#294

Four Russian Cloth Dolls Gifted to Shirley Temple
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Description
9" (23 cm.) and 15". Each are stockinette with pressed and painted facial features, including woman with original chemise label "Smalefisk District", man with original pants label "Village Boy", and a pair of mischievous-faced children with original chemise label "8203 Tanika", each also marked "Made in Soviet Union". Wearing original handmade village costumes. Generally excellent. Circa 1935. The dolls were displayed in Shirley Temple's sitting room, appearing in Appendix A photograph.