* * * 1870 - 1880 China Dolls * * * The china dolls of 1870 - 1880 were made with an emphasis on quantity rather than quality. Porcelain clay is now poured into the mold for low cost manufacturing. The dolls are marketed as toys and have a childish look appealing to youngsters. (Photo 15) They have narrower square shoulders, short necks and short curly hairstyles. (Photo 16) Arms and legs are short and chubby. (Photo 17) Commercial bodies are patented by Dotter, Goldsmith, Robinson and Lacman. (Photo 18) Availability of bodies gives buyers the option to buy a complete doll, a separate head and commercial body or a head and commercial limbs to attach to a homemade body. 15. Child china dolls have short shoulders and blonde curly bangs. 16. This is an example of commercially made legs. 84 WINTER 2020 17. Here is a flat-top china with a stylish Goldsmith body.