Carte-de-visite, full portrait of Mr. & Mrs. "General Tom Thumb" in their wedding costume, 1863, by Matthew Brady.

Authors

Matthew B. Brady
E. & H.T. Anthony

Files

Description

Charles Sherwood Stratton (whose stage name was "General Tom Thumb" in P.T. Barnum's productions) is pictured with his wife Lavinia Stratton (maiden name: Warren). Stratton and Warren were married on February 10, 1863. Verso of CDV includes mimeographed inscriptions by the couple.

Creation Date

1863

City

New York

Country

United States

Creator Life Dates

1822-1896

Keywords

cdv, carte-de-visite, carte de visite, photo, photograph, photography, image, portrait, full portrait, wedding costume, Tom Thumb, General Tom Thumb, Charles Sherwood Stratton, Charles Strattion, Lavinia Warren Stratton, Lavinia Warren, Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb, Matthew B. Brady, Matthew Brady, E & H.T. Anthony, new york, new york city

Resource Identifier

080602-25

Date Digital

9-23-2014

Document Type

Manuscript

Disciplines

American Material Culture | American Popular Culture | Cultural History | History | History of Gender | Other History | Other Theatre and Performance Studies | Photography | Social History | United States History

Publisher

Wofford College

Format (IMT)

PDF

Language

en-us

Recommended Citation

Brady, Matthew B. and E. & H.T. Anthony, "Carte-de-visite, full portrait of Mr. & Mrs. "General Tom Thumb" in their wedding costume, 1863, by Matthew Brady." (1863). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 310.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/310

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