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Description
18" (46 cm.) Pressed felt head, amber-tinted complexion with blushed cheeks, dramatically side-slanted painted brown eyes with rich black eyeliner and lashes, defined brows, black curved brows, painted nostrils, closed mouth with richly painted lips, black mohair stitched-on wig with queue, on composition body with jointing at shoulders and hips. The doll is wearing a rich Chinese costume with embroidered flowers and butterflies, comprising tunic, pants, slippers, and cap. Head by Lenci, a rare variation of their model 110, uniquely mounted on composition body at the time of Shirley's childhood, circa 1936. Excellent condition. Included with the doll is a vintage photograph of Shirley holding the doll in a Christmas scene from a "Stowaway" set, along with her stand-in (the identical photograph appeared in the June 1938 issue of Modern Screen). In the final scene of "Stowaway" featuring Shirley singing "That's What I Want for Christmas", the doll faintly appears in the right corner of the screen.