Indian Servant, Osborne House, East Cowes, Isle of Wight

This is a photograph from an album at Osborne House titled "Royal Tableaux, Osborne ". It shows one of the queen's Indian servants. The queen had two Indian servants, Abdul Karim and Mohammed Buksh, brought over to England in 1887. In her diary she describes Karim as being much younger than Buksh, so perhaps this is an early photograph of Abdul Karim. Find out more.

Location

Isle of Wight East Cowes

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

india people men work clothing diversity empire queen victoria interior servant