A Norman butler and his assistants Size:M: 75 x 60cm Pictures taken 19th September 1981

Pictures taken 19th September 1981

an the King's Head public house selling Truman

21st October 1980

Mre HUGHUES DE LIONNE

A Norman butler and his assistants Size:M: 75 x 60cm Pictures taken 19th September 1981A Norman butler and his assistants, (1910). During the early Norman Period (late 11th early 12th century), the dress of the Saxons changed little. The English word butler derives from bouteillier, meaning cup bearer in Old French, which in turn came from bouteille meaning bottle. Here, a butler and his assistants carry jugs of wine upstairs in a drawing from a medieval manuscript. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H