Title

Tom Thumb Wife and Child

Creator

Files

Description

The carte de visite features a standing portrait of Charles Sherwood Stratton (stage name General Tom Thumb) and Lavinia Warren, who holds a child. Stratton and Warren were married and performers in P. T. Barnum's circus.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); hand coloring

Inscription

recto, below print: TOM THUMB WIFE AND CHILD

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Magri, M. Lavinia (Mercy Lavinia), 1841-1919; Thumb, Tom, 1838-1883

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Class

CDVs

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Related Source

See item # 885.

ID

886

Digital ID

FVW_00886

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.