Shirley Temple Dolls and Dresses, 1937

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Artifact Overview

The outfits in this set were copied from costumes that child actress Shirley Temple actually wore in her motion pictures. Photographic insets on each page show how she looked when she wore these dresses. The Saalfield Publishing Company published ten Shirley Temple paper doll sets between 1934 and 1942.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Paper doll

Date Made

1937

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

99.0.5.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Color

Blue

Dimensions

Height: 15.5 in
Width: 10 in
Depth: 0.063 in

Inscriptions

Front cover: Shirley Temple / DOLLS AND / DRESSES / AUTHORIZED EDITION
Shirley Temple Dolls and Dresses, 1937