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A woman breastfeeding her child among her family. Etching by D. Deuchar, 1784, after A. van Ostade, 1641.

A female servant holds a small child while its fashionably dressed mother touches its face on her way out. Wood engraving by J. Thompson, 1840, after D. Wilkie.

A couple looking lovingly and playing with their baby in a happy domestic environment. Etching by T. Rowlandson, 1787.

A sick child sitting on her father's knee while her mother prepares some soup for her, a dead rabbit is lying on the floor. Chromolithograph after J. Clark.

A father feeding his infant while the mother attends to domestic jobs and a small child plays with its food. Etching after A. van Ostade, 1648.

Bridewell Hospital, London: the interior of the pass-room with women and children, some lying on palliasses. Coloured aquatint by J. Hill after A. C. Pugin and T. Rowlandson.

A woman breast feeding her child while she is holding it and its cradle. Collotype after a wooden sculpture.

A girl with a younger child on her lap: Emily and Laura Calmady. Engraving after Sir T. Lawrence.

A poor family praying before eating their simple evening meal. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1784, after A. Ostade.

Chavasse's advice to a mother : on the management of her children and on the treatment of some of their illnesses and accidents.

M0012471: Blue and white feeding cup

Mental health through education / by W. Carson Ryan.

A treatise on the diseases and physical education of children / by John Eberle.

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Chavasse's advice to a mother : on the management of her children and on the treatment of some of their illnesses and accidents.

M0012471: Blue and white feeding cup

Mental health through education / by W. Carson Ryan.

A treatise on the diseases and physical education of children / by John Eberle.

A poor family praying before eating their simple evening meal. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1784, after A. Ostade.