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larger houses also had an under-butler above the first footman. In a larger household, various footmen might be assigned specific duties (for which there...

other footmen, it rests with its wings wrapped around its body. (The common name footman comes from a supposed resemblance to the uniform of a footman.) Wingspan...

4th Duke of Queensberry, who employed a footman "said to be able to keep up a respectable 8 mph". Footmen were originally employed to run ahead of a...

"What the Footman Saw" is the tenth episode of the third series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in 1914. Colonel...

by C. S. Elliott in 1976. Each player starts with two horsemen and five footmen on a 5×5 board. The two sides make their moves simultaneously. The game...

and in charge of female servants. Traditionally, male servants (such as footmen) were better paid and of higher status than female servants. The butler...

17th-century footman wagering. Sources from the late 17th and early 18th century in England describe aristocrats pitting their carriage footmen, constrained...

style, worn by footmen on formal occasions in grand houses. Plainer clothing in dark colours and without braiding was worn by footmen, chauffeurs and...

Wonderland, the Red Queen has a Fish Footman working in her castle as a butler. Both the Frog Footmen and the Fish Footman have been shown in a featurette...

Valets learned the skills for their role in various ways. Some began as footmen, learning some relevant skills as part of that job, and picking up others...

commonly known as tiger moths (or tigers), which usually have bright colours, footmen, which are usually much drabber, lichen moths, and wasp moths. Many species...

the "buffet" was also where drinks were obtained, either by circulating footmen supplying orders from guests, but often by the male guests. During the...

other similar animals such as mules) and another employee, traditionally a footman, would accompany the coach to handle any circumstances beyond the coachman's...

they played all the roles of a Victorian household, including butlers, footmen, maids, and doormen. The tour featured actors portraying the daily lives...

stemware, crystal or plate silver; these were cleaned by housemaids and footmen. Before the advent of central heating systems, scullery maids were required...

The subfamily Arctiinae—the tiger moths, ermines, "footmen" and related species—is represented by 32 species in Great Britain: Thumatha senex, round-winged...

his attendant. Light red colored are the footmen, the cavalier and the female attendant. The first footman holds a parasol or banner. The painter successfully...

chest. The two then successfully move on to the second round together. 19 "Footmen Through a Change of Pairs" Transliteration: "Pea Kuminaoshi de Futtoman"...

new footmen introduced in series three, after the end of World War I. Before the war, he worked for Lady Anstruther and was her favourite footman. He...

moonlit sleigh rides in an elaborate 18th-century sleigh, complete with footmen in 18th-century livery. In 1878, construction began on Herrenchiemsee,...