Bowls Collection

The Armada in sight, Plymouth hoe, 1880, (1911). Artist: John Seymour Lucas
The Armada in sight, Plymouth hoe, 1880, (1911). A depiction of the apocryphal story that Sir Francis Drake (c1540-1596) played a game of bowls in Plymouth Hoe in 1588 while waiting for the tide to

The Athletic Club at Bowling Green, ca. 1900. Creator: Harry Fenn
The Athletic Club at Bowling Green, ca. 1900

Halfpenny dinners for poor children in East London, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Halfpenny dinners for poor children in East London, 1870. 'The district church of St. John the Evangelist, in the poor and populous parish of St

Teaching army cooks, Pratt Institute, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Teaching army cooks, Pratt Institute, 1917. Shows men at stove with large pots, woman at table with bowls during a cooking course at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

Helen Ware, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Helen Ware, between c1915 and c1920. Shows violinist Helen Ware (1887-1962) seated at a table with two children

A Japanese barber - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
A Japanese barber - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. We present this week another of those characteristic Illustrations of the manners and customs of the Japanese people

Making army cooks, Pratt Institute, 9 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Making army cooks, Pratt Institute, 9 Aug 1917 (date created or published later). Woman teaching men how to cook for the U.S. Army at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

Japanese party at meals - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Japanese party at meals, 1864. An...Illustration of the daily life of the Japanese people, from a sketch by Mr. Wirgman, our Special Artist

The Bowling Green, late 18th century, (1941). Creator: Michael Angelo Rooker
The Bowling Green, late 18th century, (1941). A game of lawn bowls on Hurst Bowling Green in Berkshire. The first documented date for the Hurst Bowling Club is 1747

Landscape with Peasants Playing Bowls Outside an Inn, c1660. Creator: David Teniers II
Landscape with Peasants Playing Bowls Outside an Inn, c1660

The bowlers, 1658-1700. Creator: Unknown
The bowlers, 1658-1700. Other Title(s): The bowlers. Copy after Jan Havicksz

Relics from the Buried City of Brahmunabad, in Sind - Pottery, Ironwork, Glass, etc, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Relics from the Buried City of Brahmunabad, in Sind - Pottery, Ironwork, Glass, etc, 1857. 8th- or 9th-century objects excavated at his own expense by Mr. A. F

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Shaker Scales, c. 1939. Creator: George V. Vezolles
Shaker Scales, c. 1939

Shaker Scales, 1935/1942. Creator: George V. Vezolles
Shaker Scales, 1935/1942

Osteria - Playing at Bowls - Rome, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Osteria - Playing at Bowls - Rome, 1850....a scene to be always met with at the petty inns or the wine-shops of the Trastevere - the game of Bowls

The International Exhibition: services in glass, by Pellatt and Co. 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: services in glass, by Pellatt and Co. 1862. The Prince of Wales has ordered a service...the mere fact that this noble person has procured it will induce thousands to

The International Exhibition: Group of porcelain articles by Sir James Duke and Nephews, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Group of porcelain articles by Sir James Duke and Nephews, 1862.... a dessert service, together with a plateau in imitation of the Italian majolica ware...The plateau

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday July 21st. 1888, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday July 21st. 1888, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday July 28th. 1888, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday July 28th. 1888, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

Summer Robes (Natsugoromo), from the series "A Comparison of Incense (Takimono awase)
Summer Robes (Natsugoromo), from the series " A Comparison of Incense (Takimono awase)", c. 1822

Four Matching Dishes, 1828 / 50. Creator: William I. Tenney
Four Matching Dishes, 1828/50

The Bowling Green, 1887. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
The Bowling Green, 1887. A work made of photoetching, pl. ix from the album " wild life on a tidal water: the adventures of a house-boat and her crew" (1890); edition 270/50

Six Wine Cups, early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Six Wine Cups, early 19th century

Chinese crew members eating on board the Knivsberg, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Chinese crew members eating on board the Knivsberg, 1898. Scene on the deck of the SS Knivsberg travelling through the Gulf of Siam. Chinesische Matiosen beim Tschan-Tschan [?]

Persian pottery, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Persian pottery, (1898). Figs 1-5: Ancient Persian fayence plates in the Musee Cluny at Paris. Figs 6 and 7: Borders from walls wainscoted with fayence. Fig 3. After an original drawing by C

Bowling Green used by Sir Francis Drake, and the War Memorial, Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, England, c1930s. Plymouth Naval Memorial commemorates sailors lost in the World Wars

Stoke Newington in Summer-Time: The Bowling Green at Clissold Park, c1935. Creator
Stoke Newington in Summer-Time: The Bowling Green at Clissold Park, c1935. Londoners enjoy a game of bowls, with the spire of St Marys Church, designed by George Gilbert Scott, behind

New Bowling Green, Woodland Avenue, Boscombe, 1929. From Bournemouth: The centre of health and sunshine, a booklet promoting tourism in the Bournemouth area. [Published in 1929]

A Game at Bowls, 1872. Artist: J M L R
A Game at Bowls, 1872. Victorians playing lawn bowls. From the Illustrated London News, 22 June 1872

There is time to finish the game and beat the Spaniards too, said Drake, 1588, (1905). Artist: As Forrest
There is time to finish the game and beat the Spaniards too, said Drake, 1588, (1905). Francis Drake plays bowls before doing battle with the Spanish Armada

The Dairyman, from Four and Twenty Toilers, pub. 1900 (colour lithograph). accompanies verse by E.V. Lucas (Edward Verrall Lucas) (1868 – 1938);

Illustration from The Three Bears, pub. 1873 (colour lithograph)

Sir Francis Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe, 1588 (c1900). Artist: Trelleek
Sir Francis Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe, 1588 (c1900). The famous game of bowls supposedly played by Sir Francis Drake whilst awaiting the arrival of the Spanish Armada

Drake is Told That The Armada Is Approaching, c1907. From My Book of True Stories. [Blackie and Son Limited, London]

Miners social club bowling green, Featherstone, West Yorkshire, 1959. An ex miner looks on as a game of bowels is being played at Fetherstone in this photograph taken for the Coal Industry Wellfare

Peasants playing bowling, c. 1655. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Two men bowling. From Der Renner by Hugo von Trimberg, 1411-1413. Found in the Collection of Universita ts- und Landesbibliothek Tirol

Jesters playing Cochonnet, 1868. Artist: Zamacois y Zabala, Eduardo (1841-1871)
Jesters playing Cochonnet, 1868. Found in the collection of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

A Bowling-Green, c1870. A bowling green is a finely-laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of turf for playing the game of bowls

Skittle Players outside an Inn, ca 1663. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)
Skittle Players outside an Inn, ca 1663. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Children Playing in an Interior, 1893. Artist: Brooker, Harry (1848-1940)
Children Playing in an Interior, 1893. From a private collection

Peasants playing Bowls outside a Village Inn, c. 1660. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)
Peasants playing Bowls outside a Village Inn, c. 1660. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Girls Playground and Waterfall at Bournville, 1892. Bournville was the ideal village built near Birmingham for their employees by the chocolate manufacturers Cadburys

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