Vanity Fair- Half Dolls christmas bear Germany are born collectors and

Germany are born collectors and although their home is a veritable wonderland of carefully-chosen 19th century antiques

a sculpted fully-jointed doll with painted eyes and a mohair wig

The long full sleeves are captured at the wrist by double rows of lace that repeat at the neckline

some 80 years later

Boris wears some baggy red shorts and a cream silken bow around his neck

Vanity Fair- Half Dolls christmas bear Germany are born collectors andRare Half Dolls, Powder Puff Ladies, Bathing Beauties and Other Toilette Table Fancies. More than 350 fabulous examples highlighted by the half collection of the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum and the private collection of Vicki Lee Little. 9 x 10. Softbound. 112 pages, full color. BT 308