Servants Collection (page 2)

Queen Victorias Munshi, Abdul Karim
Favourite attendant of Queen Victoria, Abdul Karim (18631909), who served the queen in the final 15 years of her reign. They had a close relationship which caused friction amongst the other members

Domestic servants, England, Victorian period

Domestic servants in a kitchen

Servants washing dishes Date: circa 1900s

Servants washing dishes early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh, children and nurses on la
A party at Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire - Cecil Penelope Talbot Rice (C) with two nurses and a younger child on the lawn - Summertime. Date: 1932

Children with their nurses and prams at Oddington House
Three young children with their nurses and fantastic perambulators (real and toy!) on the lawn at Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

Iraqi Minister of Development Mohammad Ghussein & colleagues
The Iraqi Minister of Development Mohammad Ghussein, colleagues and their spouses at the Department of Development - Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1950s

Importance of Punctuality, Victorian morality print Date: circa 1850

Miss E F Hamilton's Van with sleeping chamber beneath for servants and rain water collection from roof Date: 1914

Cartoon, Socialism Below Stairs
Political cartoon, Socialism Below Stairs - servants in a kitchen Date: 1891

Turkey. Constantinople. Ottoman era. The Sultan's bath
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). The Sultan's bath. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Arnout

Faithful Servants
This oil painting portrays an old farmer leading his white workhorse through a woodland path, pulling a large, but empty hay wagon. Date: circa 1923

Bal Suzette
An oil painting depicting the scene of a man wearing a green clown suit, engaging in dance with a woman in a pink red dress, they are accompanied by an array of formal servants and other performers

Turkey. Constantinople. Iftar or dinner of Grand Vizier
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Iftar or dinner of Grand Vizier and ministers on the third night of Ramadan. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

Caricature illustrations, of the return from the United States of Mr John Redmond, by H M Bateman. Captioned, The Dictator's Return'

Lady Nightcap at Breakfast, comical Georgian scene, black servant serving his employer. Date: 1772

Poster, DON'T, wartime instructions, WW1. 1. Don't use a motor car or motor cycle for pleasure purposes. 2. Don t buy new clothes needlessly

A fine townhouse on Angell Road, Brixton - Angell Town was an estate of houses for the wealthy laid out in the 1850's and 1860's with Wiltshire Road its main axis. Date: circa 1910s

Egyptian art. Tomb of Nakht-Kau. Wooden figures of the tomb
Egyptian art. Tomb of Nakht-Kau. The wooden figures of the tomb-models had magical life, therefore they were able to work for the dead person

Funerary stela of Intef. Egypt
Limestone funerary stela depicting Intef seated before the table of offerings. Beside him, his father, his mother and other relatives and servants

Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal srvant. Egypt
Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal servants at the palace of pharaoh Niuserre. Entrance with relief depicting the dead on both sides of the door. Detail. Saqqara. Egypt

Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal servants. Egypt
Mastaba of Nhnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. Royal servants at the palace of pharaoh Niuserre. Entrance with relief depicting the dead on both sides of the door. Saqqara. Egypt

Tomb of Princess Yongtai
Detail of fresco decorating the tomb of Princess Yongtai in Xian city in Shaanxi province in China. Li Xianhui, recognised posthumously as the Princess Yongtai in 706

Dr Syntax lamenting the loss of his wife. Date: 1820

LYING IN STATE, ENGLAND
A dead person's shrouded corpse lies open for all to see, while servants offer food and drink to sustain the grieving mourners Date: 1737

GULLIVER IN LAPUTA
He meets the Governor of the Island of Sorcerers, where the servants are dead spirits : great men of the past are summoned and speak with him. Date: First published: 1726

AN EARL IS BORN, 1382
The birth of Richard Beauchamp (1382-1439), earl of Warwick, in the manor of Salwarp in the County of Worcester (England) - doctor and servants perform their various tasks Date: 28 January 1382

While a young gentleman conducts his social affairs by telephone, his man fastens his spats over his boots, preparatory to going out Date: 1904

Comic postcard, Maid and mistress Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Maid, mistress and master Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Maid and mistress Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman with dress improvers the wrong way round, as pointed out by her maid Date: early 20th century

Carriage and four horses, servants, India, c. 1880 s
Carriage and four horses, servants, India, c.1880 s

Playing tennis in India, c. 1880 s
Playing tennis in India, c.1880 s

The Grand Duchess (of Gerolstein), Savoy Theatre, London, English version of the operetta by Offenbach, Meilhac and Halevy, words by C H Brookfield, lyrics by Adrian Ross. Date: 1897

MABYS Dance Card, Highgate. London
Dace card from a fund-raising dance, at Gate House, Highgate organised by MABYS (Metropolitan Association for Befriending Young Servants). Date: 1914

The Maid-Of-All-Work is put upon. Now, Betsy be quick and wash up the breakfast things, clear the kitchen, make the beds, and get me up carefully a pair of sleeves

Comic postcard, not the particular sort of maid Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, marrying a policeman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, your young mans gone at last Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Choice of underwear for Oxford man Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Ambiguous instructions to the butcher Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Butler and his masters wife Date: 20th century

Advertisement for St. Ivel with a maid bringing bowls of soup (or cups of tea) to neatly laid lunch table already with ham, cold pie, bread and of course, a tub of St

Advertisement for Walls Sausages depicting a young, married couple about to be served some delicious bangers for dinner by their maid. Date: c.1924

Advertisement for Gre-Solvent cleaning fluid by the inimitable William Heath Robinson, showing a family finding all kinds of ways to make the most of its magical cleaning properties. Date: c.1924

c. 1880s India - European couple with pony and trap, horse an
c.1880s India - European couple with pony and trap, horse and servants

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