They were responsible for taking care of the 'chambers' in the home. Normally this meant the bedrooms and dressing rooms. They would make the beds, dust, clean up the clothes and floors. They would also take care of the 'facilities' such as chamber pots or bathrooms.
chamber maids
There are Lady's maids, house-maids, nursary maids, nanny's, parlour maids, chamber maids, laundry maids, kitchen maids, cooks, butlers, house-keepers, between maids, scullery maids, still room maids and for smaller houses all-of-work-maids. Hope that helps! x
A chamber pot was a ceramic or metal pot used in bedrooms to serve as a toilet. It was placed in a wooden bench or nice piece of furniture. It had a lid to cover the chamber pot. There were chamber maids who had to empty the chamber pots and clean them thoroughly. We have commodes today that serve the same purpose for sick and disabled people.
A huge staff works in any palace or aristocratic home. -The head of the staff is a 'chamberlain' , or a butler. Lower down there would be ladies maids, chamber maids, kitchen maids, a head cook and 2-3 junior cooks, a sommelier, a pantry boy, Footmen, valets, secretaries and possibly librarians
There is no collective noun for a group of maids, in which case a collective noun suitable to the situation is used; for example a staff of maids, a crew of maids, an army of maids, etc. A "helping" or a "tidy" have been proposed for common useage
MAIDS report was created in 1999.
The Maids of Wilko was created in 1979.
The population of Maids Moreton is 940.
Pretty Maids was created in 1981.
The duration of Devious Maids is 2580.0 seconds.
The duration of Murderous Maids is 1.57 hours.
Yes, you can find people working as maids in Australia.