Servant Collection (page 12)

Sir Spencer Ponsonby Fane
Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane (1824-1915), British civil servant and cricketer. Father of the M. C. C and treasurer at Lord s. Date: 1915

Servants in India. Date: circa 1890s

Our Superior Inferiors - an upper class lady charity worker
Lady de Tomkyn (at Cabbage Charity Sale): " How on earth are we to clean these pototoes? I DARE not ask Simpson!" A well-meaning lady hoping to help out at a charity sale

A shamisen player, lighting her pipe
A Japanese lady in traditional costume lays her shamisen(a musical instrument with three strings, also written samsin), to one side, so she can light her kiseru or pipe, aided by another woman

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

Dewars Whisky advertisement
Advertisement for Dewars whisky, featuring a smart footman in full livery and powdered wig carrying a decanter and glass on a tray. Date: 1927

Gas iron by Littgow, 1861
A lady using Littgows gas iron, Denmark, 1861. Date: 1861

A couple dressed in their finery, dancing

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

Two diners pull a wishbone rather too energetically much to the amazement (or annoyance) of their waitress. Chicken, plates

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

Group of colonials with Indian servant
A group of eight colonial types, four men and four women. An Indian servant stands alongside, holding a bag of golf clubs. Date: circa 1910s

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

Page boy carrying books
Illustration on Library List booklet, depicting a little page boy in yellow, carrying a pile of books

Ironing Collars
Photograph demonstrating the technique for ironing bib and collars in 1911. Date: 1911

Gaetano Pratesi
GAETANO PRATESI Italian servant of God, member of the Company of the Stigmata of San Francisco di Firenze, depicted in prayer before a crucifix. Date: 18TH CENTURY

Pierre Dumoulin
PIERRE DUMOULIN French protestant churchman, saved from the Bartholomew massacre by a servant, found refuge in England and Holland. Date: 1568 - 1658

Japanese Serving girl preparing vegetables for her Mistress - perched on a rather unusual (and uncomfortable-looking) wooden frame. Date: circa 1906

Popular Plays - His Majestys Servant - Proud Lad in uniform
Popular Plays - His Majestys Servant - A proud lad in his cadets uniform strides along with an arrogant swagger borne out of the confidence his uniform provides

A Mexican Criada (House Servant) carrying a large jar on her shoulder. The caption to this card states that: " All the work about native households is performed by Such Women." Date

China - a Chinese Matron and Servant. A Chinese-produced Greetings Card produced specifically for Mr and Mrs Mackenzie of 45 Darville Road, Stoke Newington, London Date: 1905

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

Indian Nursemaid with perambulator - Pune, India
Indian Nursemaid for a rich European family wheeling a very fine perambulator at Pune, formerly known as Poona (now the eighth largest metropolis in India)

Nurse holding an infant c. 1910

Elderly maid digging in the garden c. 1910

EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Valley of the Nobles. Tomb of Menna. Servant with the fishing. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting

Woman Figure. 581 - 618. Servant. Chinese art. Sui period. Terra-cotta. CHINA. Beijing. Museum of History of China. Proc: CHINA. Wuhan

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

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

IRAN. Esfahan. Chehel Sotoun - The Palace of forty columns. Persian princess is writing a letter when a servant offers her a drink (17th c). Persian art. Safavid period. Painting

Spain. First Carlist War. Spanish officer and
" Spain. First Carlist War. Spanish officer and his servant going to the war, 1835. Illustration of " Album of Carlist Troops of Aragon". Litography. Private Collection."

The Book of Calila and Dimna. Arabian translation by Ibn al-Muqaffa, civil servant of the Abassid court. Illustration

Indian nobleman. Hindu art. Miniature Painting

Tales from Many Lands: The Three Peaches

Tales from Many Lands: Abdulluh, the Wise One. From Treasure no. 259 (30 December 1967)

Baileys Furniture Paste
Bagleys Furniture Paste polish, 1900 1900

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

Prophet of St Pauls reading a womans palm
The Prophet of Saint Pauls reading a womans palm. The womans black servant stands at her side. Date: 17th century

Geisha and a servant carrying her koto. Print shows two women wearing geta, walking, one carrying a long box. Date 1777, printed later

A lady-in-waiting and her servant. Date between 1798 and 1801

How to keep a servant girl - and keep her satisfied - in the country. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon that lightheartedly depicts Irish domestic servants being pampered

A man servant with usual meal table. Drawing shows a male servant, full-length, standing, facing left, holding a small table with dishes for dining. Date ca. 1890

Panoramic view of St. Petersburg, dedicated by permission to his Imperial Majesty Alexander 1st. by his much obliged humble servant J.A. Atkinson

Colonel Lowe, i. e. Low 4th Light Dragoons & servant in wint
Colonel Lowe, i.e. Low 4th Light Dragoons & servant in winter dress. Colonel Low, full-length portrait, facing left, standing beside horse and wearing winter coat

Captain Vam, friend & servant, 38th Regiment. Three men standing next to horse. Date 1855. Captain Vam, friend & servant, 38th Regiment. Three men standing next to horse. Date 1855

Captain George, 4th Light Dragoons & servant. Captain George, full-length portrait, seated before a tent, with his servant standing to the left. Date 1855

Mothers coming, or false alarm

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