How Porcelain Dolls Became the Ultimate Victorian Status Symbol Class-obsessed consumers found the cold, hard and highly breakable figurines irresistible Maria Teresa Hart - Author, Doll November ...

The westward spread of the Chinese ceramics, known as "white gold," saw these objects become a fascination in upper-class households—and resulted in a damaged relationship between empires.

But the dolls actually served a greater purpose than just being pretty playthings for girls in the mid to late-Victorian period.

But enough with the history lesson. Taylor-Joy looks like a beautiful porcelain doll in the ensemble. You know, one of the ones your grandmother would bring back from Europe and present to you ...