Mealtime Collection (#6)

The family budget (b/w photo)
8657679 The family budget (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The family budget)

The family budget (b/w photo)
8657675 The family budget (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The family budget)

How to fry fish (b/w photo)
8657673 How to fry fish (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How to fry fish)

A good clear soup (b/w photo)
8657672 A good clear soup (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A good clear soup)

The finished simnel cake (b/w photo)
8657649 The finished simnel cake (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The finished simnel cake)

White wine cup (b/w photo)
8657643 White wine cup (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: White wine cup)

Tea for the invalid (b/w photo)
8657640 Tea for the invalid (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tea for the invalid)

Diet for the children (b/w photo)
8657636 Diet for the children (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diet for the children)

How to serve hors d'oeuvres (b/w photo)
8657632 How to serve hors d'oeuvres (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How to serve hors d'oeuvres)

A simple forcemeat (b/w photo)
8657631 A simple forcemeat (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A simple forcemeat)

Rice and shrimp salad (colour photo)
8657612 Rice and shrimp salad (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rice and shrimp salad)

Macaroni cheese (colour photo)
8658460 Macaroni cheese (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Macaroni cheese)

Genoese fancies (colour photo)
8658455 Genoese fancies (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Genoese fancies)

Jesus Mange Avec Ses Disciples, Pres de la mer de Galilee (engraving)
8629343 Jesus Mange Avec Ses Disciples, Pres de la mer de Galilee (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Mange Avec Ses Disciples)

Camping among the big trees (b/w photo)
8652978 Camping among the big trees (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Camping among the big trees)

Artistic sugar work by Paul Laurent: A spring-time basket for the buffet (b/w photo)
8652257 Artistic sugar work by Paul Laurent: A spring-time basket for the buffet (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nursery rhyme: Little Jack Horner (colour litho)
8651370 Nursery rhyme: Little Jack Horner (colour litho) by Wright, Blanche Fisher (1887-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Jack Horner)

Ancient Greek banquet (engraving)
8635051 Ancient Greek banquet (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek banquet. Illustration from Hellas)

Lofthouse Park Camp: After Lunch, Walking in the Garden (b/w photo)
8670231 Lofthouse Park Camp: After Lunch, Walking in the Garden (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After Lunch, Walking in the Garden)

Our Countryside, 1938: Noonday Rest (b/w photo)
8671505 Our Countryside, 1938: Noonday Rest (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noonday Rest)

New Zealand, 1890s: After Lunch (b/w photo)
8662701 New Zealand, 1890s: After Lunch (b/w photo) by New Zealand Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After Lunch)

Pekinese dogs being groomed (b/w photo)
8664257 Pekinese dogs being groomed (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: We visit the aristocrats. Pekinese dogs being groomed)

A Greek Entertainment (engraving)
8663133 A Greek Entertainment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Greek Entertainment)

Rustic banquet (west wall), detail
BEN5462556 Rustic banquet (west wall), detail by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy; (add.info.: Rustic banquet (west wall), detail: Hours drawing flowers from a basket

The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774. Werther surprises Charlotte surrounded by children
AIS5339051 The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774. Werther surprises Charlotte surrounded by children. By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832); Goethe National Museum, Weimar, Germany; © Iberfoto

Luxuriance, after the painting by Jodocus van Winghe. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur
955325 Luxuriance, after the painting by Jodocus van Winghe. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Four expedition members having lunch in a tent, 1911 (b/w photo)
7295702 Four expedition members having lunch in a tent, 1911 (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); 11.9x16.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The transformation of water into wine at the Marriage at Cana, c1920 (stained glass)
8714216 The transformation of water into wine at the Marriage at Cana, c1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

The Last supper. Detail. 15th century (Oil on wood panel)
8711435 The Last supper. Detail. 15th century (Oil on wood panel); Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France; (add.info.: Unterlinden Museum. The Last supper. Detail. Oil on wood panel. 15 th century)

Sauerkraut pot cooking, c.1910 (print)
7293324 Sauerkraut pot cooking, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Sauerkraut pot cooking by german populations in the Middle Age)

The turtle, c.1910 (print)
7293390 The turtle, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. The turtle as food. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

The vinegar, c.1910 (print)
7293339 The vinegar, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Origins of the vinegar in France. Travelling vinegar maker in the middle age)

The macaronis in Italy, c.1910 (print)
7293338 The macaronis in Italy, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. The macaronis (dry pasta) in Italy. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France

Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry
7209766 Cathedral (La Seo, Catedral del Salvador de Zaragoza). The tapestry museum. Flemish tapestry. Esther and Assuerus : the Banquet of Assuerus and the repudiate of Vasthi (Esther en Assuerus)

Merchant offering roast potatoes in Antwerp, Belgium, historical picture, about 1893
UIG5413926 Merchant offering roast potatoes in Antwerp, Belgium, historical picture, about 1893; UIG

A peacock being served at a state banquet
5311811 A peacock being served at a state banquet; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a peacock being served at a state banquet. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

U.S. Soldiers lunching at Citroen Munitions factory. August 1918 (b/w photo)
UIG5446713 U.S. Soldiers lunching at Citroen Munitions factory. August 1918 (b/w photo)

Naples: old pizzeria. Pizzaiolo preparing the pizza while the waiter serves them to the guests
FGL5470200 Naples: old pizzeria. Pizzaiolo preparing the pizza while the waiter serves them to the guests. Engraving of the 19th century.; Fototeca Gilardi

Letters C and D: rooster and flag, c.1920 (engraving)
DUV4205915 Letters C and D: rooster and flag, c.1920 (engraving); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

early 19th century French illustration of a gathering of gourmands at a feast. 1810
3665988 early 19th century French illustration of a gathering of gourmands at a feast. 1810; (add.info.: early 19th century French illustration of a gathering of gourmands at a feast)

Antarctic huts - (Scott) Midwinter Day dinner in the hut, June 22nd 1911 (b/w photo)
7295657 Antarctic huts - (Scott) Midwinter Day dinner in the hut, June 22nd 1911 (b/w photo) by British School, (20th century) ; National Maritime Museum, London

Algeria, Ain zeft: Algerians squatting on the ground eat with Europeans watching them eat, 1906
LUX4780161 Algeria, Ain zeft: Algerians squatting on the ground eat with Europeans watching them eat, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria)

Algeria, Ain zeft: Algerians squatting on the ground eat in a mountainous landscape, 1906
LUX4780098 Algeria, Ain zeft: Algerians squatting on the ground eat in a mountainous landscape, 1906; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain zeft: Algerians squatting on the ground eat in a mountainous landscape)

France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Vaux de Cernay: a group of travelers eat at the restaurant Chez Leopold, 1901
LUX4784100 France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Vaux de Cernay: a group of travelers eat at the restaurant Chez Leopold, 1901; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78)

Algeria, Ain zeft: families of European technicians having lunch under a dais, 1905
LUX4780688 Algeria, Ain zeft: families of European technicians having lunch under a dais, 1905; (add.info.: Algeria, Ain zeft: families of European technicians having lunch under a dais)

Under Suspicion (oil on canvas)
6452839 Under Suspicion (oil on canvas) by Bennett, Frank Moss (1874-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bennett, Frank Moss (1874-1953))

American pioneers: little girl bringing a meal basket to her father, a farmer working on land clearing
NWI4880084 American pioneers: little girl bringing a meal basket to her father, a farmer working on land clearing, doing benedicite

Letter G: This monkey, see-you, he is there to sing the great G, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214965 Letter G: This monkey, see-you, he is there to sing the great G, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

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"Mealtime: A Journey Through Art, History, and Culture" Step into the world as we explore various artworks and historical moments that depict this universal human experience. From heartwarming family gatherings to extravagant feasts, these captivating images reveal the significance of sharing a meal together. In Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece "The Harvesters, " we witness a scene from rural life where hardworking peasants take a break to enjoy their midday meal. The horse grazing nearby becomes one of the family, reminding us that even our animal companions can be part of our mealtimes. Moving forward in time, Harold Harvey's painting "The Tea Table" transports us to an elegant Victorian setting. With delicate china cups and dainty treats laid out on the table, it captures the refined ritual of afternoon tea – a cherished tradition still enjoyed today. Humor takes center stage in Punch cartoon's engraving titled "A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle. " As characters indulge in food during intermission at an opera performance, it playfully reminds us not to let our appetite distract from cultural experiences. Exploring diversity in dining experiences, we encounter a colored photograph capturing a black man enjoying a large watermelon. This image prompts reflection on how food has been used both as sustenance and as symbols laden with racial stereotypes throughout history. Delving into ancient Rome's eccentricities, an engraving portrays Emperor Caligula entertaining his favorite horse Incitatus at supper. This bizarre depiction highlights how power can sometimes lead to peculiar indulgences beyond imagination. Shifting gears towards sporting events brings us to "The Wappenshaw: A Shooting Match. " Oil on paper showcases Scottish soldiers gathering for target practice before sitting down together for hearty meals – camaraderie forged through shared activities and nourishment alike. In William Heath Robinson's whimsical illustration "Good Egg, " breakfast becomes an imaginative adventure filled with contraptions and inventions.