Dairymaid Collection

Drink More Milk poster
Poster issued by the National Milk Publicity Council showing a pretty, and wholesome looking dairy worker enjoying a glass of fresh milk

Poster, Gilbert and Sullivans operetta, Patience
Theatre poster, Gilbert and Sullivans comic operetta, Patience, showing the title character, a dairymaid

Client - W M Hollins - Girl in Striped blouse biting apple
Client - W M Hollins - possibly for Housewife or Dairymaid magazines - shoot on August16, 1943. Date: 1943

Trades in Regency England. Spinning, reaping flax and Suffolk horses. Woman spinning wool on a wheel outside a cottage in Lavenham 28, boy harvesting hemp for sailcloth in Suffolk 29

Rural English Soft Cheesemaker - preparing formed rounds of local cheese. Date: 1900s

Illustration for the poem L Allegro by Milton, from the book Palgraves Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics
2607876 Illustration for the poem L Allegro by Milton, from the book Palgraves Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics, published 1919 (colour litho) by Fortescue-Brickdale

Dairymaid (oil on canvas)
742147 Dairymaid (oil on canvas) by Dahl, Hans Andreas (1881-1919); 99x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Seterjente); Photo © O. Vaering

Knitting Dairymaid (oil on canvas)
742143 Knitting Dairymaid (oil on canvas) by Dahl, Hans Andreas (1881-1919); 86x145 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Dairymaid and Bunch of Leaves (oil on canvas)
742136 Dairymaid and Bunch of Leaves (oil on canvas) by Dahl, Hans Andreas (1881-1919); 57x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Seterjenta og lovknippe); Photo © O. Vaering

By the water post, 1871
6340547 By the water post, 1871 by Askevold, Anders (1834-1900); 42x59 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Une Forme a Venoix, 1881 (oil on canvas)
3959677 Une Forme a Venoix, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Skredsvig, Christian Eriksen (1854-1924); 200x300 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

The Dairymaids Sunday (oil on canvas)
742150 The Dairymaids Sunday (oil on canvas) by Dahl, Hans Andreas (1881-1919); 84x143 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Seterjentas sondag); Photo © O. Vaering

Dairymaid with Rake (oil on canvas)
742138 Dairymaid with Rake (oil on canvas) by Dahl, Hans Andreas (1881-1919); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Dairymaid (oil on canvas)
3822515 Dairymaid (oil on canvas) by Ender, Axel Hjalmar (1853-1920); 73x100 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Dairymaids with cows, 1861 (oil on canvas)
3959658 Dairymaids with cows, 1861 (oil on canvas) by Askevold, Anders (1834-1900); 46x62 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

A Romanian Dairy Maid, after a late 19th century photograph, 1925 (litho)
473313 A Romanian Dairy Maid, after a late 19th century photograph, 1925 (litho) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Trades in Regency England: Spar ornaments, pottery ware and salt refiner. Alabaster stone ornaments made in the Peak District on a mantlepiece 52, shop window with pottery from Etruria

Trades in Regency England: Cheese making, check manufacture and cotton printing
6340303 Trades in Regency England: Cheese making, check manufacture and cotton printing by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: Cheese making)

The milkmaid, 1510 (engraving)
3704021 The milkmaid, 1510 (engraving) by Leyden, Lucas van (c.1494-1533); 11.6x15.6 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Knight of the Order of Saint Louis, reign of Louis XIV, 1693, and dairymaid, 1680 (coloured engraving)
976098 Knight of the Order of Saint Louis, reign of Louis XIV, 1693, and dairymaid, 1680 (coloured engraving) by French School

A Norman Milkmaid at Greville, 1871 (oil on cardboard)
3588523 A Norman Milkmaid at Greville, 1871 (oil on cardboard) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 80x55.6 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA; French, out of copyright

Clifton, 1842 (oil on canvas)
2829353 Clifton, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Branwhite, Charles (1817-80); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Purchased with the Capper Pass Bequest Fund

The charm of rural England (b / w photo)
3106056 The charm of rural England (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The charm of rural England)

A cow attacking an aeroplane in the American Midwest (colour litho)
2779650 A cow attacking an aeroplane in the American Midwest (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A cow attacking an aeroplane in the American Midwest)

An heroic young woman (colour litho)
2782265 An heroic young woman (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An heroic young woman. Une Heroique Jeune Fille)

Trades in Regency England
6340282 Trades in Regency England by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England. Brick making, butter churning and rabbit warren)

The Milkyard, c. 1908 (oil on canvas)
996276 The Milkyard, c.1908 (oil on canvas) by Walker, Horatio (1858-1938); 71.5x97.2 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Liberation of Europe. Normandy fields used for bomb dumps. A French dairy maid leads her cows across a field full of 1000 lb R.A.F. bombs which had been defused. August 1944

The Milkmaid, 1800. Creator: Philip James de Loutherbourg
The Milkmaid, 1800

A Dairy, from "Le Magasin Pittoresque", ca. 1852. Creator: Charles Tamisier
A Dairy, from " Le Magasin Pittoresque", ca. 1852. [Une laiterie]

Une fromagerie; from Magasin Pittoresque, ca. 1852. Creator: Charles Tamisier
A Dairy, from " Le Magasin Pittoresque", ca. 1852. [Une fromagerie]

Switzerland, 1 Franc, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 1) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1889

Little Folk Misfitz - Where are you going to my pretty maid. circa 1910

Adolf Ulrik WertmAOEller A. AughiA Madame A. AughiA
Adolf Ulrik Wertmuller, A. Aughie, Madame A. Aughie, Friend of Queen Marie Antoinette, as a Dairymaid in the Royal Dairy at Trianon, Queen Marie Antoinettes friend

Carrie Moore rehearsing for The Dairymaids
Carrie Moore, actress, rehearsing for the farcical musical comedy, The Dairymaids. Date: circa 1906

Icelandic Dairymaid
Icelandic dairy maid

Carrie Moore / Postcard
Carrie Moore, popular actress, rehearsing for her role in The Dairymaid - or did they have real live cows on stage ? Date: 1907

Women workers in the war zone by H. L. Oakley
Silhouettes of French women workers made by Lieutenant (later Captain) H. L. Oakley in the area behind the firing line on the Western Front

Country Life, detail of peasants churning milk (oil on canvas)
XIR900151 Country Life, detail of peasants churning milk (oil on canvas) by Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: La Vie champtre. Detail : paysannes barattant)

At the Dairy Show at the Agricultural Hall, London. Mrs M Pooley, of Shifnal, Shropshire, winner of the butter making championship. 27 October 1923

The dairymaid. Date c1884 Nov. 21

Municipal Dairy women, South Wales
A group of seven women working for the Municipal Dairy pose outside the dairy building, somewhere in South Wales. Two churn wagons, each one holding a large milk churn, can be seen in front of them

Dairymaid at Work
The domestic laughing dairymaid

Butter Churn, France
A Normandy Butter churn in action and in cross-section, showing the shaped interior paddles for working the butter

The Maid & the Milk-Pail
THE MILKMAID & THE MILK A dairymaid, daydreaming about what she ll do with the money for the milk at market, drops the pail and the milk is wasted

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"Dairymaid: A Timeless Symbol of Nourishment and Beauty" In the heart of a quaint countryside, a Drink More Milk poster proudly hangs on the wall, reminding all who pass by of the importance of this creamy elixir. Inspired by Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, Patience, one can't help but imagine a dairymaid gracefully singing "Little Folk Misfitz - Where are you going to my pretty maid?" as she tends to her daily chores. Trades in Regency England come alive as we envision the dairymaid skillfully spinning and reaping flax, showcasing her expertise in creating fine textiles. But it is her role as a rural English soft cheesemaker that truly captures our attention. With dedication and precision, she crafts delectable cheeses that bring joy to many tables. An illustration from Palgraves Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics transports us back to 1919 when Milton's poem L Allegro was celebrated through art. The vibrant colors leap off the page, depicting a dairymaid amidst lush landscapes – an ode to her harmonious connection with nature. The artistic world further immortalizes the dairymaid through captivating oil paintings like Dairymaid (oil on canvas), Knitting Dairymaid (oil on canvas), and Dairymaid and Bunch of Leaves (oil on canvas). Each stroke showcases her gracefulness while capturing moments frozen in time. By the water post in 1871 reveals another facet of her life – perhaps taking respite near flowing streams after long hours tending cows or collecting fresh milk for butter-making. And Une Forme à Venoix painted in 1881 portrays an elegant figure draped in traditional attire – symbolizing both tradition and modernity intertwined within her existence. Finally, The Dairymaids Sunday (oil on canvas) encapsulates a rare moment where she indulges in leisure, cherishing a well-deserved day of rest.