Clarissa Field of Northfield, Massachusetts, was born blind in 1765. This doll was made for her and she fancifully named it Bangwell Putt. The doll lacks facial features but her ten carefully constructed fingers suggest the importance of touch in Clarissa’s world. Bangwell is dressed in 18th century fashion, including “stays” (a corset). Clarissa kept Bangwell until she died in her eighties. Bangwell Putt is thought to be the oldest surviving ragdoll in North America.