Maid Collection (page 11)

Thoroughness by B Bairnsfather
In this Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, a colonel home on short leave chooses to simulate trench life as best he can; by sleeping in the garden. Date: 1915

Advert for Ewarts Califont hot water 1926
Hot water instantly night or day. Hot water upstairs or downstairs. 1926

Women workers in the war zone by H. L. Oakley
Silhouettes of French women workers made by Lieutenant (later Captain) H. L. Oakley in the area behind the firing line on the Western Front

Woman and maid
A woman gets ready to go out, helped by her maid. Date: 20th century

Lubov Tschernicheva by Madame Yevonde
Lubov Tschernicheva (1890-1976) by Madame Yevonde. She was a Russian ballerina, a member of Diaghilevs Ballets Russes. Seen here as one of the Maids of Honour in Las Meninas

Cartoon story, Escaping the War, WW1
First World War cartoon story, Escaping the War. A man looks forward to the weekend in the country, thinking he will escape all the war news

A couple dressed in their finery, dancing

WW1 Home Front - Milkmaid - Cowleys Dairy, Brighton, Sussex
WW1 - Brighton, Sussex - A Milkmaid from Cowleys Dairy sells milk from a churn on a hand cart. The newspaper billboards in the background announce the exacuation of Warsaw

A washer woman or maid, looking at her reflection in a mirror

A debutante gets ready for court presentation, 1880s
A 20th century impression of a young debutante getting ready to be presented at court. As two maids put the finishing touches to her dress, her mother beams at her proudly

A statue of Joan of Arc. French female folk hero

And old woman plucking a Thanksgiving Turkey. American Postcard. Date: 1909

Maid with tray of drinks
Harlequin illustration, showing a maid with a tray of drinks. Date: 1923

Panorama of a fashionable wedding, 1855
Panorama of a fashionable wedding in 1855-relations, clergy and hangers on depicted. Date: 1855

Serving Through the Ages - Women
This picture shows the various roles of women servants from the 14th-19th century. It starts with showing servant girls milking, harvesting

The Maid and the Magician by William Heath Robinson
A real life film in three terrible reels! Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Date: 13th May 1925

Cupboard Love by Halliday
Humorous colour illustration of an army officer wooing a kitchen maid while she is on duty

Maid of Saragossa
AGUSTINA ZARAGOZA DOMENECH known as The Maid of Saragossa, Spanish patriot famed for her heroism when the French besieged the town during the Peninsula War. Date: 1790 - 1858

MISS PRICE lady of the court of Charles II, maid of honour to queen Catherine of Braganza. But no one seems to know her first name. Date: CIRCA 1660

Lyons Easter Egg Girls
Girls from the Lyons factory show off an impressive display of Easter eggs, including a giant one! Date: early 1930s

Japanese Woman O-Koto-San has a smoke before bed
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San has a smoke and thinks of her soldier Lo, whilst her miad prepares her bed. Date: circa 1905

Japanese Woman O-Koto-San dresses to go out visiting Date: circa 1905

Japanese Woman O-Koto-San and maid at suppertime
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San talks to her maid while partaking of supper. Date: circa 1905

Dishevelled maid tries to explain lack of bread to Mistress
A dishevelled maid tries to explain lack of bread to her Mistress by explaining that the Baker has " been and gone", but obviously had intentions other than delivering a few loaves

Two Housemaids and toddler - Edwardian England Date: circa 1900s

Young Kitchenmaid shocked by the odour of Brown Garlic - " Lovely grub - lovely grub!" Date: circa 1940s

Nurses with two little girls
Two little girls sit on the lap of their nurse, another nurse standing behind them. c. 1910

Silhouette of milkmaid and calves Date: c. 1930

Nurse holding an infant c. 1910

Elderly maid digging in the garden c. 1910

HOOCK, Pieter Cornelisz (1629-1684). Woman and a Maid With a Pail. ca. 1660. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Tomb of Princess Yongtai. 706. CHINA. Xian. Tumb of Li Xian Hui, Princess Yongtai. Detail with servants. Chinese art. Han period. Fresco

Wilkie, Sir David (1785-1841). The Maid of Saragossa. 1827. Peninsular War. Scene of the sieges of Saragossa with Agustina de Arag󮮠 Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Zaragoza

Spain (19th c. ). Staff officer and his servant
Spain (19th c.). Staff officer and his servant. Litography. SPAIN. Donostia. Military Historical Museum

Indian nobleman. Hindu art. Miniature Painting

Hotel on Horseback
A young couple, hiking on horseback, asking a maid whether there are any vacancies at a hotel. Date: early 1930s

Robin Hood
Scenes from Robin Hood

Baileys Furniture Paste
Bagleys Furniture Paste polish, 1900 1900

Helena / Faustin / 1874
HELENA AUGUSTA VICTORIA 3rd daughter of Queen Victoria dressed as a maid Date: 1846 - 1923

Restrictions are not finished! 1919
French cook holds up a small morsel of food on a plater, while the lady of the house is looking in a recipe book. Date: 1919

Celebrated trotting mare Lady Thorne, formerly Maid of Ashland. Date 1866. Celebrated trotting mare Lady Thorne, formerly Maid of Ashland. Date 1866

The brush on the homestretch: Between American girl, Lucy, Bashaw Jr. Goldsmith Maid, Rhode Island and George Wilkes. In the last heat of their great trot on the prospect park fair grounds May 29th

Ewarts Califont Hot Water Supply, 1927
Advertisement for Ewarts Califont Hot Water Supply, advising you to just turn the tap to enjoy hot, running water. Beyond a bathroom, a maid does the washing in a large butlers sink. Date: 1927

Goldsmith Maid and American Girl: in the brush home of their capital race of six closely contested heats over the Union Course L.I. July 4th 1868. Date c1868

Goldsmith Maid, Lucy, American Girl & Henry. Date c1872. Goldsmith Maid, Lucy, American Girl & Henry. Date c1872

Goldmsmith Maid. Pub. by Vacuum Oil Co. Rochester, N. Y
Goldmsmith Maid. Pub. by Vacuum Oil Co. Rochester, N.Y. Date c1874

Market Reports Series - Miniature Fish for Breakfast
One of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Fish: There was a poor supply this morning. A gentleman baulks at the miniature nature of his breakfast kipper

Market Reports Series - Sugar in Good Demand
One of the Market Reports illustrated postcard series. Sugar was in good demand! Two toddlers reach out from their high chairs in vain toward the sugar bowl

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