Title: The country house servant /
Authors: Sambrook, Pamela.; National Trust (Great Britain)
Publisher: Sutton,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Household employees England History.; Country homes England History.; Household employees England Social life and customs.
Contents: A lazy & magnificent fellow : the footman's work -- Dancing till supper time : the footman's lifestyle -- Unseen & unheard : the housemaid & her work -- Very old & very worn : the use of linen -- Preparing for the great wash : early processes of washing -- Ingenious & simple : the material culture of laundering -- We feel much happier washing at home : laundry management -- Clear from spot or blemish : the meanings of cleaning -- Examples of butlers' pantries, housemanids's closets & laundries.