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How to Make a Basic Essential Layette for Eighteenth Century Re-enactor Infants
Baby Swaddling Photo Series
 1. cap and diaper |
 2. pilch |
 3. shirt |
 4. the bed |
 5. the roller |
 6. the forehead cloth |
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Introduction
- Cap
- Diaper, known in the period as "napkin" or "clout"
- Pilch or Pilcher, a diaper-cover
- Shirt
- Petticoat
- Roller, swaddling-band, belly-band, or "surcingle"
- Bed gown or robe
- Bib, also Drool cloth, burp cloth, the "muckinder"
- Stockings, Shoes, Booties
- Baby sling, baby carrier
- Blanket, basket, bedding
- Final Reminder
Sources
Baby Swaddling Photo Series
Baby Gown Photo Series
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