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The Centenary Fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans - the Archbishop of Canterbury Saying Grace, 1858 Creator: Unknown
The Centenary Fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans - the Archbishop of Canterbury Saying Grace, 1858. The object of the charity is to provide a home for orphan girls, who are admitted between the ages of eight and eleven years. They are brought up as domestic servants, and at a proper age are apprenticed into respectable private families...During the one hundred years this benevolent design has been in operation 2880 orphans have been admitted, nearly the whole of whom have been apprenticed...it was thought that, if a number [of orphans] could be assembled together, it would be the best evidence to offer to the public of the benefit the charity was conferring, not only on a forlorn and unprotected portion of our fellow-creatures, but on the public at large, by providing them with faithful domestic servants...a spacious tent had been erected and a dinner prepared, consisting of joints of cold meat, salads, and pies...The party consisted of about 380...the arrangement being that the children now in the asylum...occupied the upper part; next came those young women now serving their apprenticeship; and beyond them those who had been brought up in it, and, having served their apprenticeship, were filling various stations in life'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858
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This photograph, titled "The Centenary Fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans - the Archbishop of Canterbury Saying Grace, 1858," offers a glimpse into a significant moment in the history of charitable institutions in Victorian England. The image depicts the Archbishop of Canterbury, leading the attendees in grace before a grand feast, during the centenary celebration of the Asylum for Female Orphans. Established a century ago, this charity aimed to provide a home for orphaned girls between the ages of eight and eleven. The girls were raised as domestic servants and, upon reaching maturity, were apprenticed into respectable families. Over the course of its first hundred years, the Asylum had admitted 2880 orphans, the majority of whom had been successfully apprenticed. The organizers of the centenary fete believed that gathering a large number of the orphans together would serve as the most compelling evidence of the charity's impact on both the orphaned girls and the public. A spacious tent had been erected for the occasion, and a sumptuous dinner had been prepared, featuring joints of cold meat, salads, and pies. The photograph captures a diverse group of attendees, with the orphans currently residing in the asylum occupying the upper part of the tent, followed by those young women serving their apprenticeships, and finally, those who had been raised in the asylum and had gone on to lead successful lives in various stations in society. This poignant moment in time encapsulates the spirit of compassion and community that defined the Victorian era, as well as the importance of charitable institutions in providing a safety net for the most vulnerable members of society.
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