General Tom Thumb
by From a Daguerreotype by Plumbe
- Used
- Condition
- Light to moderate wear. with some light margin toning.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
152 Nassau St. cor. of Spruce N.Y.: Lith. & pub. by N. Currier, 1849. Light to moderate wear. with some light margin toning.. A 13 1/3" x 9" hand colored lithograph depicting a portrait of Tom Thumb standing on a somewhat regal looking chair, with his hands on his hips. The image is surrounded by 13 vignettes of Thumb appearing in various roles from Cupid to Sampson and Hercules. It is captioned "General Tom Thumb, Born in 1837 - 31 Inches and weights, only 25 Pounds from a Daguerreotype by Plumbe. A footer at base reads HAVING BEEN CONNECTED FOR 12 YEARS WITH P.T. BARNUM ESQ. IS NOW TRAVELLING FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF HIMSELF. Reverse is blank. The footer at base was obviously a publicity stunt as Tom Thumb remained in Barnum for most of his life. That said Tom Thumb (Charles S. Stratton) was a world renown performer.
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Details
- Seller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 210007152
- Title
- General Tom Thumb
- Author
- From a Daguerreotype by Plumbe
- Book Condition
- Used - Light to moderate wear. with some light margin toning.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lith. & pub. by N. Currier
- Place of Publication
- 152 Nassau St. cor. of Spruce N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1849
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Tom Thumb, PT Barnum A
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'