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Illustration depicting a Parisian lady's maid in the 1630s. The illustration is made in the turn of the 18th-19th century, by Georges-Jacques Gatine (1773–1848) Mistress and Maid by Johannes Vermeer. A lady's maid is a female personal attendant who waits on her female employer. The role of a lady's maid is similar to that of a gentleman's ...
The usual classifications of maid in a large household are: Lady's maid: a senior servant who reported directly to the lady of the house, but ranked beneath the housekeeper, and accompanied her lady on travel. She took care of her mistress's clothes and hair, and sometimes served as confidante.
She was a Dresser (lady's maid) to Queen Victoria between 1837 and 1862. [1] Biography. She was born in London to Walter Frye Skerrett and Albinia Mathias Skerrett ...
Rosina Harrison (1899-1989 aged 90 [1]) was a lady's maid, chiefly to Lady Astor, and became known after describing their working relationship in her autobiography. Harrison, from Yorkshire, became Astor's maid in 1928. [2] Her autobiography, Rose: My Life in Service, was published in 1975. [2]
A lady's companion was a woman of genteel birth who lived with a woman of rank or wealth as retainer. The term was in use in the United Kingdom from at least the 18th century to the mid-20th century but it is now archaic .
In series five, Mrs Hughes tells Mr Carson that O'Brien has left Lady Flintshire to serve as lady's maid to the wife of the new governor of the Bombay Presidency in British India. Finneran stated that the character "is a thoroughly despicable human being", [ 16 ] and that "People actually love that she's a nasty piece of work.
Lady Maid Maid (traditional Chinese: 愛情女僕; simplified Chinese: 爱情女仆; pinyin: Ài Qíng Nǚ Pū) is a Taiwanese idol romance drama television series created and developed by SETTV. It stars Nicholas Teo , Reen Yu , Janel Tsai , Danny Liang and Katherine Wang as the main cast for the drama series.
Lady's maid – A woman's personal attendant, helping her with her clothes, shoes, accessories, hair, and cosmetics. Lady-in-waiting - Royal Lady's maid; Laundress – A laundry servant. Maid – Female servants who perform typical domestic tasks. Majordomo – The senior-most staff member of a very large household or stately home.