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Officers having breakfast in the shore base, HMS Defiance

Commentary

This official Admiralty photograph shows two officers being served breakfast by WRNS stewards in the wardroom of the shore establishment HMS Defiance. Through corporate domestic interiors such as these, middle-class naval officers (along with the members of many other professional institutions) were able to enjoy a style of life and security of status far beyond their individual means.

Themes

Consumer Practices
Gender / Sexualities
Identities
Human Relationships
Labour
Leisure
Social Position
Time

Dominant Representational Strategies

Elements
Context

Dwelling

Type: Institutional
Residential
Detail: Other / Unknown
Other / Unknown
Historical Terminology
Specified Social Level: Unspecified

Activities

Type: Eating and Drinking
Physical States and Actions
Detail: Drinking
Eating
Sitting
Standing

Rooms

Type: Dining Room
Social and Sitting Spaces
Other / Unknown
Historical Terminology

Inhabitants

Type: People
Detail: Adults
: Male
Female

Objects

Type: Coverings and Hangings
Furniture
Equipment
The Arts, Recreation and Ceremony
Detail: Supporting, Storage and Display
Seating
Lighting
Heating
Tools, Utensils and Appliances