#131

Composition Shirley Temple by Ideal in Embroidered Cherry Dress
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$500
sold
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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: 25 Shirley Temple Ideal N&T Co. (head) Shirley Temple (torso). Condition: generally excellent, hair re-set. Comments: wearing (untagged) rare red and white checkered dress with ruffle-edged front panel decorated with embroidered cherries, one-piece undergarments, shoes and socks. An identical tagged costume is shown in Shirley Temple Dolls and Collectibles by Tonya Bervaldi-Camaratta, page 54.