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Servant - female costume from latter half of 15th century, shown wearing corset dress, truncated cone-hat and holding a basket. Livre d'heures in her right hand (book of hours). c. 1847, hand-painted copy from doors of Cathedral Aix-la-Chapelle. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Servant - female costume from latter half of 15th century, shown wearing corset dress, truncated cone-hat and holding a basket. Livre d'heures in her right hand  (book of hours).  c. 1847, hand-painted copy from doors of Cathedral Aix-la-Chapelle.  (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)