Detail View: UMass 19th Century Roxbury Family Collection:
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ID number:
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53.32
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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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Head of figure, possibly minuteman
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Artifact form:
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figurine
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Artifact classification:
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toy (recreational artifact)
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Artifact description:
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Handpainted head of figurine, possibly minuteman
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Image view description:
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Head with ID number and measurement
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Artifact condition:
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Body missing, front of hat chipped
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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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19th century
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Artifact date type:
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creation date
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Artifact notes:
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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
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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_00027.tif
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Accession number:
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UMAR_00027
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Rights:
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All rights reserved
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