Black Silk Strapless Gown, Ruffles and Laced Bodice Worn by Shirley Temple, Mid-1940s

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Of black silk with constructed darts, and cord lacing at the front bodice, full-length net and tulle gathered skirt, decorated with double-tiered cutwork ruffles at the bodice and hips. The dress was worn by Shirley Temple during the mid-1940s, on one occasion during her presentation of the Academy Juvenile Actor Award to Claude Jarman, Jr. in 1946 for his performance in "The Yearling", an award which Shirley herself had been the first to win in 1934.