Over the course of the 20th century ... “living” dolls, after all, lies in their uncanny resemblance to something that it is inherently not human. Their faces, whether of porcelain or plastic ...

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When digging up the ground, they came across a treasure trove of 19th-century artifacts ... “We found broken China and a porcelain doll that looked barely played with—the face paint ...

And the quality of the porcelain is really not very strong ... Well, as a doll, as a sea captain's doll in the 19th century, it would be worth $2,000 to $3,000. As a piece of folk art, it's ...

White Gold The history of porcelain in Europe starts with Marco Polo. In the 14th century, the explorer brought a small jar from China back to Europe with him and Chinese porcelain became a ...

Over the course of the second half of the nineteenth century, the requisites for the advancement of surgery began to fall into place. Among these was the need for adequate anesthesia ...

This trend was augmented by the Industrial Revolution and the growth of the middle class in the 19th century, which enabled young men to select a spouse and pay for a wedding, regardless of ...

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After researching more than 300 collections and evaluating 50 sets since 2016, we have recommendations for our favorite porcelain, stoneware, bone china, and glass dinnerware. Our picks range in ...

For several months in 1898, a pair of male lions turned the Tsavo region of Kenya into their own human hunting grounds, killing many construction workers who were building the Kenya-Uganda railway.

Featuring everything from analogue train sets, 19th century toy theatres, puppets, porcelain dolls and mechanical toys, as well as zoetropes, magic lanterns, tin toys and robots, the displays are a ...

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