#462

One-Of-A-Kind Portrait Doll of Shirley Temple by Lewis Sorensen
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$2,400
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Description
45"(114 cm.) Lightly-waxed paper mache shoulder head with brown glass inset eyes,painted features,closed mouth,blonde mohair ringlet curled wig,has hollow mannequin-like body,and is dressed in cotton dress with lace collar and apron,basket of flowers and straw bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: This is a Portrait Doll,an Original by Lewis Sorensen (label on chest). Comments: the charter NIADA member was commissioned to create this doll for the Ruth Hackett Museum about 1961,released by Sorensen to Billie Nelson Tyrrell according to document included. Value Points: one-of-a-kind portrait doll of America's most beloved child star.