Crockery Collection

The Tea Table, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)
Oil painting on canvas, Newlyn School, 1920. The painting shows a mealtime scene around the kitchen table. A traditional Cornish range is pictured in the background

Last Conversation between St. Benedict and St. Scholastica, 15th century (fresco)
LRI4690611 Last Conversation between St. Benedict and St. Scholastica, 15th century (fresco) by Umbrian School, (15th century); Monastero di San Benedetto (Santuario Sacro Spero), Subiaco, Rome

Saint Bonaventure (San Bonaventura) (1217-1274) receiving the purple cardinalice A high
JLJ4600203 Saint Bonaventure (San Bonaventura) (1217-1274) receiving the purple cardinalice A high official of the Vatican brings the cardinals bar to the monk occupies the menagery activities in

Typical clay pot, tajine, for cooking traditional Moroccan meals, mud-brick village of Anammer, Ourika Valley, Atlas Mountains, Anammer, Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, Morocco

Swedish Peasant Interior
Swedish peasant interior, with tapestries, ornamental crockery, decorated chests, a loom, a grandfather clock and a cat

Kazakh yurt in cross section, Kazakhstan
Kazakh yurt in cross section with ornaments. A cauldron for cooking is in the middle, with storage chests, furniture, crockery and kitchenware. 20th century

Advertising poster for the London to Vichy Pullman express train, 1927 (colour lithograph)
1198038 Advertising poster for the London to Vichy Pullman express train, 1927 (colour lithograph) by Chaurand-Naurac, Jean Raoul (1878-1948)

The Pasta Eater, 19th century (oil on canvas)
LRI4628852 The Pasta Eater, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (19th century); Museo Nazionale delle Paste Alimentari, Fondazione Agnesi, Rome, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini; Italian

Bull In A China Shop
5th July 1950: An Ayrshire bull causing havoc in the midst of wrecked china for the filming of a scene on the China industry at Hayeswood Farm, Madresfield, Worcestershire

Israel, Jerusalem, Old City, souvenir plates

Beef burgers, hamburgers, on barbecue

Tea cup and saucer
Glazed porcelain tea cup, from a childs part tea-service, decorated with a painted band of flowers on an orange ground. Retailed in Australia c.1925-1935. Acquired from the original owner

A Bull in a China Shop, 1808
A Bull in a China Shop, pub. 1808 (hand colured engraving)

Girton College
circa 1905: Students dining in Girton College at Cambridge University. The college was founded in 1869 and was the first college for female undergraduates

Raw pork roulade in a net on a porcelain plate

Poster advertising the Palace Hotel at St. Moritz, 1921 (colour lithograph)
1197947 Poster advertising the Palace Hotel at St. Moritz, 1921 (colour lithograph) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 127x90 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

The Still Life kitchen table of a fruit basket poses on a table
JLJ4653450 The Still Life kitchen table of a fruit basket poses on a table. Painting by Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) 1888 Sun

Japanese Art, Bowl of Pottery of Kioto, 19th Century
Vintage engraving of Japanese Art, Bowl of Pottery of Kioto, 19th Century

Ceramic figure of sleeping dog from Mexico
Teotihuacan civilization, Mexico, 6th-9th century. Ceramic figure of sleeping dog

Elderly woman in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid Wales
An elderly woman in Victorian style costume sitting in front of a Welsh dresser, Mid Wales. The dresser contains family photographs and crockery

Teapot, Burslem, c. 1790. Creator: Wedgwood
Teapot, Burslem, c. 1790

St. Jamess Square: Wedgwood and Byerley Showroom, York Street
GHL16918 St. Jamess Square: Wedgwood and Byerley Showroom, York Street by Ackermann, Rudolph (1764-1834); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: St)

A Name day - Brate, Fanny (1861-1940) - 1902 - Oil on canvas - 88x110 - Nationalmuseum
FIA5399105 A Name day - Brate, Fanny (1861-1940) - 1902 - Oil on canvas - 88x110 - Nationalmuseum Stockholm by Brate, Fanny (1861-1940); National Museum, Stockholm

The town rat and the field rat. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95)
XEE4179921 The town rat and the field rat. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95).Illustration of the end of the 19th century

Village of Taormina. Sicily. Italy

Syntax Star-Gazing
Dr Syntax shows a lady the stars through a telescope, while the butler trips over a dog on the stairs and drops his tray of crockery

A Vincennes Two-Handled Circular Tureen, Cover & Stand, c.1750 (porcelain)
8701653 A Vincennes Two-Handled Circular Tureen, Cover & Stand, c.1750 (porcelain) by French School, (18th century); stand width: 42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Vincennes Two-Handled Circular Tureen, Cover & Stand, c.1750 (porcelain)
8701650 A Vincennes Two-Handled Circular Tureen, Cover & Stand, c.1750 (porcelain) by French School, (18th century); stand width: 42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Vincennes Two-Handled Circular Tureen, Cover & Stand, c.1750 (porcelain)
8701649 A Vincennes Two-Handled Circular Tureen, Cover & Stand, c.1750 (porcelain) by French School, (18th century); stand width: 42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Vincennes Two-Handled Circular Tureen, Cover & Stand, c.1750 (porcelain)
8701648 A Vincennes Two-Handled Circular Tureen, Cover & Stand, c.1750 (porcelain) by French School, (18th century); stand width: 42 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tureen with lid and stand, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295748 Tureen with lid and stand, c.1840 (earthenware); 28.5x40x28 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A two-handled soup tureen)

Plate. Raised front view, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295746 Plate. Raised front view, c.1840 (earthenware); 3x27 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Dinner plate of the 'Arctic Scenery' pattern)

Tureen in 'Arctic Scenery' pattern, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295379 Tureen in 'Arctic Scenery' pattern, c.1840 (earthenware); 17x22x17.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Tureen and cover in 'Arctic Scenery' pattern, c.1840 (earthenware)
7295371 Tureen and cover in 'Arctic Scenery' pattern, c.1840 (earthenware); 16x31.5x24 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chinese export porcelain bowl which belonged to Captain James Cook (1728-1779) and his wife Elizabeth
7295344 Chinese export porcelain bowl which belonged to Captain James Cook (1728-1779) and his wife Elizabeth, c.1770 (porcelain); 9x20 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Pedestalled cup, Vasilike mottled ware, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (clay, pigment)
7309997 Pedestalled cup, Vasilike mottled ware, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (clay, pigment); 8.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay)

Assiette decorative avec le portrait d'un homme. Ceramique de Castel, 1500, peinte par Giovanni Maria
AIS5381377 Assiette decorative avec le portrait d'un homme. Ceramique de Castel, 1500, peinte par Giovanni Maria. Musee Victoria et Albert, Londres (Angleterre).; © Iberfoto.

Still Life with Peanuts 1890 (Oil on canvas)
8766576 Still Life with Peanuts 1890 (Oil on canvas) by Decker, Joseph (1853-1924); 35.6x22.9 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art .

Iran: 'Minai' cup representing Vahram V Gour (the onager) (or Bahram Gur), Sassanid king of Persia on a camel
BEN5464268 Iran: 'Minai' cup representing Vahram V Gour (the onager) (or Bahram Gur), Sassanid king of Persia on a camel. 13th century ceramic

Milk jug commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1905 (sandstone ceramic)
MMM5471438 Milk jug commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1905 (sandstone ceramic); National Maritime Museum, London

Colour-printed plate, representing Brunel's Great Western, with full sail and full steam
MMM5476532 Colour-printed plate, representing Brunel's Great Western, with full sail and full steam. Pottery, c.1860 (printed pottery); National Maritime Museum, London

Plate commemorating the coronation of King George V (1865-1936), 1911 (porcelain)
MMM5471577 Plate commemorating the coronation of King George V (1865-1936), 1911 (porcelain); National Maritime Museum, London

Plate decorated with a color reproduction based on the painting by George Chamber (1803-1840), c.1739 (porcelain)
MMM5471524 Plate decorated with a color reproduction based on the painting by George Chamber (1803-1840), c.1739 (porcelain) by Chambers, George the Elder (1803-40); National Maritime Museum, London

Plate decorated with a color reproduction of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1985 (porcelain)
MMM5471494 Plate decorated with a color reproduction of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), c.1985 (porcelain) by Turner

Saucer and tea cup, c.1806 (pottery)
MMM5471401 Saucer and tea cup, c.1806 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Saucer of a tea cup, decorated in various patterns around a ribbon bearing the inscription)

Sprinkle in the form of a double portrait of Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), Pottery, c.1782 (pottery)
MMM5471362 Sprinkle in the form of a double portrait of Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), Pottery, c.1782 (pottery); National Maritime Museum, London

Mariner, during the time of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), assigned to various jobs according to their abilities
MMM5482469 Mariner, during the time of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), assigned to various jobs according to their abilities, some worked on the masts loaded on the wing, others on the upper deck

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"Crockery: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into the enchanting world of crockery, where history, art, and tradition intertwine. From The Tea Table by Harold Harvey to Saint Bonaventure receiving the purple cardinalice, these captivating glimpses transport us to different eras and places. Imagine yourself in the mud-brick village of Anammer in Morocco's Ourika Valley, surrounded by typical clay pots known as tajines used for cooking traditional Moroccan meals. The Swedish Peasant Interior takes us inside a cozy home adorned with charming crockery pieces that reflect simplicity and rustic beauty. Traveling further east to Jerusalem's Old City, we encounter souvenir plates showcasing Israel's rich heritage. These plates become not just decorative items but also windows into a culture steeped in history. Meanwhile, Romanian traditional ceramic plates from Horezu area invite us to explore Romania's artistic craftsmanship. Artistic expressions continue with The Pasta Eater painting capturing a moment frozen in time on canvas. In contrast, Last Conversation between St. Benedict and St. Scholastica transports us back centuries through its intricate fresco depicting an important historical event. The Still Life kitchen table presents a delightful scene where a fruit basket poses gracefully on crockery surfaces—a testament to how everyday objects can be elevated through artistry. And who could forget the humorous saying "A Bull in a China Shop, " reminding us of the delicate nature of crockery? Girton College showcases how even educational institutions embrace crockery as part of their traditions and identity—perhaps symbolizing unity or shared experiences among students past and present. Finally, our culinary journey concludes with raw pork roulade presented on porcelain plates—an exquisite combination of food presentation and fine dining experience. Crockery is more than just functional vessels; it embodies stories passed down through generations while serving as canvases for artists' imagination.