King's School House, College Green, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

A group of domestic servants posing outside one of the college buildings. The housekeeper is wearing a dark coloured dress. The two young maids are wearing a unifrom dress with a collar plus a cap and apron. The manservant is wearing a suit and the boy a uniform. These clothes would have been typical everyday wear for servants in most houses. Servants working for the most wealthy people may have also had special uniforms for grand occasions.

Location

Gloucestershire Gloucester

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Themes

Tags

university college work domestic servant men women uniform clothing diversity victorian (1837 - 1901)