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"From Market Reports to Dinner on the Beach: The Versatile Napkin" In the English countryside

Background imageNapkin Collection: Tucking into a hearty lunch (colour litho)

Tucking into a hearty lunch (colour litho)
7150940 Tucking into a hearty lunch (colour litho) by Howard, C. T. (fl.1914-18) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Plaice (colour litho)

Plaice (colour litho)
7150929 Plaice (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Nature morte aux fruits. Peinture de Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), 1879-1880. Huile sur toile

Nature morte aux fruits. Peinture de Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), 1879-1880. Huile sur toile. Dim : 45x55, 3cm
FIA5326722 Nature morte aux fruits. Peinture de Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), 1879-1880. Huile sur toile. Dim : 45x55, 3cm. Impressionnisme

Background imageNapkin Collection: Nature morte avec pommes (Still Life with apples). Peinture de Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)

Nature morte avec pommes (Still Life with apples). Peinture de Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), huile sur toile, 1895-1898
FIA5377772 Nature morte avec pommes (Still Life with apples). Peinture de Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), huile sur toile, 1895-1898. Art francais fin 19e siecle, postimpresionnisme

Background imageNapkin Collection: Still life with a kettle, 1867-1869 (Oil on Canvas)

Still life with a kettle, 1867-1869 (Oil on Canvas)
7212084 Still life with a kettle, 1867-1869 (Oil on Canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Still life with a kettle, 1867-1869. Nature morte a la bouilloire)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Couvert; Knife and fork; Tafelbesteck (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Couvert; Knife and fork; Tafelbesteck (engraving)
7195596 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Couvert; Knife and fork; Tafelbesteck (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couvert; Knife and fork; Tafelbesteck)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Typical wrinkled potatoes with spicy sauce in a bowl (Papas Arrugadas con Mojo Picon)

Typical wrinkled potatoes with spicy sauce in a bowl (Papas Arrugadas con Mojo Picon), Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Background imageNapkin Collection: Around the Evening Lamp, 1900 (w / c, ink and pencil on paper)

Around the Evening Lamp, 1900 (w / c, ink and pencil on paper)
7079621 Around the Evening Lamp, 1900 (w/c, ink and pencil on paper) by Larsson, Carl (1853-1919); Thiel Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Background imageNapkin Collection: Linen. 1929 (engraving)

Linen. 1929 (engraving)
6437542 Linen. 1929 (engraving) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Art of living. Fashion. Sale of home textiles, le Blanc: sheets, cushions, tablecloths)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Still Life with Bread, a Jug, and a Napkin, after circa 1830 (oil on canvas)

Still Life with Bread, a Jug, and a Napkin, after circa 1830 (oil on canvas)
7082007 Still Life with Bread, a Jug, and a Napkin, after circa 1830 (oil on canvas) by Melendez, Luis Egidio (1716-80); 44.5x33 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Background imageNapkin Collection: Woven Napkin, c. 1937. Creator: Suzanne Roy

Woven Napkin, c. 1937. Creator: Suzanne Roy
Woven Napkin, c. 1937

Background imageNapkin Collection: Red and White Table Napkin, c. 1939. Creator: Merkley, Arthur G

Red and White Table Napkin, c. 1939. Creator: Merkley, Arthur G
Red and White Table Napkin, c. 1939

Background imageNapkin Collection: Red and White Napkin (Deer Design), 1935 / 1942. Creator: Merkley, Arthur G

Red and White Napkin (Deer Design), 1935 / 1942. Creator: Merkley, Arthur G
Red and White Napkin (Deer Design), 1935/1942

Background imageNapkin Collection: Table Napkin, c. 1940. Creator: Merkley, Arthur G

Table Napkin, c. 1940. Creator: Merkley, Arthur G
Table Napkin, c. 1940

Background imageNapkin Collection: Red and White Napkin, c. 1941. Creator: Merkley, Arthur G

Red and White Napkin, c. 1941. Creator: Merkley, Arthur G
Red and White Napkin, c. 1941

Background imageNapkin Collection: Still Life with Oysters, 1881 (oil on canvas)

Still Life with Oysters, 1881 (oil on canvas)
1196575 Still Life with Oysters, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-94); 38x55 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageNapkin Collection: Summer Evening; Sommerabend, 1911 (oil on canavs)

Summer Evening; Sommerabend, 1911 (oil on canavs)
824292 Summer Evening; Sommerabend, 1911 (oil on canavs) by Dorsch, Ferdinand (1875-1938); 112x135.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer Evening; Sommerabend. Ferdinand Dorsch (1875-1938)

Background imageNapkin Collection: A Victorian greeting card of children seated at a dinner table whlie one dressed as a

A Victorian greeting card of children seated at a dinner table whlie one dressed as a
3604509 A Victorian greeting card of children seated at a dinner table whlie one dressed as a cook sharpens the carving knife, c.1880 (colour litho) by Greenaway

Background imageNapkin Collection: Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables and Fruit, c. 1615-20 (oil on panel)

Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables and Fruit, c. 1615-20 (oil on panel)
5673784 Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables and Fruit, c.1615-20 (oil on panel) by Hulsdonck, Jacob van (1582-1647); 71.5 x 104 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageNapkin Collection: Pap, napkin and lollypop (coloured engraving)

Pap, napkin and lollypop (coloured engraving)
6032018 Pap, napkin and lollypop (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pap, napkin and lollypop.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageNapkin Collection: Retro Food: Dessert Course, 1957 (screen print)

Retro Food: Dessert Course, 1957 (screen print)
3036082 Retro Food: Dessert Course, 1957 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Retro 1950s illustration of a pie being served during a dessert course; screen print)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at bareknuckle boxers

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at bareknuckle boxers during a fight. Death and the Pugilists. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van

Background imageNapkin Collection: George Stephensons Centenary napkin

George Stephensons Centenary napkin. Presented to IMechE members by Andrew Reid to commerorate George Stephensons Centenary on 9 Jun 1881

Background imageNapkin Collection: In a restaurant par Makovsky, Vladimir Yegorovich (1846-1920), 1887 - Oil on wood

In a restaurant par Makovsky, Vladimir Yegorovich (1846-1920), 1887 - Oil on wood
FIA5401094 In a restaurant par Makovsky, Vladimir Yegorovich (1846-1920), 1887 - Oil on wood, 36x28 - Private Collection by Makovsky

Background imageNapkin Collection: Nature morte - Still-Life - Peinture de Willem Claesz (Claeszoon) Heda (1594-1680

Nature morte - Still-Life - Peinture de Willem Claesz (Claeszoon) Heda (1594-1680
FIA5394364 Nature morte - Still-Life - Peinture de Willem Claesz (Claeszoon) Heda (1594-1680) - Hallwylska Museet, Stockholm eFine Art Images/Leemage by Heda, Willem Claesz

Background imageNapkin Collection: Still Life with Fruit and Roemer - Peinture de Pieter Claesz (c

Still Life with Fruit and Roemer - Peinture de Pieter Claesz (c
FIA5399538 Still Life with Fruit and Roemer - Peinture de Pieter Claesz (c. 1597-1660) - 1644 - Oil on canvas - 104, 5x146 - Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest by Claesz

Background imageNapkin Collection: The Dish of Mackerels, c. 1923 (oil on board)

The Dish of Mackerels, c. 1923 (oil on board)
988406 The Dish of Mackerels, c.1923 (oil on board) by Loiseau, Gustave (1865-1935); 37.8x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dish of Mackerels; Le Plat de Maquereaux)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Two Apples and a Lemon (oil on canvas)

Two Apples and a Lemon (oil on canvas)
1768868 Two Apples and a Lemon (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 16.8x32.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Apples and a Lemon; Deux Pommes et un Citron)

Background imageNapkin Collection: The Coffee Pot, c. 1905 (oil on canvas)

The Coffee Pot, c. 1905 (oil on canvas)
1197420 The Coffee Pot, c. 1905 (oil on canvas) by Peploe, Samuel John (1871-1935); 62.8x83.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageNapkin Collection: David Copperfield and the Friendly Waiter, illustration for

David Copperfield and the Friendly Waiter, illustration for
IL193493 David Copperfield and the Friendly Waiter, illustration for Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping

Background imageNapkin Collection: Knife-rests, napkin rings, crumb trays, etc

Knife-rests, napkin rings, crumb trays, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896

Background imageNapkin Collection: Dinner setting with comic verse on a Christmas card

Dinner setting with comic verse on a Christmas card
Dinner setting (plate, cutlery and napkin) with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageNapkin Collection: A Frisian waffle seller (colour litho)

A Frisian waffle seller (colour litho)
CHT404238 A Frisian waffle seller (colour litho) by Madou, Jean-Baptiste (1796-1877) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageNapkin Collection: Roses in a Vase with Oranges and a White Tablecloth, (oil on canvas)

Roses in a Vase with Oranges and a White Tablecloth, (oil on canvas)
1197423 Roses in a Vase with Oranges and a White Tablecloth, (oil on canvas) by Peploe, Samuel John (1871-1935); 50.8x40.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageNapkin Collection: The Brioche, 1870 (oil on canvas)

The Brioche, 1870 (oil on canvas)
3597313 The Brioche, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 65.1x81 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageNapkin Collection: Mode of folding a napkin for dishing etc (engraving)

Mode of folding a napkin for dishing etc (engraving)
3642332 Mode of folding a napkin for dishing etc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mode of folding a napkin for dishing etc)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Man eating dinner (chromolitho)

Man eating dinner (chromolitho)
1093767 Man eating dinner (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man eating dinner)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Still Life (oil on canvas)

Still Life (oil on canvas)
BRM177100 Still Life (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Philippe (1816-87); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageNapkin Collection: Still life of tea towel, jug and bread, 18th century (oil on canvas)

Still life of tea towel, jug and bread, 18th century (oil on canvas)
AIS5348774 Still life of tea towel, jug and bread, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Menendez or Melendez, Luis Egidio (1716-80); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Still life of tea towel)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Still Life with Fruit (oil on canvas)

Still Life with Fruit (oil on canvas)
1767400 Still Life with Fruit (oil on canvas) by Prentice, Levi Wells (1851-1935); 40.6x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Life with Fruit. Levi Wells Prentice (1851-1935). Oil on canvas

Background imageNapkin Collection: That Wild Wheel (engraving)

That Wild Wheel (engraving)
1055942 That Wild Wheel (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: That Wild Wheel)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Cover of Bonne Bouche (colour litho)

Cover of Bonne Bouche (colour litho)
960377 Cover of Bonne Bouche (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of Bonne Bouche, a polka by Emile Waldteufel)

Background imageNapkin Collection: Pigs eating in a restaurant (litho)

Pigs eating in a restaurant (litho)
3094170 Pigs eating in a restaurant (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pigs eating in a restaurant. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageNapkin Collection: A Victorian Christmas card of a knife, a fork and a plate, c. 1890 (colour litho)

A Victorian Christmas card of a knife, a fork and a plate, c. 1890 (colour litho)
3605358 A Victorian Christmas card of a knife, a fork and a plate, c.1890 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Background imageNapkin Collection: A Victorian greeting card of cats and kittens enjoying a roast turkey dinner watched by a

A Victorian greeting card of cats and kittens enjoying a roast turkey dinner watched by a
3603505 A Victorian greeting card of cats and kittens enjoying a roast turkey dinner watched by a puppy, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageNapkin Collection: A Victorian greeting card of a two cats, one dressed as a waiter

A Victorian greeting card of a two cats, one dressed as a waiter
3603419 A Victorian greeting card of a two cats, one dressed as a waiter and one sitting at a table reading the menu, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageNapkin Collection: Newhaven Fishwives (b / w photo)

Newhaven Fishwives (b / w photo)
2794713 Newhaven Fishwives (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newhaven Fishwives)




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"From Market Reports to Dinner on the Beach: The Versatile Napkin" In the English countryside, an elegant English Country Squire carves succulent beef while a printed souvenir paper napkin adds a touch of sophistication to the table. Meanwhile, W Heath Robinson's whimsical illustration captures the artistry of opening a wine bottle with finesse. As the sun sets over Downtown Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, diners enjoy a romantic dinner on the beach, their napkins gently fluttering in the warm breeze. In this picturesque setting, tea and biscuits are served, creating moments of tranquility amidst nature's beauty. Traveling back in time to 1930s breakfast trays, we find toast cheese sandwiches neatly wrapped in napkins - simple pleasures that bring comfort and satisfaction. A heartwarming scene unfolds as a cat and kitten playfully interact with pudding on a cutout Christmas card; even our furry friends appreciate the charm of napkins. Stepping aboard luxurious ocean liners like White Star Line brings us into an era where elegance reigns supreme. Adorned with numbers or silver plated designs, these exquisite napkin rings add refinement to every dining experience. Elkington plate cutlery accompanied by an ornate napkin ring further elevate fine dining at sea. Whether it be for practicality or aesthetics, from market reports to exotic destinations or cozy breakfast nooks – there is no denying that the humble napkin has become an essential element of our daily lives. Its versatility knows no bounds as it effortlessly transitions from wiping away spills to adding flair and style to any occasion. So next time you reach for that soft piece of fabric or delicate paper square – remember its journey through history and embrace its ability to enhance your culinary adventures and create lasting memories around tables worldwide.