Detail View: UMass 19th Century Roxbury Family Collection:
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ID number:
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5.85
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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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Small figurine
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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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Full body of doll with fixed arms and legs
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Image view description:
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Back of figurine
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Artifact condition:
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Head, forearms, and feet missing
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Artifact inscription:
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None
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Artifact material:
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Ceramic
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Artifact date:
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Late 19th - early 20th century
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Artifact date type:
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creation date
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Artifact Terminus Ante Quem:
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1850
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Artifact notes:
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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
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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_00008.tif
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Accession number:
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UMAR_00008
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Rights:
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All rights reserved
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