COLLECTION NAME:
UMass 19th Century Roxbury Family Collection
Record
ID number:
55.2
Site name:
Roxbury
Complex title:
DCR Parcel 8
Site date:
18th-20th century
Modern location:
Roxbury, Massachusetts
UMAS Project Number:
UM 734
Artifact name:
Doll limb
Artifact form:
doll
Artifact classification:
toy (recreational artifact)
Artifact description:
Half of limb from elbow/knee to wrist/ankle
Image view description:
Inside of limb
Artifact condition:
Only front face of limb remaining, extremity (hand/foot) missing
Artifact inscription:
None
Artifact material:
Hard paste porcelain
Artifact date:
20th century
Artifact date type:
creation date
Artifact Terminus Post Quem:
1909
Artifact notes:
After 1909, dolls' limbs were often more round like an infant's limbs rather than straight like an adult's. This limb might be an example of this transition
Artifact repository:
UMass Archaeological Services Artifact Inventory
Image creator:
Eve Loftus
Image creation date:
2017-03
Filename:
UMAR_00002.tif
Accession number:
UMAR_00002
Rights:
All rights reserved
