Serving Collection (page 3)

Court women of Burma in ceremonial dress. Servant bowing, chief counsellor or woonge's wife with fan
FLO4624085 Court women of Burma in ceremonial dress. Servant bowing, chief counsellor or woonge's wife with fan, privy counsellor or attawoon's wife

Costumes of women: grisette 1683, lady and dressmaker, ecailliere or oyster shucker and servant 1675
FLO4572074 Costumes of women: grisette 1683, lady and dressmaker, ecailliere or oyster shucker and servant 1675. Handcoloured lithograph after prints by Sebastien Leclerc from Le Bibliophile Jacob

Costume of a French female servant, reign of King Henry IV. Handcoloured lithograph after a 1602 print from Le
FLO4571668 Costume of a French female servant, reign of King Henry IV. Handcoloured lithograph after a 1602 print from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

A new set of ghosts served up the meat and waited at the table. From Gulliver's voyage to Glubbdubdrib
2963111 A new set of ghosts served up the meat and waited at the table. From Gulliver's voyage to Glubbdubdrib, an island of sorcerers and magicians

A servant girl serving a gentleman
5311881 A servant girl serving a gentleman; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a servant girl serving a gentleman his luncheon. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume
FLO4623936 An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume, attended by an ayah or servants with punya (fan), pawn and snake hookah pipe

Samurai receiving a letter from a courtesan in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764)
FLO4630858 Samurai receiving a letter from a courtesan in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo

Coachman in livery with tricorn, whip and buckle shoes, with a Dalmatian dog
FLO4688657 Coachman in livery with tricorn, whip and buckle shoes, with a Dalmatian dog. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England

House of Marcus Lucretius, Reg IX, Ins 3, 5, 24, Pompeii. View of the courtyard with impluvium
FLO4688083 House of Marcus Lucretius, Reg IX, Ins 3, 5, 24, Pompeii. View of the courtyard with impluvium, tablinum with mosaic floor, and raised garden with statue of Sylenus fountain

Regency dinner party at the home of a bourgeois family. Liston and the Lambkins, or the Citizens Dinner Party
FLO4619079 Regency dinner party at the home of a bourgeois family. Liston and the Lambkins, or the Citizens Dinner Party. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

New student moving into filthy rooms in a college at Oxford University. College Comforts
FLO4618879 New student moving into filthy rooms in a college at Oxford University. College Comforts, a Freshman taking possession of his Rooms

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4859619 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859. Archer and knight of Castilla (1496-1512)

Serving dropping a tea-urn on gentleman's leg in a parlour. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4679268 Serving dropping a tea-urn on gentleman's leg in a parlour. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and etched by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life

Serving a rope, 1841
3479065 Serving a rope, 1841; (add.info.: Serving a rope. This was the binding of a thick rope with a thin one in order to lengthen its life. Dated 1841, London.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

German Ecuyer et ses compagnons, armes de muskets - German country squire and his companions armed with muskets
NWI4956658 German Ecuyer et ses compagnons, armes de muskets - German country squire and his companions armed with muskets.; (add.info.: German Ecuyer et ses compagnons)

German squire with his armed servants, ca. 1500 - German country squire with his armed attendants, 1500s
NWI4956648 German squire with his armed servants, ca. 1500 - German country squire with his armed attendants, 1500s. Antique hand-colored print

Customer and courtesan with maid (kamuro) being led by a servant holding a lantern in the pleasure quarters
FLO4630943 Customer and courtesan with maid (kamuro) being led by a servant holding a lantern in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono

Apodyterium or changing room for the Tepidarium or warm bath in the Forum Thermae, Pompeii
FLO4688287 Apodyterium or changing room for the Tepidarium or warm bath in the Forum Thermae, Pompeii. Serving with oil vase and towel standing next to a table

A visitor arriving late at night at a friend's house and being mistaken for a burglar by a servant
FLO4679242 A visitor arriving late at night at a friend's house and being mistaken for a burglar by a servant. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Model in beaded sequine evening dress
Model reclining on a velvet-upholstered chaise longue wearing a beaded sequine evening dress - she is being served tea by a smartly-attired butler. Date: circa 1948

Young girl sitting on a sofa, surrounded by her maids. Chinese influence painting, 15th century. Ottoman art
AIS5336630 Young girl sitting on a sofa, surrounded by her maids. Chinese influence painting, 15th century. Ottoman art. Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul

Higgledy-Piggledy, or a Domestic Republic 1849. Gentleman facing a revolt by his wife, children
FLO4995421 Higgledy-Piggledy, or a Domestic Republic 1849. Gentleman facing a revolt by his wife, children, housekeepper and servants

Raja Shivaji, last Raja of Thanjavur (Tanjore), Bhonsie dynasty. Seated on a carpet, waited on by brokers and servants
FLO4623675 Raja Shivaji, last Raja of Thanjavur (Tanjore), Bhonsie dynasty. Seated on a carpet, waited on by brokers and servants

Oiran courtesan having her hair treated with perfumed oil by a kamuro outside a barred shopfront in the pleasure
FLO4630920 Oiran courtesan having her hair treated with perfumed oil by a kamuro outside a barred shopfront in the pleasure quarters. Another maid brings a letter

Samurai and servant, courtesans and merchants in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764)
FLO4630868 Samurai and servant, courtesans and merchants in the pleasure quarters. Woodblock print by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) from Fuzoku Emakimono, Picture Scroll of the Water Trade, Tokyo

English Avant Courier, a servant who rides ahead of his master to ready fresh horses for the coach, circa 1815
FLO4671699 English Avant Courier, a servant who rides ahead of his master to ready fresh horses for the coach, circa 1815

Gentleman tipping a servant in a hotel room, 19th century. He says, By God, maybe it's not so urgent
FLO4691534 Gentleman tipping a servant in a hotel room, 19th century. He says, By God, maybe it's not so urgent. He thinks, Finally! I've already done my grieving

The marjoram or oregano of the gardens (miniature)
CUL4850512 The marjoram or oregano of the gardens (miniature) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); (add.info.: The marjoram or oregano of the gardens - Illustration about marjoram)

Over London by Rail' From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872
538753 Over London by Rail' From Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold London: A Pilgrimage London 1872. Back view of typical 19th century London artisan terrace houses with washhouses

Mrs. E.L. Smith, Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs. H.B. Duryea, Mrs. Lawr. Keene, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. E.L. Smith, Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs. H.B. Duryea, Mrs. Lawr. Keene, 1918. Mrs. Edward L. Smith, Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs. Herman B. Duryea (Ellen Homer Winchester), and Mrs

Berlin, goulash for 8 cents, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Berlin, goulash for 8 cents, 1916. Women serving food from a mobile lunch kitchen in Berlin in 1916 during World War I. Sign reads translated from German: "Warm lunch

Japanese party at meals - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Japanese party at meals, 1864. An '...Illustration of the daily life of the Japanese people, from a sketch by Mr. Wirgman, our Special Artist

Red Cross canteen worker in Ancona, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Red Cross canteen worker in Ancona, between c1915 and 1918. A Red Cross soup kitchen serving soup at a train station in Ancona, Italy during World War I.

Barnard Canteen, 1918 or 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Barnard Canteen, 1918 or 1919. Soldiers seated around a table in the Columbia University Gould Boathouse, 115th and Riverside Drive, New York City

The Waiter
Izidor Gasperlin

A Feast;A Banquet, 1622. Creator: Isaac Isaacsz
A Feast;A Banquet, 1622

East Hampton hunt, 1933 Sept. Creator: Arnold Genthe
East Hampton hunt, 1933 Sept

The Well-Master at Medevi and His Sons, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Well-Master at Medevi and His Sons, 1850

Costumes de Différents Pays, Repas des Musulmanes, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Repas des Musulmanes, c1797

Tantric Feast, c1790. Creator: Unknown
Tantric Feast, c1790

Company on a terrace, 1660-1661. Creator: Gesina ter Borch
Company on a terrace, 1660-1661

'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, October 3, 1891, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, October 3, 1891, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Picnic with Martha Hedman and friends, between 1912 and 1919. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Picnic with Martha Hedman and friends, between 1912 and 1919

Episode of a feast at Amager, 1854. Creator: Julius Exner
Episode of a feast at Amager, 1854

Charlie's Tavern, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Charlie's Tavern, New York, N.Y. 1946

Venetian-style feast (central part), between 1846 and 1851. Creator: Louis Candide Boulanger
Venetian-style feast (central part), between 1846 and 1851

Harper's Weekly, Christmas 98, 44 Page, Price 25 cents, c1898. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's Weekly, Christmas 98, 44 Page, Price 25 cents, c1898. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

Serving up a delightful mix of history and culture, these captivating images take us on a journey through time. From the whimsical Pea Apparatus by William Heath Robinson to the elegant etiquette of Edwardian table tennis, we witness the evolution in various forms. Step back into an era where horse-drawn fish and chips wagons roamed the streets of Cornwall, bringing joy to hungry locals. Or imagine yourself sipping cocktails at the iconic bar in Adlon Hotel, Berlin, Germany - a true testament to refined service. In a significant moment for women's rights, we see suffragettes released from prison, reminding us that serving justice goes beyond mere gestures. Meanwhile, aboard the majestic Empress Of Canada ship, dedicated staff catered to passengers' every need with grace and precision. Even nature lends its hand as owl and foxes carry food on a Christmas card - showcasing how even animals understand the art others. And in English countryside markets, an English Country Squire carves beef while providing market reports - embodying both tradition and community spirit. Traveling further abroad brings us to Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium - where centuries-old architecture stands as a reminder that service is not limited to individuals but can shape entire cities. The bravery and loyalty of WW1 Gurkhas also come into focus; their unwavering dedication serves as an inspiration for generations to come. Lastly, we catch a glimpse into everyday life with a teenage barmaid at Halfway House in Rame, Cornwall. Her hard work exemplifies how even small acts of service contribute towards building strong communities. From intricate designs on Aero Espresso Italiana timetables to heartwarming scenes captured throughout history – these images remind us that serving goes far beyond just fulfilling needs; it is about creating connections and leaving lasting impressions.