Vintage Kitchenware Illustrations

A collection of hand-drawn kitchen items including pewter pitchers and sugar bowls, showcasing intricate designs and historical style.

Aarden Kruik, Johan Conrad Greive, 1847 - 1880 print An ornamental earthen jar, in the form of two rings stung together. Amsterdam paper etching jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel)
Aarden Kruik, Johan Conrad Greive, 1847 - 1880 print An ornamental earthen jar, in the form of two rings stung together. Amsterdam paper etching jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel)
Lamp. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.1 cm (11 1/2 x 8 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/2" high, 4 1/2" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Herman Bader.Wood Tankard. Dated: 1940. Dimensions: overall: 31.9 x 24.6 cm (12 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 1/4" high; 8" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Richard Taylor.Silver Tankard. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 22.1 cm (11 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gordon Sanborn.VL Vance, Bed Warming Pan, c 1941 Bed Warming PanFlowers in vase with snakes; 10th Cahier Cayé de Fleurs et Vases. Flowers in an ornamented vase with snakes.Silver Mug. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.6 x 22.9 cm (11 5/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Isidore Steinberg.Amelia Tuccio, Silver Creamer, 1936 Silver CreamerTea pot, milk pot, sugar pot, cup and saucer; William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892); London, England, Europe; 1871; Woodburytype; 11.2 x 9.7 cm (4 7,16 x 3 13,16 in.)Lloyd Charles Lemcke, Spouted Oil Can, c 1938 Spouted Oil CanTumbler. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 23.2 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 4" high. Medium: goauche, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Trekur.Charles Henning, Saffron Box, c 1941 Saffron BoxBowl. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 23.2 cm (11 1/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 6" x 3 1/4" x 3 1/2". Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Sudek.Obelisk, tea pot, milk pot, and plate; William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892); London, England, Europe; 1871; Woodburytype; 12.1 x 7.9 cm (4 3,4 x 3 1,8 in.)Crock. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 40.8 x 30.8 cm (16 1/16 x 12 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" High 8"Dia. Medium: watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Paul Poffinbarger.Sugar bowl and tongs in silver, partly gilt. Drawings, Design drawings. 1880 - 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Patterns (Design elements), Decoration and ornament, Silverwork, Victorian, Goldwork, Tongs, Sugar bowls, Sugar nipsManufacturer's Catalogue of Silver Plated Ware. Designer: Matthew Boulton (British, Birmingham 1728-1809 Birmingham). Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/16 x 16 5/16 in. (25.8 x 41.5 cm)10 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. (26 x 41.3 cm). Published in: Birmingham. Date: ca. 1790. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Nicholas Amantea, Pot, c 1938 PotClayton Braun, Silver Beakers, c 1936 Silver BeakersThomas Holloway, Cup and Saucer, c 1936 Cup and SaucerJoseph Sudek, Bowl, 1935 1942 BowlHand Lantern. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 51.3 x 35.6 cm (20 3/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 1/4" high; 7 3/4" wide; 7 3/4" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Rothenberg.Oriental Ewer Made from Agate 1868 Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart. Oriental Ewer Made from Agate. Gems and Jewels of the Crown. Jules-Ferdinand Jacquemart (French, Paris 1837-1880 Paris). 1868. Etching. PrintsJanet Riza, Tumbler, c 1937 TumblerSalvatore Borrazzo and Sara Garfinkel, Lamp, 1935 1942 LampBenjamin Resnick, Butter Churn, c 1936 Butter ChurnJoseph Glover, Kettle, 1935 1942 KettleArsen Maralian, Silver Creamer, c 1936 Silver CreamerBEAUTIFUL GROUP OF SEVRES VASES. Sevres is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, known for its famous porcelain production at the Manufacture nationale de SevresJohn Dana, Jug, c 1936 JugAntique vase with Tritons, 1779 print An antique ornamented vase with two tritons and the serial title.  paper etching vase ~ ornament. triton(s)Design for an Inkstand, Pen and ink, brush and gray-black wash, black chalk on paper, Horizontal rectangle. Shown from above. An ovoidal tube is supported by two entablatures, upside down. Two decorative rings are shown at the front. In the middle of the cover stands a ring upon a base. Laterally are two covers, either with a leaf upon it. Framing chalk line., Rome, Italy, early 18th century, tableware designs, Drawing, DrawingTerrine with tendrils; Premier Cahier / Cahier des Pots-A-Oeille.A terrine with flour drinks and a pine cone. Above a corresponding bowl with garlands.Charles Charon, Bull's Eye Lamp, 1936 Bull's Eye LampSilver Cup of the Sint -Maartens Guild of Haarlem, Johan Conrad Greive, 1847 - 1880 print An ornamental cup of silver with a representation of Saint Martin on the lid, which cuts his cloak in two and gives a part to a beggar. The cup is from the Sint-Maartensgilde, the Brouwersgilde of Haarlem. Amsterdam paper etching cup. Martin(us), bishop of Tours; possible attributes: beggar, goose HaarlemEarly Corinthian amphora ; Cypriote scent bottle still image. 1883. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Pottery , Cypriot, Antiquities, Amphoras, Vases , To 499, Pottery , Greece, Containers , To 499Silver Tankard. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 28.9 cm (9 x 11 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Karl Joubert.Bottle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 22.4 cm (11 1/16 x 8 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alfred Walbeck.Two plates, two cups, and a pitcher. William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892)Holland Gin Keg. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.6 cm (12 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 15 1/2" High 9 3/8" Dia(top) 9 3/8" Dia(base). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bertha Stefano.Vase with rams caps; Recueil De Vases (...) IRE SUITTE. An ornamented vase with rams caps, garlands and a meandering ornament.Silver Mug. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 23 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Richard Schoene.Cabinet of Modes or New Modes, September 15, 1786, PL. III.SUGAR BOWLTwo jugs. Two jugs side by side. Each has a curved handle and a lid, and is covered with a scale pattern in relief.. (Recto, mount) upper right, printed in black ink: "PLATE CXXXVI." Lower center, printed in black ink: "ST. CLOUD. 271 AND 272. TWO JUGS OF QUILTED CHINA. / South Kensington Museum. italicized"Sugar Bowl. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 23 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Van Silvay.William Kieckhofel, Holy Water Bucket, c 1936 Holy-Water BucketPainted terracotta vase in the Museo Nazionale in Naples, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph  National Museum cardboard. photographic support albumen print container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase. warfare; military affairs National MuseumJames Drake, Iron Grease Lamp, c 1937 Iron Grease LampPunch barrel; William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892); London, England, Europe; 1871; Woodburytype; 11.8 x 8.2 cm (4 5,8 x 3 1,4 in.)Albert Eyth, Lantern, c 1937 LanternLamp , Lamps. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph CollectionWater Bottle. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 26.8 cm (14 x 10 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" High 7" Diameter 3" Deep. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William H. Edwards.Silver Dredger. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 23 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 4 1/2" high; 2 3/8" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Fenga.Giacinto Capelli, Vase, c 1938 VaseFlask. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.Lucille Chabot, Mast Sheath, c 1937 Mast SheathJug. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 21.9 cm (11 7/16 x 8 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 15" high; 5" diameter of base. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Salvatore Borrazzo.Antique vase with lid; Vases Antiques Par Mithey L'Ainé 1767. Antique vase with lid, decorated with garland and ram's heads.Silver Tankard. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 29.8 cm (9 x 11 3/4 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Irene Malawicz.Hester Duany, Silver Porringer, 1936 Silver PorringerSilver Teapot. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.6 x 29.6 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gordon Sanborn.Stoneware Vase. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 35.9 cm (11 1/8 x 14 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" High. Medium: gouache and watercolor on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fred Weiss.Pewter Ewer. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/4" high; 7 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN DIXON.Jug. Dated: probably 1937/1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.5 x 38 cm (17 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 18 1/2" High. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Loughridge.Margaret Stottlemeyer, Stone Fruit Jar, 1939 Stone Fruit JarPot with lid in the form of two birds, possibly cranes, c. 1875 - c. 1900 photograph   cardboard. photographic support albumen print birds. containersAmerican 20th Century, Silver Teapot, 1935 1942 Silver TeapotPorcelain vases, pots and a coffin of Manufacture National de Sèvres exhibited on the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations of 1851 in London; Porcelain Jars, VASES AND CASKET. Sèvres.Joseph Sudek, Cup, c 1936 CupThree Covered Tankards 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century Peg tankards, identified here by an engraved title, were shared drinking vessels whose insides were fitted with wooden pegs or nails that divided the ale they held into eighths. A "peg law" introduced by Edgar I, who ruled England from 959 to 975 AD, restricted drinkers to one portion of the contents. If they drank more they would be fined. This print is mounted with a 16th century stipple engraving of a elaborately decorated tankard. Three Covered Tankards. Anonymous, British, 19th century. 19th century. EtchingSugar Bowl. Dated: c. 1936. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Roberta Elvis.Henry Meyers, Pewter Tankard, c 1936 Pewter TankardEleanor Gausser, Crock, 1935 1942 CrockFlask. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 24 cm (13 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 1/2" high; 3 1/2" wide; 2" thick. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Howard H. Sherman.Dana Bartlett, Mustache Cup and Saucer, c 1953 Mustache Cup and SaucerStill life with playing cards, pipe, glass and KAN, V. Griaux (Possibly), 1850 - 1910 print   paper etching still life of miscellaneous objectsVase with theater, c. 1870 - c. 1894   Paris paper. graphite (mineral). cardboard brush containersPompa di un sacrifizio. Etruscan sacrificial rites depicted on a gilded silver vase. Two lines of celebrants bearing sheep for sacrifice approach an altar. Pompa di un Sacrifizio. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1843.Vase of Niderviller, vintage engraving. Vase of Niderviller, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679878Porcelain for domestic use: Water jug and bowl decorated with flowers on a white base, and water pot with flowers on fond partiel (partial background). Chromolithograph by Gillot of an illustration by Edouard Garnier from The Soft Paste Porcelain of Sevres, Maison Quantin, Paris, 1891.John Fisk, Lamp, c 1937 LampJohn Tarantino, Decanter, c 1936 DecanterCider Jug. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.7 x 22.9 cm (10 7/8 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" High 8" Dia. (waist) 5 1/4" Dia. (base). Medium: watercolor, gouache, graphite, and heightening on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jerome Hoxie.Liverpool Jug. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.) Original IAD Object: 12 1/4" high. Medium: black and white photograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helmut Hiatt.Eugene Bartz, Portable Crock Filter, c 1938 Portable Crock FilterOil Can. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 36.3 x 26.7 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 15" high; 6" in diameter. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Leslie Macklem.Goblet. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.9 cm (11 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward White.Still life with three pots. Leaf 7 Recto from a sketchbook with 27 sheets.Coal Vase. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 55.4 x 29.7 cm (21 13/16 x 11 11/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Bowman.Marian Page, Finial, c 1940 FinialStill-life, Yvonne Paul, Pencil on tan paper, Horizontal rectangle. A still-life of a bottle, tea-pot, and onions. Signed in pencil, lower right: 'Paul./May 8.', USA, 1911, nature studies, Drawing, DrawingJohn Tarantino, Lamp Chimney, 1935 1942 Lamp ChimneyVase. A dark-colored vase. The body of the vase is oval-shaped and rests on a pedestal foot. Two handles in the shape of female figures extend upwards from the sides, and the body is decorated with a scene of Prometheus and the eagle in relief. The neck narrows to a pointed lid.. (Recto, mount) upper right, printed in black ink: "PLATE CLXX." Lower center, printed in black ink: "HANLEY. / 329. VASE OF BLACK WARE. BY J. VOYEZ. / Sir T. W. Holburne. italicized"Testimonial to Sir John Fife, from the 1st Newcastle Rifle Volunteers, 1869. 'The gentlemen of the 1st Newcastle Rifle Volunteer Corps have presented a testimonial to their late commander, Lieutenant-General Sir John Fife, whose ill-health has obliged him to retire. It was conveyed to him, with a suitable address, by Major Redmayne, Captains Smith and Doeg, and Quartermaster Lockerby. There were 200 subscribers to the testimonial; the gift was an elegant centre-piece, of Grecian design, from the establishment of Lister and Sons, Mosley-street, Newcastle. The cost of the piece was £100. ThSilver Porringer. Dated: 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.9 x 22.9 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 2" high; 5" in diameter. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Rothenberg.Howard H Sherman, Bennington Pitcher, c 1937 Bennington Pitcher19th century illustration, showing a Mappin & Webb, silver table lamp; England; 1891At left: upon a high foot stands an urn with festoons supported by cherubim, supporting a short twisted column. The lower part of the bowl is decorated with a row of leaves with st ems in the invervals. Center: the stem is a baluster with an oval medallion above a row of leaves at the front. The lower part of the bowl is surrounded by a row of cherubim. At right in a smaller scale: the lower part of the stem is an urn supporting a baluster. The lower part of the bowl is decorated with cherubim framed above by horizontal branches. Usual background. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined. Date: 1780-1790. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.Design for Two Cups 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for Two Cups 356072Description: Cyprus Antiquities Location: Cyprus Date: 1876-1942 mediterranean, mediterraneanthroughalensFlowers in vase,' 1885, by Kate Greenaway (1846-1901)