Servant Collection (page 13)

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

Captain Brown, 4th Light Dragoons & servant, winter dress. Captain Brown, seated, and servant, full-length portrait, facing front, wearing winter uniforms, with tents in background. Date 1855

Officer of the 57th Regiment sitting with a sword across his lap at opening to his tent, another officer sitting outside the tent, and a servant stands with a horse in the background. Date 1855

A Study in Contrasts at La Plage by Laurie Tayler
A 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

European lady attended by a servant using a hand punkah
A European lady and guests attended by a servant using a hand punkah (or fan). (Plate 16 of 20). Date: 1813

Gentleman with his Hookah-Burdar or Pipe-Bearer. (Plate 10 of 20) Date: 1813

Gentleman with his Sircar, or Money Servant. (Plate 9 of 20). Date: 1813

Domestic Servants Insurance Act - Comic Postcard
Domestic Servants Insurance Act " I don t care how often I get hurt now, I am insured." A bandgaged housemaid shows her delight at the terms of the Domestic Servants Insurance Act

Street music: Unwelcome musician, c. 1835
A rotund servant bribes a noisy street musician with three pence to move on, as his playing is disturbing the master of the house

European Gentleman dressing, attended by his Head-Bearer and other servants. (Plate 4 of 20) Date: 1813

European Gentlemans Kedmutgars or Table Servants bringing in dinner. (Plate 7 of 20) Date: 1813

Breakfast in a Persian house with several men sitting on carpets. 1818

Maid presents dry-cleaned dress to a lady
A lady looks delighted as a maid presents her with a frock that has paid a visit to Achille Serre Ltd, the famous cleaners and dyers. Date: 1927

Maid answering the door
Did You Ring Sir? Maid answering the door Date: ca. 1847

The Servants Insurance Act - Are we downhearted? No! Three housemaids show delight at the terms of the Domestic Servants Insurance Act

The Sphere Christmas Number 1939
Front cover of The Sphere Christmas Number featuring a Dutch painting by Terborch of two ladies singing and playing a lute. A servant boy brings in a tray. Decoration by Harold Nelson. Date: 1939

The Old Curiosity Shop, Mr Brass at the keyhole
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Spring-Cleaning in the Library
A maid gets distracted by books and newspapers in a library. Date: 1923

A kitchen in Frances Street, London by George Scharf
View of an English kitchen in 1846 showing a cook or servant in front of a dresser with an impressive display of plates and crockery

Wine at the Berlin royal wedding, 1913
A very important arrival at the wedding of Princess Viktoria Luise of Prussia, only daughter of the Kaiser, to Prince Ernst of Cumberland: wine for the royal wedding banquet. Date: May 1913

Servants fair
Servants-fair, Vasteras, Sweden. Date: 1858

Two Egyptian servants in Cairo, Egypt Date: 1910s

Electric devices 1913
Modern electrical devices from 1913: A lady fries herself some eggs for her breakfast in an electric frying pan. A nurse heats some water in a hot water cup

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

Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1925
Hot water instantly night or day, just turn on the tap - Date: 1925

Advert for Ewarts Califront hot water 1927
Advertisement 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

A Venetian Ball - Costumes
Le Bal Venetian A woman in a black and red dress having her hand kissed by a male companion as she walks beneath a red arch. Date: 1923

Kitchen Maid
A maid, named Ruth, by the stove, 1905. Date: 1905

Chambermaid been asked out by the sweep
Chambermaid 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

India - Foreign Office Personnel and staff
Group of British Foreign Office personnel in India and their house staff. Date: circa 1920s

Cooks in the kitchen
Kitchen, Malmo, Sweden 1904. Date: 1904

John Brown, Servant
JOHN BROWN Queen Victorias Highland servant. Date: 1826 - 1883

Dunhills clothing for chauffeurs advertisement
Advertisement for Dunhills and specifically their summer clothing for chauffeurs, including livery dust coats, uniforms and sumair caps. Date: 1927

Street music: an unwelcome German band
Preventions better than cure: a servant bribes a German band to clear off before their music makes someone ill

Cinderella with birds. 20th century

Choosing her outfit for the day
A rich woman lounges on her chaise longue, while being waited upon by her ladys maid. 1924

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