mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Phyllis Dare (1890 1975), English actress, in the role of Peggy in The Dairy Maids Date: 1900s
Laundry of Savoy HotelWorking in the laundry of the Savoy Hotel, London. Date: early 1930s
Wearer and Maker 1884Servant puts the finishing touches to her mistresses dress. Date: 1884
In Bed with Maid- What, in bed with the chambermaid !?!? - Why not, you ve been to bed with her often enough ! Date: 1935
Cartoon, Woman trying on new dress, WW1Cartoon showing a lady having a dress fitting. Her gown has an exaggerated bell shaped skirt based on the styles of the 1830s, ornamented profusely with accordion pleated flounces and rosettes
Maid Stitching StockingThe maid does some last-minute repairs to her mistresss stocking before she leaves for a ball Date: 1908
MILKMAIDSTwo milkmaids on their way to market with their milk. Date: 1897
Cartoon, and Officers? WW1Cartoon, and Officers? A military man seeks a toilet appropriate to his rank. Date: 1918
Three Little Maids from School - Grey, Braham and BondThree Little Maids from School - Sibyl Grey, Leonora Braham and Jessie Bond in Gilbert & Sullivans The Mikado. 1885
Old Maid Cooks for PetsA spinster cooks food for her pets. Date: 1885
A Southern Maid by Dion Clayton Calthorp & Harry GrahamPromotional postcard for A Southern Maid by Dion Clayton Calthorp & Harry Graham; music Harold Fraser-Simson & Ivor Novell
Smith by W Somerset MaughamPromotional postcard for Smith by W. Somerset Maugham. First produced at the Comedy Theatre, 30th September 1909. Smith is the maid. Date: 1909
Saturday to Monday by Frederick Fenn and Richard PrycePromotional postcard for Saturday to Monday by Frederick Fenn & Richard Pryce. First produced at St. Jamess Theatre, 14th April 1904. Artist: Albert Morrow
The Mousme The Maids Of Japan by Robert CourtneidgePromotional postcard for The Mousme The Maids of Japan by Robert Courtneidge and Alexander M. Thompson; music Howard Talbot and Lionel Monckton
The Maid of Norway by Louis Casson and Herbert C SargentPromotional postcard for The Maid of Norway by Louis Casson and Herbert C. Sargent; music Geoffrey Blackmore. First produced at the Palace Theatre, Ramsgate, 1st March 1920
Three Little Maids by Paul RubensPromotional postcard for Three Little Maids by Paul Rubens; additional music Howard Talbot. First produced at the Apollo Theatre, 20th May 1902. Date: 1902
Bradfords Victress-Vowell washing machineA maid uses Bradfords " Victress-Vowell" washing machine. Date: 1923
The Lord Mayor of Londons BanquetThe Lord Mayor of Londons banquet at the Guildhall showing the procession of the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress with the chief guests and the Lady Mayoresss maids of honour. Date: 1904
Maid applying lipstickA maid applying lipstick. Date: circa 1920s
WW1 - A Profiteer making use of his proft from the warfare. With their wealth, they could have a maid to wipe the dogs nose, instead of the wife " demeanin " herself. Date: 1919
A Pair of Young Maids, Hamburg, Germany. Date: 1922
Fair Maids House, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Date: 1910s
Two female servants and dog in yardTwo female servants and a dog standing in the yard of a house. Date: circa 1910s
Three maids and dog in gardenThree maids and a terrier dog in a garden. Date: circa 1912
Aricias Laughing Maids, by BairnsfatherAricias Laughing Maids There are times when it is hard to keep ones attention fixed solely on the war A cartoon in The Bystander by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in his series on the Italian Front Date
Advert for Ewarts Geysers 1923Hot water instantly night and day Ewarts Geysers. 1923
Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1928Hot water instantly night or day, maid in the kitchen, while woman running a bath. 1928
Sphere cover - German retreat from Lille, 1918Front cover of The Sphere featuring an illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a scene in Lille when the British finally recaptured the town from the retreating Germans in October 1918
Queen Charlottes birthday Ball, 1930Queen Charlottes Birthday Ball, held at the May Fair Hotel, to raise funds for the Queen Charlotte Hospital at Hammersmith
Advert for Ewarts Califont hot water 1926Hot water instantly night or day. Hot water upstairs or downstairs. 1926
Woman and maidA woman gets ready to go out, helped by her maid. Date: 20th century
Lubov Tschernicheva by Madame YevondeLubov 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
A couple dressed in their finery, dancing
WW1 Home Front - Milkmaid - Cowleys Dairy, Brighton, SussexWW1 - 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, 1880sA 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
The Debutantes Birthday Ball - Queen Charlotte sScenes at Grosvenor House for Queen Charlottes Ball, the pinnacle of the Season for a debutante by the 1950s, showing the girls arriving in their white dresses
The Maids of Elfinmere by D. G. RossettiThe Maids of Elfinmere by Dante Gabriel Rossetti from Allinghams Music Master, 1855 Date: The
And old woman plucking a Thanksgiving Turkey. American Postcard. Date: 1909
An Old Maids Honeymoon - she flies away in a lemon balloon with her pet cat, crow and yellow canaries. The anchor bears the word hope. Date: 1910
Lyons Easter Egg GirlsGirls from the Lyons factory show off an impressive display of Easter eggs, including a giant one! Date: early 1930s
Japan - Geisha Girl - posing at home with two house staffJapan - Geisha Girl - posing at her home with two house staff Date: circa 1910s
Sri Lanka - Noss Village maids with Palm Leaf Umbrella. Date: circa 1910s
Two Housemaids and toddler - Edwardian England Date: circa 1900s
Nurses with two little girlsTwo little girls sit on the lap of their nurse, another nurse standing behind them. c. 1910
Elderly maid digging in the garden c. 1910
Romance of Tristan and Iseult. Iseult surrounded by her maids. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Chantilly. Mus饠 Cond頨 Cond頍 useum)
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