicious meals. Enter the whimsical realm of Heath Robinson's imaginative mind as we explore his intricate and ingenious contraptions in the third installment of his extraordinary "Heath Robinson Kitchen" series. Prepare to be amazed by his creative solutions for everyday culinary challenges. Auguste Escoffier, hailed as the "King of Chefs, " revolutionized modern cuisine with his innovative techniques and exquisite taste. His culinary legacy continues to inspire chefs worldwide. Transport yourself back in time through Francis Davis Millet's mesmerizing painting "Between Two Fires. " This evocative piece captures a moment from 1892 when cooking was an art form performed amidst bustling kitchens and flickering flames. Discover Sidney Sussex College's rich history where aspiring chefs honed their skills under expert guidance. The college has been nurturing culinary talent for generations, shaping future masters of gastronomy. During World War I, women played a crucial role on the home front. The Women's Institute activities showcased their resourcefulness in adapting recipes and making do with limited ingredients during challenging times. Marvel at an array of copper border and jelly moulds that add elegance to any dessert presentation. These timeless pieces not only create stunning treats but also serve as decorative accents in any kitchen space. Amidst wartime scarcity, even pigs were taken care of. A fascinating pig food poster reminds us that every creature deserves nourishment during difficult times—a testament to humanity's compassion towards all living beings. Indulge your senses as you join Harold Harvey's masterpiece, "The Tea Table.