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Bowls Collection (#2)

"Bowls: A Journey Through Time, Culture, and Playfulness" Step back in time to Britain in 1903 with "A Game of Bowls

Background imageBowls Collection: Hedgehog - eating from bowl

Hedgehog - eating from bowl
JD-16369 HEDGEHOGS - eating from bowl Erinaceus europaeus John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageBowls Collection: Chartreux Cat - feeding from bowl

Chartreux Cat - feeding from bowl
LA-3658 Chartreux Cat - feeding from bowl with dry food. Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBowls Collection: Labrador - yellow and black puppies eating from bowls

Labrador - yellow and black puppies eating from bowls
LA-3102 Labrador - yellow and black puppies eating from bowls Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBowls Collection: Jack Russell Terrier Dog - eating

Jack Russell Terrier Dog - eating
LA-2438 Jack Russell Terrier Dog - eating Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageBowls Collection: Sport / Bowls C16

Sport / Bowls C16
A bowling green in Tudor times

Background imageBowls Collection: Fittleworth Bowling Club, 1926

Fittleworth Bowling Club, 1926
7 members practising, all wearing jackets and hats George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N340

Background imageBowls Collection: Sage Pink 2

Sage Pink 2
Sally Ann Moss

Background imageBowls Collection: Green Boho 1

Green Boho 1
Sally Ann Moss

Background imageBowls Collection: Pudding Bowl

Pudding Bowl
Dale Hefer

Background imageBowls Collection: Bowl for Sister

Bowl for Sister
Dale Hefer

Background imageBowls Collection: In the kitchen

In the kitchen
Gigi Rosado

Background imageBowls Collection: Pedestalled cup, Vasilike mottled ware, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (clay, pigment)

Pedestalled cup, Vasilike mottled ware, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (clay, pigment)
7309997 Pedestalled cup, Vasilike mottled ware, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (clay, pigment); 8.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum

Background imageBowls Collection: Medieval bowl made from volcanic rock

Medieval bowl made from volcanic rock
5304671 Medieval bowl made from volcanic rock.; (add.info.: Icelandic Medieval, stone bowl shaped from the volcanic rock, used for grinding claystone of various colours)

Background imageBowls Collection: 18th Century Mughal Powder bowl

18th Century Mughal Powder bowl
5304644 18th Century Mughal Powder bowl.; (add.info.: 18th century, Mughal Powder bowl from Kashmir, India.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageBowls Collection: Domesticated orang utan (female) wearing a striped bandana Pongo pygmaeus

Domesticated orang utan (female) wearing a striped bandana Pongo pygmaeus
5856431 Domesticated orang utan (female) wearing a striped bandana Pongo pygmaeus; (add.info.: Domesticated rang utan (female)

Background imageBowls Collection: A Japanese Middle-Class Family's Mealtime In The 19Th Century

A Japanese Middle-Class Family's Mealtime In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano Published 1875
UIG5420653 A Japanese Middle-Class Family's Mealtime In The 19Th Century. From El Mundo En La Mano Published 1875 ©UIG/Leemage

Background imageBowls Collection: Compotier de fruits, c.1890 (oil on canvas)

Compotier de fruits, c.1890 (oil on canvas)
8714684 Compotier de fruits, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 32.4x36.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Pierre Auguste Renoir); Photo © Christie's Images

Background imageBowls Collection: Sugar bowl, 18th-19th century (pearlware)

Sugar bowl, 18th-19th century (pearlware)
6352474 Sugar bowl, 18th-19th century (pearlware); 6x9.5x9.5 cm; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; (add.info.: Circular sugar bowl with double curved profile, low foot and foot-rim)

Background imageBowls Collection: Still Life with Lute, 1946 (oil on canvas)

Still Life with Lute, 1946 (oil on canvas)
656412 Still Life with Lute, 1946 (oil on canvas) by Filla, Emil (1882-1953); 97x130 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Lute. Emil Filla (1882-1953). Oil on canvas

Background imageBowls Collection: Wine Cup, depicting a flowering citrus plant and a butterfly in flight, Chinese, Yongzheng period

Wine Cup, depicting a flowering citrus plant and a butterfly in flight, Chinese, Yongzheng period
PFR133031 Wine Cup, depicting a flowering citrus plant and a butterfly in flight, Chinese, Yongzheng period, 1723-35 (engraved yellow glass); diam.:6.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBowls Collection: Still life of peaches and plums, 1879 (oil on canvas)

Still life of peaches and plums, 1879 (oil on canvas)
NUL116448 Still life of peaches and plums, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904); 21.5x27.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Ignace Henri Jean Fantin-Latour)

Background imageBowls Collection: Bowls (litho)

Bowls (litho)
8645053 Bowls (litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bowls. Illustration for The Comic History of Sport by Arthur Moreland (T Werner Laurie)

Background imageBowls Collection: Bowls (litho)

Bowls (litho)
8645050 Bowls (litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bowls. Illustration for The Comic History of Sport by Arthur Moreland (T Werner Laurie)

Background imageBowls Collection: Bowls (litho)

Bowls (litho)
8645049 Bowls (litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bowls. Illustration for The Comic History of Sport by Arthur Moreland (T Werner Laurie)

Background imageBowls Collection: Boot, Bore, Bowl, Brig, Bull, Bung, Buoy, Burn, Bush, Bust, Butt, Butt (engraving)

Boot, Bore, Bowl, Brig, Bull, Bung, Buoy, Burn, Bush, Bust, Butt, Butt (engraving)
8649985 Boot, Bore, Bowl, Brig, Bull, Bung, Buoy, Burn, Bush, Bust, Butt, Butt (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boot, Bore, Bowl, Brig, Bull)

Background imageBowls Collection: Present-day Bowls (litho)

Present-day Bowls (litho)
8650839 Present-day Bowls (litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Present-day Bowls. Illustration for The Comic History of Sport by Arthur Moreland (T Werner Laurie)

Background imageBowls Collection: On the village green (litho)

On the village green (litho)
8663005 On the village green (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the village green. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch)

Background imageBowls Collection: Solitaire tea service 1760 and Solitaire coffee service of pot, sugar bowl, cup, saucer and plate

Solitaire tea service 1760 and Solitaire coffee service of pot, sugar bowl, cup, saucer and plate
FLO4633233 Solitaire tea service 1760 and Solitaire coffee service of pot, sugar bowl, cup, saucer and plate. Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste

Background imageBowls Collection: Early Sevres ware: Spring vase, portrait of Louis XV on a plaque, Autumn vase

Early Sevres ware: Spring vase, portrait of Louis XV on a plaque, Autumn vase
FLO4633514 Early Sevres ware: Spring vase, portrait of Louis XV on a plaque, Autumn vase, flowers painted by an enamel artist on a plate, sugar bowl 1753, and birds from a sample plaque

Background imageBowls Collection: Bowl from the Hawaiian Islands presented to Captain Charles Clerke

Bowl from the Hawaiian Islands presented to Captain Charles Clerke
3079186 Bowl from the Hawaiian Islands presented to Captain Charles Clerke; (add.info.: Bowl from the Hawaiian Islands presented to Captain Charles Clerke)

Background imageBowls Collection: Illustration for Oliver Twist, 1871 (engraving)

Illustration for Oliver Twist, 1871 (engraving)
537425 Illustration for Oliver Twist, 1871 (engraving); (add.info.: Oliver Twist causing a sensation in the children's ward of the workhouse by asking for a second helping of porridge)

Background imageBowls Collection: Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle

Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle
1578328 Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle; (add.info.: Illustration of a leper with a begging bowl and rattle. Dated 14th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageBowls Collection: Spouted bowl, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (ceramic, pigment)

Spouted bowl, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (ceramic, pigment)
7310022 Spouted bowl, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (ceramic, pigment); 8.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum

Background imageBowls Collection: Lunch service with simple decoration called Solitaire, with teapot, sugar bowl, plate

Lunch service with simple decoration called Solitaire, with teapot, sugar bowl, plate, cup and saucer
FLO4633137 Lunch service with simple decoration called Solitaire, with teapot, sugar bowl, plate, cup and saucer, painted by Pithou Jr. 1779

Background imageBowls Collection: Metal sneakers, platters and bowls. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by

Metal sneakers, platters and bowls. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware
FLO4732051 Metal sneakers, platters and bowls. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany

Background imageBowls Collection: Sugar bowl, 18th-19th century (pearlware)

Sugar bowl, 18th-19th century (pearlware)
6352473 Sugar bowl, 18th-19th century (pearlware); 6x9.5x9.5 cm; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; (add.info.: Circular sugar bowl with double curved profile, low foot and foot-rim)

Background imageBowls Collection: Feast bowl, c.1778 (wood, shell)

Feast bowl, c.1778 (wood, shell)
7295490 Feast bowl, c.1778 (wood, shell); 8x35x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Captain Cook expedition feast bowl. A three quarter rear view from the left)

Background imageBowls Collection: Feast bowl, c.1778 (wood, shell)

Feast bowl, c.1778 (wood, shell)
7295489 Feast bowl, c.1778 (wood, shell); 8x35x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Captain Cook expedition feast bowl. A three quarter rear view from the left)

Background imageBowls Collection: Puzzle: boy or girl - which? (colour litho)

Puzzle: boy or girl - which? (colour litho)
8656425 Puzzle: boy or girl - which? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puzzle: boy or girl - which)

Background imageBowls Collection: Bowl of Flowers (oil on canvas)

Bowl of Flowers (oil on canvas)
1767387 Bowl of Flowers (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 76.8x92.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bowl of Flowers. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

Background imageBowls Collection: Bronze bowl from Nimrud, Phoenician. 8th century BC (object)

Bronze bowl from Nimrud, Phoenician. 8th century BC (object)
533757 Bronze bowl from Nimrud, Phoenician. 8th century BC (object); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageBowls Collection: Distillation of alcohol. 19th century (engraving)

Distillation of alcohol. 19th century (engraving)
672888 Distillation of alcohol. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture)

Background imageBowls Collection: Brushwasher, carved with winged dragons, Chinese, Qing dynasty, 19th century (green carved glass)

Brushwasher, carved with winged dragons, Chinese, Qing dynasty, 19th century (green carved glass)
PFR133035 Brushwasher, carved with winged dragons, Chinese, Qing dynasty, 19th century (green carved glass); length:8.7 cm; Private Collection; © Paul Freeman; © Paul Freeman

Background imageBowls Collection: Boy getting his first haircut (b/w photo)

Boy getting his first haircut (b/w photo)
8672147 Boy getting his first haircut (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy getting his first haircut. A man cutting a boy's hair around a bowl)

Background imageBowls Collection: Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho)

Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho)
8642865 Illustration for Tom Brown's School-Days (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The old gentleman loved to bowl slow twisters to him)

Background imageBowls Collection: Russian peasants playing the game of Pristinky, skittles, bowls, cudgels, etc

Russian peasants playing the game of Pristinky, skittles, bowls, cudgels, etc
FLO4624988 Russian peasants playing the game of Pristinky, skittles, bowls, cudgels, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient

Background imageBowls Collection: Regency gentlemen in top hats playing bowls on a bowling green. The Bowling Alley, Worcester

Regency gentlemen in top hats playing bowls on a bowling green. The Bowling Alley, Worcester
FLO4619292 Regency gentlemen in top hats playing bowls on a bowling green. The Bowling Alley, Worcester, or Characters of the Hand and Glove Club

Background imageBowls Collection: Porcelain for domestic use: Water pot and bowl decorated with flowers on a white base

Porcelain for domestic use: Water pot and bowl decorated with flowers on a white base
FLO4633360 Porcelain for domestic use: Water pot and bowl decorated with flowers on a white base, and water pot with flowers on partial background




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"Bowls: A Journey Through Time, Culture, and Playfulness" Step back in time to Britain in 1903 with "A Game of Bowls, " where gentlemen engage in a strategic battle on the green. Intriguingly, even the legendary David Bryant found solace in this timeless game, often accompanied by his trusty pipe. Traveling across continents to Thailand, we discover the vibrant spices used in Thai cuisine that add an explosion of flavor to bowls of deliciousness. Meanwhile, men gracefully play bowls on a well-manicured lawn, showcasing their precision and skill amidst nature's beauty. Peering into a goldfish bowl adorned with aquatic weed reveals these mesmerizing creatures swimming serenely - a captivating sight indeed. Four adorable Boston Terrier puppies gather around their dog bowls eagerly devouring their meals - a heartwarming scene filled with joy and innocence. Transported to the nostalgic 1940s era when girls embraced equality and empowerment through sports like bowls - breaking societal norms one roll at a time. Immerse yourself in history as you witness Plymouth Hoe come alive with excitement upon sighting The Armada. John Seymour Lucas captures this pivotal moment beautifully. At Paignton's holiday camp in Devon, laughter fills the air as families bond over friendly competitions on the bowling green - creating cherished memories together. Curiosity piques when our feline friend fixates its gaze upon goldfish swimming within reach inside their glass abode - an eternal struggle between predator and prey? Venturing into Morocco's Marrakech unravels hand-painted glazed ceramic dishes adorning tables; each telling stories of African craftsmanship passed down through generations. Lastly, meet the dwarf Russian hamster who finds comfort within its cozy bowl-shaped nest – reminding us that home is not just about four walls but also about feeling safe and loved wherever we are.