A Frozen Charlotte is a specific form of china or bisque doll made in one solid piece without joints from c. 1850 to c. 1920.
The name of the doll originates from the American folk ballad Fair Charlotte, based on the poem "A Corpse Going to a Ball"[1] by Elizabeth Oakes Smith, which tells of a young girl called Charlotte who refused to wrap up warmly to go on a sleigh ride because she did not want to cover up her pretty dress; she froze to death during the journey.
[2] The Frozen Charlotte doll is made in the form of a standing, naked figure molded as a solid piece.
[4] Frozen Charlotte dolls were popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States.
Male dolls (identified by their boyish hairstyles) are called Frozen Charlies.