porcelain dolls

Porcelain dolls are dolls with heads, hands, and sometimes feet made from glazed ceramic, the body typically cloth or leather.

Popular from the mid-1800s through the early 1900s, they ranged from children's playthings to decorative collectibles.

Antique porcelain dolls are now prized by collectors: Her grandmother's porcelain doll sat in a glass case.

The phrase sometimes describes people who appear fragile or artificially perfect.