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Cleaning Porcelain Dolls

I have numerous Indian porcelain dolls. Most of them have feathers on their head and throughout their clothes. In the few years that I've had them, they have gotten extremely dusty. I'm not sure how to clean them without messing up their braided hair and their feathers. Can someone please help me? Thank you.

By PINKNPERDY69 from Hudson, FL

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RE: Cleaning Porcelain Dolls

Wrap the dolls carefully and securely in nylon net and then use your vacuum cleaner to suck the dust through the net. The net will hold the hair and feathers in place while the holes in the net will allow the dust to be removed. A similar method can be used to remove dust/dirt from antique clothing. Lay the garment on a flat surface and cover the garment with a window screen. Then vacuum the window screen.

Post by Dacula

RE: Cleaning Porcelain Dolls

I like to dust my delicate items with an appropriately sized paint brush - it works quite nicely!

Post by Tripleb

Archived Request: Cleaning Porcelain Dolls

My daughter has a collection of porcelain dolls from all over the world (about 50 of all different sizes)and they are really dusty. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas as to how to clean them. The clothes are also smokey (we used to smoke in the apt. before buying a new house and no longer smoke in the house. We are working on quitting permanently.) and I would really like to get the smell and dust off of them before we put them up on shelves again. Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Darlene

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