Space primarily used for preparation and storage of food

Crimean War: A.B. Soyer's kitchen camp. Wood engraving, 1855.

The German Hospital, Dalston: the main kitchen. Photograph.

A small girl recovering from an illness and being visited by neighbours. Colour process print, 1907, after E. Magnus.

Bovril : "Wherever did I put that Bovril!" : beef tea isn't Bovril / Bovril Limited.

Nursing and charitable acts of the "Soeurs de la Charité" or Sisters of Love; with the alphabet: L-S, ijk-yz. Coloured line engraving.

Claybury Asylum, Woodford, Essex: a kitchen. Photograph by the London & County Photographic Co., [1893?].

A boy has cut his finger which is being treated by his mother, two other siblings hold him back while he resists. Line engraving after D. Wilkie.

Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

Scutari Barracks, Turkey: Soyer's hospital kitchen. Wood engraving.

A domestic remedy: a woman applies a hot iron to her husband's back while their two children look on. Coloured lithograph.

A boy cries in pain in his mother's arms while she tries to wash his cut foot, another child holds a broken glass in the background. Coloured lithograph.

Liebig "Company's" extract of beef : J. Liebig: this signature on each jar [of the] finest meat flavouring stock for soups, sauces and made dishes / Liebig's Extract of Meat Company, Ltd.

1 drawing : watercolour, with gouache ; image 21.2 x 18.4 cm

1 photograph : photoprint ; image 8.8 x 13.7 cm

1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 25 x 34.8 cm

An obese doctor acknowledging the favours of a French chef in his kitchen; denoting their complicity, the chef's food providing patients. Coloured etching by C. Williams, c. 1815.

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 16.9 x 22.8 cm

A boy with a cut finger is treated by his mother, while two other siblings hold him as he resists. Line engraving by F.S. Goulu after D. Wilkie.

Crimean War: Barrack Hospital kitchen, Scutari, Turkey. Wood engraving by Dalziel Bros after H.G. Hine.

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Kitchens

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Images referencing Kitchens

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Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

The German Hospital, Dalston: the main kitchen. Photograph.

An obese doctor acknowledging the favours of a French chef in his kitchen; denoting their complicity, the chef's food providing patients. Coloured etching by C. Williams, c. 1815.

A boy with a cut finger is treated by his mother, while two other siblings hold him as he resists. Line engraving by F.S. Goulu after D. Wilkie.

Crimean War: Barrack Hospital kitchen, Scutari, Turkey. Wood engraving by Dalziel Bros after H.G. Hine.

Kitchens

Images from the collections

Images referencing Kitchens

Works from the collections

Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

The German Hospital, Dalston: the main kitchen. Photograph.

An obese doctor acknowledging the favours of a French chef in his kitchen; denoting their complicity, the chef's food providing patients. Coloured etching by C. Williams, c. 1815.

A boy with a cut finger is treated by his mother, while two other siblings hold him as he resists. Line engraving by F.S. Goulu after D. Wilkie.

Crimean War: Barrack Hospital kitchen, Scutari, Turkey. Wood engraving by Dalziel Bros after H.G. Hine.

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