American Cloth Raggedy Ann by Volland with Photographs of Shirley and the Doll

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16" (41 cm.) All-cloth doll with flat-dimensional face, black shoe-button eyes, one-stroke tapered brows, five lashes below each eye, blush spots on cheeks, smiling painted mouth with red center, brown worsted hair, stitch-jointed body with sewn-on red and white striped stockings, black sewn-on shoes, original cotton print dress, pants, and pinafore apron, and presented in a wooden chair used by Shirley when playing with the doll. Condition: good, yet well-loved, condition with fading of costume and some light spotting. Comments: American, Volland, circa 1940. The doll was one of Shirley's earliest dolls, and remained one of her favorites throughout her childhood. In her 1945 book, "My Young Life", she spoke of this doll, "There's my own pet favorite, Raggedy Ann, that I played with for years, who's been washed about a million times". Included are two early photographs of Shirley playing with this doll. Ex-collection Love, Shirley Temple.