COLLECTION NAME:
UMass 19th Century Roxbury Family Collection
Record
ID number:
5.85
Site name:
Roxbury
Complex title:
DCR Parcel 8
Site date:
18th-20th century
Modern location:
Roxbury, Massachusetts
UMAS Project Number:
UM 734
Artifact name:
Small figurine
Artifact form:
doll
Artifact classification:
toy (recreational artifact)
Artifact description:
Full body of doll with fixed arms and legs
Image view description:
Back of figurine
Artifact condition:
Head, forearms, and feet missing
Artifact inscription:
None
Artifact material:
Ceramic
Artifact date:
Late 19th - early 20th century
Artifact date type:
creation date
Artifact Terminus Ante Quem:
1850
Artifact notes:
If this figurine was made with a press mold, it dates to the second half of the 19th century, but if it was slip-cast, it dates to after 1900. The separated feet suggest that this figurine dates earlier than figurines with joined feet and legs
Artifact repository:
UMass Archaeological Services Artifact Inventory
Image creator:
Eve Loftus
Image creation date:
2017-03
Filename:
UMAR_00008.tif
Accession number:
UMAR_00008
Rights:
All rights reserved
