Seventeenth Century Living History Society
Laundress
Contrary to popular opinion people within the seventeenth century would have washed and kept their clothes clean.
Larger households would have contained a laundry, run by a laundress, who would have been charged with keeping the household wares looking clean and tidy.
The laundry process would have been time consuming, labour intensive and hard work for those involved.
Picture copyright - NTG Partrick 2008