As far as the song and folk tale goes, a quick internet search can get you
to this account of the origin of the poem and various musical derivatives
from it.
http://imaginemaine.com/Features/Archives/Charlotte.html
But that still doesn't tell us how this particular folk tale/song/legend got
attached to these dolls. How far back does the term "Frozen Charlotte" go
as identifying this kind of doll?
Richard D. Davis
-----Original Message-----
From: Laura West [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:33 AM
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Subject: Re: frozen charlotte dolls
Frozen Charlotte dolls began, as I understand it, in the 1840s German
principalities.
Laura