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 The Ellis Island Collection is a collection of turn-of-the-century replica dolls with beautifully featured, porcelain faces. These dolls are dressed in historically accurate, detailed clothing. These are dolls to be cherished and adored. Each exquisitely detailed porcelain doll comes with its own stand. Fully dressed in clothing reminiscent of the late 1800's to early 1900's immigrants. Complete with accouterments as pictured. Includes certificate of authenticity.  Ellis
Island Collection is a collection of turn-of-the-century replica
dolls with beautifully featured, porcelain faces. These dolls are
dressed in historically accurate, detailed clothing. These are dolls
to be cherished and adored. |
 Porcelain
is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including
clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200
°C (2,192 °F) and 1,400 °C (2,552 °F). The toughness,
strength, and translucence of porcelain arise mainly from the formation
of glass and the mineral mullite within the fired body at these high
temperatures.
Porcelain derives its present name from old Italian porcellana (cowrie shell) because of its resemblance to the translucent surface of the shell. Porcelain can informally be referred to as "china" in some English-speaking countries, as China was the birth place of porcelain making. Properties associated with porcelain include low permeability and elasticity; considerable strength, hardness, glassiness, brittleness, whiteness, translucence, and resonance; and a high resistance to chemical attack and thermal shock. For the purposes of trade, the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities defines porcelain as being "completely vitrified, hard, impermeable (even before glazing), white or artificially coloured, translucent (except when of considerable thickness) and resonant." However, the term porcelain lacks a universal definition and has "been applied in a very unsystematic fashion to substances of diverse kinds which have only certain surface-qualities in common" (Burton 1906). Porcelain is used to make table, kitchen, sanitary, and decorative wares; objects of fine art; and tiles. Its high resistance to the passage of electricity makes porcelain an excellent insulator. Dental porcelain is used to make false teeth, caps, crowns and veneers. |
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