Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Hiring a servant.
Call Number
D North 52/GC112/Box 09/Normal/Prints/Titles H GA 2014.00285
Identifier
ark:/88435/w3763f88t
Publisher
[London] : [s.n.], n.d.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1756-1827
Extent
1 item ; sheet 26.2 x 38.3 cm.
Source Acquisition
Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
References
Grego II, p. 220 (1811)
Tegg no. 124
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
Depiction: An elderly couple in a genteel station of life are seated at the breakfast table. Enters a simple country maiden, with a pretty and innocent face, her arms modestly folded, as an applicant for a place. "What situation in my family would you wish to undertake, young woman?" enquires the lady of the house. "Ma'am" replies the unsophisticated maiden, "I should like to be under your man-cook by way of improvement." This naif remark is misconstrued, to the manifest delight of the fat chef, who is rolling about and rubbing his round sides with amusement.
Numbered in plate, upper right: "124".
Unsigned.

Discovery Information

Subject
Spouses—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Household employees—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Occupations—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Employment interviewing—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
Miscommunication—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
Caricature
City and town life—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/34574e44-0b75-46c5-9d9f-b1d5ba9e47ff/manifest