Marriage of Tom Thumb
McAllister, John A. (John Allister)
1822-1896
collector
still image
Graphic
Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870
Engravings -- 1860-1870
xxu
United States]
UNITED STATES
[ca. 1863]
1863
monographic
eng
6 prints : engraving on card mount with glossy finish ; mount 10 x 6 cm (4 x 2.5 in.) (carte de visite format)
Series of six cartes-de-visite size engravings of portraits and scenes from the February 10, 1863 New York City marriage of P.T. Barnum's Little People entertainers Charles Stratton, known as Tom Thumb, and Lavinia Warren. Includes: the ceremony; the couple; the attendants, fellow Little People entertainers Commodore Nutt, and Lavinia's sister, Minnie Warren; the "Reception"; the following morning "At Home" with the seated couple attended by an African American man servant, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, a gray waistcoat, and a black suit jacket and pants, who carries a tray; and a "Promenade" down Broadway. The wedding, paid for and heavily promoted by Barnum, attracted the social and political elite of New York.
Title from series title.
Date inferred from content.
Series numbers and captions handwritten on verso.
Manuscript note on recto of five of the series: Mr. & Mrs. Stratton.
Possibly after Mathew B. Brady.
Bump, Minnie Warren
1842-1878
Magri, M. Lavinia (Mercy Lavinia)
1841-1919
Marriage
Nutt, George Washington Morrison
1833-1881
Thumb, Tom
1838-1884
Marriage
African American household employees
New York (State)
New York
African American men
New York (State)
New York
Dwarfs (Persons)
United States
Entertainers
United States
Weddings
New York (State)
New York
5750.F.59a
5750.F.59b
5750.F.59c
5750.F.59d
5750.F.59e
(2)5750.F.169f
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department
cdv portraits - sitter - Thumb [5750.F.59a-e;(2)5750.F.169f]
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