#58

Composition Doll of Shirley Temple in Equestrienne Costume from "Just Around the Corner"
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$7,500
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13" (33 cm.) All-composition doll with hazel sleep eyes, human hair lashes, open mouth, four teeth, smiling expression, impressed dimples, blonde ringlet mohair curls, jointing at throat, shoulders and hips, marked "Shirley Temple 13". Generally excellent. The doll, made by Ideal, is wearing an equestrienne costume custom made for this doll at Fox Studios. The costume comprises white twill jodhpurs and matching button vest, bow tie, black fitted jacket with silk lining, shoes, socks, and firm-sided black wool bowler hat with gilt lettered insignia on the silk lining. The doll is unique, costumed especially for Shirley Temple by Fox Studio seamstresses at the time of the filming of the 1938 "Just Around the Corner" movie.