Summary
Ceramic Frozen Charlotte doll, circa 1850-1914.
One of an assortment of dolls collected from the St Kilda tip and the Dudly Flats tip in Footscray by Mrs Diane Cummings.
Frozen Charlottes were made in moulds in Germany, France, England and Japan and sold by the thousands. They were an inexpensive doll accessible to a wide range of families.
Physical Description
Frozen Charlotte with large bonnet painted yellow, wearing short-sleeved dress, kneeling. Her hands clutch her collar. Face and hair lightlighted in applied colours. Patches of brown discolouration throughout.
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Donation from Mrs Suzanne Hunt, 12 Jan 1989
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25 mm (Width), 20 mm (Depth), 45 mm (Height)
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