#64

A Very Fine All-Original American Composition "Shirley Temple" by Ideal
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$600
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Description
20" (51 cm.) All-composition doll with socket head,green sleep eyes,lashes,painted lower lashes,lightly-feathered brows,open mouth with row of teeth,smiling expression with deeply impressed cheek dimples,blonde mohair ringlet-curled wig,five piece body. Near mint,unplayed with condition,some surface craquelure at left back thigh. Marks: Shirley Temple Ideal N&T Co (head) Shirley Temple 20 (torso) (cloth tag on costume). The doll has her original pristine ringlet curls with blue bows that match the trim on her crisp original pleated dress,the pink starburst version of Curly Top costume,original one-piece undergarments,shoes and socks,and superb complexion. Ideal,circa 1935.