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Background imageCake Collection: Alfred in the neatherds cottage, c878 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

Alfred in the neatherds cottage, c878 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Alfred in the neatherds cottage, 1864. King Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Here, sitting in a cottage he is interrupted by the neatherds wife

Background imageCake Collection: Mrs. MacNeal Swasy, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. MacNeal Swasy, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. MacNeal Swasy, 1918. Shows Mrs. MacNeal Swasy at a garden party for the benefit of the soldiers of the 307th Regiment and their families at Grammercy Park, New York City

Background imageCake Collection: Cafe interior, London, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham

Cafe interior, London, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Cafe interior, London, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Background imageCake Collection: Mrs. Robt. Sylvester, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Robt. Sylvester, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Robt. Sylvester, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageCake Collection: King Alfred in disguise rebuked by the Neat Herds Wife for letting the Cakes burn, (c878), 1783

King Alfred in disguise rebuked by the Neat Herds Wife for letting the Cakes burn, (c878), 1783
King Alfred in disguise rebuked by the Neat Herds Wife, for letting the Cakes burn which she observed he himself was so fond of, (c878), 1783

Background imageCake Collection: The Knave of Hearts, Brought back those Tarts, 1880. Creator: Randolph Caldecott

The Knave of Hearts, Brought back those Tarts, 1880. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The Knave of Hearts, Brought back those Tarts, 1880. From " The Queen of Hearts", illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [George Routledge & Sons, London, 1880]

A Russian Salesman of Sweet Cakes at the Helsinki South Harbour Market, sketch, 1873. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
A Russian Salesman of Sweet Cakes at the Helsinki South Harbour Market, sketch, 1873.

Background imageCake Collection: The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Leandro Bassano

The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Leandro Bassano
The Feast of Anthony and Cleopatra, late 16th-early 17th century. Note black child waiting on the Egyptian queen who touches her pearl earring

Background imageCake Collection: The King of the Bean - drawn by Edmond Morin, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The King of the Bean - drawn by Edmond Morin, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The King of the Bean - drawn by Edmond Morin, 1857. On the day of the Epiphany in Normandy...after the family dinner, the cake is brought in...[It] has been previously cut in equal pieces

Background imageCake Collection: Marriage of Sir Robert Peel and Lady Emily Hay - the Bridecake, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Marriage of Sir Robert Peel and Lady Emily Hay - the Bridecake, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Marriage of Sir Robert Peel and Lady Emily Hay - the Bridecake, 1856. The...superb Wedding Cake...was placed in the centre of the table with the wedding collation, in the Waterloo Gallery

Background imageCake Collection: Notre dernier gateau des rois, 1872. Creator: Honore Daumier

Notre dernier gateau des rois, 1872. Creator: Honore Daumier
Notre dernier gateau des rois, 1872. Our Last King's Cake

Background imageCake Collection: Gloppe pastry shop, 1889. Creator: Jean Beraud

Gloppe pastry shop, 1889. Creator: Jean Beraud
Gloppe pastry shop, 1889

Background imageCake Collection: Portrait of two little girls, called the cakes, c1790-1799. Creators: William Artaud, John Hoppner

Portrait of two little girls, called the cakes, c1790-1799. Creators: William Artaud, John Hoppner
Portrait of two little girls, called the cakes, c1790-1799

Background imageCake Collection: Woman Suffrage - Birthday Cake, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman Suffrage - Birthday Cake, 1916

Woman Suffrage - Birthday Cake, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman Suffrage - Birthday Cake, 1916
Woman Suffrage - Birthday Cake, 1916. Shows Gertrude Crocker (right, wearing wide-brimmed hat), holding cake with another woman, possibly her sister Ruth

Background imageCake Collection: Portrait of a little girl with a dog, between 1790 and 1800. Creator: Thomas Peat

Portrait of a little girl with a dog, between 1790 and 1800. Creator: Thomas Peat
Portrait of a little girl with a dog, between 1790 and 1800

Background imageCake Collection: Cake Mold, c. 1941. Creator: Amelia Tuccio

Cake Mold, c. 1941. Creator: Amelia Tuccio
Cake Mold, c. 1941

Background imageCake Collection: Colossal Prize Bride-Cake Exhibited at the Albany State Fair, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Colossal Prize Bride-Cake Exhibited at the Albany State Fair, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Colossal Prize Bride-Cake Exhibited at the Albany State Fair, 1850. Wedding cake made by Benjamin Briare, ...elevated on ornamented scroll pedestals...with a bridal wreath of flowers

Background imageCake Collection: Punch and Judy at Christmas - drawn by Leech, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Punch and Judy at Christmas - drawn by Leech, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Punch and Judy at Christmas - drawn by Leech, 1850. Illustration to "Christmas Interiors", an article by the Old Batchelor. "This ere's a nice party, " [Mr

Background imageCake Collection: A Snowy Easter in Irkutsk: An Easter Meal, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

A Snowy Easter in Irkutsk: An Easter Meal, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Snowy Easter in Irkutsk: An Easter Meal, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Background imageCake Collection: Cutting the pies and cakes at the barbeque dinner, Pie Town, New Mexico Fair, 1940

Cutting the pies and cakes at the barbeque dinner, Pie Town, New Mexico Fair, 1940. Creator: Russell Lee
Cutting the pies and cakes at the barbeque dinner, Pie Town, New Mexico Fair

Background imageCake Collection: Cake Bowl with Yokan (Bean Jelly); Specialities of Yatsuhashiya in Sagacho, Fukaga... 19th century

Cake Bowl with Yokan (Bean Jelly); Specialities of Yatsuhashiya in Sagacho, Fukaga... 19th century
Cake Bowl with Yokan (Bean Jelly); Specialities of Yatsuhashiya in Sagacho, Fukagawa, 19th century

Background imageCake Collection: Ornamental Confectionery and Practical Assistant to the Art of Baking, 1893. Creator: Herman Hueg

Ornamental Confectionery and Practical Assistant to the Art of Baking, 1893. Creator: Herman Hueg
Ornamental Confectionery and Practical Assistant to the Art of Baking, 1893

Background imageCake Collection: Clerk waiting on a customer in the store owned by Mr. J. Benjamin, Washington, D. C. 1942

Clerk waiting on a customer in the store owned by Mr. J. Benjamin, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Clerk waiting on a customer in the store owned by Mr. J. Benjamin

Background imageCake Collection: Interior of the grocery store patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson... Washington, D.C. 1942

Interior of the grocery store patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Interior of the grocery store patronized by Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman

Background imageCake Collection: Mrs. Schrock takes good care of her family, Yakima Valley, Washington (near Wapato), 1939

Mrs. Schrock takes good care of her family, Yakima Valley, Washington (near Wapato), 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. Schrock takes good care of her family. Yakima Valley, Washington (near Wapato)

Background imageCake Collection: Women selling ice cream and cake, Scotts Run, West Virginia, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans

Women selling ice cream and cake, Scotts Run, West Virginia, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
Women selling ice cream and cake, Scotts Run, West Virginia

Background imageCake Collection: The Honors of the Sitting, published January 30, 1805. Creator: Charles Williams

The Honors of the Sitting, published January 30, 1805. Creator: Charles Williams
The Honors of the Sitting, published January 30, 1805

Background imageCake Collection: Mosaic Floor Panel Depicting an Almond Cake, 2nd century. Creator: Unknown

Mosaic Floor Panel Depicting an Almond Cake, 2nd century. Creator: Unknown
Mosaic Floor Panel Depicting an Almond Cake, 2nd century. Panel from a larger mosaic found in the remains of a villa on Monte Rosario, outside the Porta Portuensis, Rome

Background imageCake Collection: NASA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Washington, D. C. October 19, 1983. Creator: NASA

NASA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Washington, D. C. October 19, 1983. Creator: NASA
NASA Celebrates its 25th Anniversary, Washington, D.C. October 19, 1983. President Ronald Reagan addressed NASA employees during NASAs 25th Anniversary celebration at the National Air

Background imageCake Collection: Cake Board, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Robert Pohle

Cake Board, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Robert Pohle
Cake Board, 1935/1942

Background imageCake Collection: Cake Mold, 1938. Creator: Charles Moss

Cake Mold, 1938. Creator: Charles Moss
Cake Mold, 1938

Background imageCake Collection: Cake Basket, London, 1784 / 85. Creator: Hester Bateman

Cake Basket, London, 1784 / 85. Creator: Hester Bateman
Cake Basket, London, 1784/85

Background imageCake Collection: Pa. German Cake Mold, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Walter Hochstrasser

Pa. German Cake Mold, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Walter Hochstrasser
Pa. German Cake Mold, 1935/1942

Background imageCake Collection: Glass Cake Stand, c. 1936. Creator: Magnus S. Fossum

Glass Cake Stand, c. 1936. Creator: Magnus S. Fossum
Glass Cake Stand, c. 1936

Background imageCake Collection: Cakes and Food Made of Seaweed, 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman

Cakes and Food Made of Seaweed, 19th century. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Cakes and Food Made of Seaweed, 19th century

Background imageCake Collection: Springerle for Christmas Cookies, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Fritz Boehmer

Springerle for Christmas Cookies, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Fritz Boehmer
Springerle for Christmas Cookies, 1935/1942

Background imageCake Collection: Springerle Board for Christmas Cakes, c. 1939. Creator: Fritz Boehmer

Springerle Board for Christmas Cakes, c. 1939. Creator: Fritz Boehmer
Springerle Board for Christmas Cakes, c. 1939

Background imageCake Collection: Interior Scene, c. 1840. Creator: Unknown

Interior Scene, c. 1840. Creator: Unknown
Interior Scene, c. 1840

Background imageCake Collection: Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, 1627. Creator: Juan van der Hamen y Leon

Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, 1627. Creator: Juan van der Hamen y Leon
Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, 1627

Background imageCake Collection: Still Life with Silver Cake Basket, 1866. Creator: John F. Francis

Still Life with Silver Cake Basket, 1866. Creator: John F. Francis
Still Life with Silver Cake Basket, 1866

Background imageCake Collection: Still Life with Cake, Lemon, Strawberries, and Glass, 1890. Creator: John Frederick Peto

Still Life with Cake, Lemon, Strawberries, and Glass, 1890. Creator: John Frederick Peto
Still Life with Cake, Lemon, Strawberries, and Glass, 1890

Background imageCake Collection: The Honors of the Sitting! A Cabinet Picture, January 30, 1805. Creator: Charles Williams

The Honors of the Sitting! A Cabinet Picture, January 30, 1805. Creator: Charles Williams
The Honors of the Sitting! A Cabinet Picture, January 30, 1805

Background imageCake Collection: The Confectioner, 1632-35. Creator: Abraham Bosse

The Confectioner, 1632-35. Creator: Abraham Bosse
The Confectioner, 1632-35

Background imageCake Collection: The Burghley Christening Cake, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The Burghley Christening Cake, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Burghley Christening Cake, 1844. Elaborate cake decorated with flags, to celebrate a christening at Burghley House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire

Background imageCake Collection: Little Red Riding Hood drops the butter and cake, 1842. Creator: Unknown

Little Red Riding Hood drops the butter and cake, 1842. Creator: Unknown
Little Red Riding Hood drops the butter and cake, 1842. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imageCake Collection: Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf disguised as her grandmother, 1842. Creator: Unknown

Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf disguised as her grandmother, 1842. Creator: Unknown
Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf disguised as her grandmother, 1842. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Background imageCake Collection: Evening Snow (Bo-setsu), from the series, 'Eight Figural Views'(Sugata Hakkei)

Evening Snow (Bo-setsu), from the series, "Eight Figural Views"(Sugata Hakkei)
Evening Snow (Bo-setsu), from the series, " Eight Figural Views" (Sugata Hakkei), ca. 1850

Background imageCake Collection: Cakes In a Box with Wrapping Cloth, 19th century. 19th century. Creator: Shinsai

Cakes In a Box with Wrapping Cloth, 19th century. 19th century. Creator: Shinsai
Cakes In a Box with Wrapping Cloth, 19th century

Background imageCake Collection: Asao Jujiro as a Cake Seller and Ikushima Shingoro as Bushi (Samurai) Seated on t

Asao Jujiro as a Cake Seller and Ikushima Shingoro as Bushi (Samurai) Seated on the Peddlers Lacquer Box Containing His Wares, probably 1709

Background imageCake Collection: Still Life with Cake, 1818. Creator: Raphaelle Peale

Still Life with Cake, 1818. Creator: Raphaelle Peale
Still Life with Cake, 1818

Background imageCake Collection: Alfred in the Neat-herds Hut, late 19th century. Creator: Pearson

Alfred in the Neat-herds Hut, late 19th century. Creator: Pearson
Alfred in the Neat-herds Hut, late 19th century. Alfred, given shelter on the Somerset Levels by a woman unaware of his identity and preoccupied by matters of his kingdom, let the cakes burn

Background imageCake Collection: Nice New, A well known character at Reading, 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper

Nice New, A well known character at Reading, 1822. Creator: Robert Cooper
Nice New, A well known character at Reading, 1822. Portrait of an eccentric street peddler of Reading in Berkshire, who carried unwieldy baskets on each side being always stored with cakes

Background imageCake Collection: Henry II serving the first dish to his son Henrys table, 1773. Creator: Unknown

Henry II serving the first dish to his son Henrys table, 1773. Creator: Unknown
Henry II serving the first dish to his son Henrys table, 1773. Henry II serves at the table of his son Young Henry after his Coronation by the Archbishop of York in 1169

Background imageCake Collection: The Knave of Hearts, He stole those Tarts 1880. Creator: Randolph Caldecott

The Knave of Hearts, He stole those Tarts 1880. Creator: Randolph Caldecott
The Knave of Hearts, He stole those Tarts 1880. From " The Queen of Hearts", illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. [George Routledge & Sons, London, 1880]

Background imageCake Collection: Lobster, fish and cake, menu design, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham

Lobster, fish and cake, menu design, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Lobster, fish and cake, menu design, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Background imageCake Collection: What do you know about this business?, c1900

What do you know about this business?, c1900. After the illustrations by John Tenniel. From Coloured Lantern Slides - Primus Junior Lecturers Series: No. 778. Alice in Wonderland. Chapter III

Background imageCake Collection: Still Life, work by Clara Peeters

Still Life, work by Clara Peeters

Background imageCake Collection: King Alfred And The Cakes, (c1850)

King Alfred And The Cakes, (c1850). Alfred was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871-899 AD. Colour plate from Pictures of English History, George Routledge & Sons, (London)

Background imageCake Collection: Alfred in the Neat-Herds Cottage, 1776. Artist: I Hall

Alfred in the Neat-Herds Cottage, 1776. Artist: I Hall
Alfred in the Neat-Herds Cottage, 1776. King Alfred, in disguise, is rebuked by the Neat Herds Wife, for letting the cakes burn. Alfred the Great (849-899), Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871

Background imageCake Collection: The Chinese Cake, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer

The Chinese Cake, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Chinese Cake, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th January 1898

Background imageCake Collection: Afternoon Tea, 1886

Afternoon Tea, 1886. Three young ladies in white dresses and straw bonnets take tea on the lawn in a walled garden with a wide herbaceous border. Chromolithograph after Kate Greenaway

Background imageCake Collection: The Trials beginning, c1900

The Trials beginning, c1900. After the illustrations by John Tenniel. From Coloured Lantern Slides - Primus Junior Lecturers Series: No. 778. Alice in Wonderland. Chapter III. Who Stole Tarts. [W

Background imageCake Collection: James II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1685, (1932)

James II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1685, (1932). The second surviving son of King Charles I, James (1633-1701) became king on the death of his brother, Charles II

Background imageCake Collection: William III and Mary II, King and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1688, (1932)

William III and Mary II, King and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1688, (1932). The Protestant William of Orange (1650-1702) and Mary Stuart (1662-1694)

Background imageCake Collection: King Alfred in the neatherds cottage c878 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle

King Alfred in the neatherds cottage c878 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
King Alfred in the neatherds cottage c878 (1864). Early in his reign as King of Wessex, while a fugitive from the Danish conquerors of his kingdom

Background imageCake Collection: King Alfred burning the cakes, (c1900). Artist: Trelleek

King Alfred burning the cakes, (c1900). Artist: Trelleek
King Alfred burning the cakes, c1900. Legend has it that Alfred (849-899), offered shelter from the Danes by a woman at Athelney in the Somerset marshes

Background imageCake Collection: King Alfred Forgets The Cakes, c1907

King Alfred Forgets The Cakes, c1907. From My Book of True Stories. [Blackie and Son Limited, London]

Background imageCake Collection: Bake a Promise, Batchelors gondola display, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters

Bake a Promise, Batchelors gondola display, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Bake a Promise, Batchelors gondola display, 1965. A 1960s period display urging the customer to Bake a Promise with the Batchelors cake mix, available in four different varieties

Background imageCake Collection: The bakery counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist

The bakery counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. Artist
The bakery counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. The bakery counter at the ASDA supermarket in Rotherham showing their range of cakes

Background imageCake Collection: Childrens Christmas party at a Methodist school, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist

Childrens Christmas party at a Methodist school, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Childrens Christmas party at a Methodist school, South Yorkshire, 1964

Background imageCake Collection: Cooking demonstration for East Midlands Gas Boards gas cooker promotion, 1961. Artist

Cooking demonstration for East Midlands Gas Boards gas cooker promotion, 1961. Artist
Cooking demonstration for East Midlands Gas Boards gas cooker promotion, 1961. During the 1950s and 1960s the gas board were in compertition with the locally produced coal gas

Background imageCake Collection: Sweet shop, North Cyprus

Sweet shop, North Cyprus

Background imageCake Collection: Still Life with Cake, 1822. Artist: Peale, Raphaelle (1774-1825)

Still Life with Cake, 1822. Artist: Peale, Raphaelle (1774-1825)
Still Life with Cake, 1822. Found in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York

Background imageCake Collection: Now for the cake, said Mas r George, 1929

Now for the cake, said Mas r George, 1929. A scene from Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin. Stowes anti-slavery novel was first published in 1852

Background imageCake Collection: A khaki wedding: Cutting the wedding cake with the bridegrooms sword, 1915

A khaki wedding: Cutting the wedding cake with the bridegrooms sword, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War, Vol. II. - 1914-15. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Background imageCake Collection: James II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1685, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

James II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1685, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
James II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1685, (1932). The second surviving son of King Charles I, James (1633-1701) became king on the death of his brother, Charles II

Background imageCake Collection: Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660, (1932). After the execution of his father, Charles I, in 1649 during the English Civil War, Charles II (1630-1685) went into exile

Background imageCake Collection: The Thief, c1890-1940, (1925). Artist: W Heath Robinson

The Thief, c1890-1940, (1925). Artist: W Heath Robinson
The Thief. After a water-colour by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944). From The Studio Volume 89 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1925]

Background imageCake Collection: A Baby Boys Birthday, c1910. Artist: Evelyn Elizabeth Hardy

A Baby Boys Birthday, c1910. Artist: Evelyn Elizabeth Hardy
A Baby Boys Birthday, c1910. A depiction of a baby boys birthday in China after a painting by Evelyn Elizabeth Hardy (1865-1935). From a postcard produced by A. B. Shaw & Co. Ltd. London

Background imageCake Collection: Twelth Night

Twelth Night

Background imageCake Collection: Woman preparing cakes for the Chinese New Year, 1861

Woman preparing cakes for the Chinese New Year, 1861. From the Illustrated News, 1861

Background imageCake Collection: Production of mineral water cake, Yessentuki, Russia, 1900s

Production of mineral water cake, Yessentuki, Russia, 1900s. Situated in the northern Caucasus, Yessentuki has been a popular spa resort since the 19th century due to the properties of the mineral

Background imageCake Collection: Easter, Russia, c1900. Artist: Alexei Sergeevich Mazurin

Easter, Russia, c1900. Artist: Alexei Sergeevich Mazurin
Easter, Russia, c1900. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Background imageCake Collection: King Alfred burning the cakes, 878 (1864)

King Alfred burning the cakes, 878 (1864). Legend has it that Alfred (849-899), offered shelter from the Danes by a woman at Athelney in the Somerset marshes



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