Bisque doll
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A bisque doll or porcelain doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of bisque or biscuit porcelain. Bisque dolls are characterized by their realistic, skin-like matte finish. They had their peak of
A German bisque doll from around 1900
Bisque-head German doll with glass eyes and ball-jointed composition body, c. 1920
Catalogue engraving of a bisque doll from the French company Jumeau, c. 1880
China doll
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A china doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of glazed porcelain. The name comes from china being used to refer to the material porcelain. Colloquially the term china doll is sometimes used to
Bisque doll
…playthings, but contemporary bisque dolls are predominantly made directly for the collectors market. Colloquially the terms porcelain doll, bisque doll and china doll are sometimes used interchangeably. But collectors, when referring to antique dolls, make a distinction between china dolls, made of glazed porcelain…
China dolls, 1850-1870 - Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
Typical German 1860s flat top hair style china doll
Rare c.1840s KPM china doll
Reproduction china doll head with characteristic poorly painted appearance