Chef Collection

Between Two Fires, c1892, (1938). Artist: Francis Davis Millet
Between Two Fires, c1892. Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From World-Famous Paintings edited by J. Greig Pirie [W. & G. Foyle, Ltd, London, 1938.]

Galley, Zeppelin LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1933. The Graf Zeppelin was the most successful airship ever built. Between its first flight in 1928 and retirement in 1937

Reform Clubs kitchens, Westminster, London, 1842. Artist: John Tarring
View of the Reform Clubs kitchens, Westminster, 1842; with a plan and key below. The principle kitchen is in the centre; staff are busy at work in the kitchen and there is an area for meat preparation

The Proverbs, 1939. Artist: Tom Chadwick
The Proverbs, 1939. From The Studio Volume 119. [The Studio Ltd, London & New York, 1940]

Preparations for a Feast, 1575-1625. Creator: Unknown
Preparations for a Feast, 1575-1625

Mrs. J.L. Putnam at Naval Cooks' School, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. J.L. Putnam at Naval Cooks' School, between c1915 and 1918. Mrs. J.L. Putnam with chef and students at the New York Cooking School, 126 East 59th Street

German field bakery near Ypres, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
German field bakery near Ypres, 1914. Men cooking bread in mobile ovens near Ypres, Belgium during World War I.

British at Etaples, France, Feb. 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British at Etaples, Feb. 1915 (date created or published later). British soldiers at E´taples, France during World War I.

The cook and his wife, c.1496. Creator: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528)
The cook and his wife, c.1496. Private Collection

Les Crêpes, 1845. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les Crepes, 1845. Tossing pancakes. From Les Beaux jours de la vie, plate 77

First Cooking of the New Year, early 19th century. Creator: Katsura Mitsunaga
First Cooking of the New Year, early 19th century

Henri Charpentier, portrait photograph, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Henri Charpentier, portrait photograph, between 1911 and 1942. French chef who lived in the United States and became a U.S

Vous savez bien l'éponge que vous disiez... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vous savez bien l'eponge que vous disiez... 19th century. Parisians. First chef: You know the sponge that you said I'd lost, well you had put it in Madame Grimblot's vol-au-vent

The Hallowe'en Dinner of the London Scottish Volunteers -- Bringing in the Haggis, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Mr. G. H. Smith and family, Dresden, Ont.; Marine cook for thirty-five years, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Mr. G. H. Smith and family, Dresden, Ont.; Marine cook for thirty-five years, 1907

Domestic Science class, 1915. Creator: Unknown
Domestic Science class, 1915

Le midi. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
Le midi

Moore, George Gordon, barbecue, 1927 Aug. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Moore, George Gordon, barbecue, 1927 Aug

Moore, George Gordon, barbecue, 1927 Aug. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Moore, George Gordon, barbecue, 1927 Aug

The kitchen of a Pullman car, 1882. Creator: Unknown
The kitchen of a Pullman car, 1882

Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917
Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917

Department Of Agriculture, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Department Of Agriculture, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Department Of Agriculture, 1917. First World War, USA: young people with badges reading Boys & Girls Achievement Work Club, preserving fruit and vegetables

Fairview Hotel, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fairview Hotel, between 1910 and 1917
Fairview Hotel, between 1910 and 1917. Man in apron at a roadside food stall, USA? Signs: Pepecual [sic] motion; Gold Dust Twins United We Stand; I will agree with you sister why do they want to

Fairview Hotel, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fairview Hotel, between 1910 and 1917
Fairview Hotel, between 1910 and 1917. Man in apron at a roadside food stall, USA? Signs: Pepecual [sic] motion; Gold Dust Twins United We Stand; I will agree with you sister why do they want to

Camp Meade, Maryland - Winter Views, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp Meade, Maryland - Winter Views, 1917
Camp Meade, Maryland - Winter Views, 1917

Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917
Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917

Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917
Camp Meade, Maryland - Misc, Views, 1917

Blue Triangle Chef C.P. Harris, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Blue Triangle Chef C.P
Blue Triangle Chef C.P. Harris, between 1910 and 1920. [African American cook in kitchen]

Blue Triangle Chef C.P. Harris, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Blue Triangle Chef C.P
Blue Triangle Chef C.P. Harris, between 1910 and 1920. [African American cook in kitchen]

On lui Fait Toujours des Charges!!, 1827. Creator: Auguste Raffet
On lui Fait Toujours des Charges!!, 1827

"Wessle, sugar baker". Vaxholm, 1874. Creator: Fritz von Dardel. "Wessle, sugar baker"
"Wessle, sugar baker". Vaxholm, 1874

Crew of the steamship "Sheksna" of the M.P.S. [Ministry of Communication and... 1909
Crew of the steamship "Sheksna" of the M.P.S. [Ministry of Communication and Transportation] [Russian Empire], 1909

In the Kitchen preparations for Christmas Eve Dinner in a Paris Restaurant, from L Illustration, pub. December 1893, (colour lithograph)

Intercepted, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, also held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer and this cartoon shows him in a chefs outfit feeding his dog from the bowl of surplus

The Late Alexis Soyer, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Late Alexis Soyer, 1858. French chef. M. Soyer...was apprenticed to Douix, the celebrated chef de cuisine who "reigned" in the time of Charles X

Vous savez bien l'éponge que vous disiez.. 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vous savez bien l'eponge que vous disiez.. 1842. Vous savez bien l'eponge que vous disiez que je l'avais perdue; eh bien vous l'aviez mise dans le vol-au-vent de madame Grimblot

Sign in the Negro section, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Sign in the Negro section

Boy Baking Bread, n. d. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne
Boy Baking Bread, n.d

Preparing a Meal, Japan, c. 1798 / 99. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Preparing a Meal, Japan, c. 1798/99

Pleasure Boats below Azuma Bridge, c. 1784. Creator: Torii Kiyonaga
Pleasure Boats below Azuma Bridge, c. 1784

Ast-chi, Cuisinier du Grand Seigneur, 1714-15. Creator: Unknown
Ast-chi, Cuisinier du Grand Seigneur, 1714-15

Photograph of theatre production with blackface actors and Oliver Howard Horner, ca. 1910
On the proper right side a boy is sitting in a chair. He is wearing a suit and tie. His legs are crossed at the ankles and his hands are on his lap. There is a boy standing behind him

Chef jacket worn by Leah Chase, ca. 2012. Creator: Chefwear
Leah Chase (1923-2019) was and African-American chef, author and television personality based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine

The Little Potato Peeler (La petite peleuse de pommes de terre)

Oude-Kate. Creator: Felicien Rops
Oude-Kate

The Cook (La cuisiniere), 1899. Creator: Edouard Vuillard
The Cook (La cuisiniere), 1899

A Foreign Residence in Yokohama, 1st month, 1861. Creator: Yoshikazu
A Foreign Residence in Yokohama, 1st month, 1861

Preparation for a Feast, Folio from a Divan of Jami, late 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Preparation for a Feast, Folio from a Divan of Jami, late 15th century

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