COLLECTION NAME:
UMass 19th Century Roxbury Family Collection
Record
ID number:
53.32
Site name:
Roxbury
Complex title:
DCR Parcel 8
Site date:
18th-20th century
Modern location:
Roxbury, Massachusetts
UMAS Project Number:
UM 734
Artifact name:
Head of figure, possibly minuteman
Artifact form:
figurine
Artifact classification:
toy (recreational artifact)
Artifact description:
Handpainted head of figurine, possibly minuteman
Image view description:
Head with ID number and measurement
Artifact condition:
Body missing, front of hat chipped
Artifact inscription:
None
Artifact material:
Hard paste porcelain
Artifact date:
19th century
Artifact date type:
creation date
Artifact notes:
This figurine may be the head of a Minuteman soldier from the American Revolutionary War. He has a black hat and the hint of a red coat collar similar tothose of other Minuteman figurines
Artifact repository:
UMass Archaeological Services Artifact Inventory
Image creator:
Eve Loftus
Image creation date:
2017-03
Filename:
UMAR_00027.tif
Accession number:
UMAR_00027
Rights:
All rights reserved
