Accession number:
PML 253102
Published:
[United States] : [manufacturer not identified], [1850-1920?]
Description:
2 dolls in a nutshell
Credit:
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes:
Smaller dolls were used as charms in Christmas puddings, in doll houses, and as ornaments. They were popular during the Victorian era.
The name of the doll originates from the American folk ballad "Fair Charlotte", based on the poem "A Corpse Going to a Ball" by Seba Smith.
Provenance:
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Summary:
One white and one black painted china "frozen Charlotte" dolls encased in a walnut shell surrounded by wool.
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