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A doctor taking the pulse of a grave looking patient, his servant holds a bottle and bowl. Reproduction of a wood engraving.
Reference: 11205i- Books
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Domestic service in Australia / B.W. Higman.
Higman, B. W., 1943-Date: 2002- Pictures
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A corpulent gentleman with indigestion. Line engraving, c. 18th century.
Reference: 16815i- Books
A Fifteenth-century courtesy book / edited from the ms. by R.W. Chambers ... and two fifteenth-century Franciscan rules, ed. from the ms. by Walter W. Seton.
Date: 1914- Pictures
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An invalid in bed groaning at his servant's grammatical error. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1880.
Keene, Charles, 1823-1891.Date: 1880Reference: 13822i- Books
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A present for servants, from their ministers, masters, or other friends.
Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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The complete servant maid: or young woman's best companion. Containing full, plain, and easy directions for qualifying them for service in general, but more especially for the Places of Lady's Woman, Housekeeper, Chambermaid, Nursery Maid, Housemaid, Laundry Maid, Cook Maid, Kitchen, or Scullery Maid, Dairy Maid. To which are added, Useful Instructions for discharging the Duties of each Character, with Reputation to themselves, and Satisfaction to their Employers. Including A Variety of useful Receipts (proper to be known by all Young Persons) particularly for cleaning Household Furniture, Silks, Laces, Gold, Silver, Wearing Apparel, &c. &c. By Mrs. Anne Barker, Who having for many Years discharged the Office of Housekeeper in the most respectable Families, wishes to communicate her Experience to those of her own Sex, whose Circumstances oblige them to live in Servitude.
Barker, Anne.Date: [1770?]- Books
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A present for servants, from their ministers, masters, or other friends.
Date: 1778- Books
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A present for servants. Containing several useful articles of information, for persons in dependant stations of life; as I. Laws relating to servants and labourers, very proper to be generally known by both Masters and Servants. II. Maxims, and Hints of Instruction for the moral Conduct of Servants; the Observance of which will gain them good Places, and enable them to live therein with Credit and Esteem. III. Some Account of the comfortable latter End of Peter, a worthy old Servant, greatly respected and lamented by the Family in which he ended his Days. The Whole recommended to the serious Perusal of Servants of both Sexes, and of all Denominations, who would wish to succeed in Life, and die respected; for whose Benefit it is compiled and printed.
Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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A Seasonable proposal for the benefite and advantage of women-servants.
Date: 1710?]- Books
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The compleat servant-maid: or, the young maiden's and family's daily companion. Directing them how they may fit themselves for any of these employments ; viz. waiting-woman, house keeper, chamber-maid, wet and dry nurses, house-maid, cook-maid, under-cook maid, scullery-maid, laundry-maid, dairy-maid. Whereunto is added, an appendix or supplement, containing rules and directions for writing several sorts of hands; how to learn addition and subtraction, with a multiplication-table. Also the compleat market-woman; teaching how to buy fowl, fish, flesh, &c. and to know their goodness and badness in every respect, whether young or old, new or stale, to prevent being cheated. With tables ready cast up, necessary for all servants or others to carry to market to prevent the butchers imposing on them, or for any other business.
Date: 1729- Books
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An encyclopaedia of domestic economy comprising such subjects as are most immediately connected with housekeeping : as, the construction of domestic edifices ... duties of servants, the general account of the animal and vegetable substances used as food ... making bread ... preservation of health ; domestic medicine &c. &c. / by Thomas webster ; assisted by the late Mrs. Parkes.
Webster, Thomas, 1773-1844.Date: 1844- Pictures
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A wealthy man at his dinner table is offered a clyster by a servant. Lithograph by Tal-Zar.
Tal-Zar.Reference: 16923i- Books
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A present for servants, from their ministers, masters, or other friends. 1 Cor. Vii. 24. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
Date: 1710- Books
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A Present for servants, from their ministers, masters, or other friends.
Date: 1768- Books
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A Present for servants, from their ministers, masters, or other friends.
Date: MDCCXCIV. [1794]- Books
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Polite conversation, consisting of smart, witty, droll, and whimsical sayings, collected for his amusement, and made into a regular dialogue. By Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin.
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]- Pictures
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A woman stealing some sugar by emptying it into her pocket is discovered by a manservant of the household. Wood engraving by Swain & Co..
Reference: 31998i- Books
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The behaviour of servants in England inquired into. With a proposal containing such heads or constitutions as would effectually answer this great end, and bring servants of every class to a just regulation.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: [1726?]- Books
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Considerations on establishing a college for old maids in Ireland.
Date: M.D.CC.XC. [1790]- Books
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Cases of appellants, Relating to the tax on Servants, with the opinion of the Judges thereon.
Great Britain. Commissioners of Excise.Date: Printed in the Year M,DCC,LXXXI. [1781]- Pictures
Tobit chooses the angel to accompany Tobias on his journey. Engraving by G. Pencz, c. 1540.
Pencz, Georg, 1500?-1550.Reference: 20906i- Books
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Abstract of cases and decisions on appeals relating to the tax on servants.
Great Britain. Commissioners of Excise.Date: M,DCC,LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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The cookmaid's complete guide, and the art of cookery made easy : being the best and easiest methods of correctly fulfilling all the duties of the cookmaid, in respectable families. With instructions for steaming; and the most exact directions ever given for properly preparing to cook, for cleanly and nicely cooking and genteely serving-up, all kinds of provisions ... The whole written from practice and experience / by a lady.
Date: 1850- Books
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Directions to servants; particularly those who have the care of children.
Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]