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Contributor Phillips, Emily, 1822-1909, collector.
Ballin & Liebler, printer.
Title Major E. Newell, with Genl. Tom Thumb's Museum. H.R. Jacobs, manager. [graphic].
Publisher New York : Ballin & Liebler lith. 68-78 Park Place
Date [ca. 1882]
Physical Description 1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 11 x 7.5 cm (4.25 x 3 in.)
Description Die cut trade card in the shape of a painting palette. Promotes General Tom Thumb's Museum, a variety company tour, and depicts Edmund Newell, known as Major E. Newell, attired in four costumes. In the top, shows Newell in yellowface impersonating a Chinese man, wearing a queue hairstyle and attired in a blue tunic and pants and black cloth slip-on shoes. He lifts his left leg up; places his right hand on his hip; and holds a red fan in his left hand. Tom Thumb, born Charles Sherwood Stratton, and Edmund Newell, also known as Major E. Newell and General Grant Jr., were people with dwarfism who toured with P.T. Barnum. Newell married Minnie Warren, whose sister, Lavinia Warren, was married to Tom Thumb.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from content.
Advertising text printed on verso: General Tom Thumb and his charming little wife with entire troupe. Horticultural Hall positively two weeks only Sept. 25 to Oct. 7th. Every afternoon & evening. Skatorial champion. Major Newell, the impersonator; Zoe Meleke, and her performing canary birds; Whiston, humorist and great facial artist; marvelous midget; Bingham, ventriloquist & illusionist with a congress of brilliants.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Digitized.
RVCDC
Subject Newell, Edmund, 1857-1915.
Thumb, Tom, 1838-1883.
Celebrity touring.
Chinese -- Caricatures & cartoons.
Dwarfs.
Dwarfs (Persons)
Costumes.
Entertainers.
Ethnic stereotypes.
Fans.
Fans (Accessories)
Impersonation.
Men -- Chinese.
Palettes.
Racism in popular culture.
Yellowface.
Queue (Hairstyle)
AAPI.
Genre Trade cards -- 1880-1890.
Anti-Chinese works.
Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890.
Racist caricatures.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| trade card - Horticultural [1975.F.651]
Accession number 1975.F.651