CERAMIC DOLL

[808kaz]

HI EVERYONE, I DUG THIS CERAMIC DOLL, IT'S VERY SMALL AROUND 2 1/2 INCHES IN HEIGHT, APPEARS TO BE A MALE DOLL, ANY INFORMATION AND INPUT WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANKS.

 

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[Breezie]

This type of doll is called a Frozen Charlotte. These dolls circa 1850 to about 1920's are generally nude, and range from under an inch to about 18 inches tall. The earlier ones were made in Germany, and much later in Japan. They are made of bisque china, which is generally white to pinkish color. The male dolls were called Frozen Charlies, and are denoted by short hair or no hair. If there is a marking, it will be on their back or the nape of their neck. Breezie

 

[Chris_Odom]

nice id breezie! it surely looks like something to keep.

 

[Breezie]

nice id breezie! it surely looks like something to keep.

We've sold lots of these in our shop, and they clean up nicely useing a toothbrush and some Comet or the likes. To put a little gloss on them, you can use Baby Oil after cleaning. Breezie

 

[Breezie]

Good ID, Breezie.

Why do they call them "frozen?"

I would think this is alluding to the frozen and stiff features, or white colour.
Or am I missing something?

Hey Rando . .how goes it Shugar? They are called frozen because there legs and arms are stationary, not jointed. The doll is in one solid piece. . . .tough life not being able to move; lol Breezie

 

[808kaz]

HI BREEZE, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, I TRULY APPRECIATED. IT DOES APPEAR TO BE A NUDE MALE DOLL LIKE YOU SAID, PROBABLY FROM GERMANY, FOUND IT IN A LATE 1800-EARLY 1900 DUMP, IS IT WORTH MUCH THANKS,

 

[Breezie]

Good ID, Breezie.

Why do they call them "frozen?"

I would think this is alluding to the frozen and stiff features, or white colour.
Or am I missing something?

Hey Rando . .how goes it Shugar? They are called frozen because there legs and arms are stationary, not jointed. The doll is in one solid piece. . . .tough life not being able to move; lol Breezie

"Shugar" (Now ya done got me all embarassed)
If it were any better, I would be two of me...

ahhh.. not moveable=frozen. Kinda figured it was something along those lines.

And I spelled 'Shugar' just like we say it down South . . .LOL Mmm, twin Randos . . .is the forum ready for that?

 

[Breezie]

HI BREEZE, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, I TRULY APPRECIATED. IT DOES APPEAR TO BE A NUDE MALE DOLL LIKE YOU SAID, PROBABLY FROM GERMANY, FOUND IT IN A LATE 1800-EARLY 1900 DUMP, IS IT WORTH MUCH THANKS,

The value of the Frozen C's depends on several factors, but the #1 is: It cannot be cracked, chipped or repaired. We use a long bulb 'black light' (back to the dazzze of Jimi Hendrix) to determine cracks & repairs in china. Frozen C's were inexpensively made dolls, basically the cheapo's of the era. They were easily molded and sparingly painted. The most common were girls, then boys, with the most rare being Black. Sight unseen, I'd say your Frozen Charlie, if unbroken would sale for about $15.-$18.-$20.00 range and judging by the face, it looks German made. Breezie

 

[808kaz]

Hi Breeze,
Thank you so much for the information, I learned something new. My hobby and passion is digging for bottles, I come across many interesting artifacts in my years of digging, thanks again. KAZ

 

[Silver Searcher]

Good ID, Breezie.

Why do they call them "frozen?"

I would think this is alluding to the frozen and stiff features, or white colour.
Or am I missing something?

Wouldn't you be frozen...with no bloody clothes on

SS

 

[Breezie]

Good ID, Breezie.

Why do they call them "frozen?"

I would think this is alluding to the frozen and stiff features, or white colour.
Or am I missing something?

Wouldn't you be frozen...with no bloody clothes on

SS

LOL SS you're right . . .and especially today with the wind chill factor making it 9 degrees which is mighty cold & unusual for our area of NC.

KAZ, you're welcome. Antique dolls, toys, and 1950's cap guns & holsters are my strong suits. Breezie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

looks like a bottle on my screen... :P

 

[Breezie]

looks like a bottle on my screen... :P

Kaz, hope you don't mine, but I reduced the pic. Here ya go BCH. Breezie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Great ID Breezie

 

[Red-Coat]

Just tidying up some blasts from the past (including some very ancient ones), largely for the benefit of anyone searching the site for information.

These were originally known as “pillar dolls” (from the upright shape/pose), “penny dolls” (they sold for a cent in the US), “solid chinas” and “bathing babies/dolls”. The latter name comes from those that may have a mob-cap moulded as part of the head (like those worn for bathing) and from pieces made with a glazed china front and an unglazed stoneware back that were designed to float in the bath. The small ones were popular as playthings in doll’s houses and the tiny ones were sometimes used as “charms” in Christmas puddings.

They’re usually white/cream or pink-tinted and - more rarely - tinted or painted black. They may have a minimally painted face and very occasionally a moulded chemise as part of the body. Male dolls also exist (identified by a boyish hairstyle) and known as “frozen Charlies”. The legs are frequently conjoined like an Egyptian mummy and the arms may be ill-defined at the sides of the body or sometimes folded over the chest, like this example:

The subsequent popular nickname “frozen Charlotte” (and “frozen Charlie” for the male ones) has its origins from an article that appeared in the New York Observer on 8th February 1840 concerning a young woman who froze to death while riding to a New Year’s Eve ball on 31st December 1839 with her sweetheart in an open sleigh. It was said that her vanity persuaded her to not wrap up because her ball gown would not then be seen and admired.

The journalist Seba Smith published a poem inspired by the events in the Maine newspaper “The Rover” in 1843 under the title “A Corpse Going to a Ball” but later known under the title “Young Charlotte”. Smith’s original version includes the following stanzas:

“O, daughter dear,” her mother cried,
“This blanket ’round you fold;
It is a dreadful night tonight,
You’ll catch your death of cold.”
“O, nay! O, nay!” young Charlotte cried,
And she laughed like a gypsy queen;
“To ride in blankets muffled up,
I never would be seen.”

The blind folk balladeer William Lorenzo Carter from Vermont was probably responsible for popularising the story as a song based on Smith’s poem, for which various versions exist under the titles “Young Charlotte” or “Fair Charlotte”.