Dolls of Different Styles

By Laurie Middleton

Dolls existed ever since the beginning of modern humans. Remains of past civilizations show that young girls fancied dolls and are still valued by children and other collectors. Also, dolls today are used for health purposes in hospitals and also in art as models. There are different types of dolls and these have different uses and appearance. You can see doll shoes that are currently available.

Bisque Doll - Bisque dolls, from the name itself are made of the bisque porcelain. Some dolls have heads made up of bisque and others are wholly made up of bisque porcelain. What greatly sets this doll apart from other dolls is its realistic, skin-like matte finish. These dolls were commonly manufactured by French and German manufacturers. Many of these dolls are collectibles and can be worth thousands.

Bisque dolls were manufactured as toys for children and a lot of these dolls resemble a grown up lady, but later on more child-like dolls were presented in the market. These dolls are usually fashioned with the latest trend. They can be fashioned with different garments.

China doll - These dolls are made up of partially or wholly of glazed porcelain. The doll was named specifically because the material it was made of was from China. There are people that refer to the China doll as bisque dolls but these are in fact different dolls. The main difference between them is that China dolls are made up of glazed porcelain while bisque dolls have a skin-like matte finish. China dolls are dolls made with a body composed of leather or cloth, a glazed porcelain head, and with painted, molded hair. China dolls are now treated as antique dolls and were usually produced by German manufacturers. These are usually collectors' items. Find out more about boy dolls here to add to your collection.

Paper doll - Paper dolls are dolls made up of paper. You can also play dress up with these dolls as they have separate clothes that usually have folding tabs to hold them onto the doll. These are inexpensive toys for young children and easy to travel with. Nowadays, paper dolls have evolved and are now considered by artists as an art form. These dolls have been in advertising and are found in magazines and newspapers. There are also vintage paper dolls that have become collectibles.

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