Potato Collection (#6)

In the potato field, 1942 (Watercolour)
7261331 In the potato field, 1942 (Watercolour) by Hennell, Thomas Barclay (1903-45); 28.5x46 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: In the potato field; Watercolour; Hennell)

Fish and chips (colour litho)
7151120 Fish and chips (colour litho) by Maurice, Reg (fl.c.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Face of an ugly man (colour litho)
6000053 Face of an ugly man (colour litho) by Maurice, Reg (fl.c.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Face of an ugly man. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The first potato planted in the British Isles (colour litho)
3100981 The first potato planted in the British Isles (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first potato planted in the British Isles)

Potato (colour litho)
7151163 Potato (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Woman chasing a potato (colour litho)
7151155 Woman chasing a potato (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Man who has drunk too much (colour litho)
7151124 Man who has drunk too much (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Young woman, in Sunday best and back to work on Monday (colour litho)
7150996 Young woman, in Sunday best and back to work on Monday (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Man enjoying steak and potatoes at Walsall, advertisement (chromolitho)
7153509 Man enjoying steak and potatoes at Walsall, advertisement (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man enjoying steak and potatoes at Walsall)

The Potato Harvest in Jersey (engraving)
7180749 The Potato Harvest in Jersey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Potato Harvest in Jersey)

Potato eaters - Les mangeurs de pommes de terre - Peinture de Jozef Israels (1824-1911) - c
FIA5394251 Potato eaters - Les mangeurs de pommes de terre - Peinture de Jozef Israels (1824-1911) - c. 1902 - Oil on canvas - 119, 5x151 - Gemeentemuseum Den Haag by Israels

Sugar and potato (colour litho)
7151159 Sugar and potato (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Potatoes, spuds (colour litho)
7151154 Potatoes, spuds (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Undressed potatoes (colour litho)
7151134 Undressed potatoes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Fish and chips (colour litho)
7151122 Fish and chips (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

What I bought at the market (chromolitho)
7148672 What I bought at the market (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What I bought at the market)

At St Heliers (engraving)
7180747 At St Heliers (engraving) by Symington, James Ayton (1859-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: At St Heliers, Packing Potatoes for Export)

Potato, spud (colour litho)
7151158 Potato, spud (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

In the potato field, 1880s (oil on canvas)
5906540 In the potato field, 1880s (oil on canvas) by Werenskiold, Erik Theodor (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: I potetakeren); Photo © O. Vaering

A Fishermans Home, 1894 (oil on canvas)
OVR394333 A Fishermans Home, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Kolstoe, Fredrik (1860-1945); 67x55 cm; Lillehammer Art Museum, Lillehammer, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

Potato and its admirers (colour litho)
7151156 Potato and its admirers (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Growing vegetables at home (colour litho)
7151151 Growing vegetables at home (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Scene in a market (colour litho)
7157237 Scene in a market (colour litho) by Muhlig, Bernhard (1829-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in a market. Illustration from Herzblattchens Zeitvertreib)

Potato plant (coloured engraving)
7201009 Potato plant (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potato plant. Illustration from Bebe Devient Savant, by Madame Doudet (Theodore Lefevre)

Potato writing (colour litho)
7151160 Potato writing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Greengrocer (colour litho)
7151127 Greengrocer (colour litho) by Lewin, Frederick George (1861-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Spud potato (colour litho)
7151088 Spud potato (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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

Handle Spout Vessel in the Form of a Potato with Painted Motifs, Probably Eyes, 100 B. C
Handle Spout Vessel in the Form of a Potato with Painted Motifs, Probably Eyes, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Potato and starchy tubers of its roots - Fig tree, 19th century
LSE4085810 Potato and starchy tubers of its roots - Fig tree, 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potato and starchy tubers of its roots - Fig tree)

Mechanical potato washer, followed by epierror and grater - Figutree, 19th century
LSE4085801 Mechanical potato washer, followed by epierror and grater - Figutree, 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mechanical potato washer)

Tour him. Child eating toast in front of their mothers groceries
JLJ4619325 Tour him. Child eating toast in front of their mothers groceries. The little girl has a doll on her knees. Painting by Victor Gilbert (1847-1935)

In Paris, a street fries (French fries dealer), encouraged by the government
XEE4133928 In Paris, a street fries (French fries dealer), encouraged by the government, travels through the various neighbourhoods to encourage the population to eat fish. Illustration of Damblans

Picking Potatoes, 1893 (oil on canvas)
1766406 Picking Potatoes, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 46x55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Picking Potatoes; La Recolte des Pommes de Terre)

La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash)
990038 La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 22.6x14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Bouillie)

Family Chores, 1859 (oil on canvas)
659144 Family Chores, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Meyerheim, Friedrich Edouard (1808-79); 46.5x39.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Family Chores. Friedrich Edouard Meyerheim (1808-1879)

Chief Varieties of Green-Crop (colour litho)
3653404 Chief Varieties of Green-Crop (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chief Varieties of Green-Crop)

Gathering Potatoes, 1884-85 (oil on canvas)
6198847 Gathering Potatoes, 1884-85 (oil on canvas) by McKay, William Darling (1844-1923); 66.7x108 cm; The McManus, Dundee

A Squatters Hut, New South Wales, Australia (b / w photo)
5998227 A Squatters Hut, New South Wales, Australia (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Squatters Hut, New South Wales, Australia)

Blight on the Wheat, Pea, Bean, and Potato Crops (engraving)
1096026 Blight on the Wheat, Pea, Bean, and Potato Crops (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blight on the Wheat, Pea, Bean, and Potato Crops)

Potatoes
LLM462048 Potatoes by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potatoes. Illustration for The Town and Country Toy Book (Religious Tract Society)

Middlesex Hospital. New Potatoes (coloured engraving)
558431 Middlesex Hospital. New Potatoes (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Middlesex Hospital. New Potatoes. Cries of London)

German costume, Preussen (Rheinprovinz) Wetzlar
LLM454346 German costume, Preussen (Rheinprovinz) Wetzlar by Kretschmer, Albert (1825-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preussen (Rheinprovinz) Wetzlar

Potato (chromolitho)
735693 Potato (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Potato. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

Adding Salt to a Baked Potato, 1930 (screen print)
2622133 Adding Salt to a Baked Potato, 1930 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Allegory of Ireland, c. 1860
2967440 Allegory of Ireland, c.1860 by Harvey, William (1796-1866); (add.info.: From the series " Geographical Fun" by Harvey (William Henry), aka " Aleph"

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"From The Angelus to WWII: Exploring the Potato's Journey Through History" The humble potato has witnessed countless moments in history, from the distant sound of The Angelus bell echoing through fields to the iconic Potato Pete rallying soldiers during World War II. Its versatility and significance are undeniable. In 1857-59, Jean-François Millet immortalized a scene in his painting "The Angelus, " where farmers paused their work upon hearing the church bell. Little did they know that potatoes would become an essential part of their daily sustenance. Fast forward to WWII, when a lithograph featuring Potato Pete urged people to join forces against adversity. This poster became an emblematic symbol of resilience and unity during challenging times. In 1954, Swansons introduced TV dinners packaged like television sets - revolutionizing mealtime convenience. Amongst these meals were succulent turkey slices accompanied by fluffy mashed Charlotte potatoes, satisfying hunger while bringing families together around their screens. Potatoes have always been at the heart of British cuisine. From traditional roast potatoes served alongside Sunday roasts to crispy chips enjoyed with fish and mushy peas - they've become staples on every plate across the nation. During wartime efforts in 1939, women joined forces as part of the Women's Land Army, cultivating vast potato fields to ensure a balanced diet for all. Their dedication ensured no one went hungry amidst turbulent times. Even snacks got a taste magic. Crisps emerged as a popular treat worldwide, offering various flavors that tantalize our taste buds with each crunchy bite. Ireland holds special significance when it comes to potatoes; Raleigh bicycles even featured them on posters promoting Irish produce. Potatoes played a vital role in sustaining communities during difficult periods throughout Irish history. Not only do potatoes provide comfort food and deliciousness but also serve as guardians against pests like Colorado Beetle – reminding us that vigilance is key for successful harvests year after year.