A Milkmaid from Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English (1814) by William Alexander.
The Life of the Milkmaid, a look at Regency Life (1811-1820) in the time of Jane Austen.
The milkmaids of London were described as ‘a hardy set of women, chiefly Irish or Welsh’. Their pails were made of tin suspended from a wooden yoke across their shoulders. Their daily rounds were made in the following manner:
4.00 and 6.00 a.m. - Report to the dairies to collect the milk for vending from house to house.
12 noon - Return to the dairies for fresh supplies, continue selling until 6.00 p.m.
The text estimates that 8000 dairy cows were kept around London to supply the milk trade, the value being at £480,000 a year.
Source: ‘Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English’ (1814) by William Alexander (1767-1816)
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