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  The archaeological example may be similar to this privately   
owned doll, marked “16.30”.  Doll height: 10.0”   

Site: 18BC80  Privy 19A01

Context: Brick lined privy, Lot 71. Privy associated either with African-American or German immigrant neighborhood.

Site Date Range: Late 19th to early 20th century 

Materials: Painted bisque porcelain.

Dimensions:

Description: Molded and painted bisque porcelain doll head. Flattened and open area on back of head for attachment of hair. Impressed numbers 16.0 on reverse. Painted eyebrows and eyelashes

History: Most inexpensive porcelain doll parts found in America were manufactured in Germany. It was not until the mid-nineteenth century that porcelain became inexpensive enough to be used for large-scale doll production (King 1981:287)