Mead Collection

Odin and Gunnlod
Odin (Wodan) acquires the skills of poetry by seducing Gunnlod, daughter of Suttung, guardian of the mead of poetry

Caricature of Edgar Bruce, actor-manager
Caricature of Tom Mead (1821-1889), English actor, frequently cast as the villain because of his deep voice. In 1882 he played the role of the Apothecary in Henry Irvings production of Romeo

Grand Canyon. Coloured optical and infrared, Landsat satellite image of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. North is at top. Arid areas are brown and purple, forests are green and water is black

Kensington Palace. The Sussex Library, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Kensington Palace. The Sussex Library, c1841. The Duke of Sussex sat in a specially designed library chair. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of

Though Lost to Sight to Memory Dear, 1879. Artist: John Seymour Lucas
Though Lost to Sight to Memory Dear, 1879. A print from The Graphic, 1879

Colle Santa Lucia with Monte Pelmo in the background. Val Fiorentina, Veneto, Italy

Mead bowled by Mass, MCC v Notts

Mead & Co. veteran car advertisement, early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

A little boy, Gary Mead, age 5, rides his Pyrenean Mountain Dog the half mile to school each morning in Plumstead, SE London. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1960s

SIEGMUND AND SIEGLINDE
Act One : Siglind offers mead to the stranger, Sigmund, unaware that he is her twin brother : their unwittingly incestuous love is going to cause a lot of trouble

The painter and his wife, 1496 (oil on panel)
471119 The painter and his wife, 1496 (oil on panel) by Master of Frankfurt, (1460-c.1533); 38x26 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Saxon Mead Ridden By Richard Dunwoody 11 November 1997 Date: 11 November 1997

Study for Amfortas Released by Galahad in The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail, c
3956042 Study for Amfortas Released by Galahad in The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail, c.1893-1901 (oil on canvas) by Abbey

Ray Mead Hotel, Maidenhead, Berkshire. 1902

Meadowsweet or mead wort, Filipendula ulmaria, Spiraea ulmaria, Ulmaire. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Shooting star, Dodecatheon meadia
La Mead. Shooting star, Dodecatheon meadia. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Cashmans Dock, Lake Mead, Nevada, USA, showing the speedboat, The Arumine, skippered by Jim Cashman. Date: late 1930s

A Photographer in Abyssinia (engraving)
1041083 A Photographer in Abyssinia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Photographer in Abyssinia)

Corporal Billy Lance-Corporal stretcher bearer of RAMC
Corporal Billy. A Lance-Corporal stretcher bearer of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Emma Rose Mead (1867-1946)

Memorial Hall, Centennial International Exhibition of 1876
2920737 Memorial Hall, Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, Philadelphia (silver albumen print) by American Photographer

"When Glory Crowns the Mead"(colour litho)
5201966 " When Glory Crowns the Mead" (colour litho) by Benger or Berenger, Ernest (1868-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

New Years Feast, New Year Card (chromolitho)
731150 New Years Feast, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Years Feast)

Original Altar-piece by Mead in St James s, showing the Transfiguration on the Mount
2832285 Original Altar-piece by Mead in St James s, showing the Transfiguration on the Mount (pencil & w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche set by Venus the Task
BIR185874 Cupid and Psyche - Palace Green Murals - Psyche set by Venus the Task, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

Paris Exposition 1900, Celebrations (chromolitho)
732851 Paris Exposition 1900, Celebrations (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris Exposition 1900)

Don Quixote having a drink (chromolitho)
732843 Don Quixote having a drink (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don Quixote having a drink.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

CRICKETER, MEAD
W. MEAD CRICKETER - ESSEX Date: 1868-1954

QUEENS DRINKING HORN
The Queens College Drinking Horn. Date: circa 1850

Torridge EX39 6 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Torridge EX39 6

Old Brewery, Five Points Mission, New York, 1870. Creator: F. A. Mead
Old Brewery, Five Points Mission, New York, 1870

Mead, (1673-1754), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Mead, (1673-1754), 1830. Richard Mead (1673-1754) English physician and Epidemiologist whose work led to an understanding of transmissible diseases

C. P. Mead (Hampshire), 1928. Creator: Unknown
C. P. Mead (Hampshire), 1928. From " Willss Cigarettes - A Series of 50 Cricketers, 1928", [W. D. & H. O. Wills, London, 1928]

Exhibition of the Royal Academy. - Private View, c1844. Creator: William Radclyffe
Exhibition of the Royal Academy. - Private View, c1844. Visitors look at paintings crammed into every inch of wall space at the Royal Academy in London. [Joseph Mead, London]

This healing and honeyed draught of Mead deign to accept from me, 1910. Artist
This healing and honeyed draught of Mead deign to accept from me, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Siegmund is running away and, tired

Royal Naval Museum, Somerset House, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Royal Naval Museum, Somerset House, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Kings College, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Kings College, c1841. The print shows the theatre with a prizegiving ceremony underway. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Egyptian Hall, Mansion House: The Wilson Banquet, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Egyptian Hall, Mansion House: The Wilson Banquet, c1841. The print depicts a sumptuous banquet held by Samuel Wilson, Lord Mayor of London, in 1839

Long Room in the Custom House. Payment of the Customs, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Long Room in the Custom House. Payment of the Customs, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Roman Catholic Chapel, Moorfields. Celebration of High Mass on Christmas Day, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Roman Catholic Chapel, Moorfields. Celebration of High Mass on Christmas Day, c1841. St. Mary Moorfields, built by John Newman in 1820

Barber Surgeons Hall. The Company admitting a New Member, c1841. Artist: Thomas H Ellis
Barber Surgeons Hall. The Company admitting a New Member, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Horse Guards. The Commander in Chiefs Levee, c1841. Artist: T Turnbull
Horse Guards. The Commander in Chiefs Levee, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

St. Pauls Cathedral. Anniversary Meeting of the Children of the Charity Schools of London, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public

The Throne Room, Buckingham Palace. Presentation of an Address from the University of Oxford, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of

Thatched House Club. Dinner of the Dilettanti Society, c1841. Artist: John Henry Le Keux
Thatched House Club. Dinner of the Dilettanti Society, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Banqueting House, Whitehall. Distribution of Her Majestys Maundy, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Banqueting House, Whitehall. Distribution of Her Majestys Maundy, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

St. Georges Church, Hanover Square. Celebration of a Noble Marriage, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
St. Georges Church, Hanover Square. Celebration of a Noble Marriage, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

General Post Office. Letter Carriers Room arranged for dispatch of Newspapers, c1841. Artist: Thomas H Ellis
General Post Office. Letter Carriers Room arranged for dispatch of Newspapers, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

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Mead, the ancient elixir of gods and mortals alike, has woven its way through history, leaving behind a trail of enchantment and fascination. From the tales of Odin and Gunnlod, where this divine nectar was said to grant wisdom and inspiration, to the caricatured portrayal by Edgar Bruce as an actor-manager on stage. Like the vast expanse of the Grand Canyon, mead's flavors are deep and awe-inspiring. Just as Mass bowled a perfect game against MCC v Notts, mead strikes a perfect balance between sweetness and complexity. In early 1900s advertisements for Mead & Co. Veteran cars, this golden libation is celebrated alongside vintage automobiles that evoke nostalgia for a bygone era. And in Plumstead, SE London during the 1960s, young Gary Mead embarked on his daily journey to school atop his loyal Pyrenean Mountain Dog - a charming testament to both tradition and adventure. From Wagner's epic opera "SIEGMUND AND SIEGLINDE" to Kensington Palace's Sussex Library adorned with timeless art by Henry Melville; from John Seymour Lucas' poignant painting "Though Lost to Sight to Memory Dear" capturing fleeting moments forever etched in our hearts; all these diverse glimpses into different worlds find common ground in their appreciation for mead. Just as Colle Santa Lucia stands tall with Monte Pelmo in its backdrop in Val Fiorentina, Veneto Italy - mead stands proudly among other great beverages throughout time, and is an elixir that transcends borders and cultures while uniting people under its spellbinding allure. Whether sipped delicately or enjoyed heartily amongst friends old or new – mead continues its legacy as a drink that embodies both history and innovation. Its honeyed essence whispers stories untold yet waiting patiently for those willing to listen.