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A newspaper article parodying the relationship between domestic workers and their employers, discusses how servants were demanding higher pay for their work.

Children playing in the waves of a seaside town in England in 1905.

The original cover of "Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown," which was designed by Vanessa Bell. Originally published by the Hogarth Press in 1924.

An 1897 oil painting of Cornish fishermen using a "seine" net to catch a shoal of pilchards.

A cartoon from "Punch" magazine show the relationship between the lady of the house and her servants, captioned: “The Duchess (who takes a great interest in all her servants, and has a large house-party)”

A measure presented in Parliament in 1680 opposing a bill that restricted the use of drift-nets in coastal fishing.

An image showing where the different occupations fit within the British class structure. While "Domestic Servants" are not specifically indicated, "Girls and Women" are likely representative of those roles.

A photograph of local fishermen in Sennen Cove, Cornwall.

A group of Edwardian Maids in servants' dress in 1907.

A group of Edwardian household servants in the early twentieth century.