Footman

Four footmen, two standing on the rear platform of the carriage and two walking alongside the horses. The fifth person riding is a postilion. (Japan 2009)

A footman is a male domestic worker employed mainly to wait at table or attend a coach or carriage, usually dressed in livery. One of the man-servant domestic positions, the footman ranks above a hall boy and page, and below a valet and butler, although a footman might have duties which overlap or replace those other positions. Footmen were also employed to accompany carriages and coaches, either riding seated beside the coachman or on a seat or standing board at the rear of the carriage. They also helped passengers in and out of carriages.

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