General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, circa 1880
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The 1863 marriage of actress Lavinia Warren to circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb--was front-page news. Publishers distributed cartes-de-visite featuring the famous couple. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
The 1863 marriage of actress Lavinia Warren to circus performer Charles Stratton--known as General Tom Thumb--was front-page news. Publishers distributed cartes-de-visite featuring the famous couple. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, remained popular from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
circa 1880
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.17.326
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.188 in
Width: 2.438 in
Inscriptions
Printed text on front under image reads: General Tom Thumb and Wife Facsimile handwritten script printed on back of image reads: Compliments of / Charles S Stratton / Lavinia Warren Stratton Text of photographer's imprint reads: Published by / E. & H.T. ANTHONY & Co. / 591 Broadway, New York / MANUFACTURERS / of the best / PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS
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