Foundling Museum - Fabric Tokens Identified Abandoned Children

The work of Thomas Coram continues through Coram, previously the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children. The Foundling Hospital, established in 1739 by philanthropist Thomas Coram, cared for more than 25,000 abandoned children over a period of more than 200 years. Professor Styles examines the histories of babies abandoned at the Foundling Hospital through small tokens, such as pieces of fabric , used to identify these children. The exhibition outlines the work done by Coram's friends and associates including George Frideric Handel and William Hogarth in support of the children's home. The Lives of Abandoned Children. Although the hospital no longer exists, the Foundling Museum, established in 1998, tells the story of the hospital and its founder. Threads of Feeling looks at the lives of babies left at the Hospital between 1741 and 1760....

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I'm doing an essay on my dream for the future and mine is that there will not be any more abandoned children. I have to give background on this and I thought that the number (or estimated number) would be great. If it's possible, I was wondering what




A: I'm not really sure and, don't just go off of answers here, look at these to get an idea and then verify them on other websites. there are probable sites with statistics like that.

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