Snowbabies were particularly popular during the art nouveau period from around 1900 until 1920. The classic snowbaby is made of unglazed porcelain and portrays a child in winter clothing. The dress is coated with a shimmering finish of ground porcelain. This gives the impression of freshly fallen snowflakes. Snowbabies were often used to create elaborate winter scenes at Christmas. In England around 1910, the approx. 5 cm high snowbabies were also popular as a decoration on white buttercream cakes. Visitors to the Doll’s House Museum can admire this type of presentation as well and see for themselves that the little figures cut quite a dash on those cakes.