Oyster Collection (page 2)

Denticulate rock oyster, Striostrea denticulata (Denticulated oyster, Ostrea denticulata)
FLO4681383 Denticulate rock oyster, Striostrea denticulata (Denticulated oyster, Ostrea denticulata). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Nautile, pearl oyster and mussels - Chambered nautilus, Nautilus pompilius 1, and pearl oysters and mussels 2,3,4
FLO4573947 Nautile, pearl oyster and mussels - Chambered nautilus, Nautilus pompilius 1, and pearl oysters and mussels 2,3,4

Fossils of gasteropods and oysters (diparted species): Ammonites discus, A
FLO4693548 Fossils of gasteropods and oysters (diparted species): Ammonites discus, A. Murchisoni, Pecten demissus and Ostraa calceola. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Buyer of oysters tasting a sample at the port of Baltimore, Maryland, USA, circa 1880
NWI4826417 Buyer of oysters tasting a sample at the port of Baltimore, Maryland, USA, circa 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Variety of seafood including oysters and clams. Variety of seashells including oysters (Ostrea), file clams (Lima)
FLO4685484 Variety of seafood including oysters and clams. Variety of seashells including oysters (Ostrea), file clams (Lima), smooth pectens and scarlet thorny oyster (Spondylus)

View of the oyster parks of Cancale, Ille and Vilaine (Oysters farms in Cancale)
ELD4943094 View of the oyster parks of Cancale, Ille and Vilaine (Oysters farms in Cancale, Britanny) Postcard 1910 Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the oyster parks of Cancale)

Oyster fossils (extirpated species): Ostraea longirostris, Pecten Jacobaeus, and mussel Dreissena Brardii
FLO4693735 Oyster fossils (extirpated species): Ostraea longirostris, Pecten Jacobaeus, and mussel Dreissena Brardii. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Oyster fossils (einte species): Ostraa pectiniformis and Perna mytiloides
FLO4693597 Oyster fossils (einte species): Ostraa pectiniformis and Perna mytiloides. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Oyster gatherers at Cancale
3078061 Oyster gatherers at Cancale; (add.info.: Photographic print of Oyster gatherers at Cancale, a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany)

A view of the Oyster Beds at Cancale
3078057 A view of the Oyster Beds at Cancale; (add.info.: Print showing a view of the Oyster Beds at Cancale, a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany)

Varieties of bivalve molluscs including clam, Tridacna, mussel, Mytilus, oyster, Ostrea, pen shell, Pinna
FLO4684889 Varieties of bivalve molluscs including clam, Tridacna, mussel, Mytilus, oyster, Ostrea, pen shell, Pinna, jingle shell, Anomia, and scallop, Pecten

Great argonaut, Argonauta argo 1, rough penshell, Pinna rudis 2, and European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis 3
FLO4574642 Great argonaut, Argonauta argo 1, rough penshell, Pinna rudis 2, and European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur

Still-Life with Crayfish, Oysters, and Fruit, late 1600s or early 1700s (oil on canvas)
XOS5883935 Still-Life with Crayfish, Oysters, and Fruit, late 1600s or early 1700s (oil on canvas) by Heem, Cornelis de (1631-95); 61x74 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Animal anatomy: Oyster, lower valve, 1900 (engraving)
6947883 Animal anatomy: Oyster, lower valve, 1900 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animal anatomy: Oyster,lower valve, 1900); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

France, Brittany, Ille et Vilaine (35), Cancale: oyster park, animated view, rock of Cancale, 1885
LUX4776240 France, Brittany, Ille et Vilaine (35), Cancale: oyster park, animated view, rock of Cancale, 1885; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille et Vilaine (35), Cancale: oyster park, animated view

Oyster fossil (einte species) Ostraa cristagalli. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr
FLO4693556 Oyster fossil (einte species) Ostraa cristagalli. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Oil-can, Oil-well, Onion, Orange, Organ, Ostrich, Otter, Ousel, Oyster, Package, Paddle, Padlock (engraving)
8650064 Oil-can, Oil-well, Onion, Orange, Organ, Ostrich, Otter, Ousel, Oyster, Package, Paddle, Padlock (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oil-can)

The man of business (engraving)
8643479 The man of business (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The man of business)

Still Life with Dead Birds and a Basket of Oysters, c. 1860 - 1880 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879764 Still Life with Dead Birds and a Basket of Oysters, c. 1860 - 1880 (oil on fabric) by Ribot, Germain (1845-93); 46x55.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Cancale: oyster park, rock of Cancale, fishing boat, 1885
LUX4774157 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Cancale: oyster park, rock of Cancale, fishing boat, 1885; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Cancale: oyster park

Black lip pearl shell, Pinctada margaritifera, with pearl forming in shell. (Meleagrina margaritifera)
FLO4719136 Black lip pearl shell, Pinctada margaritifera, with pearl forming in shell. (Meleagrina margaritifera). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural

France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Cancale: 3 women in the middle of oyster parks, 1900
LUX4802514 France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Cancale: 3 women in the middle of oyster parks, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35)

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) and his wife Francoise de la Chassaigne enjoying a meal of oysters
ELD4920160 Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) and his wife Francoise de la Chassaigne enjoying a meal of oysters, 19th century (chromo); (add.info)

France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Cancale: oyster fishing, shellfish fishing
LUX4774793 France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Cancale: oyster fishing, shellfish fishing, general view of the port and the beach, with hundreds of women working around huge piles of oysters

The Shellfish Supplies: oyster-boats dredging off Prestonpans, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Shellfish Supplies: oyster-boats dredging off Prestonpans, [Scotland], 1862. 'The Scottish oyster fisheries are not "cultivated." The Prestonpans or Newhaven fishermen trust

Lake Fusaro, Southern Italy, the Lethe of Virgil, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Lake Fusaro, Southern Italy, the Lethe of Virgil, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by M. Mariani. 'At present the Lake Fusaro has shaken off its romantic traditions, and, calmly majestic

Still Life with Wine, Fruit and Oysters. Creator: Jan Davidsz de Heem
Still Life with Wine, Fruit and Oysters, Unknown date

Still Life with Fishes, a Crab and Oysters. Creator: Isaac van Duynen
Still Life with Fishes, a Crab and Oysters, Unknown date

Still Life with Fish and Oysters, 1653. Creator: Giovanni Battista Recco
Still Life with Fish and Oysters, 1653

Still Life, 1612-1661. Creator: Pieter Claesz
Still Life, 1612-1661

Costumes de Différent Pays, Poissarde de Bordeaux disputant avec un Md. l'huitres de la... c1797
Costumes de Different Pays, Poissarde de Bordeaux disputant avec un Md. l'huitres de la Tete de Buch, c1797

Still Life with a Loaf of Bread, Oysters and a Flask, c17th century. Creator: Unknown
Still Life with a Loaf of Bread, Oysters and a Flask, c17th century

Still Life, 1859. Creator: Johann Wilhelm Preyer
Still Life, 1859. On a table covered with a red cloth are a slender glass of sparkling wine, a silver salver bearing oysters, a slice of lemon

Costumes de Différent Pays, Marchande d'huitres des Environs de la Rochelle, c1797
Costumes de Different Pays, Marchande d'huitres des Environs de la Rochelle, c1797

Carotte du Restaurant, 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Carotte du Restaurant, 1844. - J'offrirai a monsieur un petit diner distingue et pas cher'. - Tres bien! - Six douzaines marennes

Breakfast Piece with Oysters, 1729. Creator: Alexandre François Desportes
Breakfast Piece with Oysters, 1729

Still Life with Bottles and Oysters, c1700. Creator: Niccolino van Houbraken
Still Life with Bottles and Oysters, c1700

Still Life with a Gilt Cup, 1635. Creator: Willem Claesz Heda
Still Life with a Gilt Cup, 1635. In forty years, Willem Heda only ever painted still lifes. His paintings differ from the still lifes of his contemporaries: the colours are gentler

Still Life with a Tall Beer Glass, 1647. Creator: Jan Jansz van de Velde
Still Life with a Tall Beer Glass, 1647

Still Life with a Turkey Pie, 1627. Creator: Pieter Claesz
Still Life with a Turkey Pie, 1627

Flower Still Life with a Bowl of Fruit and Oysters, probably between 1665 and 1665. Creator: Jan Davidsz de Heem
Flower Still Life with a Bowl of Fruit and Oysters, probably between 1665 and 1665

Still Life with Fish, Sea Food and Flowers, c.1612-c.1615. Creator: Clara Peeters
Still Life with Fish, Sea Food and Flowers, c.1612-c.1615

Still Life, c.1668. Creator: David Davidsz de Heem
Still Life, c.1668

Unloading oyster luggers, Baltimore, Md. (1905?). Creator: Unknown
Unloading oyster luggers, Baltimore, Md. (1905?)

Still Life with Silver-Gilt Glass Holder, c.1654-c.1660. Creator: Abraham van Beyeren
Still Life with Silver-Gilt Glass Holder, c.1654-c.1660

Still Life with Fruit and Oysters, 1660-1679. Creator: Abraham Mignon
Still Life with Fruit and Oysters, 1660-1679

Oyster dredging, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Oyster dredging, between 1900 and 1910

Oyster dredging, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Oyster dredging, between 1900 and 1910

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