#252

French Cloth Doll in Folklore Costume by Raynal
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Description
20" (51 cm.) Felt swivel head with painted complexion and facial features, brown side-glancing eyes, rose eye shadow and cheek blush, closed mouth, dark brown mohair wig with bangs and curls, cloth body with jointing at shoulders and hips, wearing (partial) original folklore costume. Generally excellent. Raynal, Paris, 1934. The collection of Raynal dolls is shown in an early photograph (Appendix C) of Shirley Temple's doll collection.