Shirley Goes to the Doll Hospital

A wonderful friend of mine (thank you!), who knows I like dolls, sent me a vintage 20 in. Shirley Temple that she no longer wanted. It belonged to her mother and no one in the family was interested.  I took it to another friend, a woman in her late 70's, who is a nurse in real life and a doll restorationist/artist on the side. Alice has won numerous awards for her work with all types of dolls but mostly porcelain and composition.  In 2005 she restored a German doll from the 1900's that had belonged to my grandmother. Shirley's hair, all original mohair was restyled and her clothes, including her new shoes were all done/made by Alice.  I sent her a picture from eBay of an outfit that I liked and she reproduced the entire ensemble without a pattern. Anyway prepare to be amazed!

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 eBay Shirley