Tagged With: tongs
Tavern Interior by John S.C. Schaak 1762
John S.C. Schaak active 1760-1770 Video walkthrough: Detail: tavern, chair, table, basket, food, sideboard, meat, pie, plate, knife, fork, fire, hearth, fireplace crane, cucumber, lemon sausage, meat hook, beef, bird, bird cage, bottle, glass, bread, mortar and pestle, chocolate pot, spit turner, soldier, cooking pot, tongs, serving boy, raised cooking surface, fry pan, jug, game … Continue reading
Anna Maria Hufnagel in the Kitchen by Anonymous 1663
Anonymous 1663 It looks like she is holding one of our George Washington grills and right there beside her is a set of ember tongs, she must be a customer. Detail: kitchen, raised hearth, tongs, fire, fish, grill, jar, brass kettle, fire hook, pitcher, brass mortar and pestle, plates, platters, delft jar, fry pan, salt … Continue reading
A Macaroni French Cook by M. Darly 1772
M. Darly This image shows the charcoal cooking surfaces that used windows for ventilation. Detail: kitchen, raised hearth, table, carrots, cook, food, apron, sauce pan, strainer, tongs, spatula, hat, sword, mirror, window, shelf, canister, ham, knife
Userer – Govaert Camphuysen
Govaert Camphuysen (1623-1672) Detail: money lender, banker, coins, money, money bag, glasses, spectacles, box, ledger, pen, weights, balance, scale, candle, curtain, tongs, shelf
Interior of Blacksmith Shop – Pehr Hillestrom 1781
Pehr Hillestrom (1733-1816) Detail: door, latch, forge, anvil, tools, hammer, wheel, apron, work cap, tongs, blacksmith, workmen
Portrait of a father with his daughter by Sigmund Barth 1765
Sigmund Barth ( 1723–1772 ) How many people today would ask their young daughter to fetch them a red hot coal so they can light a pipe? Detail: coat, buckle breeches, waistcoat, shirt, pipe, coal, tongs, girl, girls clothing, chair, fireplace
An Alchemist – Adriaen van Ostade 1661
Adriaen van Ostade (1610–1685) Ok, it might be easier to say what isn’t in this painting. Detail: alchemist, wife, children, basket, window, raised hearth, curtain, ladder, herbs, basket, bowl, pot, bottle, flask bread, scales, funnel jar, box, stool, spoon, kettle, pipe, specticles, knife, tongs, bellows, book, retort, jug, hourglass, drill, fire bucket, sieve, pitcher, dust … Continue reading
The Alchemist – Longhi 1757
Pietro Longhi (1702–1785) image from The Yorck Project Check out this raised hearth. Detail: bottles, hour glass, brazier, raised hearth, tongs, crucible, book, glasses, shoes, buckles, mules (slippers), flask, fur lined robe
Boy Turning Spit – Chodowiecki 1746
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki 1726-1801 Great picture of a German raised hearth. I hope this boy got a little of the meat when he was done with his long, hot and boring job. Detail: boy, chair, firewood, basket, food, raised hearth, fire, tongs, bucket, brick, spit, reflector, basting tray, brazier, bowl, meat, spoon.