Gift of Helen C. Butler
Catalogue
- Year
- 1884
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 160 x 84.5 cm (63 x 33 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Butler
Artist
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Butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments, with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some also have charge of the entire parlour floor and housekeepers caring for the entire house and its appearance. A butler is usually male and in charge of male servants, while a housekeeper is usually female and in charge of female servants. Traditionally, male servants were better-paid and of higher status than female servants. The butler, as the senior male servant, has the highest servant status. He can also sometimes function as a chauffeur.
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- Butler
- Year
- 1884
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 160 x 84.5 cm (63 x 33 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1884-326390
Source
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Source
- cleveland
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified