Role Of Servants In Victorian Era

Servants Of Victorian Era Servants of Victorian Era is about how the women did all their work in their homes. They weren’t allowed to work outside of their homes. Dumb waiters, had transported meals quickly and easily. The shelf moves up and down a long tunnel or chote. a Bedchamber is considered very private. They were located on the second floor and were never viewed by visitors and even a glimpse was considered improper. What did the servants do? They washed dishes, published silver, and brass in the scullery. The cook is one of the most important members of the domestic staff of a victorian household. The housemaid, would assist the lady of the house with her changes of clothes (typically three changes a day.) The governess made the role of a difficult one,she was typically a single middle-class women who had to earn her own living. The food pantry they said it was stocked with a bunch of food and a bunch of other stuff too. Some servants lived in the house and had to sleep or the floor or in the bedrooms if there were room. Sometimes a stove was located in the scullery as well as in the kitchen. Chamber pots were used for night
time in the nursery emergencies. Each room had one hidden in a chair or under the bed. Servants emptied the pots each mornings. Children spent most of their time in the nursery. The nursery was either a single room or a group of rooms where children ate, played, studied, and slept. It was located away from the bedrooms of the adults because parents did not want to be disturbed by their children in the middle of the night or maybe during the day. Toward the end of victorian age, the workers became a shortage of domestic workers. ( The women had shorter working hours.) They had every women do all the jobs in the house. And the quarters were usually on on the top of the floor and of the house, or the basement. They also had to pick up after everyone and help them.
The house people wanted to keep food odors and grease away. They had to make sure that the house was completely clean because that was their job. They have done a bunch of stuff in their house i bet. Dining room furniture, the furniture was dark and heavy. The large table could seat several people,especially when leaves,or extra pieces,were added to it. When the table was not in use, it was covered with a tablecloth. Massive, carved sideboard or china cabinet, displayed fancy porcelain, dishes, crystal,and silver. A buffet which resembled a long dresser, provided extra storage space. Tea cart or dinner wagon was used to wheel food and drinks to the table. What kind of food do you think the servants will make. Let’s talk about washing in the bathrooms, early victorian homes did not have running water or bathrooms, but every bedroom had a washstand. A washstand stood waist-high and had two shelves. Water closet, first part of the nineteenth century, people considered bathing to be a lot of trouble. In order to take a hot bath, they had to heat water on a stove in the basement and carry it all the way upstairs to the bedroom. Most nurseries were plain and had simple furniture. Walls were often painted so they could be scrubbed clean. Sometimes the walls were covered with painted tiles or murals that showed fairy tales and nursery rhythms. Instead of wall to wall carpeting, children’s rooms had wooden floors with small area rugs that could be removed when children were playing.
Heating and lighting the home, Victorian homes did not have electricity or central heating. Most rooms were lit by candles and gas or oil lamps. They were heated by fireplace or wood burning stoves. In late 1800’s water closets, began to look more like the bathrooms of today people became less shy about having them. “Sinks and toilets were no longer disguised as furniture or hidden behind privacy screens”. Claw Footed tubs replaced boxed in tubs. “The people had to go in and check on the baby’s every once in awhile because they had to make sure that they were alive.” Summer and winter curtains, summer curtains are made of light material were hung on the windows. Different servants had different levels of responsibility and different levels of privileges. We know that the cook is the most important thing. House maid would assist the lady of the house with her changes of clothes. On the outside There were several styles of victorian homes. Most were two or three stories high. Some had porches with carved wooden railings and spindles. Painted shutters sometimes adorned the windows. When most people think of a victorian home, they think of the Queen Anne homes had stained glass windows. Peaks, towers, bay windows, and wraparound porches were part of the Queen Anne design. Parlor most famous room in victorian house was the parlor was also called the salon or drawing room and was used only for sunday family gatherings and entertaining guests. The women wore big poofy
The parlor was located at the front of the house near the entrance hall.
After a guest was greeted, or received, in the hallway, he or she was invited into the parlor but ad little room to move but it contained a lot of furniture to show off the family’s wealth and good taste. We are wondering how many servants get tired of doing their actual job. The smoking room was the only room in which men could smoke without offending the women of the house. In those days, women were not allowed to smoke. Having a separate smoking room also kept the smelly smoke from being absorbed by the furniture or drapes in other rooms. Men protected their clothing and hair from smoke by wearing special jackets and velvet caps. Smoking rooms were also found in smaller homes. Women wore big poofy dresses and tall hats and
bellbottoms.

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