At the time of its composition, Golliwoggs were in fashion, due partly to the popularity at that time of the novels of Florence Kate Upton ("golliwog" is a later usage).
Florence Kate Upton (22 February 1873 – 16 October 1922) was an American-born English cartoonist and author most famous for her Golliwogg series of children's books.
•
The original Golliwogg and Dutch Dolls resided for many years at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country estate in Berkshire.
•
Florence’s father, Thomas Harborough Upton, worked as a confidential clerk at the American Exchange Bank in New York.
•
The stone has now been set upright, courtesy of a Heritage Lottery Fund grant, and awaits restoration.
Florence | Florence Nightingale | Kate Moss | Upton Sinclair | Kate Winslet | Kate Bush | University of Florence | Kiss Me, Kate | Mary-Kate Olsen | Kate Smith | Kate | Florence Henderson | Kate Voegele | Upton Park | Florence, Alabama | Upton | Kate Rusby | Kate Ceberano | Kate Hudson | Kate and Anna McGarrigle | Kate Orman | Kate Mulgrew | Fred Upton | Florence Turner | Florence, South Carolina | Florence of Worcester | Kate Walsh | Kate Sharpley Library | Kate Mara | Kate Austen |