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TIL that a Frozen Charlotte is an inexpensive small china or bisque doll (c.1850–1920) that was popular in the Victorian era. Named after a ballad about a girl who froze to death on a sleigh ride, they were sometimes hidden in Christmas puddings and the smaller ones were popular for doll’s houses.

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