#504

Miniature Painting of Shirley Temple, Artist Signed
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Description
6" (15 cm.) x 5" frame. An oval painting on celluloid depicts Shirley Temple in her distinctive coiffure and costume, with especially fine artistry of facial features. The painting is signed (indecipherable) and presented in oval frame with velvet matting and gold outer frame with easel back or hanging loop. The painting was particularly cherished by Gertrude Temple, Shirley's mother, appearing on her writing desk throughout her lifetime.