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- Cradle, 1760-1790 - Eighteenth-century parents used cradles to keep babies warm and safely removed from household dangers. Babies could be laced into cradles to prevent them from falling or crawling out -- lacing pegs can be seen on this cradle along the top outer edge of the sides. With the baby securely confined, mothers or other caregivers could go about their daily chores without worry.
- 1760-1790
- Collections - Artifact
Cradle, 1760-1790
Eighteenth-century parents used cradles to keep babies warm and safely removed from household dangers. Babies could be laced into cradles to prevent them from falling or crawling out -- lacing pegs can be seen on this cradle along the top outer edge of the sides. With the baby securely confined, mothers or other caregivers could go about their daily chores without worry.
- Patent Cradle, 1880-1892 -
- 1880-1892
- Collections - Artifact
Patent Cradle, 1880-1892
- Cradle, 1800-1825 -
- 1800-1825
- Collections - Artifact
Cradle, 1800-1825
- Windsor Rocking Cradle, 1800-1825 - Childrearing practices have changed over time. By the early 1800s, most American parents had abandoned swaddling their babies; and some began to view the free flow of air as beneficial to a growing child. Slat and spindle cradles grew in popularity. This Windsor-type cradle would let cool air surround the sleeping infant now dressed in loose-fitting garments.
- 1800-1825
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Windsor Rocking Cradle, 1800-1825
Childrearing practices have changed over time. By the early 1800s, most American parents had abandoned swaddling their babies; and some began to view the free flow of air as beneficial to a growing child. Slat and spindle cradles grew in popularity. This Windsor-type cradle would let cool air surround the sleeping infant now dressed in loose-fitting garments.
- Cradle, circa 1870-1890 - By the 1800s, many American parents viewed the free flow of air as beneficial to a growing child. Parents began to abandon swaddling and the use of cradle lacing pegs designed to keep a child confined inside a solid wood-sided cradle. Slat and spindle cradles grew in popularity. This cradle let fresh air surround the infant, now dressed in loose-fitting garments.
- circa 1870-1900
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Cradle, circa 1870-1890
By the 1800s, many American parents viewed the free flow of air as beneficial to a growing child. Parents began to abandon swaddling and the use of cradle lacing pegs designed to keep a child confined inside a solid wood-sided cradle. Slat and spindle cradles grew in popularity. This cradle let fresh air surround the infant, now dressed in loose-fitting garments.
- Baby's Dreams, circa 1870 -
- circa 1870
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Baby's Dreams, circa 1870
- Cradle, 1850-1900 - By the 1800s, many American parents viewed the free flow of air as beneficial to a growing child. Parents began to abandon swaddling and the use of cradle lacing pegs designed to keep a child confined inside a solid wood-sided cradle. Slat and spindle cradles grew in popularity. This cradle let fresh air surround the infant, now dressed in loose-fitting garments.
- 1850-1900
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Cradle, 1850-1900
By the 1800s, many American parents viewed the free flow of air as beneficial to a growing child. Parents began to abandon swaddling and the use of cradle lacing pegs designed to keep a child confined inside a solid wood-sided cradle. Slat and spindle cradles grew in popularity. This cradle let fresh air surround the infant, now dressed in loose-fitting garments.