The Prayer of the Spinner, 1645. Artist: Dou, Gerard (Gerrit) (1613-1675)The Prayer of the Spinner, 1645. Found in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Bean pickers tent, one of fourteen in a group... near West Stayton Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeBean pickers tent, one of fourteen in a group on growers property, adjoining the bean field. Near West Stayton Marion County, Oregon
Camp representative of fourteen in group, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeOregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Camp representative of fourteen in group. On growers land adjoining the bean field
Mrs. Wardlow baking corn bread in her dugout basement home, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeMrs. Wardlow baking corn bread in her dugout basement home. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon
Stoves outside the Browning house being repaired for winter use, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeStoves outside the Browning house being repaired for winter use. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon
Soper kitchen, unfinished, Willow Creek area, Mulheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeSoper kitchen, unfinished. Willow Creek area, Mulheur County, Oregon. [Note partly panelled in staircase; kitchen range on right]
Mrs. Wardlow getting dinner after church in her basement... Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeMrs. Wardlow getting dinner after church in her basement dugout home. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon. [Note plates upside down to prevent contamination by flies]
Another corner of the Soper kitchen, Willow Creek area, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea LangeAnother corner of the Soper kitchen. Willow Creek area, Malheur County, Oregon. [Note partly panelled in staircase; kitchen range; flies on container on floor]
Kitchen Scene, Japan, c. 1794 / 95. Creator: Kitagawa UtamaroKitchen Scene, Japan, c. 1794/95
Preparing Meals in a Foreign Residence (Ijin yashiki ryori no zu), 1860
Egg Boiler, c. 1939. Creator: Richard TaylorEgg Boiler, c. 1939
In the Kitchen, ca. 1794-95. Creator: Kitagawa UtamaroIn the Kitchen, ca. 1794-95
Stove, 1938. Creator: Albert GeuppertStove, 1938
Kitchen Scene, ca. 1794-95. Creator: Kitagawa UtamaroKitchen Scene, ca. 1794-95
Zoar Stove, c. 1938. Creator: Fritz BoehmerZoar Stove, c. 1938
La Belle cuisiniere, 1735. Creator: Boucher, Francois (1703-1770)La Belle cuisiniere, 1735. Found in the collection of Musee Cognacq-Jay, Paris
New Years Day at the Ogiya Seiro, ca. 1804. Creator: HokusaiNew Years Day at the Ogiya Seiro, ca. 1804
A Foreign Residence in Yokohama, 1st month, 1861. Creator: YoshikazuA Foreign Residence in Yokohama, 1st month, 1861
Hay box cooking, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: UnknownHay box cooking, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Economy in fuel led to the adoption of hay-boxes for completing the cooking of partially cooked foods
The Ideal Kitchen for the Ideal Home - The British Commercial Gas Association, 1920. The Roaring Twenties were a period of economic prosperity when assembly line production
Back from the Market, 1739. Creator: Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779)Back from the Market, 1739. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris
The poor family. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Gas stove, 1951. Creator: Shirley MarkhamGas stove, 1951. Monochrome exercise. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952
View of a kitchen, designed by H. M. V. Household Appliances, 1938View of a kitchen, designed by H.M.V. Household Appliances, 1938. Designed by H.M.V. Household Appliances (London) in conjuction with the Kitchen Planning Centre, and showing various H.M.V
Kitchen designed by R. W. Symonds, 1938Kitchen designed by R.W. Symonds, L.R.I.B.A. 1938. House of Mr. J. Hanson Lawson in London, the interior of which was entirelly remodelled. Table with Savestane steel top
General Electric Company - The Kitchen, 1940. Designed for a house in the Town of Tomorrow at the New York Worlds Fair, showing porcelain-topped electric sink, range, cabinets and work surfaces
A farmhouse kitchen redesigned by Mrs. Darcy Braddell, London, 1936. Glazed tiles by Carter & Co, original oak stripped and treated, cork tiles on floor, quarry tiles by cooker
A British kitchen equipped with a cabinet gas cooker, 1942A British kitchen equipped with a cabinet gas cooker designed and manufactured by R. and A. Main Ltd. of London, 1942. No
Study of a woman cooking. Private Collection
Aga Heat Ltd. The Model F Aga Cooker (for a large house) finished in black and cream vitreous enamel and chromium plate, and neatly fitted flush with the sink, 1939
Ideal Boilers & Radiators Ltd. - In black and white or grey mottled, this gasIdeal Boilers & Radiators Ltd & Radiators Ltd. - In black and white or grey mottled, this gas boiler is vitreous enamelled, and is therefore easily cleaned, 1939
Hay box cooking, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist:s and GHay box cooking, World War I, c1914-c1918. Fuel economies led to the adoption of hay box cookers for completing the cooking of partially cooked foods
Kitchen scene, Warwick, Warwickshire, 1966. Artist: Michael WaltersKitchen scene, Warwick, Warwickshire, 1966. A housewife attending to the cooking in her new kitchen. The kitchen is the new fitted American style with matching formica fronted doors
Immigrant workers on the cooker production line at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962. Due to a shortage of available workers for the production lines at their cooker
Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. ArtistCooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. The final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant in Swinton (near Rotherham)
The cooker assembly line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. ArtistThe cooker assembly line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. The final stages of cooker asembly at the GEC plant in Swinton (near Rotherham)
Home delivery of a cooker, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. To promote their home delivery service for large items such as cookers
Cottage interior, Harlington, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael WaltersCottage interior, Harlington, South Yorkshire, 1964. The interior of number 2 Rose Cottages in the Village of Harlington in South Yorkshire showing the kitchen area with an early 1960s space saving
East Midlands Gas Board shop window cooker display, Dronfield, Derbyshire, 1961. ArtistEast Midlands Gas Board shop window cooker display, Dronfield, Derbyshire, 1961. For their July 61 window display in Dronfield, near Sheffield
East Midlands Gas Board promotional roadshow, Darfield, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961East Midlands Gas Board show, Darfield, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1961. In a campaign to promote their range of gas powered cookers, fridges and dryers
East Midlands Gas Board shop window display, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, 1961. ArtistEast Midlands Gas Board shop window display, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, 1961. For their July 1961 window display in Worksop
Cooking demonstration for East Midlands Gas Boards gas cooker promotion, 1961. ArtistCooking 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
Quality checking cookers at the GEC plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. ArtistQuality checking cookers at the GEC plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. An overview of the final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant in Swinton, near Rotherham
The final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. The GEC, which was formed in 1900, first acquired a factory in Swinton, near Rotherham
East Midlands Gas Board promotion, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1957. The exterior of Claytons in Mexborough, near Doncaster
Kitchen scene with Christ at Emmaus, Between 1615 and 1620. Found in the Collection of Muzeul National Brukenthal, Sibiu
Peasants preparing a meal, Early 19th cen.. Private Collection
Girl in front of a fireplace, 1870. Private Collection
