Museum purchase, 1963.95.1 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Thumb, Commodore Nutt, Minnie Watson, and P.T. Barnum

SubjectPortrait of Charles Stratton American, 1838 - 1883

Date1860-1870

MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.2 x 5.4cm)
Platemark (height x width): 7 x 5in. (17.8 x 12.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 x 9 1/2in. (30.5 x 24.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionFour little people, two men and two women stand in front of a tall man. All five people are formally dressed.

Object number1963.95.1

InscribedOn recto, beneath image, printed in black ink, "Mr. & Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb / Commodore Nutt / P.T. Barnum / Minnie Warren"; lower right, in pencil, "P.T. BARNUM / STRATTON"

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The "midget" Tom Thumb (Charles S. Stratton) was one of the chief attractions at Barnum's American Museum and toured Europe and America with the great showman. On February 10, 1863, he married Lavinia Warren and the couple continued to be promoted by Barnum, together with Lavinia's sister Minnie and George Washington Morrison Nutt, known as "Commodore Nutt."

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