American Composition Shirley Temple by Ideal in Costume from "The Little Colonel"

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27" (69 cm.) All-composition with socket head, hazel sleep and flirting eyes, human hair lashes, open mouth with smiling expression, row of teeth, deeply impressed cheek dimples, blonde mohair wig in ringlet curls, jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Shirley Temple Cop. Ideal N&T Co (head) Shirley Temple (body). Comments: Ideal, circa 1935. Value Points: wearing original costume from the 1935 film "The Little Colonel" comprising elaborately tiered taffeta gown, pantalets, socks, shoes, and matching feathered bonnet, very rare largest size with well-functioning flirty eyes.