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:
Doll feet
Artifact form:
doll
Artifact classification:
toy (recreational artifact)
Artifact description:
Doll feet crossed over each other with black boots
Image view description:
Front of feet from bottom
Artifact condition:
Feet complete, broken off partway up calves
Artifact inscription:
None
Artifact material:
Ceramic
Artifact date:
Late 19th - early 20th century
Artifact date type:
creation date
Artifact Terminus Ante Quem:
1880
Artifact Terminus Post Quem:
1940
Artifact notes:
Black painted boots with heels are common on dolls dating from the 1880s-1930s. Dolls from this period also often had bulbous calves, but this is not visible on this artifact.
Artifact repository:
UMass Archaeological Services Artifact Inventory
Image creator:
Eve Loftus
Image creation date:
2017-03
Filename:
UMAR_00012.tif
Accession number:
UMAR_00012
Rights:
All rights reserved
