Composition Shirley Temple Doll with Extra Outfit

Description:

Composition Shirley Temple Doll with Extra Outfit, Ideal, c. 1940, green sleeping eyes (glazed),open mouth, teeth (small split at eye and nose, color loss, body crazed),head and body marked Shirley Temple 18, original blonde wig (curls matted),original undies, ivory wool skirt with striped jacket and a pink cotton ruffled outfit from The Little Colonel, together with a photograph of the original owner in a matching outfit holding this doll, ht. 18 in.

Provenance: From the original family who operated the Baxter Costume Company in Boston, which made costumes for theatre companies throughout New England. In the slower summer period, the company dressed dolls as a side operation.
Estimate $200-300

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