Description: DETAILS: Original carte de visite (CDV) photograph of Commodore Nutt (nee. George Washington Morrison Nutt) and Miss Minnie Warren (nee. Huldah Pierce Warren Bump). Circa 1864. Clean, well centered CDV. Measures 4" x 2.5" inches. Please see images for further details. BIOGRAPHIES: George Washington Morrison Nutt (1848 – 1881), better known by his stage name Commodore Nutt, was an American dwarf and an entertainer associated with P. T. Barnum. In 1861, Nutt was touring New England with a circus when Barnum hired him to appear at the American Museum in New York City. Barnum gave Nutt the stage name Commodore Nutt, a wardrobe that included naval uniforms, and a miniature carriage in the shape of an English walnut. Nutt became one of the museum's major attractions.Huldah Pierce Warren Bump (1849 – 1878) better known as Minnie Warren, was an American proportionate dwarf and an entertainer associated with P. T. Barnum. Her sister Lavinia Warren was married to General Tom Thumb. They were very well known in 1860s America and their meeting with Abraham Lincoln was covered in the press. Oxxbridge Galleries Established 1987 Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in vintage paper items with a large selection of historical and 19th Century tintypes, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, as well as other types of early photography. We invite everyone to visit our ebay store to see our entire inventory. Add us to your Favorites list Visit Our eBay Store: Oxxbridge GalleriesQ8632
Price: 139 USD
Location: Allendale, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-21T17:54:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.2 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Subject: Circus, Historic & Vintage, Circus Side Show Acts
Featured Person/Artist: General Tom Thumb, Charles Sherwood Stratton, Lavinia Warren Stratton, Circus Sideshow
Theme: History
Production Technique: Albumen Print
Format: Carte de Visite (CDV)
Image Color: Sepia
Year of Production: 1864
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Size: 4 x 2 1/2 in
Material: Cardboard, Paper
Features: 1st Edition
Style: Vintage
Photographer: Edward and Henry T. Anthony Studio, NY
Number of Photographs: Single
Antique: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Value 11: Hand Signed
Value 12: Civil War Era
Value 20: Little People
Value 21: Dwarf
Value 22: Carte De Visite
Value 23: Circus Performer
Value 24: Side Show
Value 25: Circus Side Show
Value 26: Sideshow