Shirley Temple's "King Arthur's Court" Costume from the 1934 Film "Little Miss Marker"

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Of rich burgundy velvet, the Medieval-style gown has highly stylized slit full sleeves and a side slit in skirt at one side, each slit revealing a rich patterned silk inset. There is an extended train and rich gilt metallic embroidery on the collar and extending down the sleeves. Generally excellent condition. The gown is labeled 988-17-an-10 and the underpiece is labeled 5486 Shirley. The costume was worn by Shirley Temple in the 1934 film "Little Miss Marker" in her fantasy dream scene of King Arthur's Court. Included with the costume are vintage photographs of Shirley Temple wearing the costume during that scene. Shirley Temple wrote of her costumes for "Little Miss Marker" in her 1988 autobiography, Child Star. "In 1934, Edith Head was in charge of Paramount's costume design. An exceptionally talented artist...(she) decided to make my costumes from scratch instead of drawn off the studio rack. This would require many try-ons while she created exactly the desired impression." The book goes on to relate that Shirley had recently jammed her foot into footed pajamas, only to be stuck by two straight pins "into my tender sole like porcupine quills." Thus, now "I reinserted my foot with newfound caution and in absolute silence...Head obviously was pleased. Fortunately, she later observed, I was too young to talk much."