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Background imageCooker Collection: The Prayer of the Spinner, 1645. Artist: Dou, Gerard (Gerrit) (1613-1675)

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

Background imageCooker Collection: Soyer's Barrack Cooking Apparatus, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Soyer's Barrack Cooking Apparatus, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Soyer's Barrack Cooking Apparatus, 1858. Improved technology to improve soldiers diets during the Crimean War. The...kitchen was opened by the late much-lamented chef de cuisine, Alexis Soyer

Background imageCooker Collection: 'A Cheap Entertainment' by J. Clark, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1876. Creator: Unknown

"A Cheap Entertainment" by J. Clark, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1876. Creator: Unknown
"A Cheap Entertainment" by J. Clark, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1876. Engraving of a painting. Is there anything in the world more graceful and comical

Background imageCooker Collection: Allons bon!...la v'là qui...verse du cirage dans mon chocolat!... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Allons bon!...la v'là qui...verse du cirage dans mon chocolat!... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Allons bon!...la v'la qui...verse du cirage dans mon chocolat!... 1844. Allons bon!...la v'la qui au lieu de lait, verse du cirage dans mon chocolat!...satane roman va!...'

Background imageCooker Collection: Kitchen Interior, 1645-1650. Creator: Fracanzano, Cesare (1605-1651)

Kitchen Interior, 1645-1650. Creator: Fracanzano, Cesare (1605-1651)
Kitchen Interior, 1645-1650. Found in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Background imageCooker Collection: Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S

Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S
Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917

Background imageCooker Collection: Department Of Agriculture, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Department Of Agriculture, 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

Background imageCooker Collection: Front page of the Christmas supplement of the Illustrated London News, 23 December 1854

Front page of the Christmas supplement of the Illustrated London News, 23 December 1854. Creator: George W. Terry
Front page of the Christmas supplement of the Illustrated London News, 23 December 1854. Calendar for the year 1855, with central image of a woman by a kitchen range

Background imageCooker Collection: Blue Triangle Chef C.P. Harris, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

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]

Background imageCooker Collection: Blue Triangle Chef C.P. Harris, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

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]

Background imageCooker Collection: Mrs. George Barnett, Red Cross Luncheon, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs

Mrs. George Barnett, Red Cross Luncheon, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. George Barnett, Red Cross Luncheon, 1917
Mrs. George Barnett, Red Cross Luncheon, 1917. USA, First World War: Lelia Montague Gordon volunteering at a mobile kitchen

Background imageCooker Collection: 'Wise old woman' from Vilhelmina parish, Lapland, 1932. Creator: Unknown

"Wise old woman" from Vilhelmina parish, Lapland, 1932. Creator: Unknown
"Wise old woman" from Vilhelmina parish, Lapland, 1932

Background imageCooker Collection: East Midlands Gas Board promotion, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1957

East Midlands Gas Board promotion, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1957. The exterior of Claytons in Mexborough, near Doncaster

Background imageCooker Collection: Bean pickers tent, one of fourteen in a group... near West Stayton Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Bean pickers tent, one of fourteen in a group... near West Stayton Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Bean pickers tent, one of fourteen in a group on growers property, adjoining the bean field. Near West Stayton Marion County, Oregon

Background imageCooker Collection: Camp representative of fourteen in group, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939

Camp representative of fourteen in group, near West Stayton, Marion County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oregon, Marion County, near West Stayton. Camp representative of fourteen in group. On growers land adjoining the bean field

Background imageCooker Collection: Mrs. Wardlow baking corn bread in her dugout basement home, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939

Mrs. Wardlow baking corn bread in her dugout basement home, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. Wardlow baking corn bread in her dugout basement home. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageCooker Collection: Stoves outside the Browning house being repaired for winter use, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939

Stoves outside the Browning house being repaired for winter use, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stoves outside the Browning house being repaired for winter use. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageCooker Collection: Soper kitchen, unfinished, Willow Creek area, Mulheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Soper kitchen, unfinished, Willow Creek area, Mulheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Soper kitchen, unfinished. Willow Creek area, Mulheur County, Oregon. [Note partly panelled in staircase; kitchen range on right]

Background imageCooker Collection: Mrs. Wardlow getting dinner after church in her basement... Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939

Mrs. Wardlow getting dinner after church in her basement... Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mrs. 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]

Background imageCooker Collection: Another corner of the Soper kitchen, Willow Creek area, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Another corner of the Soper kitchen, Willow Creek area, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Another corner of the Soper kitchen. Willow Creek area, Malheur County, Oregon. [Note partly panelled in staircase; kitchen range; flies on container on floor]

Background imageCooker Collection: Kitchen Scene, Japan, c. 1794 / 95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitchen Scene, Japan, c. 1794 / 95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Kitchen Scene, Japan, c. 1794/95

Background imageCooker Collection: Preparing Meals in a Foreign Residence (Ijin yashiki ryori no zu), 1860

Preparing Meals in a Foreign Residence (Ijin yashiki ryori no zu), 1860

Background imageCooker Collection: Egg Boiler, c. 1939. Creator: Richard Taylor

Egg Boiler, c. 1939. Creator: Richard Taylor
Egg Boiler, c. 1939

Background imageCooker Collection: In the Kitchen, ca. 1794-95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

In the Kitchen, ca. 1794-95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
In the Kitchen, ca. 1794-95

Background imageCooker Collection: Stove, 1938. Creator: Albert Geuppert

Stove, 1938. Creator: Albert Geuppert
Stove, 1938

Background imageCooker Collection: Kitchen Scene, ca. 1794-95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitchen Scene, ca. 1794-95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Kitchen Scene, ca. 1794-95

Background imageCooker Collection: Zoar Stove, c. 1938. Creator: Fritz Boehmer

Zoar Stove, c. 1938. Creator: Fritz Boehmer
Zoar Stove, c. 1938

Background imageCooker Collection: La Belle cuisiniere, 1735. Creator: Boucher, Francois (1703-1770)

La Belle cuisiniere, 1735. Creator: Boucher, Francois (1703-1770)
La Belle cuisiniere, 1735. Found in the collection of Musee Cognacq-Jay, Paris

Background imageCooker Collection: New Years Day at the Ogiya Seiro, ca. 1804. Creator: Hokusai

New Years Day at the Ogiya Seiro, ca. 1804. Creator: Hokusai
New Years Day at the Ogiya Seiro, ca. 1804

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

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

Background imageCooker Collection: Hay box cooking, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Hay box cooking, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Hay 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

Background imageCooker Collection: The Ideal Kitchen for the Ideal Home - The British Commercial Gas Association, 1920

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

Background imageCooker Collection: Back from the Market, 1739. Creator: Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon (1699-1779)

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

Background imageCooker Collection: The poor family

The poor family. Found in the Collection of State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageCooker Collection: Gas stove, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham

Gas stove, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Gas stove, 1951. Monochrome exercise. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Background imageCooker Collection: View of a kitchen, designed by H. M. V. Household Appliances, 1938

View of a kitchen, designed by H. M. V. Household Appliances, 1938
View 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

Background imageCooker Collection: Kitchen designed by R. W. Symonds, 1938

Kitchen designed by R. W. Symonds, 1938
Kitchen 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

Background imageCooker Collection: General Electric Company - The Kitchen, 1940

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

Background imageCooker Collection: A farmhouse kitchen redesigned by Mrs. Darcy Braddell, London, 1936

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

Background imageCooker Collection: A British kitchen equipped with a cabinet gas cooker, 1942

A British kitchen equipped with a cabinet gas cooker, 1942
A British kitchen equipped with a cabinet gas cooker designed and manufactured by R. and A. Main Ltd. of London, 1942. No

Background imageCooker Collection: Study of a woman cooking

Study of a woman cooking. Private Collection

Background imageCooker Collection: Aga Heat Ltd. The Model F Aga Cooker (for a large house) finished in black and cream

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

Background imageCooker Collection: Ideal Boilers & Radiators Ltd. - In black and white or grey mottled, this gas

Ideal Boilers & Radiators Ltd. - In black and white or grey mottled, this gas
Ideal Boilers & Radiators Ltd & Radiators Ltd. - In black and white or grey mottled, this gas boiler is vitreous enamelled, and is therefore easily cleaned, 1939

Background imageCooker Collection: Hay box cooking, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist:s and G

Hay box cooking, World War I, c1914-c1918. Artist:s and G
Hay 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

Background imageCooker Collection: Kitchen scene, Warwick, Warwickshire, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters

Kitchen scene, Warwick, Warwickshire, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
Kitchen 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

Background imageCooker Collection: Immigrant workers on the cooker production line at the GEC, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1962

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

Background imageCooker Collection: Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist

Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist
Cooker production line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1960. The final stages of cooker assembly at the GEC plant in Swinton (near Rotherham)

Background imageCooker Collection: The cooker assembly line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist

The cooker assembly line at the GEC factory, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
The 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)



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