Maid Collection (page 6)

Passing of the Third Floor Back, Opera House, Tunbridge Well
Passing of the Third Floor Back, a play by Jerome K Jerome, at the Opera House, Tunbridge Wells. circa 1910s

Neither Wife Nor Maid, Grand Theatre, Doncaster
Neither Wife Nor Maid, by Ada C Abbott, at the Grand Theatre, Doncaster, Yorkshire. 1910s

Maid of the Mist steamboat, Niagara Falls, USA
Maid of the Mist tourist steamboat, Niagara Falls, USA. Above is the Niagara Gorge Bridge. Date: circa 1895

Household Staff - Upper Middle Class
A truly superb photograph of British Small Country Household Staff of the 1910s - Upper Middle Class (from left to right)

Steamboat Maid of the Mist - Niagara Falls Tourist boat
Steamboat Maid of the Mist - Niagara Tourist boat, returning from the Falls. Date: circa 1910s

The Laundry Maid
Mezzotint on laid paper by Philip Dawe, after Henry Morlands The Laundry Maid, published by R. Sayer & J. Bennett in London in 1774. Date: 1774

The First Place, a domestic interior scene with a crying maid, oil on canvas by A. Erwood, it was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1860, in a gilt and moulded frame. Date: 1860

Maids of All Work, a genre scene of two housemaids on a doorstep, oil on canvas, signed and dated J Finnie 1864-5. Date: 1864-1865

Drink Cadburys Cocoa advertisement, 1888
Drink Cadburys Cocoa advertisement from 1888. A maid carries a cup of cocoa, which is proclaimed absolutely pure and soluble

Garroulds maids outfit advertisement
Advertisement for Garroulds of Edgware Road, London, highlighting their uniforms for staff. Distinguished hostesses who take a personal interest in their entertaining to express their artistry

Portrait of the actress Jose Collins of Maid of the Mountains (1922) Date: 1922

Little Folk Misfitz - Where are you going to my pretty maid. circa 1910

Byzantine Women / Costume
Ornately patterned clothing of a Byzantine Empress & Princess. Their attendant or maid is also shown. circa 4th century

Crinoline Difficulties 1860s
A lady goes to extreme lengths to wear the widest, most fashionable crinoline skirt during the 1860s when the fashion was at its height. Date: 1865-70

Syria - Punishment of a servant (3 / 3)
A domestic situation unfolds in Syria - the Mistress of the house punishes her serving maid - she is tied up and flogged across her bare back. Date: circa 1910s

Syria - Punishment of a servant (1 / 3)
A domestic situation unfolds in Syria - the Mistress of the house punishes her serving maid. Date: circa 1910s

A British maid
A maid, dressed in a crisp white apron, stands in front of the property where she works. c. 1910

A slavey or servant maid, East End of London
A slavey or domestic servant maid washing a doorstep in the East End of London

c. 1880s India - Indian servant - house maid
c.1880s India - Indian servant - house maid

Little girl on a cutout greetings card
Little girl (one of four) in pink and white costume on a cutout greetings card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Comic postcard, help with suitcases Date: 20th century

c. 1890 Belgium - milk maid, dog cart, policeman
c.1890 Belgium - milk maid with dog cart and policeman

The Vacuum - A Masterpiece by H. M. Bateman
Page 1 of 4. Brilliant sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicting a man asking his maid to have a go at a vacuum cleaner, only to find he sucks up everything in his path. Date: 1920

Listerine advertisement, 1930
Advertisement for Listerine mouth wash, suggesting that halitosis can lead to being left on the shelf, marriage-wise as her birthdays creep towards that tragic thirty mark. Date: 1930

Girls school at Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
A group of girls with their maid washing and grinding harvest at the girls school at Fianarantsoa (meaning good education ), Madagascar. Date: circa 1907

WW1 Munitions Worker
Mary the Maid of Munitions, in bonnet and overalls with munitions factory scene behind her. An attractive and sympathetic image. Date: circa 1916

Old Maid card game - Old Maid and her parrot. circa 1950s

Old Maid card game - Peter Puss goes Fishing. circa 1950s

Old Maid card game - Freddie Frog Hurdling. circa 1950s

Old Maid card game - Tickets Please - London Underground. circa 1950s

Edouard Manet (1832-1883). French painter. The Beer Maid, 1879. Oil on canvas. Impressionism. Orsay Museum. Paris. France

Old Maid - Rules of the Game. circa 1940s

Old Maid card game - box design. circa 1940s

Skirts too Short 1912
Mistress to maid : Julie, you shouldn t wear such tight skirts, you are showing far too much leg... Date: 1912

Old Maid / Coquette Dream
The Old Coquettes Dream: an old maid remembers how nice it was to be the centre of attention... Date: circa 1835

The Man from Toronto by Douglas Murray
Promotional postcard for The Man From Toronto by Douglas Murray. First produced Royalty Theatre, 30th May 1918. The eponymous man is fascinated by a lady who masquerades as her maid to be sure of

The Waste of it! by John Hassall
Maid feeling exhausted after running up and down with jugs of water instead of using the tap! Date: 1906

Advert for Garroulds uniforms for maids 1937
Practical house for service uniforms, available from Garrould s, Edgeware Road, London. 1937

Zoia de Stoeckl, daughter of Baron de Stockl (Stoeckl), Russian Ambassador to the United States but previously equerry to Grand Duke Michael

WW1 - Joan of Arc inspiring French forces to deeds of valour in adversity. Date: circa 1915

A portly lady is laced into her corset by her maid Date: 1921

Raia clavata, or Thornback Ray
Raia clavata, also known as Thornback Ray and Thornback Skate. Date: 1862

A maid-of-all-work sweeps a step, c. 1900
A rather resentful looking maid-of-all-work sweeps a step, c. 1900 Date: c. 1900

A young woman at her dressing table
A woman applies powder puff to her face as she beautifies herself in the mirror; make-up, perfume and clothes are scattered around the room which the maid in the background seems to be sorting out

Kissing a young maid
A man leans in to kiss the neck of a young maid; she seems quite happy to be distracted from her ironing. Date: 1885

SCOTT, Sir Walter (1771-1832). Scottish Romantic writer. The Fair Maid of Perth. Illustration of the novel. Etching

The trotting mare Goldsmith Maid driven by Budd Doble. Date c1870

A good send off, -go!: Goldsmith Maid, American Girl, Lucy and Henry, trotting at Fleetwood Park, Morrisania, N.Y. July 9th 1872. Date c1872

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