Skip to main content

Sweets Collection

Background imageSweets Collection: The Great Lozenge-Maker. A Hint to Paterfamilias, 1858. Artist: John Leech

The Great Lozenge-Maker. A Hint to Paterfamilias, 1858. Artist: John Leech
The Great Lozenge-Maker. A Hint to Paterfamilias, 1858. This cartoon indicts the sweet-making industry. At the time, many strange, and possibly noxious ingredients were used in sweets

Background imageSweets Collection: Fanfelluccaro (candy seller), 1799. Creator: Della Gatta, Saverio (Xavier) (1758-1828)

Fanfelluccaro (candy seller), 1799. Creator: Della Gatta, Saverio (Xavier) (1758-1828)
Fanfelluccaro (candy seller), 1799. Private Collection

Background imageSweets Collection: Shower of Bon-Bons on the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Shower of Bon-Bons on the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Shower of Bon-Bons on the Esplanade of the Invalides, 1856. Paris celebrates the birth of Prince Louis Napoleon, heir to the French throne

Background imageSweets Collection: Basket of citrus fruits and étagère with sweets, 1620-1622. Creator: Godin (Codino)

Basket of citrus fruits and étagère with sweets, 1620-1622. Creator: Godin (Codino), Franz (Francesco) (c)
Basket of citrus fruits and etagere with sweets, 1620-1622. Found in the Collection of the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Background imageSweets Collection: Basket of citrus fruits and étagère with sweets, 1620-1622. Creator: Godin (Codino)

Basket of citrus fruits and étagère with sweets, 1620-1622. Creator: Godin (Codino), Franz (Francesco) (c)
Basket of citrus fruits and etagere with sweets, 1620-1622. Found in the Collection of the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Background imageSweets Collection: Kutani-Style Sweets Tray, c. 1825. Creator: Unknown

Kutani-Style Sweets Tray, c. 1825. Creator: Unknown
Kutani-Style Sweets Tray, c. 1825

Background imageSweets Collection: Sweetmeat Basket, 1791 / 1800. Creator: William Garrett Forbes

Sweetmeat Basket, 1791 / 1800. Creator: William Garrett Forbes
Sweetmeat Basket, 1791/1800

Background imageSweets Collection: Still Life, about 1625. Creator: Pieter Claesz

Still Life, about 1625. Creator: Pieter Claesz
Still Life, about 1625

Background imageSweets Collection: Sweetmeat Dish, Plymouth, City of, c. 1770. Creator: Plymouth Porcelain Factory

Sweetmeat Dish, Plymouth, City of, c. 1770. Creator: Plymouth Porcelain Factory
Sweetmeat Dish, Plymouth, City of, c. 1770

Background imageSweets Collection: Bonbonniere: Dalmatians Head, Bilston, c. 1765. Creator: Unknown

Bonbonniere: Dalmatians Head, Bilston, c. 1765. Creator: Unknown
Bonbonniere: Dalmatians Head, Bilston, c. 1765

Background imageSweets Collection: Bonbonniere in the Form of a Quince, Bilston, 1780 / 1800. Creator: Unknown

Bonbonniere in the Form of a Quince, Bilston, 1780 / 1800. Creator: Unknown
Bonbonniere in the Form of a Quince, Bilston, 1780/1800

Background imageSweets Collection: Bonbonniere in the form of an Apple, England, 1780 / 1800. Creator: Unknown

Bonbonniere in the form of an Apple, England, 1780 / 1800. Creator: Unknown
Bonbonniere in the form of an Apple, England, 1780/1800

Background imageSweets Collection: Sweet Meat Jar, c. 1936. Creator: Dorothy Posten

Sweet Meat Jar, c. 1936. Creator: Dorothy Posten
Sweet Meat Jar, c. 1936

Background imageSweets Collection: A Young Woman with a Tray of Sweetmeats, 1780-1795. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho

A Young Woman with a Tray of Sweetmeats, 1780-1795. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
A Young Woman with a Tray of Sweetmeats, 1780-1795

Background imageSweets Collection: Embroidered Purse, c. 1941. Creator: Isabella Ruth Doerfler

Embroidered Purse, c. 1941. Creator: Isabella Ruth Doerfler
Embroidered Purse, c. 1941

Background imageSweets Collection: Still Life with Peacock Pie, 1627. Creator: Pieter Claesz

Still Life with Peacock Pie, 1627. Creator: Pieter Claesz
Still Life with Peacock Pie, 1627

Background imageSweets Collection: Dishes with Oysters, Fruit, and Wine, c. 1620 / 1625. Creator: Osias Beert the Elder

Dishes with Oysters, Fruit, and Wine, c. 1620 / 1625. Creator: Osias Beert the Elder
Dishes with Oysters, Fruit, and Wine, c. 1620/1625

Background imageSweets 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 imageSweets Collection: Henry Heide Confectionary Co. - Seven Buildings Occupied by the Business, after 1882

Henry Heide Confectionary Co. - Seven Buildings Occupied by the Business, after 1882
Henry Heide Confectionary Co.- Seven Buildings Occupied by the Business, after 1882

Background imageSweets Collection: Sam (Campus Vendor, from a Yale Class Abum), ca. 1858. Creator: George K. Warren

Sam (Campus Vendor, from a Yale Class Abum), ca. 1858. Creator: George K. Warren
Sam (Campus Vendor, from a Yale Class Abum), ca. 1858

Background imageSweets Collection: The Ameya, by 1893. Creator: Robert Frederick Blum

The Ameya, by 1893. Creator: Robert Frederick Blum
The Ameya, by 1893

Background imageSweets Collection: Birchs shop front, City of London, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Birchs shop front, City of London, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Birchs shop front, City of London, (1928). Beginning of 19th Century...London facade painting...After a drawing (ca. 1850) by F. Cornman of an old shop near the Royal Exchange

Background imageSweets Collection: Mackintoshs Quality Street, exploding tin advertisment shot, 1972

Mackintoshs Quality Street, exploding tin advertisment shot, 1972. To create the effect of the chocolates expoding from the tin

Background imageSweets Collection: Still life with sweets, chestnuts and a bread roll. Artist: Beert, Osias, the Elder (ca. 1580-1624)

Still life with sweets, chestnuts and a bread roll. Artist: Beert, Osias, the Elder (ca. 1580-1624)
Still life with sweets, chestnuts and a bread roll. Private Collection

Background imageSweets Collection: An Orange Note: Sweet Shop, 1884, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

An Orange Note: Sweet Shop, 1884, (1904). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
An Orange Note: Sweet Shop, 1884, (1904). Painting held at the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington. From Whistler As I Knew Him, by Mortimer Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1904]

Background imageSweets Collection: Advert for Sharps Super-Kreem Toffee, 1928

Advert for Sharps Super-Kreem Toffee, 1928
Sharps Super-Kreem Toffee, 1928. A print from The Tatler, 30th November 1928

Background imageSweets Collection: Sweet seller, 20th century

Sweet seller, 20th century

Background imageSweets Collection: Advert for Sharps Super-Kreem Toffee, 1922

Advert for Sharps Super-Kreem Toffee, 1922. A print from The Sketch, Christmas, 1922

Background imageSweets Collection: Advert for Sharps Super-Kreem Toffee, 1923

Advert for Sharps Super-Kreem Toffee, 1923. A print from The Sketch, Christmas, 1923

Background imageSweets Collection: Rowntrees Fruit Gums and Pastilles, 1938

Rowntrees Fruit Gums and Pastilles, 1938. Advertisement for Rowntrees sweets: I ll eat my hat If that ain t cute - in Rowntrees you can taste the fruit

Background imageSweets Collection: Confectioners, moulds, 1751-1777

Confectioners, moulds, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Background imageSweets Collection: Confectioners, oven, 1751-1777

Confectioners, oven, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Background imageSweets Collection: Confectioners, 1751-1777

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

Background imageSweets Collection: London Street Arab, 1883

London Street Arab, 1883. A boy, shoeless and in rags, looking longingly at the sweets in a confectioners window. From Le Voleur. (Paris, 1883)

Background imageSweets Collection: Tear em At The Tuileries, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel

Tear em At The Tuileries, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
Tear em At The Tuileries, 1863. Eugenie says: Ah, Mon Cher Louis! Pray Don t Cram The Poor Little Fellow Any More; It is Positively Cruel


All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping