I wanted to post a sincere thank you to all who have
responded on line as well as off so far, I now have a
very healthy folder of new references and leads to
follow for another future project! I'll send the URL
out to my article when it is posted (probably Friday).
A quick answer before that: I found that the term
Frozen Charlotte is purely an American term. These
dolls went by several other names including
all-in-one, mummy, pillar, teacup, solid china, penny,
cake, wedding cake, and badekinder/bathing dolls
(Pillar dolls came from the old adage that if children
disobeyed their parents, they would turn into a pillar
of salt!). The dolls were made primarily in Germany
and England.
Charlotte was, according to legend, a real woman in
Vermont who froze in a sleigh on her way to a New
Years eve ball. It was a cautionary tale to not dress
so "thinly clad" into a wintry night (listen to your
mother!). The ballad Fair Charlotte published in 1840
and a play based on this folktale coincided with the
manufacture of these dolls (1840-early 20th) and their
rising popularity.
Again, I'll post the URL when it's up for those
interested and thanks again for all the interest and
responses!
Sarah
--- "Davis, Richard D. (CONTRACTOR)"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: frozen charlotte dolls
>
>
> Frozen Charlotte dolls began, as I understand it, in
> the 1840s German
> principalities.
>
> Laura
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