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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 poem in 1890 that describes the perpetual "hovering over" of the War Cloud in Europe.

A portrait of the author Virginia Woolf by British artist Roger Fry, dated ca. 1917.

A painting by French artist Édouard Manet entitled "Un bar aux Folies Bergère (A Bar at the Folies-Bergère)," dated 1882.

A painting by British artist Vanessa Bell titled "A Room in the Second Post-Impressionist Exhibition (The Matisse Room)," dated 1912.

At the right, we can see an homage to Matisse's "The Red Studio".

A painting by British artist Vanessa Bell titled "Abstract Painting," dated ca. 1914.

A painting by the British artist Roger Fry titled "Angles sur L'Anglin," dated ca. 1912.

A newspaper article published by The Times