A review of some contemporary porcelain fashion dolls, as well as harking back to dolls of the past. There’s probably something here for most tastes in doll-collecting, from antique to Barbie and beyond.
In recent years, with the awareness of environmental issues and the proliferation of microplastics, some doll-makers have rediscovered porcelain – producing modern fashion dolls from this beautiful material.
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, and bisque dolls which are unglazed. When referring to contemporary dolls, the terms porcelain and bisque are often used to mean the same thing.
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Tish G. · March 12, 2026 at 2:40 pm
Love the porcelain dolls more than the resin ones. I’ve found that resins can have color changes if exposed to extremes of heat, or for some other reason. The complexions on a couple of the resin dolls I have (Tiny Kitty Collier, for instance) have turned a strange shade of taupe. From a distance they look porcelain, but when you get up close, you can see that the complexions are no longer the same fair complexion they might have had if they were porcelaing
thebolddoll · March 19, 2026 at 8:55 am
Hi Tish, thanks for your comments! Porcelain has certainly stood the test of time in a way that resin, a much newer product for doll production, hasn’t. I have experienced color change on resin dolls too – as long as it’s uniform I try to embrace it. Thank you for visiting TheBoldDoll!