Milk Maid Collection (page 3)

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Alphabet / L is Lucy
A milkmaid at the stile with milking stool and pail. (the L is for Lucy )

Fleet St / Temple Bar
street traffic includes a dray with barrels; pedestrians include a milkmaid

C17 Milkmaid
A milkmaid with her tub

Milk / Cries of London
A milkmaid sells fresh milk from two pails

Netherlands / Leiden C1700
Leiden: general view, with cows in a field in the foreground

Milkmaid / Sussex Farm
" Where are you going to my pretty maid?" - a happy holiday photograph from a Sussex farm

Milkmaid with Pails
A milkmaid wearing a pretty bonnet and carrying a yoke with two pails cries Milk O!

Working Class Dress 1798
Clothing worn by a young, working class woman (a milkmaid) and a young boy and girl who are her customers, at the end of the eighteenth century

London Milkmaid / Crane
A London milkmaid carries two pails of milk for sale from a yoke around her neck

Hogarth Distressed Poet
The Distressed Poet A poor poet wonders what to write, while his wife is unable to pay the milkmaids bill

Gargantua & Pantagruel
The gargantuan task of feeding the baby Gargantua

Old-Time Milking-Maid
An old-time milking-maid with two small children

Little Maid / Greenaway
Little maid, little maid, whither goest thou ? Down in the meadow to milk my cow

German Peasant Girls
Two German milkmaids, one barefoot, carry pails of milk which they have collected from the horse and cart

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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The milk maid, a timeless symbol of hard work and simplicity, has been depicted in various forms throughout history. From Edward Jenner's groundbreaking experiments with cowpox to Thiriat's enchanting paintings, the milk maid has captured the imagination of artists and storytellers alike. In Hogarth's famous painting "Enraged Musician, " amidst the chaos of noise pollution on High Street, Oxford, a humble milk maid remains unfazed as she goes about her daily routine. Her resilience is reminiscent of the brave land girls during World War II who took up farming duties to ensure food security for their nation. A poster advertising Norway showcases a picturesque landscape where cows graze freely under clear blue skies. It brings to mind the nursery rhyme where "the cow jumped over the moon, " highlighting the whimsical nature associated with these dairy workers. One cannot forget Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece "The Milk Maid. " With meticulous brushstrokes and warm colors, he immortalized this working-class woman pouring milk into an earthenware jug. The painting exudes tranquility and invites contemplation on life's simple pleasures. La Fontaine also contributed to our understanding of the milk maid through his fables. In "The Milkmaid and the Milk Pail, " we learn about ambition when a young girl dreams of wealth while carrying her pail full of fresh milk. However, her dreams are shattered when she loses focus and spills it all. From children's books like "The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book" comes memorable dialogue such as "Nobody asked you, Sir. " or romantic proposals like "Shall I marry you my pretty maid?" These phrases capture both defiance and courtship within the context of a dairy worker's life. Whether it be scientific discoveries by Edward Jenner or artistic interpretations by Thiriat or Hogarth, each portrayal adds depth to our understanding of what it means to be a milk maid.