In 1895, the Golliwog surfaced in Great Britain, the product of children's book illustrator Florence Kate Upton, who modeled her rag doll character after a minstrel doll from her American childhood. "Golly", as he later affectionately came to be called, had a jet-black face, wild, woolly hair, bright, red lips, and sported formal minstrel attire. The generic British golliwog later made its way back across the Atlantic as dolls, toy tea sets, ladies' perfume, and in a myriad of other forms. The word "golliwog" may have given rise to the ethnic slur "wog"."The Golliwog Caricature", Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, Ferris State University. Accessed online January 31, 2008.
In 1895 the Golliwog surfaced in Great Britain the product of children's book illustrator Florence Kate Upton who modeled her rag doll character after a minstrel doll from her American childhood "Golly" as he later affectionately came to be called had a jet-black face wild woolly hair bright red lips and sported formal minstrel attire The generic British golliwog later made its way back across the Atlantic as dolls toy tea sets ladies' perfume and in a myriad of other forms The word "golliwog" may have given rise to the ethnic slur "wog""The Golliwog Caricature" Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia Ferris State University Accessed online January 31 2008