P.T. Barnum
Dateabout 1850
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 3 1/2in. (8.9 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 8 7/16in. (27.9 x 21.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 8 7/16in. (27.9 x 21.4cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man wearing a coat, vest, shirt, and stock.
Object number2009.38.0
InscribedOn recto, facsimile signature beneath image, "P.T. Barnum"On verso, lower left, in pencil, "NEG. 1545"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Phineas Taylor Barnum was born in Bethel, Connecticut and edited a newspaper in Danbury before moving to New York City where he opened his American Museum in 1842. In 1848 he moved to Bridgeport and continued his career as a showman and entrepreneur, eventually establishing the travelling circus that became known as "the Greatest Show on Earth."
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