Sunday, December 30, 2012

Frozen Charlotte

 It's been ages since I made a treasury, so it was high time that I did. What better subject for a cold winter's day but Frozen Charlotte?



Frozen Charlotte is a name used to describe a specific form of china doll made from c. 1850 to c. 1920. The name comes 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 and froze to death during the journey.



(More folk renderings may be found on Asmoen's YouTube channel)

3 comments:

  1. Very interesting...I had never heard the origin of the name. Thanks for sharing it!

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  2. very cool.. sharing on google!

    http://piecesofhomemosaics.blogspot.com/2013/01/spice-up-your-kitchen.html#comment-form

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  3. Love the name and treasury!!!

    xo,
    Jessica
    http://thedoilyduck.blogspot.com ... Come stop by sometime :)

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