Cooking Pot Collection (#4)

Oude-Kate. Creator: Felicien Rops
Oude-Kate

Waiting (En attendant), 1895. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Waiting (En attendant), 1895

Interior of a Kitchen, n. d. Creator: Eliphalet Frazer Andrews
Interior of a Kitchen, n.d

Lid with a Lion attacking a Bull, Iran, 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Lid with a Lion attacking a Bull, Iran, 12th century

The Game of the Cooking Pot, c. 1744. Creator: Pietro Longhi
The Game of the Cooking Pot, c. 1744

The Cook (La cuisiniere), 1899. Creator: Edouard Vuillard
The Cook (La cuisiniere), 1899

Presents Offered to the Bride (Les Presents offerts ala Mariee), ca. 1633
Presents Offered to the Bride (Les Presents offerts a la Mariee), ca. 1633

Morning (Le Matin), ca. 1700. Creator: Claude Saint-Paul
Morning (Le Matin), ca. 1700

A Kitchen Scene, . n. d. Creator: Unknown
A Kitchen Scene, .n.d

The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia standing naked in a large cauldron, at left under... ca
The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia standing naked in a large cauldron, at left under a colonnade, sits a Roman Prefect, at right the statue of Jupiter in a niche, ca. 1520-25

Gruel, from "Le Magasin Pittoresque", ca. 1852. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
Gruel, from " Le Magasin Pittoresque", ca. 1852. [Les Gaudes et Le Mais]

Scrubbing Woman, 1844. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
Scrubbing Woman, 1844

Family Warming Their Hands By a Fire, 18th century. 18th century
Family Warming Their Hands By a Fire, 18th century

The Fat Kitchen, from the series Monkeys. Creator: Peeter van der Borcht
The Fat Kitchen, from the series Monkeys

[Regiments - unidentified], 1861-65. Creator: Unknown
[Regiments - unidentified], 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Cooking House of the 8th Hussars, 1855. Creator: Roger Fenton
Cooking House of the 8th Hussars, 1855

Preparation For a Noon-Day Meal, Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir Ali Shir Nava i, 1580

Austrian Soldiers, late 18th-19th century. Creator: Wilhelm von Kobell
Austrian Soldiers, late 18th-19th century

Yusuf is Drawn Up from the Well, Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, second half 16th century

Interior of a Cree Indian Tent, 1820, (1946). Creator: Edward Francis Finden
Interior of a Cree Indian Tent, 1820, (1946). Indigenous people round a fire in northern Canada, depicted by a member of John Franklins Coppermine Expedition of 1819-1822

Bawarchi (Cook), c1910. Creator: Unknown
Bawarchi (Cook), c1910. Indian man in a kitchen with a tandoor, (clay oven). Postcard. [Moorli Dhur & Sons, Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, India]

The Little Jacob, 1876-1906, (1906). Creator: Hans von Bartels
The Little Jacob, 1906. Watercolour by German artist Hans Von Bartels (1856-1913). From " The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours", edited by Charles Holme

Cinderella, 1883. Creator: Unknown
Cinderella, 1883. From " St. Nicholas: Volume X. Part I. November 1882, to May 1883". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1883]

An Affray with the Natives, 1923. Creator: Unknown
An Affray with the Natives, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Three witches, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Three witches, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece), c. 1427-32 (oil on oak)
3432890 Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece), c.1427-32 (oil on oak) by Master of Flemalle, (Robert Campin) (1375/8-1444); 64.1x63.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Winter, 1919. Artist: Charless Ricketts
Winter, 1919. Illustration for Daphnis and Chloe. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Male cookery students, Westminster Technical Institute, London, 1910. A group of boys making pies, while another group of students attend to pots and pans on the stove

Male cookery students at work in the kitchen, Westminster Technical Institute, London, 1910
Male cookery students at work in the kitchen with a teacher supervising, Westminster Technical Institute, London, 1910

Turtle doves and turtle soup!!, 1822. Artist
Turtle doves and turtle soup!!, 1822. A scene on board the Royal Yacht. George IV is wearing Highland dress and kneeling at the feet of Lady Hell-fling-stone

Weird sisters, preparing for the royal visit, 1830. Artist: Robert Seymour
Weird sisters, preparing for the royal visit, 1830. The top image depicts Aldermen as the witches of Macbeth preparing a cauldron of turtle soup for the Lord Mayors banquet

Mixing a recipe for corns, 1835. Artist: George Cruikshank
Mixing a recipe for corns, 1835. A thin woman sits in a chair brewing a mixture from a recipe. The table is crowded with phials and bottles

Butchering a sheep on the Front Line, c. 1914-18 (b/w photo)

King Alfred in the neatherds cottage c878 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
King Alfred in the neatherds cottage c878 (1864). Early in his reign as King of Wessex, while a fugitive from the Danish conquerors of his kingdom

Gypsy boys with dog, Surrey, 1960s

Gypsy boy with cauldron, 1960s

Gypsy man with cauldron, 1960s

Daphne, gipsy girl, with cooking pot, Charlwood, Surrey, 1964

Girl at the hearth, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: I Popov
Girl at the hearth, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. The album "Peoples of Siberia" contains twenty-seven photographs depicting Yakuts and Buryats, everyday life, festivals, meetings

Macbeth visiting the three witches on the blasted heath, 1858. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Macbeth visiting the three witches on the blasted heath, 1858. Title page to Macbeth from an edition of William Shakespeares works published in London in 1858

Soldiers fire farmhouse hut Standing sitting soldiers
Soldiers by the fire the farmhouse hut, Standing and sitting soldiers by a fireplace with cooking pot in a farm. the soldier, the soldiers life, Gerardus Emaus de Micault (mentioned on object)

We live between ourselves, we hate the nuisances and the visits from Scenes from the Private and Public Life of Animals, ca. 1837-47

A Cottage Madonna, c1915. Artist: Bernard De Hoog
A Cottage Madonna, c1915. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

A Kathiawar Home, 20th century

Sven Hedin - Geb. 1865, 1934. Sven Anders Hedin (1865-1952), Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator of his own works

Mobility and Fire Power in Italy, 1943-44. A makeshift field-kitchen in Italy providing the Bofor gunners of the 8th Army with a meal. From The War Illustrated Volume 7 edited by Sir John Hammerton

Cooking on a raft, Paraguay, 1911. A print from Picturesque Paraguay by Alexander K MacDonald, Charles H Kelly, London, 1911

Native women with baskets of hippo meat, Karoo, South Africa, 1924 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
Native women with baskets of hippo meat, Karoo, South Africa, 1924 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

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In the depths of a coal-miner's hut, amidst the flickering glow of a fire, an engraved image captures the essence of simplicity and sustenance. The cooking pot takes center stage, its sturdy form symbolizing nourishment in this humble abode. As an English Irish soldier stands tall with his new discipline and arms, his old stomach yearns for the warmth that only a hearty meal can provide. In another scene, Macbeth seeks guidance from three witches on a desolate heath; their cauldron bubbling over with mysterious concoctions mirrors the transformative power of culinary creations. Moving forward in time to 1915, we find ourselves in front of "A Cottage Madonna" painting by Bernard De Hoog. Amidst domesticity and devotion, there it is again – a cooking pot simmering on the hearth – representing not just physical sustenance but also love shared through meals prepared with care. Venturing into different corners of the world, we stumble upon "A Kathiawar Home" where cultural flavors blend harmoniously within one vessel - a testament to unity through food. Fast-forwarding to 1875 brings us face-to-face with Arctic explorers finding solace in their winter quarters as they gather around a steaming pot after days spent braving icy seas. The journey continues stateside as pinto beans are served at Pie Town's fair barbeque in New Mexico during 1940. Russell Lee's photograph immortalizes community spirit and tradition emanating from that simple yet essential utensil -the cooking pot. From camp kitchens to makeshift shelters for hop pickers near Grants Pass or migrant families sewing together near Vale, Oregon during Dorothea Lange's poignant documentation in 1939 - these images remind us that even amidst adversity and struggle, communal meals cooked over open fires bring comfort and hope. Lastly, we encounter the Wardlow family huddled together inside their dugout basement home on a Sunday in Dead Ox Flat, Oregon.