#351

American Composition Doll
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$700
sold
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Description
17"(43 cm.) Composition head with small sleep eyes,sculpted tan short hair,painted lashes and brows,tiny rounded nose,closed mouth,deeply-dimpled expression,muslin stitch-jointed body,composition hands,original sewn-on flannel costume in yellows and greens with matching cap depicting Peter Pan. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Ideal (in diamond). Comments: Ideal,circa 1924,from Paramount's silent film of that year starring Betty Bronson as Peter Pan. Value Points: rare doll with original costume,original well-preserved finish,and with original "Peter Pan"paper label,and original celluloid button depicting Betty Bronson; an autographed photograph of Betty Bronson is included.