Most of today's modern manufactured Porcelain Dolls have the following features:

• Cloth stuffed body including a wire armature for posing your porcelain doll
• Many porcelain dolls have a two piece porcelain head, shoulder plate construction that also allows for posing of the head.
• Doll Heads, arms and lower legs are made of high fire porcelain.
• Doll Eyes and lashes are inset, and wigs are applied directly to the porcelain.
• Clothing may be quite intricate, or very simple depending on the style.

Many people today refer to Porcelain Dolls as "China ", which is perhaps derived from China T-Cups and Fine China. China is indeed a porcelain product, but refers to the finish that is applied. In the case of China Dishes, there is a high glaze applied to seal the porcelain. In the 1800's there were indeed China Dolls produced. They had a high glaze finish and may have been loved dearly by your grandmother or great grandmother. The picture to the left, illustrates the finish on an antique China Head Doll. Today's Victorian porcelains seldom sport this glazed finish, although it is sometimes seen on Clown dolls. Today's dolls are finished in a porcelain finish called bisque.