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Illustration of presents including jewelry, furs, a cradle, and a chair.
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Title: Bridal Presents
From: Sketch Of The Life, Personal Appearance, Character And Manners Of Charles S. Stratton, The Man In Miniature, Known As General Tom Thumb, And His Wife, Lavinia Warren Stratton; Including The History Of Their Courtship And Marriage, With Some Account Of Remarkable Dwarfs, Giants, & Other Human Phenomena, Of Ancient And Modern Times, And Songs Given At Their Public Levees
Original caption: Candid Bridal Presents displayed at the grand reception - Furs from Gunther's Plate, the gift of Mrs. James Gordon Bennett, Mrs. Livingston &tc.; Blue enameled Brooch, Ear-rings and Sleeve-buttons, set with diamonds, presented by the little General to hi
Creator: n/a
Date: 1863
Format: Illustration
Publisher: Press of Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, New York
Source: Robert Bogdan Collection
Keywords: Charles Stratton, Tom Thumb; Employment; Entertainment; Entertainment, Leisure & Recreation; Exhibits; Labor; Lavinia Warren; Marriage; Media; Phineas T. Barnum; Physical Disability; Popular Culture; Publicity; Short Stature
Topics: Mass Media, Culture & The Arts


Objects From This Artifact:
- Basket Of Fruit (still)
- Bridal Cake (still)
- Bridal Presents (still)
- Diamond-studded Watch (still)
- Diamond Bracelets, Coral Brooch, And Earrings (still)
- Diamond Necklace (still)
- Fight Between Gen. Tom Thumb And the Queen's Poodle (still)
- General Tom Thumb And P.T. Barnum (still)
- Mechanical Bird And Box (still)
- Sketch Of The Life, Personal Appearance, Character And Manners Of Charles S. Stratton, The Man In Miniature, Known As General Tom Thumb, And His Wife, Lavinia Warren Stratton; Including The History Of Their Courtship And Marriage, With Some Account Of Remarkable Dwarfs, Giants, & Other Human Phenomena, Of Ancient And Modern Times, And Songs Given At Their Public Levees (doc)
- Sketch Of The Life Of General Tom Thumb, Cover (still)
- Tom Thumb's Residence (still)
- Wedding Scene (still)