#156

American Composition Doll of Shirley Temple by Ideal in Rare Variation of the "Loop" Dress
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18" (46 cm.) All composition with socket head, hazel sleep eyes, human hair lashes, open mouth with smiling expression, four teeth, impressed dimples, blonde mohair wig in ringlet curls, jointing at shoulders and hips, marked Shirley Temple Cop. Ideal N&T Co. The doll is wearing an original costume whose style is known as the "Loop" dress in reference to the loop trim on the collar; the dress has the early NRA label, and over the few years of its production was made in various fabric designs; curiously this same fabric design was used on a similarly styled dress inspired by the film "Now and Forever". Included with the dress is a matching hat, undergarments, shoes and socks. Excellent condition. Ideal, circa 1934.