1900’s servants
This was a very good purchase as I only paid two thirds the original asking price. I think that the lady in the middle must be the housekeeper judging by the chain that looks as if there are keys tucked into her belt. It was probably a wealthy household judging by her elaborate dress which looks more ornate that the usual housekeepers’ dress, interestingly they are all wearing similar caps.
The photographer was from Settle, a town in North Yorkshire.
Judging from the back of the cabinet card the photographer was a student Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society which was an educational, cultural and scientific charity, based in Falmouth, Cornwall which was founded by the Fox family, a prominent Quaker business family of Falmouth in 1832 as the Cornwall Polytechnic Society; in 1835 King William IV bestowed Royal Patronage on the Society, and it changed its name from the Cornwall Polytechnic Society to the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society.
Victorian Maid
I think this is a maid from the late 1890’s, unfortunately the quality isn’t very good and there isn’t any identifying information about her but it’s nice to see a maid relaxing for a change.
There is in every one of us …….
“There is in every one of us, even those who seem to be most moderate, a type of desire that is terrible, wild, and lawless.”
Plato, The Republic
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