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The Archetypal Housemaid. Date: 1901
Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1928Hot water instantly night or day, maid bringing clean towels to her mistress, who is sitting at the edge of the bath. Date: 1928
Crown of the feast 1868The boiled plum-pudding, crammed with raisins, figs and orange-peel, set a alight with blazing brandy. Date: 1868
HOUSEMAID WITH BROOMA French housemaid in a mob cap and long skirts rests a moment from her sweeping with one hand on her hip Date: circa 1835
DINNER PARTY W / MANDARINA dinner party in full swing at the Mandarins house. Date: circa 1840
Dr Syntax disputing his bill with the landladyDr Syntax disputes the landladys bill while the hotel servants watch to see who will win (our money is on the landlady !). Date: 1815
DOMESTIC COMMUNISMCOMMUNISM IN THE HOME The servants share the familys clothes and possessions, the ladies take part in the housework... Date: 1850
A DOMESTIC REPUBLIC The horrid scene when a mans wife and daughters, sons and servants, insist on what they perceive as their rights Date: 1849
DOMESTIC REVOLUTIONA DOMESTIC REPUBLIC The horrid scene when a mans wife and daughters, sons and servants, insist on what they perceive as their rights Date: 1849
COOK AND HOUSEMAIDCook and housemaid in a French kitchen : a welcome cuppa while the joint cooks on the range and the cat waits for its share of scraps
RUNNING FOOTMEN, C17A nobleman rides in his carriage, accompanied by running footmen Date: March 1635
SERVANTS AT TABLEServants at table in the kitchen - a manservant, the cook and a housemaid Date: 1887
SERVANTS HALL / FOODA scene in the Servants Hall - a Footman complains to the master of the house about the quality of the food provided Date: 1846
OT / MOSES / PHARS DTRMoses is brought before Pharaohs daughter, who adopts him as her son
SERVANTS CLEANINGTwo servants find that their job of polishing furniture is made cleaner, faster and more economical thanks to BRILLANT FOREZIEN Date: circa 1900
ROMAN LADIES PARTYThree Roman ladies partying, while servants play music and fill their beakers Date: circa 100 BC
THE FAMILYS RETURNTHE UNEXPECTED RETURN Servants giving a party are disturbed when Master and Mistress come home sooner than expected (scene from a play, Les Cuisinieres)(the cooks) Date: 1823
MAID WASHES LADYS FEETA maid dries her mistresss feet after washing them
SERVANTS / HOUSE BOYA lady gives instructions to her house boy Date: 1883
OSTLER AND CLIENTOSTLER A customer and the ostler in an inn-yard Date: 1857
OSTLER AT KESTON CROSSOSTLER William Blake, one-eyed ostler at Keston Cross, Kent Date: circa 1826
Census - CruikshankTaking the Census. The head of an oversized, extended family has difficulty remembering the names of his kin and servants let alone how many there are! Date: 1851
Black nannies in America, 1886A relaxed looking group of black nurses with their charges sit on the verandah somewhere in America Date: 1886
MANDARINS HOUSE 1840An apartment in a mandarins house, near Nanking Date: 1840
REFORM CLUB KITCHENThe kitchen staff at the Reform Club, London, where the kitchens were designed by Alexis Soyer Date: 1840
Laundrymaid IroningA laundrymaid ironing Date: circa 1870
LACING UPA young lady is laced into her ball gown by her maid while mama watches approvingly Date: circa 1860
NEW MANSERVANTA gentleman - and his dog - inspect an applicant for a job, bringing a letter of introduction Date: early 19th century
THE NEW SERVANTA gentleman inspects the new servant-girl that his housekeeper proposes to take on Date: late 18th century
18TH CENTURY MANSERVANTA German nobleman and his manservant Date: late 18th century
WETNURSE CIRCA 1600The wet-nurse of Gabrielle dEstrees, mistress of Henri IV of France Date: circa 1600
INDIAN DHOBIA dhobi (laundryman) Date: circa 1905
NEGRO SERVANT, FRANCEA lady of quality receives a message from un petit negrillon Date: 17th century
MISTRESS AND SERVANTSThe mistress of the house is dismayed by the aggravations, tribulations, vexations and irritations caused by her servants... Date: 1849
SERVANTS REGISTRY OFFICEA servants registry office, London Date: circa 1835
STREET DOOR LEFT OPENDo you know as your street- door is open ? - a policeman on night duty notices servants carelessness Date: 1849
SERVING MORNING TEAA maid brings an early pot of tea to her mistress as she lies in bed Date: 1904
LET EM RING AGAINIn the servants hall - Oh ah ! Let em ring again ! Date: 1849
MAID BRINGS BREAKFASTLe petit dejeuner du matin The housemaid brings the young mistress her breakfast in bed Date: 1910
NORMANDIE HOTEL MAIDServant at an inn of Pont- Audemer, Normandie, carrying a travellers luggage Date: circa 1830
MAID SWEEPINGA Victorian housemaid brushes a step Date: circa 1870
MAID BRINGS FLOWERSA Frenchwoman indicates to her housemaid the precise position in which she would like her to place a bowl of flowers, and please, try not to spill it... Date: 1929
DICKENSIAN HOUSEMAIDA London housemaid of Dickens time - the Little Marchioness from his novel The Old Curiosity Shop Date: 1840
MAID & MISTRESS MAID & MISTRESSA maid and her mistress consider an undergarment Date: 1927
NOT IRISHAre you not Irish ? Och, no, Maam, Im Cornwall sure ! Date: 1849
OUT FOR AN AIRINGOut for an airing the nursemaid takes baby for an airing in the park - but her attention is distracted... Date: 1849
THE CAT DID ITThe cat did it ! The cats are to blame for every breakage... Date: 1849
ITS MY COUSIN MAMIts my cousin, Maam ! the cook explains the presence of a handsome young soldier in the kitchen Date: 1849