#101

Composition Shirley Temple by Idea, Plaid "Lollipop" Dress "Bright Eyes"
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25" (64 cm.) All composition with socket head and five piece body, sleep and flirty eyes, mohair lashes, original blonde mohair wig in ringlet curls. Marks: Shirley Temple Ideal N&T Co. (head) Shirley Temple (torso). Condition: generally excellent, slight eye fading, few light craze lines on legs. Comments: wearing original yellow cotton plaid dress with yellow bow tie, one-piece undergarment, socks and shoes inspired by her performance of "On the Good Ship Lollipop" in the 1934 film "Bright Eyes"; the dress has an original NRA rayon label. Ideal, circa 1935.