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Restrictions are not finished! 1919French 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, 1927Advertisement 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. YGoldmsmith Maid. Pub. by Vacuum Oil Co. Rochester, N.Y. Date c1874
Market Reports Series - Miniature Fish for BreakfastOne 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 DemandOne 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
Where are you going my pretty maid? I m going to Keiths Vaudeville, Sir, she said. Date c1905
A Study in Contrasts at La Plage by Laurie TaylerA young woman in a fashionable, sporty green swimsuit emerges from the sea at Le Touquet to be met by her elderly maid with a towel. Date: 1927
K is the little Kitchen maidAdvertising for Naptholite soap. Alphabet series of 26 postcards featuring children using or holding the product. Date: c.1912
Maid answering the doorDid You Ring Sir? Maid answering the door Date: ca. 1847
Spring-Cleaning in the LibraryA maid gets distracted by books and newspapers in a library. Date: 1923
Jenny Dolly and Harry Fox in Maid in America
Servants fairServants-fair, Vasteras, Sweden. Date: 1858
Everybody works but Father - UnemploymentFather enjoys his paper and pipe in front of the fire, whilst Mother does the washing, Sister Ann also helps and the young narrator of this social comment carries a paint pot. Date: 1906
A Flutter in the Boudoir by A. K. Macdonald. An elegant late 18th century lady wearing the tiniest of outfits is warned of the imminent arrival of a youthful-looking male suitor
Belgium - The Queen and her maid of honourBelgium - The Queen Consort of Leopold II of Belgium (Archduchess Marie Henriette Anne of Austria - 1836-1902) pictured with her maid of honour playing with four little dogs Date: circa 1895
Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1925Hot water instantly night or day, just turn on the tap - Date: 1925
Advert for Ewarts Califront hot water 1927Advertisement for Ewarts baths and geysers, with a picture of a maid bringing a tray of morning tea to her mistress, who is still reclinging in bed, and clearly too busy to even switch on her bath
Kitchen MaidA maid, named Ruth, by the stove, 1905. Date: 1905
Edwinstowe Church, Nottinghamshire, England. This church stands on the edge of Sherwood Forest and is reputed to be where Robin Hood married Maid Marian. Date: 12th century
Lady Julia BrookeLADY JULIA HENRIETTA BROOKE wife of Sir Arthur Brooke, maid of honour to Queen Victoria (whom, in this portrait, she much resembles !) Date: 1819 - 1866
Tennis Illustrated - Comic Postcard - A Weak Return A Policeman aids a totally sozzled young gentleman to return to his abode into the rather shocked care of the housemaid. Date: circa 1903
Lady in blue and white dress by Philippe et GastonLady in a blue and white crepe visitors dress trimmed with fringes, by Philippe et Gaston. Her maid is helping her get dressed. 1924
Tennis Illustrated - Comic Postcard - Our Advantage A romantic liason between the local Bobby (Definitely off the Beat!) and a parlour maid
Edwardian children playing cards. Artist: Hilda Dix Sandford. Edwardian boys and girls playing the traditional card game Old Maid Date: circa 1908
Catherine I of RussiaEkaterina I Alexeyevna, second wife of tsar Peter I, Lithu- -anian laundry-maid who exploited laws of succession to seize power when he died - a bawdy amiable woman. Date: 1684 - 1727
Hunt the slipperAll dressed up for the evening, just about to go out when she can t find one of her shoes. The maids look everywhere, and when asked, they just shrug their shoulders
Chambermaid been asked out by the sweepChambermaid receives an admirer: From sweep in love can work be e er expected? And so this morn the chimneys are neglected; upon his knees he vainly pleads
Cooks in the kitchenKitchen, Malmo, Sweden 1904. Date: 1904
Swedish Clog DanceA young man kneels down and makes a declaration of undying love to a fair maid during a traditional Swedish clog dance! Date: 1930s
Street music: The organ grinding nuisance, 1864A difference of opinion: an old lady and a child encourage an organ grinder to play in the street, despite the pleas of a maid on behalf of a suffering invalid. Date: 1864
Choosing her outfit for the dayA rich woman lounges on her chaise longue, while being waited upon by her ladys maid. 1924
Bulldog eats childAddled Ads, Wanted section. " Bulldog for sale. Will eat anything - very fond of children." A maid looking alarmed as a bulldog has eaten a child in her care. Date: circa 1910s
Tom Tom the Pipers Son " Tom with his pipe made such a noise, That he pleased both the girls and boys, And they all stopped to hear him play, Over the hills and far away."
Music in the Elizabethan homePart singing during the reign of Elizabeth I. Date: 16th century
A lady, her young daughter and nursemaidA German lady, her young daughter and nursemaid/nanny, taking a ride in an elegant carriage on a summers day. Date: 1903
Where are you going to, my pretty maid -- a boy and a girl in the street. 20th century
D Carleton-Smyth. What is your fortune_What is your fortune, my pretty maid? My face is my fortune, Sir, she said. 20th century
Maid Cleans ShoesA maidservant polishes boots. Date: 1885
Racial Types GermanyWomen of Cologne of various classes: maidservant, matron & a middle class woman. All wear long white aprons & ruffs. Date: 1644
King Richard II and his motherRICHARD II, KING OF ENGLAND (1367 - 1400) as a boy, with his mother Joan, daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, wife of the Black Prince of Wales, known as the fair maid of Kent
Servants in LoveAn Edwardian Scullery Maid falls for the Hall Boy as he chops firewood. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)
Maid Packs her BagsUnable to cope with the drudgery of being an Edwardian servant, the scullery maid packs her bags in her bedroom. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)
Bathing / Maid Runs BathA maid prepares a bath for her mistress Date: 1908
Washing in DewThe fair maid who, the first of May, goes to the fields at break of day, and washes in dew from the hawthorn tree, will ever after handsome be
