This is my collection of all bisque dolls which were made in Japan during the 1920s. They range in height from just 1.5" tall to 4" tall and most of mine have jointed arms. I bought them in a job lot at auction and their previous owner has redressed some of them.
These are the biggest dolls, the one in the centre still has her original paper jacket although it is a bit tatty.
The doll on the right actually has a painted on swimsuit under her knitted dress.
Some people call these dolls Frozen Charlotte's but technically a Frozen Charlotte doll is a doll made in one solid piece of bisque and so they do not have jointed arms.
These are Frozen Charlotte dolls.
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The name Frozen Charlotte comes from a North American folk ballad called Fair Charlotte which is the story of a girl who was going to a New Years ball. It was snowing but she refused to wear a coat as she did not want to cover up her pretty dress. Her fiance found her on the sleigh at the end of the journey frozen to death.
Here is a link to Kitty MacFarlane singing the ballad:
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