Bisque dolls are commonly referred to as porcelain dolls; however, this is the incorrect terminology. Bisque dolls were invented in the late 1860s and helped dolls to maintain a realistic skin tone. Up to this time period, dolls were made of porcelain and then glazed; this made the doll’s skin look shiny and fake. Bisque refers to unglazed porcelain, giving the doll a more realistic tone. When bisque dolls were first being made, they had leather or cloth bodies. In the modern day, bisque dolls are too fragile to fit the role of plaything and have become solely collector's items.
A doll is considered a bisque doll if its head is composed of bisque (unglazed porcelain). Most dolls are not composed of all bisque because of the delicacy of the substance. Bisque dolls come in all different sizes, ranging from half an inch long to five feet tall!
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Bisque doll production began in France, and then Germany became the main bisque doll manufacturer in the 1880s. In the early 20th century, the majority of bisque dolls were being made in the United States; towards the latter part of the century, China was the main hub for bisque dolls. Bisque dolls remain popular, even today.
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