Frozen Charlotte doll

This very small (two centimeters wide) porcelain figural toy is a type of "Frozen Charlotte" doll associated with the character Charlotte in the American folk ballad "Fair Charlotte," popular between 1850 and 1920. This doll was found during excavation of Apartment D in the officers' quarters at Historic Fort Snelling in 1976. Accession 377.4.81.2, archaeology collection, Minnesota Historical Society.