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Meals Collection (page 3)

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

Background imageMeals Collection: Peeling the Potatoes, 1900 (oil on canvas)

Peeling the Potatoes, 1900 (oil on canvas)
2601894 Peeling the Potatoes, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Pratt, Jonathan (1835-1911); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Background imageMeals Collection: Advert for Alexander Clark, hot plate & soup tureen 1912

Advert for Alexander Clark, hot plate & soup tureen 1912
Welbeck plated pattern hoat plate, soup tureen and syphon stand. 1912

Background imageMeals Collection: Advert for Alexander Clark, hot plate 1912

Advert for Alexander Clark, hot plate 1912
Luxury patent hot plate. 1912

Background imageMeals Collection: The Pancake Woman, 1635 (etching)

The Pancake Woman, 1635 (etching)
1068213 The Pancake Woman, 1635 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 10.2x8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Calvin J. Holmes; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageMeals Collection: Study for Sunday Morning (pastel & pencil on paper)

Study for Sunday Morning (pastel & pencil on paper)
1214003 Study for Sunday Morning (pastel & pencil on paper) by Stott, William Edward (1859-1918); 31.7x21.3 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

Background imageMeals Collection: Le dejeuner a la campagne, 1879 (w / c & black crayon on paper)

Le dejeuner a la campagne, 1879 (w / c & black crayon on paper)
6219138 Le dejeuner A la campagne, 1879 (w/c & black crayon on paper) by Morisot, Berthe (1841-95); 14.4x21.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageMeals Collection: Page from Army and Navy Stores Catalogue, 1939-40 (colour litho)

Page from Army and Navy Stores Catalogue, 1939-40 (colour litho)
5987534 Page from Army and Navy Stores Catalogue, 1939-40 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for catalogue of Army & Navy Stores Ltd)

Background imageMeals Collection: Nougat Baskets with Fruits (colour litho)

Nougat Baskets with Fruits (colour litho)
2800128 Nougat Baskets with Fruits (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nougat Baskets with Fruits)

Background imageMeals Collection: Princess Pudding (colour litho)

Princess Pudding (colour litho)
2800124 Princess Pudding (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Princess Pudding)

Background imageMeals Collection: Roast Fillet of Beef (colour litho)

Roast Fillet of Beef (colour litho)
2800118 Roast Fillet of Beef (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roast Fillet of Beef)

Background imageMeals Collection: Mayonnaise of Trout (colour litho)

Mayonnaise of Trout (colour litho)
2800110 Mayonnaise of Trout (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mayonnaise of Trout)

Background imageMeals Collection: Baked Brill with Crayfish (colour litho)

Baked Brill with Crayfish (colour litho)
2800107 Baked Brill with Crayfish (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baked Brill with Crayfish)

Background imageMeals Collection: Chocolate Bavaroise (colour litho)

Chocolate Bavaroise (colour litho)
2800101 Chocolate Bavaroise (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chocolate Bavaroise)

Background imageMeals Collection: Mutton Pies (or Veal and Ham) (colour litho)

Mutton Pies (or Veal and Ham) (colour litho)
2800094 Mutton Pies (or Veal and Ham) (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mutton Pies (or Veal and Ham)

Background imageMeals Collection: Braised Carrots (colour litho)

Braised Carrots (colour litho)
2800089 Braised Carrots (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Braised Carrots)

Background imageMeals Collection: Scallops of Veal (colour litho)

Scallops of Veal (colour litho)
2800085 Scallops of Veal (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scallops of Veal)

Background imageMeals Collection: Trifle (colour litho)

Trifle (colour litho)
2800127 Trifle (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trifle. Illustration for Katharine Mellishs Cookery and Domestic Management)

Background imageMeals Collection: Boiled Smelts (colour litho)

Boiled Smelts (colour litho)
2800109 Boiled Smelts (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boiled Smelts. Illustration for Katharine Mellishs Cookery and Domestic Management)

Background imageMeals Collection: Boiled Fresh Haddock (colour litho)

Boiled Fresh Haddock (colour litho)
2800105 Boiled Fresh Haddock (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boiled Fresh Haddock)

Background imageMeals Collection: Strawberry Jelly (colour litho)

Strawberry Jelly (colour litho)
2800097 Strawberry Jelly (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strawberry Jelly)

Background imageMeals Collection: Peas a la Bourgeoise (colour litho)

Peas a la Bourgeoise (colour litho)
2800090 Peas a la Bourgeoise (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peas a la Bourgeoise)

Background imageMeals Collection: Florence Biscuits (colour litho)

Florence Biscuits (colour litho)
2800087 Florence Biscuits (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Florence Biscuits)

Background imageMeals Collection: Egg Cutlets (colour litho)

Egg Cutlets (colour litho)
2800071 Egg Cutlets (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egg Cutlets. Illustration for Katharine Mellishs Cookery and Domestic Management)

Background imageMeals Collection: The White Tablecloth, 1731-32 (oil on canvas)

The White Tablecloth, 1731-32 (oil on canvas)
2970564 The White Tablecloth, 1731-32 (oil on canvas) by Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779); 96.8x123.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Mr. and Mrs

Background imageMeals Collection: The sweet potato as a flour substitute, c. 1915 (litho)

The sweet potato as a flour substitute, c. 1915 (litho)
696050 The sweet potato as a flour substitute, c.1915 (litho) by Carver, George Washington (c.1864-1943); 28.2x16.1 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: Carver)

Background imageMeals Collection: Jeune Valet Anglais (coloured engraving)

Jeune Valet Anglais (coloured engraving)
6016079 Jeune Valet Anglais (coloured engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeune Valet Anglais)

Background imageMeals Collection: Summer: The Harvesters, 1623 (oil on panel)

Summer: The Harvesters, 1623 (oil on panel)
5962783 Summer: The Harvesters, 1623 (oil on panel) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 73x104.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageMeals Collection: Moabiton types, Bedouin women at meals (b / w photo)

Moabiton types, Bedouin women at meals (b / w photo)
5214713 Moabiton types, Bedouin women at meals (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moabiton types, Bedouin women at meals)

Background imageMeals Collection: Moabiton types, Bedouins at meals (b / w photo)

Moabiton types, Bedouins at meals (b / w photo)
5214712 Moabiton types, Bedouins at meals (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moabiton types, Bedouins at meals)

Background imageMeals Collection: Delicious Dreams! Castles in the Air! Glorious Prospects

Delicious Dreams! Castles in the Air! Glorious Prospects
2632294 Delicious Dreams! Castles in the Air! Glorious Prospects! vide An Afternoon Nap after the Fatigue of an Official Dinner (coloured engraving) by Gillray

Background imageMeals Collection: Lazarus at the House of the Rich Man, plate from Giulio Alenis '

Lazarus at the House of the Rich Man, plate from Giulio Alenis "
880695 Lazarus at the House of the Rich Man, plate from Giulio Alenis " Tianzhu jiangsheng zhuxiang jingjie" (An Illustrated History of the Lord of Heaven Who Became Incarnate in the Flesh)

Background imageMeals Collection: The Wedding Feast (oil on panel)

The Wedding Feast (oil on panel)
3525983 The Wedding Feast (oil on panel) by Cleve, Maerten van (1527-81); 26 x 37.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: One of a set of four); Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageMeals Collection: Orange Caramel (colour litho)

Orange Caramel (colour litho)
2800134 Orange Caramel (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orange Caramel. Illustration for Katharine Mellishs Cookery and Domestic Management)

Background imageMeals Collection: Assorted Ices (colour litho)

Assorted Ices (colour litho)
2800133 Assorted Ices (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assorted Ices. Illustration for Katharine Mellishs Cookery and Domestic Management)

Background imageMeals Collection: Galantine of Veal (colour litho)

Galantine of Veal (colour litho)
2800122 Galantine of Veal (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galantine of Veal)

Background imageMeals Collection: Potato and Tomato Salad (colour litho)

Potato and Tomato Salad (colour litho)
2800121 Potato and Tomato Salad (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potato and Tomato Salad)

Background imageMeals Collection: Steak and Oyster Pie (colour litho)

Steak and Oyster Pie (colour litho)
2800119 Steak and Oyster Pie (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steak and Oyster Pie)

Background imageMeals Collection: John Dory (colour litho)

John Dory (colour litho)
2800108 John Dory (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Dory. Illustration for Katharine Mellishs Cookery and Domestic Management)

Background imageMeals Collection: Boiled Cod (colour litho)

Boiled Cod (colour litho)
2800106 Boiled Cod (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boiled Cod. Illustration for Katharine Mellishs Cookery and Domestic Management)

Background imageMeals Collection: Fried Fillets of Sole (colour litho)

Fried Fillets of Sole (colour litho)
2800096 Fried Fillets of Sole (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fried Fillets of Sole)

Background imageMeals Collection: Fleur of Cherries (colour litho)

Fleur of Cherries (colour litho)
2800086 Fleur of Cherries (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fleur of Cherries)

Background imageMeals Collection: Mayonnaise of Chicken (colour litho)

Mayonnaise of Chicken (colour litho)
2800080 Mayonnaise of Chicken (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mayonnaise of Chicken)

Background imageMeals Collection: William Gray Hassler and Reddy the cat, eating Quaker puffed rice cereal, c

William Gray Hassler and Reddy the cat, eating Quaker puffed rice cereal, c
1078837 William Gray Hassler and Reddy the cat, eating Quaker puffed rice cereal, c.1912 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageMeals Collection: The hours (b / w photo)

The hours (b / w photo)
3096199 The hours (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The hours. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn; French, out of copyright

Background imageMeals Collection: A Raucous Lunch at a Country House (ink & colour wash on paper)

A Raucous Lunch at a Country House (ink & colour wash on paper)
2601947 A Raucous Lunch at a Country House (ink & colour wash on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Background imageMeals Collection: In Dickens Land - The Pickwick Papers Postcard, c. 1905 (colour litho)

In Dickens Land - The Pickwick Papers Postcard, c. 1905 (colour litho)
2563301 In Dickens Land - The Pickwick Papers Postcard, c.1905 (colour litho) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92) (after); 14x9 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Caption reads)



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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.