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Antique illustration of a drawing (by Brun) , from a painting (called "The chocolate" of the Italian painter Francesco Casanova (18th century). Drawing exposed at the Paris Exposition (1878). The drawing depicts an old monk (wearing a sackcloth and sandal) sitting on a chair and holding a dish with a cup. He smiles and is dunking a piece of bread (or biscuit) into a cup of cocoa

Nancy, France - August 10, 2013: This is the UNESCO world heritage site of the Place Stanilas square in the centre of the city of Nancy. This is in the Lorraine region of Alsace-Lorraine. It is a warm August evening in summer and the buildings are lit up and there are people out enjoying themselves.There are tables and chairs in the open-air on the pavement in front of the cafes restaurants and bars. There are tourists and residents eating, drinking and socialising at the tables.

Antique photograph of Washington Irving'room or Washington Irving's Parlour at the Red Horse Hotel of Stratford-on-Avon (England), in a 19th century photograph. The room in which the 18th-19th century American writer and historian Washington Irving statyed was described and immortalized in one of his books (The Sketch book) and it's become since a sort of landmark. The interior of the hotel room features: a chimney, a writing desk, a chair, a pendulum clock

John Wesley (1703-1791), founder of Methodism, preaching to a rapt congregation in the meeting house of Mathew Bagshaw in Nottingham, England, in 1747. From “Wycliffe to Wesley; Heroes and Martyrs of the Church in Britain” published in 1885 by T. Woolmer, London. Author Gregory J. Robinson.

A cucking, or ducking, stool or chair was used to punish and shame women considered nags or complainers. The women were strapped into the chair (stool) and repeatedly dunked into water. This practice occurred from the 17th Century until early 19th Century in Britain and Colonial America. Illustration published 1863. Source: Original edition is from my own archives. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

A modernized kitchen in a primitive colonial style reproduction home. The home is built with materials reclaimed from sdtructures built in the late 1700's. The styling is authentic primitive colonial, with modern amenities added to make the home functional and comfortable for a modern family.

The Dunmow Flitch: a procession of people follow the winning married couple who are being carried in a chair on the shoulders of four men while others walk in front carrying a piece of bacon on a stick. The old English custom is that any couple who can say they have been happily married for one year and one day are entitled to a free piece of bacon. Original engraving by C. Mosley in the London Times, 1751. Illustration in my personal archives published in 1863. Copyright has expired and is in Public Domain.

The interior of a late eighteenth century Dutch-American home, with the dining table set for a feast and a fire burning brightly in the hearth. From “A Loyal Little Red-Coat: A Story of Child-life in New York a Hundred Years Ago”, by Ruth Ogden with illustrations by H A Ogden. Published by Frederick A Stokes Company in New York in 1890.

Several 18th century people sitting in a horse drawn chaise, while small boys and a stray dog gather around the vehicle in a city street. It looks as though the chaise is about to depart. From “The Diverting History of John Gilpin. Shewing how he went further than he intended and came safe home again”. Illustrated by H Fitz-Cook and engraved by JC Whymper. Published in London by Longmans Green & Co. in 1868.

Nancy, France - August 10, 2013: This is the UNESCO world heritage site of the Place Stanilas square in the centre of the city of Nancy. This is in the Lorraine region of Alsace-Lorraine. It is a warm August evening in summer and the buildings are lit up and there are people out enjoying themselves.There are tables and chairs in the open-air on the pavement in front of the cafes restaurants and bars. There are tourists and residents eating, drinking and socialising at the tables.

Georgian style villagers paying homage to their May Queen on May Day. From “R. Caldecott’s Second Collection of Pictures and Songs” containing “The Milkmaid”, “Hey Diddle Diddle”, Baby Bunting”, The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate”, “A Frog He Would a-Wooing Go”, “Come Lasses and Lads”, “Ride a Cock Horse…”, “A Farmer Went Trotting…”, “Mrs Mary Blaize” and “The Great Panjandrum Himself”. Drawn by Randolph Caldecott; engraved and printed by E. Evans. Published by George Routledge & Sons, London & New York, c1885.

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