Bowl Collection

Marigolds by Hall Thorpe. 1925

A Game of Bowls, Britain, 1903
Photograph showing an English gentleman about to deliver his bowl during a game of lawn bowling, 1903. Fellow players and spectators closely watch his technique

Spices used in Thai food, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Boston Terrier Dog - 4 Puppies eating from dog bowls
LA-1394 Boston Terrier Dog - 4 Puppies eating from dog bowls. Showing tape in ears to encourage position of ears. Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Tulane Stadium (known as The Sugar Bowl), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The annual sugar bowl American football game was played here from 1935 onwards. The stadium was demolished in 1979-1980

Goldfish – in goldfish bowl with weed
BB-1012 Goldfish - in goldfish bowl with weed Carassius auratus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Hollywood Bowl by night, Los Angeles, California, USA. 1930s

The wassail bowl
Locals gather round to drink hot mulled cider out of the wassail bowl. Artists: Alan Wright & Vernon Stokes Date: circa 1910

Mr George Lailey engaged in the ancient craft of wooden bowl making at Bucklebury, Berks. An industry carried on by his father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather. 10 December 1922

Achilles binding Patroclus wound, as depicted a bowl from the 5th century BC

Cat - looks at Goldfish in bowl
LA-6089 Cat - looks at Goldfish in bowl Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Chef Strirring It
A chef stirring a large bowl with a huge spatula. Date: early 1930s

Southwest, Indian handicrafts. Jemez pottery, 12-century Anasazi Mimbres bowl, Navajo buckle, Navajo bead work & turquoise necklaces, Acoma seed pot. PR

I m beginning to think somebody loves me! by G. E Studdy
Colour illustration by George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948) showing Bonzo the dog sitting in his basket enjoying a pet from his owner and a bone in his dog bowl

Horse-Drawn Canal Barge
On the road: two canal barges are pulled along by horses on the river bank; the lead horse is tempted onwards with a bowl of food

Doner kebab cooking, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Momos and milk tea, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Jester carrying a wassail bowl
A jester in red and blue costume, carrying a wassail bowl and enjoying the aroma coming from it. Wassail was a medieval drink, a kind of punch made from hot mulled cider

Persian pharmacy, 13th century artwork
Persian pharmacy. 13th century Arabic artwork entitled The Preparation of Medicine from Honey. This image was produced in Baghdad, Iraq, whilst it was still part of the Persian Empire

Dog - Poodles - Standard, Moyen, Minature / nain & toy wearing bows with dog bowls in studio
LA-7527 Dog - Poodles - Standard, Moyen, Minature / dwarf & toy wearing bows with dog bowls in studio Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Dog - Cocker Spaniel - puppy with head in feeding bowl
LA-7193 Dog - Cocker Spaniel - puppy with head in feeding bowl Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Algeria - Woman smoking a nargile pipe
Algeria - woman smoking a nargile (Hookah Pipe)

Drunken Party / Hogarth
A Midnight Modern Conversation A very drunken party of men

Advert / Masons Herb / Beer
Masons Extract of Herbs for making sparkling and delicious herb beer

Overhead view of the fruit and vegetable market, Pushkar, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Dwarf Russian Hamster
JD-5590 Dwarf Russian HAMSTER - with dried / dry food John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Goldfish – in goldfish bowl with weed
BB-1013 Goldfish - in goldfish bowl with weed Carassius auratus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Persian Musicians
A group of Persian musicians play on a variety of instruments. Below dancing girls perform to the music

April, from Twelve Months of Flowers, 1730 (colour engraving)
986032 April, from Twelve Months of Flowers, 1730 (colour engraving) by Casteels, Pieter (1684-1749) (after); 46.8x29 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: April, from Twelve Months of Flowers)

ADVERT / ENOs SALTS 1897
Enos Fruit Salt for digestive problems

Wrights Coal Tar Soap advertisement, WW1
Lucky Beggar!...Send a bar to YOUR soldier friend. Advertisement for Wrights coal tar soap with a soldier the envy of all his comrades as he is enjoying a wash with a whole bar sent to him from home

The state tinkers, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver, Published Feb y 10th 1780 by W. Humphrey, 1780. 1 print : engraving, color. Three men breaking a large bowl which is cracked and patched

Assorted meats. Chicken (upper right), beef (upper left), minced lamb (centre right) and pork chops (lower left) are all good sources of protein

Vietnamese woman on boat, Tam Coc, Kenh Ga, Ninh Binh area, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Young Nut Seller & Fish Seller
A Young Turkish vendor of nuts and a fish seller with a large round basket on his head

Unhealthy breakfast of beans and a heart shapedfried egg

Plan of Silchester / 1777
A plan and details from the well-preserved Roman town of Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum). The entire circuit of the town wall, and bowl of the amphitheatre have survived

Africa, South Africa, Gauteng, Pretoria, local lawn bowling club, equipment bag

Guinea Pig - in red & white spotted bowl
LA-5624 Guinea Pig - in red & white spotted bowl Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Dog - West Highland White Terrier by bowl
LA-1583-n Dog - West Highland White Terrier by bowl Also known as Westie / Westies Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Playing with Cake Mix
A little girl plays with the cake mix with a wooden spoon

Old Woman Saying Grace, Known as ‘The Prayer without End, c.1656. Creator: Nicolaes Maes
Old Woman Saying Grace, Known as The Prayer without End, c.1656

Guitar and Fruit Bowl on a Table, 1918 (oil on canvas)
3959978 Guitar and Fruit Bowl on a Table, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 60 x 73 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Spanish, out of copyright

Le Miroir des Modes front cover - art deco woman & goldfish
Front cover of French fashion magazine, Le Miroir des Modes featuring a woman in a draped red patterned day dress alongside a glass sphere or bowl of goldfish. Date: c.1920

The Elements (Water), by Philippe Mercier (1689-1760)

Getting Ready for a Game, 1901, by Carl Larsson
Carl Larsson (1853-1919). Swedish painter. Getting Ready for a Game, 1901. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Sanitary ware, Plate 42, showing wash basins, urinals and toilet bowls in a range of styles. Date: circa 1880s

SPAGHETTI VENDOR, c1908. Spaghetti vendor serving food in Naples, Italy. Photograph, c1908

Fish bowl - with goldfish in studio
LA-7123 Fish bowl - with goldfish in studio Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Samoan Women - Making Kawa-Kawa. Kawakawa is one of the most distinctive Pacific native plants. It was one of the most important healing herbs in Rongoa Maori (traditional Maori medicine)

Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Chinchilla
WAT-1290 CHINCHILLA - IN BOX, ON BOWL Chinchilla laniger M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pasadena, California, USA - Greetings from... Date: 1946

Dionysius in a sailing boat surrounded by dolphins, Ancient Greek dish (Krater), 530 BC. The boat is carrying a cargo of grapevines. Dionysius was the Ancient Greek god of wine

Toilet Services, Real Wedgwood Ware, Plate 50, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs, soap dishes, and a slop pail far too nice to put slops in. Date: circa 1880s

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

Mexico, Jalisco. Bowls for sale in street market. Credit as: Steve Ross / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Various tomato varieties

Women selling vegetables at the central market in Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fresh olives for sale at a street market in the historic Provence town of Eygalieres, Provence, France, Europe

The Swiss National Yodeling Champion - Franz Lotscher
The Swiss National Yodeling (also yodelling or jodeling) Champion - Master Yodeler Franz Lotscher - pictured with his array of trophies at the Hotel Sempacherhof at Sempach, Lucerne, Switzerland

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

Traditional Turkish decorative pottery for sale, Grand Bazaar (Great Bazaar), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Two Babies by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a red dress has been bathing her doll. Date: 1930

Punch Bowl with mottoes from the Ancient and Honourable Society of Bucks, c. 1750 (earthenware)
7394045 Punch Bowl with mottoes from the Ancient and Honourable Society of Bucks, c.1750 (earthenware) by Liverpool Porcelain Factory (c.1754-1804); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

For What We Are About To Receive (oil on canvas)
XPG365657 For What We Are About To Receive (oil on canvas) by Smith, Carlton Alfred (1853-1946); Private Collection

Sir Francis Drakes Game of Bowls. A. D. 1588 (colour litho)
670053 Sir Francis Drakes Game of Bowls. A.D. 1588 (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drakes Game of Bowls. A.D. 1588)

GIRLS PLAY BOWLS / 1940S
Faith Dorn, Alice Talton, Juanita Stark, Lucia Carroll and Jean Ames wait for the final bowl before adding up the score. Date: 1940s

Japanese Art, Bowl of Pottery of Kioto, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Japanese Art, Bowl of Pottery of Kioto, 19th Century

Susi - with girl, mixing bowl and kitten. 1950s

Bonzo palms the pill by George Studdy
Bonzo palms the pill -- he is given a pill, but only pretends to take it. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo

Toddler sitting next to bowl
Toddler sitting next to a bowl. Date: 1920s

Advertorial postcard for Hartleys Orange Marmalade
An appealing (!) advertorial postcard for Hartleys Orange Marmalade Date: circa 1910

Nigeria, Sokoto - Carving gourds Date: circa 1920s

Agate bowl, grey and white
Agate is a decorative variety of cryptocrystalline quartz (silicon dioxide). This bowl specimen is from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Peppers at Sao Joaquim market, Salvador (Salvador de Bahia), Bahia, Brazil, South America

Pyrenean Woman force-feeding a goose in order to fatten up the liver of the bird for making foie gras pate. Date: circa 1910s

Mixed olives. Olives (Olea europaea) are a good source of vitamin E and they can be pressed to produce olive oil

Outdoor washing, Boys Club 1936
Two boys from a Boys Club wash using soap and a small bowl of water outside

Borscht, a traditional Russian beetroot soup, Moscow, Russia, Europe

Springer Spaniel Dog - with food bowl
JAM-245 SPRINGER SPANIEL DOG - With food bowl James Marchington Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cheese nachos, Mexican food, Mexico, North America

Village scene, Toba Bataks, North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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"Bowls of Delight: A Journey Through Cultures and Time" Step into a world where bowls hold stories, secrets, and flavors that transcend time and borders. From the vibrant Marigolds by Hall Thorpe to the intense game of Bowls in Britain circa 1903, these humble vessels have witnessed it all. Travel to Thailand, Southeast Asia, where aromatic spices dance together in perfect harmony within a steaming bowl of Thai food. Meanwhile, goldfish gracefully swim in their golden bowls adorned with delicate weeds - a mesmerizing sight that captivates both young and old. In another corner of the world, four adorable Boston Terrier puppies gather around their dog bowls for an eagerly anticipated mealtime. Their playful antics remind us that even simple moments can bring immense joy. The wassail bowl takes center stage as merry revelers raise it high during festive celebrations. Its contents brim with warmth and cheer, spreading merriment throughout the gathering. Witness Mr. George Lailey's skilled hands at work as he engages in the ancient craft of wooden bowl making at Bucklebury, Berks. Each stroke tells a tale of tradition passed down through generations. A mischievous cat gazes longingly at a goldfish swimming freely within its glass confines - an eternal struggle between curiosity and restraint captured in one captivating moment. Watch as a talented chef expertly stirs his creation with precision and passion; every movement adding depth to flavors that will soon delight eager palates. Immerse yourself in history as you admire "Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose" painted on canvas back in 1633. The artist's brushstrokes breathe life into this timeless masterpiece displayed upon an elegant porcelain bowl. Journey to Kathmandu, Nepal where momos steam gently alongside fragrant milk tea served lovingly in ceramic bowls - culinary treasures representing Nepalese culture at its finest.