#386

American Composition Shirley Temple by Ideal in "Littlest Rebel" Costume
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21" (53 cm.) All-composition with socket head, jointing at shoulders and hips, sleep eyes, real lashes, open mouth with smiling dimpled expression, row of teeth, blonde mohair wig with ringlet curls. Condition: generally excellent, slight eye fading. Marks: Cop. Shirley Temple Ideal N&T (head) Shirley Temple 21X (torso). Comments: Ideal, circa 1935. Value Points: wearing original costume from the 1935 film "Littlest Rebel" comprising (tagged) pink cotton dress with rick-rack trim, organdy lower sleeves and lace-edged collar, white organdy apron with lace edging, undergarments, shoes and socks; a rare color variation of the popular costume.