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This doll arm was recovered from a farmstead in Chase County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2005. The doll arm is made of bisque porcelain and has a realistic skin-like matte finish. Bisque dolls were very popular during the late 1800s. The site was excavated in 1980 during the Emporia State University's archaeological field school.
Date: 1880-1900
Item Number: 507983
Call Number: 14CS701-1-7-284 2005.G
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 507983
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Children - Girls
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Play
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Recreational Artifacts - Toy - Doll
People - Children
Places - Counties - Chase
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
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