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  • 'corn on the cob' and rods in decaying tooth
  • 'corn on the cob' in concavity of tooth cusp
  • An ape of the genus midas leonina eating fom a cob of maize lying on the ground. Coloured etching.
  • Two partridges feeding on corn with men trapping a dog in the background. Etching.
  • Christopher Atkinson pilloried as part of his sentence for cheating on the Navy Victualling Board; illustrated by a pillory embellished with sheafs of corn amidst a huge crowd outside the corn exchange. Etching by T. Rowlandson, 1784.
  • They depend on me for the foods they need : Alfonal Maizy Brand golden corn oil foods / Alfonal Limited.
  • They depend on me for the foods they need : Alfonal Maizy Brand golden corn oil foods / Alfonal Limited.
  • They depend on me for the foods they need : Alfonal Maizy Brand golden corn oil foods / Alfonal Limited.
  • They depend on me for the foods they need : Alfonal Maizy Brand golden corn oil foods / Alfonal Limited.
  • They depend on me for the foods they need : Alfonal Maizy Brand golden corn oil foods / Alfonal Limited.
  • They depend on me for the foods they need : Alfonal Maizy Brand golden corn oil foods / Alfonal Limited.
  • King George IV with Lady Conyngham inspecting wigs on wig-stands presented by a Frenchman; representing a disagreement in the cabinet with the 'Canning-ites' over the Corn bill. Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1828.
  • The 1904 World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri: an exhibit of American food produce, with ears of corn on display. Photograph, 1904.
  • A quack and a clown on stage presenting their wares to a hostile audience; referring to various politicians reactions to the replacement of the fixed duty on corn. Coloured lithograph by J. Doyle, 1841.
  • The month August and the sign of Virgo, represented by harvest time and the disciples of Christ plucking of ears of corn on the Sabbath. Engraving by A. Collaert after H. Bol, 1585.
  • Papaver rhoeas L. Papaveraceae Corn Poppy, Flanders Poppy. Distribution: Temperate Old World. Dioscorides (Gunther, 1959) recommended five or six seed heads in wine to get a good night's sleep the leaves and seeds applied as a poultice to heal inflammation, and the decoction sprinkled on was soporiferous. Culpeper (1650) ' ... Syrup of Red, or Erratick Poppies: by many called Corn-Roses. ... Some are of the opinion that these Poppies are the coldest of all other - believe them that list [wishes to]: I know no danger in this syrup, so it be taken in moderation and bread immoderately taken hurts
  • Papaver rhoeas L. Papaveraceae Corn Poppy, Flanders Poppy. Distribution: Temperate Old World. Dioscorides (Gunther, 1959) recommended five or six seed heads in wine to get a good night's sleep the leave and seeds applied as a poultice to heal inflammation, and the decoction sprinkled on was soporiferous. Culpeper (1650) ' ... Syrup of Red, or Erratick Poppies: by many called Corn-Roses. ... Some are of the opinion that these Poppies are the coldest of all other - believe them that list [who wish to]: I know no danger in this syrup, so it be taken in moderation and bread immoderately taken hurts
  • A fox licks the outside of a jug into which a crane has inserted its bill. Behind them the fox is picking up corn on a raised platform, and the crane tries to do the same. Etching by D. Stoop for a fable by J. Ogilby.
  • A. Guthery, A treatise on the origin, nature, and treatment of corns
  • A treatise on corns, bunions, the diseases of nails, and the general management of the feet / By Lewis Durlacher.
  • A treatise on corns, bunions, the diseases of nails, and the general management of the feet / By Lewis Durlacher.
  • A treatise on corns, bunions, the diseases of nails, and the general management of the feet / By Lewis Durlacher.
  • A treatise on corns, bunions, the diseases of nails, and the general management of the feet / By Lewis Durlacher.
  • A treatise on corns, bunions, the diseases of nails, and the general management of the feet / By Lewis Durlacher.
  • A treatise on corns, bunions, the diseases of nails, and the general management of the feet / By Lewis Durlacher.
  • A treatise on corns, bunions, the diseases of nails, and the general management of the feet / By Lewis Durlacher.
  • A treatise on corns, bunions, the diseases of nails, and the general management of the feet / By Lewis Durlacher.
  • A woman taking a large knife and scissors to the corns on her feet. Coloured lithograph after J. Gillray.
  • A woman taking a large knife and scissors to the corns on her feet. Coloured lithograph after J. Gillray.
  • A haggard old woman taking a large file to the corns on her feet. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1800, after himself.