Only Child, The Berta Leon Hackney Collection antique german doll Very delicate blue/cream/gold shadow-weave silk

Very delicate blue/cream/gold shadow-weave silk fabric enhances the classic best dress with V-shaped yoke box-pleated skirt coat sleeves and lace trim

Tea Cozies

Navy blue vertical bands decorate the bodice

but the book is in English

with blue chambray trim and pants

Only Child, The Berta Leon Hackney Collection antique german doll Very delicate blue/cream/gold shadow-weave silkOn her fifth birthday, Berta Leon Hackney was given a doll by her father. And a promise. Every week thereafter she could choose another doll to add to her collection. Thus, in the midst of the Depression Years, she, an only child, was blessed with this happy start to collecting that laid down the very foundation of her doll filled home today. Now, some 80 years later, the collection has grown from these childhood dolls into a world class collection.