Frozen Charlotte

A Frozen Charlotte is a specific form of china or bisque doll made in one solid piece without joints from 1850 to about 1920. They were typically inexpensive, and the name Penny doll is also used, in particular for smallest, most affordable versions. The dolls had substantial popularity during the Victorian era.  The name of the doll originates from the American folk ballad Fair Charlotte, which tells of a young girl called Charlotte who refused to wrap up warmly to go on a sleigh ride because she did not want to cover up her pretty dress and thus froze to death.