FROZEN CHARLOTTE DOLL

ORIGIN: The Ballad- Fair Charlotte.

The urban legend of the Frozen Charlotte Doll is a haunting tale that has fascinated and disturbed people for over a century. 

The legend originates from a popular ballad written in the 1840s called "Fair Charlotte," which retells the grim fate of a young woman named Charlotte.

According to the story, Charlotte was a vain and headstrong girl who was invited to a winter ball. 

And in spite of her mother's warnings about the bitter cold, Charlotte refused to cover her beautiful dress with a cloak. 

She was determined to arrive at the ball looking her very best. 

Even when riding in an open sleigh with her suitor, she endured the harshly cold winds. 

Upon arriving at the ball, her companion reached a hand to help her out, only to discover that she had frozen to death during the journey; her body was already stiff and lifeless.

The story's popularity led to the creation of small porcelain dolls known as Frozen Charlotte Dolls, which were often baked into cakes or used as bath toys during the Victorian era. 

These dolls, with their pale, stiff bodies and haunting expressions, became creepy reminders of the tale's lesson about vanity and the dangers of not heeding to caution. 

Collectors of the modern generation today describe the dolls as 'unsettling', and say they are linked to ghostly presences and bad luck.