China doll

[2] A typical china doll has a glazed porcelain head with painted molded hair and a body made of cloth or leather.

China dolls were also produced in Czechoslovakia (Schlaggenwald), Denmark (Royal Copenhagen),[6] France (Barrois, Jacob Petit), Poland (Tielsch), and Sweden (Rörstrand.

[citation needed] Production of unglazed bisque dolls began in 1850 and they increased their market share towards the end of the 19th century.

[5][8] Harper's Bazaar referred to china dolls as "old fashioned" in 1873, though they continued being made well into the early 20th century.

[2] A typical china doll has a head made of glazed white porcelain, with painted molded hair and facial features.

[citation needed] China doll parts were also sold for the customer to fashion a body and clothing.

[3] Rorstrand dolls usually are marked with a model letter and size number on the bottom front of the shoulder plate.

[11] There was a resurgence in the popularity of china dolls in the mid-1900s when many were reproduced in the United States by companies such as Ruth Gibbs of New Jersey and Californians Emma Clear and Mark Farmer,[12] among many others.

[13] From the 1930s Emma Clear became renowned for her high quality, finely made reproduction china heads.

[14] Some hobbyists purchased or made molds from original antique china dolls and created reproductions in low fired ceramic.