#345

Outstanding Composition Shirley Temple Doll with Unique Coiffure and Costume
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$2,750
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Description
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, jointing at shoulders and hips. Generally excellent. The doll is marked Shirley Temple Cop. Ideal N&T Co (head) and Shirley Temple (body). The doll has a unique blonde mohair wig in distinctive center-part coiffure in short tight curls, topped with a tiara, and is wearing a floor-length gown of ivory illusion net over taffeta under-dress, undergarments, socks, and silver shoes. The dress is untagged, of superb quality, and likely custom made in the studio wardrobe department as a special gift to Shirley.