Detail View: UMass 19th Century Roxbury Family Collection:
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ID number:
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55.2
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Site name:
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Roxbury
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Complex title:
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DCR Parcel 8
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Site date:
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18th-20th century
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Modern location:
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Roxbury, Massachusetts
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UMAS Project Number:
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UM 734
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Artifact name:
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Doll limb
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Artifact form:
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doll
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Artifact classification:
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toy (recreational artifact)
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Artifact description:
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Half of limb from elbow/knee to wrist/ankle
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Image view description:
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Inside of limb
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Artifact condition:
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Only front face of limb remaining, extremity (hand/foot) missing
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Artifact inscription:
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None
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Artifact material:
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Hard paste porcelain
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Artifact date:
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20th century
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Artifact date type:
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creation date
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Artifact Terminus Post Quem:
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1909
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Artifact notes:
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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
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Artifact repository:
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UMass Archaeological Services Artifact Inventory
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Image creator:
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Eve Loftus
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Image creation date:
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2017-03
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Filename:
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UMAR_00002.tif
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Accession number:
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UMAR_00002
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Rights:
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All rights reserved
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