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Vegetable Collection (#7)

"Exploring the Bountiful World of Vegetables: From Morel Mushrooms to Brussels Sprouts" Step into a time machine and journey back to 1891

Background imageVegetable Collection: Haven't you noticed how everything's going up now-a-days? (colour litho)

Haven't you noticed how everything's going up now-a-days? (colour litho)
8635627 Haven't you noticed how everything's going up now-a-days? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643329 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Illustration for Babes and Birds (colour litho)

Illustration for Babes and Birds (colour litho)
8641490 Illustration for Babes and Birds (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Babes and Birds, Verses by Jessie Pope)

Background imageVegetable Collection: A Scene in the Market (b/w photo)

A Scene in the Market (b/w photo)
8649203 A Scene in the Market (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scene in the Market)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Sewing-machine, Stereoscope, Suspension-bridge, Theodolite, Thermometer, Thrashing-machine

Sewing-machine, Stereoscope, Suspension-bridge, Theodolite, Thermometer, Thrashing-machine, Transparency, Vegetables
8650111 Sewing-machine, Stereoscope, Suspension-bridge, Theodolite, Thermometer, Thrashing-machine, Transparency, Vegetables, Velocipede, Apple Parer, Battery

Background imageVegetable Collection: Evolution of a farmer (colour litho)

Evolution of a farmer (colour litho)
8656454 Evolution of a farmer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evolution of a farmer. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageVegetable Collection: Illustration for Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (litho)

Illustration for Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664437 Illustration for Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Don't look so glum. If you feel so seedy, come to Bournemouth (colour litho)

Don't look so glum. If you feel so seedy, come to Bournemouth (colour litho)
8656738 Don't look so glum. If you feel so seedy, come to Bournemouth (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don't look so glum)

Background imageVegetable Collection: 8624747

8624747

Background imageVegetable Collection: New Zealand, 1890s: A Chinese Vegetable Hawker (b/w photo)

New Zealand, 1890s: A Chinese Vegetable Hawker (b/w photo)
8662637 New Zealand, 1890s: A Chinese Vegetable Hawker (b/w photo) by New Zealand Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chinese Vegetable Hawker)

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8622596

Background imageVegetable Collection: One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus

One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683566 One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo

Background imageVegetable Collection: Batatus Edulis

Batatus Edulis
5307568 Batatus Edulis.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Batatus Edulis (sweet potatoes). Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageVegetable Collection: Woodblock engraving depicting a pumpkin (Curcurbito Pepo), 19th century

Woodblock engraving depicting a pumpkin (Curcurbito Pepo), 19th century
5309123 Woodblock engraving depicting a pumpkin (Curcurbito Pepo), 19th century; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a pumpkin (Curcurbito Pepo)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Engraving depicting a starving farm labourer eating a raw turnip that has been put in the field as

Engraving depicting a starving farm labourer eating a raw turnip that has been put in the field as fodder for sheep
5308555 Engraving depicting a starving farm labourer eating a raw turnip that has been put in the field as fodder for sheep

Background imageVegetable Collection: Varieties of maize, Zea mays (Zea mais). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte

Varieties of maize, Zea mays (Zea mais). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4630100 Varieties of maize, Zea mays (Zea mais). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageVegetable Collection: Saint Ann contentedly contemplates her daughter. Illustration of Canto XXXII in Paradiso of The

Saint Ann contentedly contemplates her daughter. Illustration of Canto XXXII in Paradiso of The Divine Comedy by Dante
3561272 Saint Ann contentedly contemplates her daughter. Illustration of Canto XXXII in Paradiso of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Background imageVegetable Collection: Common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration

Common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa
FLO4617722 Common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman

Background imageVegetable Collection: Rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa

Rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours
FLO4617380 Rice, Oryza sativa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London

Background imageVegetable Collection: White waterlily, Nymphaea alba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by

White waterlily, Nymphaea alba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4617773 White waterlily, Nymphaea alba. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Background imageVegetable Collection: American pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (Virginian poke, Phytolacca decandra)

American pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (Virginian poke, Phytolacca decandra)
FLO4617610 American pokeweed, Phytolacca americana (Virginian poke, Phytolacca decandra). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clases

Background imageVegetable Collection: Box tree, Buxus sempervirens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard

Box tree, Buxus sempervirens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4618422 Box tree, Buxus sempervirens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Background imageVegetable Collection: Horned pondweed, Zannichellia palustris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration

Horned pondweed, Zannichellia palustris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa
FLO4618368 Horned pondweed, Zannichellia palustris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Claves and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman

Background imageVegetable Collection: Bog orchid, Hammarbya paludosa (Marsh tway-blade, Malaxis paludosa)

Bog orchid, Hammarbya paludosa (Marsh tway-blade, Malaxis paludosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an
FLO4618317 Bog orchid, Hammarbya paludosa (Marsh tway-blade, Malaxis paludosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clases

Background imageVegetable Collection: Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by

Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa
FLO4617275 Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman

Background imageVegetable Collection: Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard

Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4617263 Tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Background imageVegetable Collection: Water chickweed, Montia fontana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by

Water chickweed, Montia fontana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4617217 Water chickweed, Montia fontana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Background imageVegetable Collection: Umbelliferous chickweed, Holosteum umbellatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an

Umbelliferous chickweed, Holosteum umbellatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard
FLO4617211 Umbelliferous chickweed, Holosteum umbellatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany

Background imageVegetable Collection: CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861) (engraving)

CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861) (engraving)
CUL4936630 CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861) (engraving); (add.info.: CARLOS VI, Carlos Luis de Borbon y Braganza (1818-1861)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Wild carrot, Daucus carota

Wild carrot, Daucus carota
5856008 Wild carrot, Daucus carota; (add.info.: Wild carrot, Daucus carota. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora), Stockholm

Background imageVegetable Collection: Cucumber with yellow flowers, section of fruit, leaves, tendrils, Cucumis flexuosus

Cucumber with yellow flowers, section of fruit, leaves, tendrils, Cucumis flexuosus
5856495 Cucumber with yellow flowers, section of fruit, leaves, tendrils, Cucumis flexuosus; (add.info.: Cucumber with yellow flowers, section of fruit, leaves, tendrils, Cucumis flexuosus)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Grass-like starwort, Stellaria graminea, and common chickweed, Stellaria media

Grass-like starwort, Stellaria graminea, and common chickweed, Stellaria media
5856099 Grass-like starwort, Stellaria graminea, and common chickweed, Stellaria media; (add.info.: Grass-like starwort, Stellaria graminea, and common chickweed, Stellaria media)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Old woman telling folklore to young girls in a cottage kitchen, England

Old woman telling folklore to young girls in a cottage kitchen, England. An old woman tells the stories of folklore
NWI4885081 Old woman telling folklore to young girls in a cottage kitchen, England. An old woman tells the stories of folklore and commerce to young girls captivated by the stories

Background imageVegetable Collection: Watercress, Nasturtium officinale (Sisymbrium nasturtium) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after

Watercress, Nasturtium officinale (Sisymbrium nasturtium) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James
FLO4699831 Watercress, Nasturtium officinale (Sisymbrium nasturtium) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany

Background imageVegetable Collection: Snake gourd, Trichosanthes cucumerina (Snake cucumber or hairblossom, Trichosanthes colubrina)

Snake gourd, Trichosanthes cucumerina (Snake cucumber or hairblossom, Trichosanthes colubrina)
FLO4647807 Snake gourd, Trichosanthes cucumerina (Snake cucumber or hairblossom, Trichosanthes colubrina). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte

Background imageVegetable Collection: Descriptive board of cabbage, turnip and flower cabbage. Chromolithographie in ' Recueil d'images

Descriptive board of cabbage, turnip and flower cabbage. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives
FLO4721612 Descriptive board of cabbage, turnip and flower cabbage. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du monde vegetal"

Background imageVegetable Collection: Education. Children life in the countryside. Children in the garden

Education. Children life in the countryside. Children in the garden. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen"
3434966 Education. Children life in the countryside. Children in the garden. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1880 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Education. Coll. Part)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Reddening almanite

Reddening almanite
2096650 Reddening almanite; (add.info.: Science. Botany. Mushroom: Blusher (Amanita rubescens). Illustration in: Das Kleine Pilzbuch (The little mushrooms book), by Willi Harwerth, Germany

Background imageVegetable Collection: Agaricus Silvatica

Agaricus Silvatica
2096649 Agaricus Silvatica; (add.info.: Science. Botany. Mushroom: Agaricus Silvatica (Psalliota Silvatica). Illustration in: Das Kleine Pilzbuch (The little mushrooms book), by Willi Harwerth

Background imageVegetable Collection: Albatrellus

Albatrellus
2096636 Albatrellus; (add.info.: Sciences. Botanique. Champignon: Albatrellus confluens. Coll. Part. Science. Botany. Mushroom: Albatrellus confluens)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Bay bolete

Bay bolete
2096634 Bay bolete; (add.info.: Sciences. Botanique. Coll. Part. Science. Botany. Mushroom: Bay bolete (Boletus badius). Illustration in: Das Kleine Pilzbuch (The little mushrooms book)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Market women discussing the merits of cauliflowers, 1900-1910 (drawing)

Market women discussing the merits of cauliflowers, 1900-1910 (drawing)
533422 Market women discussing the merits of cauliflowers, 1900-1910 (drawing); (add.info.: In left background a porter is carrying a stack of baskets or strikes on his head)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Phil May sketch (colour litho)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635969 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn

Background imageVegetable Collection: Bean gathering (engraving)

Bean gathering (engraving)
8635274 Bean gathering (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bean gathering; women working in the fields)

Background imageVegetable Collection: There was an Old Person of Fife, who was greatly disgusted with life (coloured engraving)

There was an Old Person of Fife, who was greatly disgusted with life (coloured engraving)
8634345 There was an Old Person of Fife, who was greatly disgusted with life (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an Old Person of Fife)

Background imageVegetable Collection: F for fruiterer (chromolitho)

F for fruiterer (chromolitho)
8677320 F for fruiterer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: F for fruiterer. Woman cutting fruit on a counter)

Background imageVegetable Collection: Turkey, moose and elephant (colour litho)

Turkey, moose and elephant (colour litho)
8677422 Turkey, moose and elephant (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: D for dindon (turkey) and E for elan (moose) and elephant

Background imageVegetable Collection: Rabbit, lizard, llama and wolf (colour litho)

Rabbit, lizard, llama and wolf (colour litho)
8677380 Rabbit, lizard, llama and wolf (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: K and L for lapin (rabbit), lezard (lizard)




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"Exploring the Bountiful World of Vegetables: From Morel Mushrooms to Brussels Sprouts" Step into a time machine and journey back to 1891, where the enchanting world of vegetables awaits. As you enter, your eyes are immediately drawn to a captivating poster titled "The Vegetabull, " showcasing an array of vibrant colors and intriguing shapes. Amongst them, the Morel Mushroom stands tall, its delicate structure capturing the imagination. Moving along, you stumble upon a digital manipulation masterpiece - Brussel Sprouts adorned with Christmas hats. The playful twist brings joy and festivity to these miniature cabbages that were originally developed in Brussels, Belgium. A Victorian botanical illustration showcases herbs and spices in all their glory – nature's gift for enhancing flavors and adding depth to our culinary adventures. Intriguingly named Twinflower catches your attention next; Linnaea borealis blooms gracefully on paper as if inviting you into its fragrant realm. An exquisite illustration reveals cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, radish, Chinese cabbage, and kale growing harmoniously together – a testament to nature's diversity. Picture No. 12480156 transports you further into this vegetable wonderland as it captures the essence of artichokes – their intricate layers unraveling like secrets waiting to be discovered. Fly agaric mushrooms engraving from 1895 adds an air of mystique while Common stinkhorn mushroom from 1891 intrigues with its peculiar appearance. As your journey nears its end, Gloucester Old Spot Pig Piglet steals your heart as it frolics amidst pumpkins – a whimsical sight that reminds us of autumn's abundance. From ancient recipes passed down through generations to modern-day culinary innovations inspired by these humble ingredients - vegetables have always played an essential role in nourishing both body and soul. So let us celebrate this diverse family of greens that bring color and flavor to our plates, reminding us of the wonders that nature bestows upon us.