Currants Collection

Wedding cake
A photograph showing the finishing touches being made to the wedding cake of George, Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece in 1934

The "Grapes", Limehouse (colour litho)
5210922 The " Grapes", Limehouse (colour litho) by Haslehust, Ernest William (1866-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Grapes", Limehouse)

June, from Twelve Months of Fruits, by Robert Furber (c
BAL11857 June, from Twelve Months of Fruits, by Robert Furber (c.1674-1756) engraved by Henry Fletcher, 1732 (colour engraving) by Casteels, Pieter (1684-1749) (after); Victoria & Albert Museum

Vermouth Superieur, fortified wine label (colour litho)
7153436 Vermouth Superieur, fortified wine label (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vermouth Superieur, fortified wine label)

Louis Pasteur (litho)
3093949 Louis Pasteur (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Pasteur. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Madonna and Child with the Young St John the Baptist, after 1537 (oil on panel)
8712014 Madonna and Child with the Young St John the Baptist, after 1537 (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva

Grapes of the variety: 1. Niagara, 2. Concord
7278555 Grapes of the variety: 1. Niagara, 2. Concord; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grapes of the variety: 1. Niagara, 2)

A swag of grapes, hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis
8725168 A swag of grapes, hollyhocks, irises, mallow, African marigolds, clematis, a horse chestnut and blackberries with butterflies and other insects suspended before a stone arch

Statuette of a satyr
7287258 Statuette of a satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statuette of a satyr. Early imperial period inspired by late classical Greek art)

Autumn, 14th century (fresco)
8683334 Autumn, 14th century (fresco) by Bindoccio, Cristoforo di & Piero, Meo di (14th century); Museo di palazzo Corboli (Museo civico archeologico e d'arte sacra), Asciano, Tuscany

Women sorting grapes for wine
3078053 Women sorting grapes for wine; (add.info.: Print showing women sorting grapes for wine in Champagne, France. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Elegant society at the harvest, 1857 (Engraving)
7422849 Elegant society at the harvest, 1857 (Engraving); (add.info.: Society. Fashion. Elegant society at the harvest. Engraving in: Journal des Tailleurs, France, 1857.); © Archives Charmet.

Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905
5306250 Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905
5306249 Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG.

French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870
5306213 French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870; Universal History Archive/UIG.

French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870
5306211 French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cambridge Botanic Garden grape from John Lindley's "Pomological Magazine" 1828
5855765 Cambridge Botanic Garden grape from John Lindley's "Pomological Magazine" 1828; (add.info.: Cambridge Botanic Garden grape Vitis vinifera Handcolored copperplate engraving by)

Grape vine, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4986925 Grape vine, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Winemaking in ancient Egypt (litho)
8663840 Winemaking in ancient Egypt (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winemaking in ancient Egypt. Tomb painting from the necropolis of Thebes)

The Grape-Vine (colour litho)
8674163 The Grape-Vine (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grape-Vine. Illustration for The World's Commercial Products by W G Freeman,s E)

Children picking grapes (chromolitho)
8677590 Children picking grapes (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children picking grapes)

Honey badger, raccoon, and stingray (colour litho)
8677383 Honey badger, raccoon, and stingray (colour litho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Q and R for ratel (honey badger), raton (raccoon)

Gathering the Fruit in Portugal (b/w photo)
8674242 Gathering the Fruit in Portugal (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gathering the Fruit in Portugal)

Phylloxera (b/w photo)
8674241 Phylloxera (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phylloxera. Illustration for The World's Commercial Products by W G Freeman,s E Chandler)

Grapes attacked by Oidium (b/w photo)
8674300 Grapes attacked by Oidium (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grapes attacked by Oidium)

The slow-moving bullock-cart brings the grapes in great tubs from the vineyards to the press house
8675647 The slow-moving bullock-cart brings the grapes in great tubs from the vineyards to the press house, Bordeaux Wine Country (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Advertising poster for the Byrrh aperitif in 1866 (lithograph)
PCT4257065 Advertising poster for the Byrrh aperitif in 1866 (lithograph); (add.info.: Byrrh aperitif is a natural sweet wine produced in Thuir (Pyrenees Orientales/Roussillon)

Pedestal for the Borghese or Campana Vase, decorated with reliefs of grapevines and festoons. Chromolithograph by W
FLO4689158 Pedestal for the Borghese or Campana Vase, decorated with reliefs of grapevines and festoons. Chromolithograph by W

Literature. Almanac by Jean Raisin "John Grape" for 1854. Poster by Nadar, France, 1853. (poster)
3434619 Literature. Almanac by Jean Raisin "John Grape" for 1854. Poster by Nadar, France, 1853. (poster); (add.info.: Litterature. Coll. Part. Literature)

Print depicting the bottling of wine in Champagne
3077686 Print depicting the bottling of wine in Champagne; (add.info.: Print depicting the bottling of wine in Champagne, France. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photographic print of women sorting grapes for wine
3077674 Photographic print of women sorting grapes for wine; (add.info.: Photographic print of women sorting grapes for wine in Champagne, France. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bacchus and the Secret of Wine, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683575 Bacchus and the Secret of Wine, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683573 Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Wine shoots, grapes, flowers and a squirrel, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683572 Wine shoots, grapes, flowers and a squirrel, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Statue of Dionysos with satyr
7287196 Statue of Dionysos with satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysos with satyr, dated 2nd century AD)

Statue of Dionysos with satyr
7287194 Statue of Dionysos with satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysos with satyr, dated 2nd century AD)

Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905
5306248 Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG.

French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870
5306214 French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870; Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting men treading the grapes, 19th century
5311192 An engraving depicting men treading the grapes, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1836); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Food and Beverage. Wine making: the cellar of the Clos Vougeot and the old burgundian press
3434930 Food and Beverage. Wine making: the cellar of the Clos Vougeot and the old burgundian press. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Food and Beverage. Champagne making: sectionplan of the Moet et Chandon cellars
3434925 Food and Beverage. Champagne making: sectionplan of the Moet et Chandon cellars. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll)

The bottling of wine in Champagne
3078047 The bottling of wine in Champagne; (add.info.: Print depicting the bottling of wine in Champagne, France. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Print depicting large baskets filled with grapes in the storeroom
3077687 Print depicting large baskets filled with grapes in the storeroom; (add.info.: Print depicting large baskets filled with grapes in the storeroom, in Champagne, France)

Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905
5306254 Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Early morning in the Cote d'Or, Burgundy (b/w photo)
8675710 Early morning in the Cote d'Or, Burgundy (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early morning in the Cote d'Or, Burgundy)

Begone dull Care (colour litho)
8634552 Begone dull Care (colour litho) by Armenise, Raffaele (1852-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Begone dull Care)

Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683584 Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Persephone receiving Dionysus, relief on stone, 5th century
AIS5389337 Persephone receiving Dionysus, relief on stone, 5th century; Museo Archeologico Nazionale (or Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia), Reggio Calabria

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"Exploring the Rich History and Delightful Flavors of Currants" they have been a beloved ingredient in culinary creations for centuries, adding a burst of tangy sweetness to everything from wedding cakes to vermouth. Just like Louis Pasteur's litho, these tiny fruits have left an indelible mark on our taste buds. Intricate wall tiles patterned with pomegranates and grapes harken back to the Dutch early 17th century, reminding us that they have long been cherished as a decorative element in art and design. From flowers in a vase to fruit-filled canvases, artists throughout history have captured their vibrant essence. The Green Bowl, painted around 1920, showcases how they are take center stage in still life compositions. Their deep red hue pops against the canvas, inviting us to savor their juicy goodness. Similarly, tapestry fragments depicting vintagers transport us back to Tournai in the late 15th century when currant-laden vines were harvested with care. Whether enjoyed fresh or dried like Australian raisins and sultanas depicted in colorful lithos or incorporated into sumptuous oil paintings such as Still Life from 1917, currants continue to captivate our palates across cultures and time periods. As we celebrate Christmas Fare from the Empire through untitled lithos featuring mouthwatering treats, let's not forget that currants play an essential role in creating festive delights. Their versatility shines through every bite - be it sprinkled atop a decadent cake or nestled within traditional holiday recipes. So next time you encounter these petite powerhouses of flavor at your local market or while perusing historical artworks showcasing their allure – remember their rich history and embrace all that currants bring: a burst of fruity delight that transcends generations.