Meal Collection

Ministers interrupt the new gnome kings meal
The Gnome Who Wanted to be King. Ministers interrupt the new gnome kings meal

Fairy tea party

Animal tea party

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

WW2 Poster -- the ATS wants Cooks
The ATS wants Cooks. Recruitment poster, Auxiliary Territorial Service. Colour photolithograph, artist unknown, published by HMSO

Nursery Rhymes -- Knave and Queen of Hearts
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- the Knave of Hearts takes a tart. Below -- the Queen of Hearts making her tarts. early 20th century

Nursery Rhymes -- Jack Sprat, man in forest
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Jack Sprat could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean. Below -- a man in a forest in a green costume. early 20th century

Illustration, Jersey in Jail, praying for deliverance
Illustration, Jersey in Jail, showing people praying for deliverance with a cross on the wall behind them. 1940-1945

Three women preparing a meal, Japan. circa 1890s

Dolls, teddy and rabbit enjoying a tea party
Four dolls, a teddy bear with a parasol, and a rabbit, enjoying a tea party. The table is set with miniature cups, saucers, teapot and kettle, a vase of flowers, and some cakes and biscuits

Soldiers of Black Watch after counterattack, WW1
Soldiers of the Black Watch having breakfast after delivering a counterattack on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Cook preparing food for British troops, Western Front, WW1
A cook preparing food for British troops near the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

British and French soldiers sharing food, WW1

People at an American barbecue
A group of people at an American barbecue -- the caption says " Come and get it!", but the meat doesn t look quite done yet. 20th century

Tea party for a bear and his friends

Late 19th century train travel. Compartments/berths in a sleeping carriage, the dining car and first class seating. circa 1880

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

German prisoners enjoying a meal, WW1
German prisoners enjoying a meal during World War One. circa 1916

Carpet design, two cats in a cafe

Advertisement for Le Cafe du Bresil -- Brazilian coffee, preferred by gourmets

Mealtime in British reserve trench, Western Front, WW1
Mealtime in a British reserve trench on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

South African officers eating meal, Western Front, WW1
South African officers eating a meal in the snow on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

British soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers keeping warm round an oven on the Western Front during World War One. Tins of food are being heated up ready for their meal. circa 1916

Men of the Black Watch having breakfast, WW1
Men of the Black Watch having breakfast after delivering a counterattack on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

British officers dining in trench, Western Front, WW1
British officers dining in a reserve trench on the Western Front before moving up the line during World War One. circa 1916

British doctors sitting at a table, Western Front, WW1

Pinocchio -- gold coins and food
Pinocchio -- The poor boy had got in anticipation an indigestion of gold pieces. 1911

Couple with picnic, Trossachs, Scotland
A couple enjoying a picnic at the side of their car in the Trossachs, Scotland. 1934

Men and women taking tea in a garden
Three men and three women taking tea in a garden. A little dog looks up expectantly. The two younger women have tennis racquets

Group of five holidaymakers at a table
A group of five holidaymakers sitting at a table in an outdoor setting

Man filling a bucket at a water pump
A man filling a bucket at a water pump, outside an inn called The Plume of Feathers, recommended by the Automobile Association, serving lunches and teas as well as draught cider

1960s Dinner Party
A 1960s dinner party. Two couples enjoy a jolly (if very formal!) evening meal with distinctive sixties period crockery, costume and interior decor. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: late 1960s

Christmas dinner carried in by four children dressed in medieval costume. There is a large turkey, glasses of steaming punch, a large round pudding, and a plate of fruit. early 20th century

Adoption Society Meal
Mealtime for a group of National Adoption Society children. Date: 1930s

Somebodys Cup of Tea by David Wright

Chef Ready Meals
Advertisement for O-Kay Chef Ready Meals. Keep a tin in your rucksack and leave your food problems behind! Date: June 1931

Posh Boarding Kennel
Feeding time for three well cared-for dogs at a dog hotel (boarding kennel). Date: early 1930s

Christmas Dinner 1931
A jolly group in party hats hold out their plates for freshly carved turkey during Christmas dinner at Antoines restaurant, Charlotte Street, London. early 1930s

Hero Worship - postcard by Lawson Wood
Hero Worship - a postcard by Lawson Wood showing a housewife doting on her portly husband (bursting out of his uniform), having served him a meal and provided him with an ale and a comfy chair

Still life with crockery, cutlery, beer glass and newspaper

Mother & children at table
A mother sits down to a meal with her two little daughters, and ladles soup into bowls. Date: November 1927

Advertisements for Players and Food Conservation
Advertisements for Players cork-tipped cigarettes and Food Conservation. The cigarette advert features a smiling woman

Sharing a meal in the Middle East
Two men share a meal in a Middle Eastern country. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1930s

Advertisement for Wesson Oil, for cooking and baking
Advertisement for Wesson Oil, Americas favourite salad oil, also used in baking

Advertisement for fish -- Buy Fish tomorrow! Featuring a lovely plate of traditional fish and chips -- so economical, so easy to make. Especially when you buy it at your local fish and chip shop. 1957

Advertisement for Huntley & Palmers biscuits

Cats waiting for their Christmas pudding
Four cats sitting at a table, waiting for their Christmas pudding to be served. circa early 20th century

Preparing the Christmas meal
A montage of three scenes of children in the kitchen with the cook preparing the Christmas meal circa late 19th century

Picnic by the roadside
Having a picnic by the roadside - tucking into a thermos of hot tea! Date: 1920s

Picnic in Iran
Diplomatic staff (both British and Iranian) enjoy a picnic. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: circa 1930s

School Dinners 1956
Dinner ladies dishing up school dinners to a queue of primary school children at Hallfield School, Paddington, London. Date: 1956

School Dinners 1962
Boys at Gibbs Pre-Preparatory School, Kensington, London, finishing off their school dinners as matron clears away their plates. Date: 1962

School Dinner 1956
A rather scruffy boy tucks into his pudding during school dinners at Hallfield School, Paddington, London. Date: 1956

Cats Eating in a Hostel
Three cats enjoying a meal in a hostel for strays in London, England. Date: 1930s

Girls Camping 1930S
Four girls preparing a meal around the camp fire at Boxhill, Surrey, England. Date: early 1930s

Eating with Chopsticks
Japanese politicians enjoying a meal using chopsticks, in the canteen of the new parliamentary buildings in Tokyo. Date: early 1930s

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