This collection is about children in the 18th century. Being a child today is completely different from being a child in the 1800s. The mortality rate for infants in the 18th century is 50% meaning half of the children born did not get to see their childhood. Childhood in the 18th century was indifferent and dangerous. Children were born into two classes: upper class or lower class. Children either spent their childhood in the fields working or indoors playing with their wood toys. Children in the 18th century were sometimes referred to as miniature adults. They seem to grow up a bit faster than children today. The following pictures are some examples of how a child's clothing and toys would look. As well as how child education and labor were seen in the 18th century.