#142

Composition Shirley Temple by Ideal in Molly-e Costume with Original Box
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$2,000
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Description
27" (69 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 (torso). Condition: generally excellent, eyes slightly faded. Comments: wearing original green textured cotton dress with red berry buttons by Molly-e (remnants of original tag), one piece undergarment, shoes and socks, and presented in original cardboard box. Ideal, circa 1936, the doll is featured in Shirley Temple Dolls and Collectibles by Tonya Bervaldi-Camaratta, page 114.