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Domestic Servant Collection

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Indian Cook-house - Novel Mode of Straining Coffee, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Indian Cook-house - Novel Mode of Straining Coffee, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Indian Cook-house - Novel Mode of Straining Coffee, 1858. The gentleman to whom we are indebted for the annexed representation of an incident in Indian life, in a letter from Bangalore

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: The Centenary Fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans - the Archbishop of Canterbury Saying Grace

The Centenary Fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans - the Archbishop of Canterbury Saying Grace, 1858 Creator: Unknown
The Centenary Fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans - the Archbishop of Canterbury Saying Grace, 1858. The object of the charity is to provide a home for orphan girls

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: AI IMAGE - Victorian period kitchen with housekeeper and maid, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Victorian period kitchen with housekeeper and maid, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Victorian period kitchen with housekeeper and maid, 2023

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Old Anna. From A Home (26 watercolours). Creator: Carl Larsson

Old Anna. From A Home (26 watercolours). Creator: Carl Larsson
Old Anna. From A Home (26 watercolours), Unknown date

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Maid from The Hague, 1775. Creator: Paulus Constantijn la Fargue

Maid from The Hague, 1775. Creator: Paulus Constantijn la Fargue
Maid from The Hague, 1775

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Dienstmeisjes op de Leidsegracht, c.1890-c.1900. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels

Dienstmeisjes op de Leidsegracht, c.1890-c.1900. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Maids on the Leidsegracht, c.1890-c.1900. (The Leidsegracht is a canal in Amsterdam)

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: 'The Idle Servant' - in the National Gallery - painted by Nicolas Maes, 1857

"The Idle Servant" - in the National Gallery - painted by Nicolas Maes, 1857. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
"The Idle Servant" - in the National Gallery - painted by Nicolas Maes, 1857. Engraving of a painting. Nothing can he more truthful

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Madame Leroux'; By Francis Eleanor Trollope; Whereapon the housemaid said she know'd the young man

Madame Leroux'; By Francis Eleanor Trollope; Whereapon the housemaid said she know'd the young man Creator
Madame Leroux'; By Francis Eleanor Trollope; Whereupon the housemaid said she know'd the young man wasn't waiting there for nothing, and set them down as a couple of sweethearts, 1890

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Pupils at Uppsala Housekeeping School, 1890-1899. Creator: Henri Osti

Pupils at Uppsala Housekeeping School, 1890-1899. Creator: Henri Osti
Pupils at Uppsala Housekeeping School, 1890-1899. The girls are dressed in dark dresses and light aprons, three of them have a white cap on their head. The girls hold various household utensils

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Southcott, (1750- 1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Southcott, (1750- 1814), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Southcott, (1750- 1814), 1830. Joanna Southcott (1750- 1814) self-described religious prophetess, dismissed as a domestic servant she joined the Wesleyan Church

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday, 1900, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday, 1900, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday, 1900, (1933)....maid servants...still wore the badge of their status - the apron - even on their day out

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: A Maid, 19th century. Artist: Wilhelm Amberg

A Maid, 19th century. Artist: Wilhelm Amberg
A Maid, 19th century. Found in the collection of the M Kroshitsky Art Museum, Sevastopol, Ukraine

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: The Young Servant, 1882. Artist: Camille Pissarro

The Young Servant, 1882. Artist: Camille Pissarro
The Young Servant, 1882. From the Tate Gallery, London

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Rag Doll 'Susie', c. 1937. Creator: Bertha Semple

Rag Doll "Susie", c. 1937. Creator: Bertha Semple
Rag Doll " Susie", c. 1937

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Marionette - 'Biddy', c. 1939. Creator: Hilda Olson

Marionette - "Biddy", c. 1939. Creator: Hilda Olson
Marionette - " Biddy", c. 1939

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: The Young Housekeeper, 1741-63. Creator: John Ingram

The Young Housekeeper, 1741-63. Creator: John Ingram
The Young Housekeeper, 1741-63

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Implements Animated, Pl. 2, Dedicated to the Housemaids and Cooks of the United Kingdoms

Implements Animated, Pl. 2, Dedicated to the Housemaids and Cooks of the United Kingdoms, ca. 1811

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: A Woman From Savoy, 1737. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de

A Woman From Savoy, 1737. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de
A Woman From Savoy, 1737

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Pea Shellers, 1737. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de

Pea Shellers, 1737. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de
Pea Shellers, 1737

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Wherefore she said unto Abraham, cast out this bondwoman and her son, 18th-19th century

Wherefore she said unto Abraham, cast out this bondwoman and her son, 18th-19th century. " Wherefore she said unto Abraham, cast out this bondwoman and her son"

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: A Laputian Gentleman Taking a Walk, 1909

A Laputian Gentleman Taking a Walk, 1909
A Laputian Gentleman Taking a Walk, from Gullivers Travels by Jonathon Swift (1667 - 1745), pub. 1909 (colour lithograph)

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Gulliver is Struck with Fear at First Sight of The Brobdingnagian Reapers, 1909

Gulliver is Struck with Fear at First Sight of The Brobdingnagian Reapers, 1909
Gulliver is Struck with Fear at First Sight of The Brobdingnagian Reapers, from Gullivers Travels by Jonathon Swift (1667 - 1745), pub. 1909 (colour lithograph)

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Domestics of the 15th Century, . Artist: John Leech

Domestics of the 15th Century, . Artist: John Leech
Domestics of the 15th Century, c1860, (c1860). From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London, ]

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Is the Labourer worthy of his hire?, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank

Is the Labourer worthy of his hire?, 1829. Artist: George Cruikshank
Is the Labourer worthy of his hire?, 1829. From Scraps & Sketches by George Cruikshank. [George Cruikshank, London, 1829]

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: A Portuguese merchant with his wife and maidservant, 1795. Artist: IF Clemens

A Portuguese merchant with his wife and maidservant, 1795. Artist: IF Clemens
A Portuguese merchant with his wife and maidservant, 1795

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Advertisement for Brookes Monkey Brand Soap, 1887

Advertisement for Brookes Monkey Brand Soap, 1887. A print from The Illustrated London News, 2nd April 1887

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: The Little Domestic, 1869, (1938). Artist: Pierre Edouard Frere

The Little Domestic, 1869, (1938). Artist: Pierre Edouard Frere
The Little Domestic, 1869, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Nearly worried to death by the Greatest Plague of Life, c1840s. Artist: George Cruikshank

Nearly worried to death by the Greatest Plague of Life, c1840s. Artist: George Cruikshank
Nearly worried to death by the Greatest Plague of Life, c1840s. Cartoon sketch: Adventures of a lady in search of a good servant/by one who has been almost worried to death

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Two Spheres of Life, 1872. Artist: C Burt

Two Spheres of Life, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Two Spheres of Life, 1872. A domestic servant works (left), while her mistress plays the piano. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York)

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Louie Freear in The Lady Slavey, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery

Louie Freear in The Lady Slavey, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Louie Freear in The Lady Slavey, c1902. Actress Louie Freear (1871-1939) as the Slavey, music by Gustave Kerker, libretto by George Dance

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Morning Toilet, 1854. Artist: Jules Treyer

Morning Toilet, 1854. Artist: Jules Treyer
Morning Toilet, 1854. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Tula, Russia

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Chambermaid, c1871-1919. Artist: Henri Boutet

Chambermaid, c1871-1919. Artist: Henri Boutet
Chambermaid, c1871-1919. From a private collection

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: It is nicely stretched, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

It is nicely stretched, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
It is nicely stretched, 1799. Plate 17 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: There they go, plucked, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

There they go, plucked, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
There they go, plucked, 1799. Plate 20 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Domestic servants, 1901

Domestic servants, 1901. Cook and kitchen maid, parlour maid and scullery maids. Chapter headpiece from The Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton. (London, 1901). First published 1859-1860

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Footman, 1888

Footman, 1888. Footman presenting a card that a caller has left for the lady of the house. (London, 1888)

Background imageDomestic Servant Collection: Oh ah! let em ring again!, 1847. Artist: George Cruikshank

Oh ah! let em ring again!, 1847. Artist: George Cruikshank
Oh ah! let em ring again!, 1847. Rebellion below stairs as the servants, snug in front of the range, fail to answer the house bells at the first ring


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