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Description
Short black velvet bolero with puffed cap sleeves and back hook and eye closure has black silk lining and is embroidered with a yellow duck on each sleeve and two ducks at the center, with a border of green leaves and flowers. The bolero has a studio number tag 5943. Included is a pleated skirt with sleeveless silk bodice which has studio tag 4759. In photographs of the costume, the bolero is shown with a collared dress with wide skirt pleats indicating this collarless dress may have been an alternate. The costume was worn by Shirley Temple in the 1935 film "Curly Top" upon leaving the orphanage and arriving at her new home along with her pony and her duck where she is greeted by the Butler (Arthur Treacher "My Word!").