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These children were better looked after than the foundling children also 'out at nurse', but many of the parents and children may have been strangers to each other.","briefDescription":"Colour printed stipple engraving entitled 'Nurs'd at Home', engraved by Strutt after Stothard; English, 1796","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Publisher's firm was situated at Ludgate Hill\n\nReason For Production: Retail","productionType":{"text":"Mass produced","id":"THES48863"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[{"text":"Childcare","id":"x30247"}],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["B.248-1998"],"accessionNumberNum":"248","accessionNumberPrefix":"B","accessionYear":1998,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-03-17","recordCreationDate":"1998-09-04","availableToBook":true}}