Customer Collection (page 8)

A Unwelcome customer, 1772. Artist: Caldwell
A Unwelcome customer, 1772. A bull bursts into a shop, shocking the lady customers who drop the samples of lace they were looking at. The bull has a fur muff on one horn

The Rival Milliners, 1770. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)

A Milliners Shop; Mrs Monopolize, the butchers wife, purchasing a modern head dress, 1772. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

History of Paper: 4, c1900. The paper trade at Samarkand (Turkestan). French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

Manufacture of porcelain in the 18th century, (c1900). Fire in the Artistic Industry. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

Tailors Shop, (1885). Interior of an 18th-century tailor s. In the foreground is a solid-fuel heater

Fabric Shop, (1885). Artist: Bonnardot
Fabric Shop, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Pottery Shop, (1885). Based on an original drawing by Christoph Kilian, taken from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, Paris, 1885

The Clockmaker, 16th century, (1870). Artist: Jost Amman
The Clockmaker, 16th century, (1870). A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

The Rotunda in the Bank of England, London, 1804. Artist: Edwards
The Rotunda in the Bank of England, London, 1804. The Rotunda was designed by Sir John Soane. A copper plate from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis

Vegetable Merchant in Japan, c1890. Artist: Charles Gillot
Vegetable Merchant in Japan, c1890. Illustration from the the booklet Japon, Moeurs et Usages, (Paris, c1890)

Peasants in a Tavern, 1640s. Artist: Mathieu Le Nain
Peasants in a Tavern, 1640s. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Spectacles Seller, Eyesight (from the series The Five Senses ), 17th century. Artist: Andries Dirksz Both
The Spectacles Seller, Eyesight (from the series The Five Senses ), 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia

In a Tavern, 1677. Artist: Adriaen van Ostade
In a Tavern, 1677. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Meat counter in a Soviet food store, USSR, 1960s. From a private collection

Bar Tabarin, 1905. Artist: Edmond Lempereur
Bar Tabarin, 1905. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

In a Cafe, 1905. Artist: Alfred Henry Maurer
In a Cafe, 1905. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Sbiten vendor, 1799. Artist: Christian Gottfried Heinrich Geissler
Sbiten vendor, 1799. Sbiten is a traditional Russian hot winter drink made from honey, water, spices and jam. From the series The Moscow Merchants

Kvass vendor, 1799. Artist: Christian Gottfried Heinrich Geissler
Kvass vendor, 1799. From the series The Moscow Merchants. Kvass is a fermented alcoholic drink made from black rye or rye bread

The Bar (Le Bouchon), 1878-1879. Artist: Edouard Manet
The Bar (Le Bouchon), 1878-1879. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Night Cafe at Arles, 1888. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Night Cafe at Arles, 1888. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Weaver, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Weaver, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Bar at Folies Bergere, 1881. Artist: Edouard Manet
Bar at Folies Bergere, 1881. A Bar at the Folies Bergere nightclub in Paris, France

L Epicier, 1870-1871. Cartoon depicting a scene during the Prussian Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)

The Procuress, 1656. Artist: Jan Vermeer
The Procuress, 1656. It has been suggested that the smiling man on the left holding a lute and a glass is a self-portrait

Shoemaker, c1845. A shoemaker sits by his bench working on a boot or shoe, his tools on a tray beside him. On the bench stand the leather and the sole for a boot

Salt Works, Amsterdam, 1660. Right: quality of product is being shown to potential customer: Left: women are refining brine in a boiler

Communication by speaking tube, c1850. A waiter serving clients in a restaurant, speaking to chefs at work in the kitchen on the floor below, using a speaking tube

Roman relief of a Shop Selling Knives, c2nd century

The spur maker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
The spur maker, c1559-1591. A craftsman talks to a customer while continuing to file a spur which is held in a vice. Behind him in his workshop a fire is burning in the furnace where he heats metal

Shoemaker, c1559-1591. Artist: Jost Amman
Shoemaker, c1559-1591. A master craftsman serves a female customer at his shop window, while his two assistants sew shoes from pieces of leather their master has cut out on his workbench

New Flower Market, Paris, 1874. In the bustle of a busy market, flower sellers are filling their watering cans at the conduit. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 4 July 1874)

Food Values in our Restaurants, 1917. The effect of university education for women on everyday life. A waitress, late of Girton College, Cambridge

Fashion house, 1751-1777. A print from a supplement of the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Furriers shop with muff-lined walls and pelts hung from the rafters, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
Furriers shop with muff-lined walls and pelts hung from the rafters, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert

Dining car on the Union Pacific Railroad, USA, 1870. From The Graphic, London, 1870

French druggist and grocer, 16th century. In the foreground a boy uses a pestle and mortar to grind ingredients. In the right background a balance for weighing goods hangs over the counter

The Druggists Shop, 1568. Artist: Jost Amman
The Druggists Shop, 1568. The druggist is grinding down ingredients with a pestle and mortar. Illustration by Jost Amman for his The Book of Trades. (Frankfurt am Main, 1568)

Murder Made Easy, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
Murder Made Easy, 1882. From Punch, or the London Charivari, January 14, 1882

Degenerate Days!!, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
Degenerate Days!!, 1874. A publican and his customer discuss the forthcoming General Election. After being in power since 1868, the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone

The Demon Butcher, or the Real Rinderpest, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
The Demon Butcher, or the Real Rinderpest, 1865. The demon butcher, with his hair styled into the shape of horns, stands in front of the animal carcasses declaring the price of beef

Cafe in Esplanadi Park, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Cafe in Esplanadi Park, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Esplanadi Park opened in 1812

Special Pleaders in the Court of Requests, May 28, 1802. May 28, 1802
Special Pleaders in the Court of Requests, May 28, 1802

WH Smiths bookstall at Waterloo Station, Lambeth, London, 1960. Bookstall on the station concourse, selling newspapers and magazines. Men wait at the counter to be served

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