EditorialEating utensils and a canteen in a collection of war relics found on the Indonesian island of Biak is displayed on June 10, 2021. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times)
EditorialFood was scarce on prison hulks. These eating utensils were used by personnel on a Norwegian ship just before the Napoleonic Wars. Early 19th century. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialA Seated Man Drinking, Print made by Alexander George Fraser, 17861865, British, undated, Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 5 9/16 x 4 inches (14.2 x 10.1 cm), Plate: 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches (13.9 x 9.8 cm), and Imag...
EditorialCarved Boxwood Apple Corer, 1690 made in England.These small scoops enabled people who had lost their teeth to eat foods such as apples and pears. They have been in use since prehistoric times and must rank as one of the oldest eating utensils in the w...
EditorialCarved Boxwood Apple Corer, 1690 made in England.These small scoops enabled people who had lost their teeth to eat foods such as apples and pears. They have been in use since prehistoric times and must rank as one of the oldest eating utensils in the w...
EditorialCarved Boxwood Apple Corer, 1690 made in England.These small scoops enabled people who had lost their teeth to eat foods such as apples and pears. They have been in use since prehistoric times and must rank as one of the oldest eating utensils in the w...
EditorialCarved Boxwood Apple Corer, 1690 made in England.These small scoops enabled people who had lost their teeth to eat foods such as apples and pears. They have been in use since prehistoric times and must rank as one of the oldest eating utensils in the w...
EditorialCarved Boxwood Apple Corer, 1690 made in England.These small scoops enabled people who had lost their teeth to eat foods such as apples and pears. They have been in use since prehistoric times and must rank as one of the oldest eating utensils in the w...
EditorialLeft: a customer uses a pitcher of hot tea to clean tableware, and right: separate chopsticks are provided for serving and eating, at a restaurant in Hong Kong, May 22, 2020. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)
EditorialLeft: a customer uses a pitcher of hot tea to clean tableware, and right: separate chopsticks are provided for serving and eating, at a restaurant in Hong Kong, May 22, 2020. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)
EditorialFood was scarce on prison hulks. These eating utensils were used by personnel on a Norwegian ship just before the Napoleonic Wars. Early 19th century. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialUn cuisinier. A man carrying cooking and eating utensils. He also carries various sweets. Assemblage nouveau des manouvries habilles. Samlung der mit ihren eigenen Arbeiten und Werckzeugen eingekleideten Ku?nstlern, Handwerckern und Professionen. [Eng...
EditorialBronze serving fork, Imperial, ca. 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, Other: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Bronzes, Although it is widely believed that forks were not introduced until the Middle Ages, it is possible to find examples from Roman times that may ...
EditorialBronze serving fork, Imperial, ca. 2nd?3rd century A.D., Roman, Bronze, Other: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Bronzes, Although it is widely believed that forks were not introduced until the Middle Ages, it is possible to find examples from Roman times that may ...
EditorialFood was scarce on prison hulks. These eating utensils were used by personnel on a Norwegian ship just before the Napoleonic Wars. Early 19th century. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.