Framed Antique Victorian Cookery Illustration from Cassell’s New Universal Cookery Book

This framed antique colour illustration is taken from Cassell’s New Universal Cookery Book by Lizzie Heritage, first published in 1896. The print depicts a Victorian dish titled Macédoines in Cases with Asparagus, with asparagus spears rising from a moulded salad of jewel toned vegetables arranged on a footed serving plate.

The illustration has the soft painterly colour and culinary drama associated with late nineteenth century cookery books, when presentation was a central part of fashionable dining. Macédoine is a classical French culinary term for a mixture of finely diced vegetables or fruit, and this particular dish captures the elaborate style of Victorian and Edwardian table decoration.

Presented in a simple wooden frame, the print is ready to hang or display. It would look wonderful in a kitchen, dining room, pantry, breakfast nook or restaurant style interior, bringing historical character, warm colour and a gentle touch of humour to the wall.

It would also sit beautifully as part of a gallery wall with other framed antique prints, vintage menus, cookery ephemera, botanical illustrations or pieces of antique kitchenware. The yellow frame gives the piece a fresh decorative lift, while the subject matter makes it especially appealing for anyone who enjoys food history, Victorian cookery, vintage interiors or unusual wall art with a story.

The framed print is in good antique and vintage condition, with light signs of age to the paper, frame and backing, all in keeping with its character as a framed historical illustration.