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Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Traditional Japanese Woodblock Geishas in a Garden

Traditional Japanese Woodblock Geishas in a Garden
This print shows two Geishas tending to plants in a garden. There are several pots of different shapes and sizes

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Japanese Woodblock Print Woman and the Moon

Japanese Woodblock Print Woman and the Moon
Japanese scene from the master Utagawa Hiroshige 1797 - October 12, 1858 forms part of my own private collection of original woodblock prints

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Foxhounds invading a Victorian house

Foxhounds invading a Victorian house
A member of the local fox hunt has followed the foxhounds into a smart house - thankfully, without his horse - where the behaviour of the hounds is causing considerable uproar

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Squire

Canterbury Tales - The Squire
The Squire, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Union Officers in Camp

Union Officers in Camp
(Original Caption) 3/21/1942-Union officers and Camp servants during the Civil War

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Queen Victoria with John Brown

Queen Victoria with John Brown
(Original Caption) Queen Victoria in 1863, with her personal attendant, John Brown

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Syrian Women Resting

Syrian Women Resting
Syrian women being waited on by boy, smoking from a hookah pipe

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Woman Using Home Washing Machine

Woman Using Home Washing Machine
Woman using home washing machine and wringer. Lithograph, 1870

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Arabi Pasha and His Harem In Egypt

Arabi Pasha and His Harem In Egypt
(Original Caption) The Pasha and his Harem. Egypt, ca. 1880

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Chinese Man Being Served

Chinese Man Being Served
(Original Caption) Ya-Chow, China: Natives of the Ya-Chow region (presently Ya-an) in South China. Shown in the undated photograph is Chinese Literati seated, being served a bowl

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Mandarin and Servant

Mandarin and Servant
(Original Caption) Sui-Fu, China: Mandarin man seated and servant standing, undated photograph

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Label For Davidson Grocer And Tea Dealer

Label For Davidson Grocer And Tea Dealer
(Original Caption) Label for Davidson Grocer and Tea Dealer. Undated engraving. BPA2# 745

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: The Flying Trunk by Carl Offterdinger

The Flying Trunk by Carl Offterdinger
A scene from the fairy tale "The Flying Trunk" by Hans Christian Andersen

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Colored Advertising Poster For Washer

Colored Advertising Poster For Washer
(Original Caption) Laundry: Colored advertising poster for home washer and wringer, 1870s

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Queen On Throne Being Fanned By Servant

Queen On Throne Being Fanned By Servant
(Original Caption) Egypt - Queen seated on her throne being fanned by a servent. Mural with hieroglyphics in Egyptian tomb near Thebes from around 3, 000 B.C

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: T.A. Edison Gets Off Train & Holds Hat

T.A. Edison Gets Off Train & Holds Hat
(Original Caption) American inventor Thomas Alva Edison shown here getting off a train. Undated photograph

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Lord Allenby Working at Desk

Lord Allenby Working at Desk
(Original Caption) 12/29/1924- Cairo, Egypt- Above is pictured Lord Allengby, British Lord High Commissioner for Egypt, at work on matters of State on the veranda of the residency at Cairo

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Zulu King with Advisors

Zulu King with Advisors
(Original Caption) 1/14/1930- The strange customs and exotic religious rites as they exist in Zululand are revealed in this pictorial review taken by Captain Carl Von Hofffman, lecturer and author

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: John Smith Gives Cup to Eleanor Roosevelt

John Smith Gives Cup to Eleanor Roosevelt
(Original Caption) 8/12/1933-White Top Mountain, Virginia- John Smith, faithful, negro servant of the late Elliot Roosevelt, father of Mrs. Franklin D

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: J. Edgar Hoover At Podium Speaking

J. Edgar Hoover At Podium Speaking
(Original Caption) 12/1934-Washington: J. Edgar Hoover, head of the F. B. I. addressing the crime confernce in Washington, December 1934. Photograph

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: People in Dining Car

People in Dining Car
(Original Caption) 1937- Fifth Ave

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Hindu Girl Drawing Design

Hindu Girl Drawing Design
(Original Caption) 1937-Madras, South India: Hindu girl drawing "Kolum Podugrathu" in Madras, South India. Photograph, 1937

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Tourists on Top of Great Pyramid

Tourists on Top of Great Pyramid
Tourists sunbathe and take tea at the top of the Great Pyramid

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: The Milkmaid by Jan Vermeer

The Milkmaid by Jan Vermeer
Medium: Oil on canvas|Dimensions: 45.5 x 41 cm|Creation date: circa 1658|Located in: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Illustration of Sophia Providing a Feast for the Streltsi by Charles Cullen

Illustration of Sophia Providing a Feast for the Streltsi by Charles Cullen
In an effort to gain support for a revolt where she would try to gain control of the crown, Sophia, Regent of Russia provides a feast for the Streltsi

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Illustration Depicting Oliver Twist Asking for More Food by J. Mahoney

Illustration Depicting Oliver Twist Asking for More Food by J. Mahoney
An illustration from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Cleopatras Barge On Nile/Illustration

Cleopatras Barge On Nile/Illustration
(Original Caption) Cleopatra's barge cruises along the Nile. Photogravure; Picou, Gebbie. Undated

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Woman & Servants Do Laundry/1900S Illus

Woman & Servants Do Laundry/1900S Illus
(Original Caption) Smith Brothers Chemically Pure Borax--drawing of lady of the house and her servants doing laundry ca. 1900's. Undated colored illustration

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Egyptian Woman'S Toillette

Egyptian Woman'S Toillette
(Original Caption) Cosmetics: Illustration of the toillette of an Egyptian woman. Undated. BPA2 #3630

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Illustration Of Sennacherib On Throne

Illustration Of Sennacherib On Throne
(Original Caption) Sennacherib, King of Legions of Assyria on his throne in Lachich. Undated illustration

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Cigar Label From 'Concha Del Rey'

Cigar Label From "Concha Del Rey"
(Original Caption) Lithograph of a servant delivering a crown to a royal couple who are lounging in a tropical paradise

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: The Little Marchioness by Kyd

The Little Marchioness by Kyd
A color illustration for Charles Dickens novel, The Old Curiosity Shop

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Gubernatorial Nominee Marvin Griffin at Home

Gubernatorial Nominee Marvin Griffin at Home
(Original Caption) Georgia Nominee Marvin Griffin and his wife "Lib" have coffee served in their kitchen at Bainbridge, Georgia by their maid Clottis Washington

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Actors in Scene from Bachelor Father

Actors in Scene from Bachelor Father
(Original Caption) TV still from the series Bachelor Father, shows Charlie Fong (Victor Sen Yung), opening the door for Kelly Gregg, (Noreen Corcoran), and Bentley Gregg, (John Forsythe)

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Dirk Bogarde and James Fox in The Servant

Dirk Bogarde and James Fox in The Servant
(Original Caption) 12/9/1967- Dirk Bogarde portrayed a manservant who subtly switched roles with and degraded his employer, James Fox (background), in "The Servant"

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Jimmy Carter and Premier Morarji Desai

Jimmy Carter and Premier Morarji Desai
(Original Caption) 1/30/1978-New Dehli

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Canons Yeoman

Canterbury Tales - The Canons Yeoman
The Canons Yeoman, a character in " The Canterbury Tales"

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Tax humour ignorance is bliss Cruikshank 19th century cartoon

Tax humour ignorance is bliss Cruikshank 19th century cartoon
This is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated May 20th, 1828

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Penelope carrying the bow of Ulysses to the suitors

Penelope carrying the bow of Ulysses to the suitors. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Penelope surprised by the suitors

Penelope surprised by the suitors. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Thetis bringing the armour to Achilles

Thetis bringing the armour to Achilles. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: The meeting of Ulysses and Penelope

The meeting of Ulysses and Penelope
The reunion between Ulysses and Penelope. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Ulysses at the table of Circe

Ulysses at the table of Circe
Ulysses at the table of the witch-goddess, Circe. From "Stories From Homer" by the Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A.; illustrations from designs by John Flaxman

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Traditional Japanese Woodblock female with lattern

Traditional Japanese Woodblock female with lattern
This print by the master Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1797-1862 was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints he is associated with the Utagawa school

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: The Old Woman and her Two Servants

The Old Woman and her Two Servants engraving by Gustave Dore

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: La Fontaines Fables - Fly and the Ant

La Fontaines Fables - Fly and the Ant
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Fly and the Ant

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: The Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba
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Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Solomon’s wise decision

Solomon’s wise decision
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Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: walls of Jericho

walls of Jericho
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Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Don Quixote and Sancho setting out

Don Quixote and Sancho setting out, a scene from Don Quixote of La Mancha. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: The death of Cleopatra

The death of Cleopatra
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, on her death bed. Cleopatra VII Philopator was a pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Outraged

Outraged
It is difficult to know who is the more outraged here - the gentleman with the beard, the servant, or the group of people at this social gathering

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Traditional Woodblock Print Woman Kneeling

Traditional Woodblock Print Woman Kneeling
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Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Japanese woodblock print of young woman 1790

Japanese woodblock print of young woman 1790
This print 1790 by the master by Kitagawa Utamaro aE1753 a 1806 highly regarded practitioners of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock prints

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Illustration of Thermuthis bathing in River Nile as Jochebed holds baby Moses in basket made of bulrushes on riverbank

Illustration of Thermuthis bathing in River Nile as Jochebed holds baby Moses in basket made of bulrushes on riverbank

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Illustration of ancient Greek girl taking a shower, female slave passing her a towel

Illustration of ancient Greek girl taking a shower, female slave passing her a towel

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Illustration of ancient Greek slave girl helping Greek boy dress

Illustration of ancient Greek slave girl helping Greek boy dress

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Traditional Japanese Woodblock female by window

Traditional Japanese Woodblock female by window
Utagawa Toyokuni, a pupil of Utagawa Toyoharu, was a pre-eminent designer of actor prints from the mid 1790s until his death

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Japanese Woodblock female at night

Japanese Woodblock female at night
Japanese scene from the master Kunisada 1786-1865, a woodblock print, circa 1845 from the Edo period, showing a female figure sitting by an open window in traditional Kimono by moonlight

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Vintage Japanese Woodblock print of Children

Vintage Japanese Woodblock print of Children
Toyohara Chikanobu (1838aa1912), was a prolific woodblock artist of Japans Meiji period

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: French satirical cartoon - Les Poires

French satirical cartoon - Les Poires
Vintage engraving of a French satirical cartoon, Les Poires. An old man pinches the bottom of the maid as she talks to his wife. 19th Century, C Leandre

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Illustration of ancient Greek boy sitting at table eating, slave girl bringing him food

Illustration of ancient Greek boy sitting at table eating, slave girl bringing him food

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: The Ladys Death

The Ladys Death
The sixth and last in the series Marriage A La Mode by William Hogarth, satirising the mercenary marriage practices of the British upper classes, circa 1743

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Dickenss Dombey and Son May be very fond of pennywinkles

Dickenss Dombey and Son May be very fond of pennywinkles
Vintage engraving of a scene from Charles Dickens novel Dombey and Son. I May be very fond of pennywinkles, Mr richards, but it don t follow that I m to have em for tea

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Dickenss Dombey and Son - to help the ladies out

Dickenss Dombey and Son - to help the ladies out
Vintage engraving of a scene from Charles Dickens Bonby and Son. Mr Dombey dismounting first to help the ladies out

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Dickenss Dombey and Son Captain Cuttles Lodgings

Dickenss Dombey and Son Captain Cuttles Lodgings
Vintage engraving of a scene from Charles Dickenss Dombey and Son. What do you want with Captain Cuttle, I Should wish to know ?

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Lucius Licinius Lucullus

Lucius Licinius Lucullus
Illustration of a Lucius Licinius Lucullus

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Drawing Bad Blood

Drawing Bad Blood
A doctor draws blood from a wealth patients arm, 17th century

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Illustration of Queen of Sheba talking to Solomon

Illustration of Queen of Sheba talking to Solomon, surrounded by servants, gifts on the floor, Book of Kings

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Illustration of a bible scene, Matthew 8, Jesus heals a Roman soldiers servant

Illustration of a bible scene, Matthew 8, Jesus heals a Roman soldiers servant

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Women In Harem

Women In Harem
circa 1890: Three women and a servant in a harem in Turkey. (Photo by Edward Gooch/Edward Gooch/Getty Images)

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Laughing Servant

Laughing Servant
A house servant enjoys a laugh in the garden. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Oh! Heres The Missus

Oh! Heres The Missus
circa 1840: Servants enjoying an illicit meal above stairs are horrified by the unexpected arrival of the mistress of the house

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Downstairs Rebellion

Downstairs Rebellion
circa 1840: Servants sitting in front of a fire ignore a bell ringing from upstairs. The caption reads, Oh ah let em ring again

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Edwardian Maid

Edwardian Maid
1900: A housemaid at her writing desk. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Cleric And Maid

Cleric And Maid
circa 1865: A religious dignitary being attended to by a servant whilst a Mr Punch puppet show character looks

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Victorian Servant

Victorian Servant
circa 1860: A Victorian servant carrying a tray. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Pumping Water

Pumping Water
A domestic servant washing fish at the pump, circa 1857. From William Grundys English Views. (Photo by T. R. Williams/William Grundy/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Two couples having dinner, maid pouring soup, (B&W)

Two couples having dinner, maid pouring soup, (B&W)

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Electrical Exhibition

Electrical Exhibition
7th October 1908: An electric iron, kettle, curling tongs and shaving pot on display at The Electrical Exhibition, Manchester. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageDomestic Staff Collection: Woman In Cotton Dress & Maid Apron Standing

Woman In Cotton Dress & Maid Apron Standing
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Woman and maid standing over stove, pouring water into saucepan. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)



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