Toy Caster, ca. 1680–90, Silver, 2 × 13/16 in. ( × cm), A fashion for elaborate dollhouses originated in late seventeenth-century Holland and spread to England and the American colonies. These were not amusements for children but for wealthy women who outfitted them with sumptuous furnishings executed in miniature. Some colonial goldsmiths specialized in toys and jewels, which they imported from London or made locally. This caster is from an assembled set of silver toys owned by Bethiah Shrimpton (1681–1713) of Boston. , Probably made in England, British, 17th century, Toys and Games

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