Food Container (Kui)
Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)
Man stealing food from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 217v
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a man stealing food from a blind beggar's bowl, through a tube. Image taken from f. 217v of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin.
Man stealing food from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 217v
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a man stealing food from a blind beggar's bowl, through a tube. Image taken from f. 217v of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin.
Woman offering food from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 163v
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman offering food to a man. Image taken from f. 163v of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). Written in Latin.
Octagonal food box with pommel scrolls
Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Cibus (Food) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 264v
Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(ibus) of a banquet. Image taken from f. 264v of Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). Written in Latin.
Food Box with Striped Decoration and Chinese Figures
The geometric patterns on the side of this tiered food box derive from Indian and Southeast Asian textiles introduced to Japan as part of the global trade that linked different parts of Asia with each other and... more
Cylindrical Stack of Food Boxes with Decoration of Autumn Fruits
Edo period (1615–1868)
Mankind surrendering to lechery before the Flood: embracing couples on benches around a table with food and drink, from a series of engravings made for the first edition of the 'Liber Genesis'
Crispijn de Passe the Elder (Netherlandish, Arnemuiden 1564–1637 Utrecht)
Lacquer Bowl for New Year Food
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823) Edo period (1615–1868)
Orange, Dried Persimmons, Herring-Roe and Different Nuts; Food Used for the Celebration of the New Year
Ryūryūkyo Shinsai (Japanese, active ca. 1799–1823) Edo period (1615–1868)
Food bowl
Edo period (1615–1868)
"The Ascetic and his Guest with the Mouse Steal the Ascetic's Food", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
Attributed to Egypt or Syria
Basket of food
In 1964, Loretta Hines Howard generously presented to the Museum over 140 Neapolitan crèche figures, dating from the second half of the eighteenth century. The varied assortment includes figures from the three ... more
Stacked Food Box (Jūbako) with “Whose Sleeves?” (Tagasode) Design
The design of this elegant food box, created for a celebratory meal such as a New Year’s feast, features kimono racks with draped-over kimonos and accessories, such as amulets, perfume bags, and even an inrō (p... more
Food warmer with insert
This vessel was probably intended to be used in the intimate living quarters of a house, which, in the eighteenth century would have been far removed from the kitchen. The porcelain insert once held a metal lin... more
An Angel Bringing Food to a Hermit
Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris)
Food warmer
Doccia manufactory
Cakes and Food Made of Seaweed
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)
Seaweed Food and Kitchen Utensils
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)
“Preparing Food for the Warbler,” from the album Men’s Stamping Dance (Otoko dōka, uguisu no esa suri)
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806) Edo period (1615–1868)
Bowl of New Year Food
Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771–1844) Edo period (1615–1868)
Wine Goblet and Lacquer Food Box with New Year’s Meal
Totoya Hokkei (Japanese, 1780–1850) Edo period (1615–1868)
Toasted Mochi (a kind of rice food used during the New Year season)
Yashima Gakutei (Japanese, 1786?–1868)
Tiered Food Box with Summer and Autumn Fruits
This box, designed for the storage and serving of sumptuous edibles at festive occasions, has a continuous design of summer and autumn fruits, including grapes, melons, loquats, and pears. The lacquer ground is... more
Man Sitting on the Ground with Jars and Food
Anonymous, British, 19th century
The war in Virginia - farmers' families on their way to the Union commissaries for food
People on horseback and with ox-drawn cart.
The food question down south
Editorial cartoon shows Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate states, offering a new pair of boots to General Beauregard who, though barefoot, would rather have food for his troops.
Glimpses at the Freedmen's Bureau. Issuing rations to the old and sick / from a sketch by our special artist, Jas. E. Taylor.
Print shows African Americans gathered outside the Freedmen's Bureau in Richmond, Virginia. A woman is handing a slip of paper through a window to a man seated inside.
Food fishes of the sea...United States Building
Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, 1876, of interior scenes of the Phila. Centennial Exhibition.