Drinking Collection

Design for Christmas card
Design for a Christmas Card, showing frogs having a feast on a lily pond. Pen and wash with gouache border on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1890-1891

Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, WW1
Prohibition of Treating (ie buying a drink for another person). Notice published by London Licensed Victuallers, 11 October 1915

Business card design, couple at a table
Business card design in green, gold and black, showing a silhouetted couple at a table, enjoying a glass of champagne. 20th century

Business card design, woman on a bar stool
Business card design, depicting a woman in a red dress sitting on a bar stool. 20th century

Pencil sketch of baby with bottle
Pencil sketch of a baby with a bottle. 1920s

Advertisement for Frys pure breakfast cocoa, showing a little boy carrying a giant tin of cocoa through the snow with his pet dog. 20th century

Label design for Superior Bourbon Whiskey

Titanic pot and wine glass
A conical shaped white pot bearing a design of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912. An empty wine glass stands beside it. Date: circa 1912

Titanic glassware
A box of wine or sherry glasses from the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912. Date: 1912

Label design for VANA Rum from Martinique, showing a French colonial being served a glass by a native, with a map in the background. circa 20th century

Advertisement for Siwa Tea, based in Stuttgart and London, showing a Japanese woman in traditional costume enjoying a cup of tea. 20th century

Poster advertising drinking chocolate, with caption in Hungarian. Showing a naked little child drinking from the spout of a jug. 20th century

The first drawing of an elephant drinking cider
elephant drinking cider 1966

The Chez Vous Cabaret at the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venic
The terrace of the Excelsior Hotel showing dancing at the outdoor Chez Vous cabaret with the spectacular luminous fountains 1920s

Carousal by Sergei Solomko -- people eating and drinking at a banquet. circa 1915

Pencil sketch of toddler with cat. 1920s

Gran pops Cocktail Party by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration depicting Gran pop, the orang utan character created by Lawson Wood, who was a regular feature of The Sketch during the 1930s

Dewars Whisky advertisement
Advertisement for Dewars whisky, featuring a smart footman in full livery and powdered wig carrying a decanter and glass on a tray. Date: 1927

Toasting the tank, Christmas 1916
Secondary front cover of The War Illustrated magazine featuring an illustration of British soldiers toasting a tank, comparatively a new-comer into the arean of battle

British soldiers watering horses, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers watering their horses on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Shell case used as drinking vessel, Western Front, WW1
Two men on a road on the Western Front in France during World War One. One of them is drinking from a shell case. circa 1916

Black Watch with issue of rum, Western Front, WW1
Men of the Black Watch enjoying an issue of rum on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

British officers relaxing, Western Front, WW1
Four British army officers relaxing behind the lines on the Western Front during World War One. Their chairs are made from ration boxes. circa 1916

Johnnie Walker advertisement
An advertisement for Johnnie Walker whisky - still going strong. Date: 1927

People sitting at a table in the open air
People sitting and standing at a table in the open air, with a river and bridge in the background. 20th century

Water carrier dispensing water

Titanic pot and glass of wine
A conical shaped white pot bearing a design of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912. A full glass of red wine stands beside it. Date: circa 1912

Advertisement for Carpentier drinking chocolate, showing a woman with a baby, a cat and a dog. Even the baby prefers drinking chocolate to mothers milk! 20th century

Advertisement for champagne, sourire de la France (smile of France), showing an elegant woman in evening dress and long gloves, with a golden coloured glass of champagne in her hand. 20th century

Label design for tea, showing a Japanese woman drinking a cup. circa early 20th century

Titanic launch menu card
A menu card for the luncheon to mark the launch of the RMS Titanic, held on 31 May 1911 at the Grand Central Hotel, Belfast. It is signed by GF Morrell. Date: 31 May 1911

Advertisement for Inhoffens Tea, based in Berlin, Germany, showing a Japanese woman in traditional costume sitting drinking a cup of tea. 20th century

Advertisement for Suchard cocoa, showing a young woman drinking from a bowl. early 20th century

Old clock tower and modern building in Exeter, Devon
An old clock tower at the side of a modern building in Exeter, Devon. The clock tower was erected as a memorial to a local benefactor, William Miles, in 1897

Couple in evening dress with champagne and flowers
A couple in evening dress with champagne and flowers. circa early 20th century

School dinner at Hallfield School, Paddington
A dinner lady begins to clear up at Hallfield School, Paddington, West London. A little boy seems to be asking for a top-up. Date: 1956

Advertisement for Van Houten cocoa, showing two children at a table. 20th century

Advertisement -- We are the Ovaltineys

Advertisement for Guerrier teas, imported from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), China and India. Showing Japanese women enjoying a steaming cup of tea. 20th century

Advertisement for Bonal Gentiane Quina aperitif wine, made from an infusion of gentian, cinchona (quinine) and herbs of the Grand Chartreuse mountains, in a Mistelle base

Label design for Tanganika Rum

Advertisement for Voonia Garden Tea, Flowery Pekoe XXX, showing a man sitting at a tea table with a ship on the sea in the background. 19th century

Advertisement for Van Houten cocoa and drinking chocolate, showing a man sitting on a stool, relaxing with a hot drink. circa 1930s

Advertisement for Veuve A Devaux champagne, showing a man in evening dress alongside a giant champagne glass. early 20th century

Advertisement for Chocolat Poulain, one of the oldest chocolate brands in France, dating back to the late 1840s, producing chocolate bars as well as drinking chocolate

Relaxing Elderly Man
A Relaxed Elderly man, calmly sits with a newspaper beneath his feet pouring himself a beer, behind him is a typical English scene of men playing a game of cricket. circa 1970

Advertisement for Compagnie Francaise beverages
Advertisement for Compagnie Francaise drinking chocolate and tea, showing a mother and daughter at a table, with their cat. early 20th century

Advertisement for Mokaril coffee, on sale here, showing a man in a turban drinking a cup of coffee, with a thermometer to indicate the temperature. 20th century

Advertisement for Actien Brauerei, Stuttgart, Germany
Advertisement for Actien Brauerei, Wulle, Stuttgart, Germany, whose distributor for Italy is Paolo Terenghi. A man and a woman sit side by side, sampling the product. early 20th century

Poster for Bonal Aperitif
Advertising Poster for Bonal, a French Aperitif wine from the Mountains of La Grand Chartreuse

Advertisement for Frys Cocoa, showing a boy in his pyjamas sitting on a giant tin of cocoa. 20th century

Advertisement for Cacao Lacte (cocoa with added milk powder), marketed by Charles Gravier, Rue du Louvre, Paris, France. Showing a boy doing his best to keep his bowl of cocoa away from his pet dog

Advertisement for Henkell Trocken sparkling wine

Huntsman enjoys a stirrup cup
A mounted Hunstman enjoys a traidtional stirrup cup - South Devon Date: circa 1980

Packaging design for Boudoir Biscuits, marketed by Lefevre-Utile, winner of prizes at Nantes in 1882 and 1886, and Paris in 1900

Delineator cover, July 1928

Drink More Milk poster
Poster issued by the National Milk Publicity Council showing a pretty, and wholesome looking dairy worker enjoying a glass of fresh milk. Date: c.1930

Empire Marketing Board Milk poster
Poster issued by the Empire Marketing Board encouraging children to " take more fresh milk - and plenty of it" showing children toasting the king with their baby bottle and mugs aloft

Poster advertising Church Army Flag Day, Liverpool
Poster advertising a Church Army fundraising Flag Day in Liverpool, to support the charitys war work. Showing a recreation hut and a soldier drinking a mug of tea. 1940s

Purifying river water for British troops, Western Front, WW1
Purifying river water for the consumption of British troops on the Western Front in France during World War One. Poisons are removed, the water is sterilised and is held in a canvas cistern

Purification of water, Western Front, France, WW1

Wounded horses drinking from trough, Western Front, WW1
Wounded horses drinking from a water trough during hospital treatment on the Western Front in France, World War One. circa 1916

Four cats drinking coffee (Vier Kaffeeschwestern) on a German postcard

Indian soldier watering mules, Western Front, WW1
An Indian soldier watering mules on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

A drunk dog
One of Mrs. L. Goodwins (of All Saints Avenue, Kent, England) drunk German Shepherd (Alsatian) dogs sleeping off a heavy drinking session. Date: early 1930s

Indian soldiers watering mules, Western Front, WW1
Indian soldiers watering mules on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Two cats with a saucer of milk

Tea Time in silhouette
Two chic women of the 1920s enjoy a gossip over a cup of tea and a cigarette in a tea shop. Date: 1926

Advertisement for Espresso coffee

British and French soldiers enjoying a drink, WW1
British and French soldiers enjoying a drink together on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Advertisement for Remo Camilloni coffee

I Love Little Pussy, by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl gives her pet cat a saucer of milk. 1948

British artillery horses being watered, France, WW1

British soldiers on horseback in snow, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers on horseback in the snow on the Western Front during World War One, giving their horses time for a drink of water. circa 1916

Pussys Share by Muriel Dawson -- a little child watches a kitten drinking from a saucer of milk. 1946

Picnic For Two by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy sits on the grass, giving his pet dog a drink from a bowl. 1946

British soldiers on Western Front, WW1

Such a Thirsty Maid by Muriel Dawson
Such a Thirsty Maid, by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in blue drinks from a large beaker. 1938

Little girl drinking from a cup by Muriel Dawson
A little girl sitting on a stool, drinking from a large green cup, by Muriel Dawson. 1929

Scottish officers celebrate New Years Day, WW1
Scottish officers celebrating New Years Day on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Little girl with patterned cup by Muriel Dawson
A little girl drinks from a large patterned cup, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1920s

Little girl with large cup by Muriel Dawson
A little girl drinking from a large cup by Muriel Dawson. circa 1920s

British soldiers standing round water cart, WW1

Aqueduct, Appian Way, Rome, Italy. late 19th century

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