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Pears Collection

"Pears: A Fruitful Journey Through Time and Culture" From the iconic Pears soap advertisements to the delightful image of a partridge in a pear tree

Background imagePears Collection: Poster - Eat More Fruit - for Health and Vitality - published / issued by the Retail

Poster - Eat More Fruit - for Health and Vitality - published / issued by the Retail Fruit Trade Federation Ltd. Date: 1950s

Background imagePears Collection: Partridge In a pear tree

Partridge In a pear tree
JD-14263 Partridge - In a pear tree John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePears Collection: Advert for Pears soap 1887

Advert for Pears soap 1887
A child steps into a bath tub of hot water helped by her mother 1887

Background imagePears Collection: Peter Pears and Emanuel Hurwitz Aldeburgh Festival 1963

Peter Pears and Emanuel Hurwitz Aldeburgh Festival 1963
Peter Pears talking with Emanuel Hurwitz, violinist in the English Chamber Orchestra and Melos Ensemble during rehearsals of St Nicholas at Orford Church 23 June 1963 Aldeburgh Festival. Date: 1963

Background imagePears Collection: Janet Baker, Bryan Drake and Peter Pears

Janet Baker, Bryan Drake and Peter Pears
Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake rehearsing Schumann in the Jubilee Hall, for the concert in Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall on 21 June 1963, entitled Pot Pourri

Background imagePears Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, Blockley Station

Draycott, Cotswold village, Blockley Station, on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, viewed from the south-east. Date: circa 1917

Background imagePears Collection: Advert for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends... 1912

Advert for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends... 1912
Advertisement for Pears Soap - A Chemist Recommends the product for its pure, genuine, good value and effective properties! Date: 1912

Background imagePears Collection: Falmouth Railway Station, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Falmouth Railway Station, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of the platform at Falmouth Railway Station with a train in, looking towards the harbour and the town. Photographer: Unknown

Background imagePears Collection: Cover design, Pears Annual, 1909

Cover design, Pears Annual, 1909
Cover design, Pears Annual for 1909, price sixpence, with two people walking through a snowy rural landscape. 1909

Background imagePears Collection: Pear tree flowering pear tree on a meadow in spring Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Pear tree flowering pear tree on a meadow in spring Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
SAS-572 Pear tree - flowering pear tree on a meadow in spring Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Pyrus communis Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePears Collection: Victorian Scrap, Pears Soap

Victorian Scrap, Pears Soap -- a mother monkey washes her dirty son. circa 1880s

Background imagePears Collection: The Beggars Opera, Aldeburgh Festival 1963

The Beggars Opera, Aldeburgh Festival 1963
English Opera Group production of The Beggars Opera (John Gay, in Brittens realization) at the Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh, 20 June 1963. Act III, near end; at Newgate Gaol

Background imagePears Collection: Advertisement for Pears soap depicting a child at bath time (chromolitho)

Advertisement for Pears soap depicting a child at bath time (chromolitho)
6030602 Advertisement for Pears soap depicting a child at bath time (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePears Collection: Pears soap advertisement. Matchless for the complexion (colour litho)

Pears soap advertisement. Matchless for the complexion (colour litho)
560423 Pears soap advertisement. Matchless for the complexion (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pears soap advertisement)

Background imagePears Collection: Peter Pears, Emanuel Hurwitz violin and chorus

Peter Pears, Emanuel Hurwitz violin and chorus
Peter Pears rehearsing the title role in Brittens Saint Nicolas at Orford Church, 23 June 1963. The Aldeburgh Festival Choir and the choir pf Ipswich High School for Girls fills the background

Background imagePears Collection: Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Hervey Alan

Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Hervey Alan
Heather Harper (Left), Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake rehearsing Schumann in the Jubilee Hall, for the concert in Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall on 21 June 1963, entitled Pot Pourri

Background imagePears Collection: The Lute Player, c. 1595 (oil on canvas)

The Lute Player, c. 1595 (oil on canvas)
BAL2639693 The Lute Player, c.1595 (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); 94x119 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Italian, out of copyright

Background imagePears Collection: June, from Twelve Months of Fruits, by Robert Furber (c

June, from Twelve Months of Fruits, by Robert Furber (c
BAL11857 June, from Twelve Months of Fruits, by Robert Furber (c.1674-1756) engraved by Henry Fletcher, 1732 (colour engraving) by Casteels, Pieter (1684-1749) (after); Victoria & Albert Museum

Background imagePears Collection: Hypo-allergenic soap

Hypo-allergenic soap. Top view of a bar of soap that has been developed so as not to cause an allergic reaction when used

Background imagePears Collection: Unhabitable by Charles Pears

Unhabitable by Charles Pears
Painting by maritime artist, Charles Pears of a warship, visible sailing over the horizon under a dramatic sky of billowing clouds. Presumably the ship is named Unhabitable

Background imagePears Collection: Leaf-footed Bug (Family Coreidae) sucking juices from prickly pear fruit (Opuntia)

Leaf-footed Bug (Family Coreidae) sucking juices from prickly pear fruit (Opuntia) - Adult - Sonoran Desert - Arizona
CAN-3147 Leaf-footed Bug - adult sucking juices from prickly pear fruit (Opuntia) Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA Narnia inornata Family Coreidae John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal

Background imagePears Collection: Still Life with Peaches and Pears Date: 1890

Still Life with Peaches and Pears Date: 1890

Background imagePears Collection: Peter Pears Benjamin Britten and George Malcolm

Peter Pears Benjamin Britten and George Malcolm during rehearsals of St Nicholas at Orford Church, Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Background imagePears Collection: Peter Pears 1961

Peter Pears 1961
Peter Pears at the Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Background imagePears Collection: Peter Pears talking with Dorothy Strode 1961

Peter Pears talking with Dorothy Strode 1961
Peter Pears and Dorothy Strode talking during an interval in the Aldeburgh Festival 1961 Date: 1961

Background imagePears Collection: Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears

Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears talking with unidentified man. Aldeburgh Festival, 1963 Date: 1963

Background imagePears Collection: TEXTBOOK / 1880 / PLATE 3

TEXTBOOK / 1880 / PLATE 3
Plate 3 features pictures of cows, fruit (plums, apples & pears) and flowers (tulip, rose & daffodil). Date: 1880

Background imagePears Collection: MAURETANIA (PEARS)

MAURETANIA (PEARS)
Passenger liner of the Cunard line on the Atlantic run to New York

Background imagePears Collection: Fruit / Pair of Pears

Fruit / Pair of Pears
A pair of pears

Background imagePears Collection: Still Life, Flowers and Fruit, 1848 (oil on canvas)

Still Life, Flowers and Fruit, 1848 (oil on canvas)
496878 Still Life, Flowers and Fruit, 1848 (oil on canvas) by Roesen, Severin (c.1820-72); 91.4x66 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Background imagePears Collection: Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake

Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake
Heather Harper (Left), Janet Baker, Peter Pears and Bryan Drake rehearsing Schumann in the Jubilee Hall, for the concert in Aldeburgh Jubilee Hall on 21 June 1963, entitled Pot Pourri

Background imagePears Collection: Merchant ship

Merchant ship
A merchant ship carrying Australian apples and pears

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Pennsylvania pear variety

Pear of the Pennsylvania pear variety
7278507 Pear of the Pennsylvania pear variety; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Pennsylvania pear variety, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century)

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Poire Tarquin variety, Tarquin des Pyrenees, Pear Poire Tarquin

Pear of the Poire Tarquin variety, Tarquin des Pyrenees, Pear Poire Tarquin
7278327 Pear of the Poire Tarquin variety, Tarquin des Pyrenees, Pear Poire Tarquin; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Poire Tarquin variety, Tarquin des Pyrenees, Pear Poire Tarquin)

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Bloodgood variety digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Pear of the Bloodgood variety digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century
7278499 Pear of the Bloodgood variety digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePears Collection: Heathcote Pear, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856

Heathcote Pear, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278454 Heathcote Pear, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Heathcote Pear)

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Dearborns seedling variety, Digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing

Pear of the Dearborns seedling variety, Digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278441 Pear of the Dearborns seedling variety, Digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Dearborns seedling variety)

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Doyenne Boussock Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour

Pear of the Doyenne Boussock Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278425 Pear of the Doyenne Boussock Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Doyenne Boussock Pear variety)

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Vicompte de Spoelberch Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour

Pear of the Vicompte de Spoelberch Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278416 Pear of the Vicompte de Spoelberch Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePears Collection: The Glou Morceau Pear, Digitally enhanced reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1827

The Glou Morceau Pear, Digitally enhanced reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1827
7278413 The Glou Morceau Pear, Digitally enhanced reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1827; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Glou Morceau Pear)

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Ott pear variety digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Pear of the Ott pear variety digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century
7278502 Pear of the Ott pear variety digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Chancellor variety

Pear of the Chancellor variety
7278479 Pear of the Chancellor variety; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Chancellor variety, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century)

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Boscs bottle pear variety, an old pear variety

Pear of the Boscs bottle pear variety, an old pear variety
7278442 Pear of the Boscs bottle pear variety, an old pear variety; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Boscs bottle pear variety, an old pear variety)

Background imagePears Collection: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Madame Treyve, Bergamote Reinette, Butter Dilly, Admiral Cecille

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Madame Treyve, Bergamote Reinette, Butter Dilly, Admiral Cecille, Professor Hennau
FLO4628026 Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Madame Treyve, Bergamote Reinette, Butter Dilly, Admiral Cecille, Professor Hennau, General Duvivier, Vice-President Delehaye and Colmar de le Haut

Background imagePears Collection: Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Prince Napoleon, Vermillon d'en Haut, Howell, Dr

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Prince Napoleon, Vermillon d'en Haut, Howell, Dr
FLO4628017 Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Prince Napoleon, Vermillon d'en Haut, Howell, Dr. Andry, Onondaga, Butter Nantais and Louis Noisette

Background imagePears Collection: French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870

French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870
5306214 French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Petra Pear variety, digitally restored reproduction, 19th century

Pear of the Petra Pear variety, digitally restored reproduction, 19th century
7278505 Pear of the Petra Pear variety, digitally restored reproduction, 19th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Petra Pear variety digitally restored reproduction of an original)

Background imagePears Collection: Pear of the Styer variety digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Pear of the Styer variety digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century
7278503 Pear of the Styer variety digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century; Private Collection; (add.info)



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"Pears: A Fruitful Journey Through Time and Culture" From the iconic Pears soap advertisements to the delightful image of a partridge in a pear tree, they have woven themselves into our history and culture. This humble fruit has not only been celebrated for its health benefits but also served as inspiration for various artistic endeavors. In 1887, an eye-catching poster titled "Eat More Fruit - for Health and Vitality" was published by the Retail, urging people to embrace a healthier lifestyle by consuming more fruits like pears. The message resonated with many who recognized the importance of incorporating nutritious choices into their diet. Speaking soap, it became synonymous with cleanliness during the Victorian period. An advertisement from 1912 proudly proclaimed that even chemists recommended this renowned brand. Its popularity endured through time, leaving an indelible mark on society's perception of hygiene. Beyond advertisements, pears found their way into music festivals as well. In 1963, Peter Pears and Emanuel Hurwitz graced the Aldeburgh Festival stage with their musical prowess, captivating audiences with their harmonious melodies. Janet Baker and Bryan Drake joined them in creating unforgettable performances that showcased both talent and passion. Transporting us back further in time is a glimpse into Falmouth Railway Station in Cornwall during the early 1900s. Here we find another Pears soap advertisement adorning its walls – a testament to how deeply ingrained this brand had become within everyday life. The beauty of nature also embraces pears; they blossom gracefully on meadows across Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. These flowering pear trees paint landscapes with delicate hues each spring – reminding us that nature's wonders can be found even within something as simple as a piece of fruit. As we reflect upon these diverse aspects surrounding pears – from racist Pear ads (which should never be endorsed) to cultural icons such as Peter Pears and the enchanting Victorian scrap – we are reminded of their timeless appeal.