"Frozen Charlotte" Doll
Title
"Frozen Charlotte" Doll
Description
Inspired by the cautionary tale “Fair Charlotte,” in which a young woman froze to death after refusing her mother's advice to dress warmly for a sleigh ride, this German-made china doll was created as a bathing toy for young children in the late nineteenth century. The dolls stood anywhere from 1/4 inch to 5 inches, often with painted-on faces and hair. They were could also be baked into cakes or displayed in miniature coffins in the home.
Source
Recovered from excavation prior to construction of Rutgers-Camden dormitory, 330 Cooper Street, Camden, N.J.
Publisher
Rutgers University-Camden
Date
Late nineteenth century; photograph April 2018.
Contributor
Amanda Cross (Graduate Student, American Material Culture, Spring 2018); photograph by Jacob Lechner.
Rights
Collection of Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts
Relation
Affleck, Richard, George Cress, Ingrid Weubber, Rebecca White, Kimberly Morrell, and Thomas Kutys. Phase II and Data-Recovery Archaeological Excavations of the Smith-Maskell Site Cooper Street Development Camden, New Jersey. Archaeological Excavation Report, Burlington: URS Corporation.
Format
China doll, 4 inches in length.
Original Format
Photograph
Collection
Citation
“"Frozen Charlotte" Doll,” Learning From Cooper Street, accessed December 4, 2023, https://omeka.camden.rutgers.edu/items/show/10.