| Titre d'Objet Numérique |
Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb's Wedding Party cabinet card |
| Partie d'une 2 Série des Objets |
Fairy Wedding
|
| Composante Arts du Spectacle Associés |
Sideshow |
| Composante |
[Costume] Costume |
| Composante Date d'activité |
[Unknown] Unknown |
| Composante Langue Représentée |
[Anglais] English |
| Composante Personnes Associées |
Bump, Minnie Warren
,
Demorest, Mme.
([Costumier] Costumer) ,
Eugenie, Empress
([Public] Audience) ,
Victoria, Queen
([Public] Audience) ,
Bump, Lavinia Warren
,
Thumb, General Tom
,
Nutt, Commodore
,
Barnum, P. T.
([Imprésario] Impresario) |
| Objet Date de Création |
[1863] 1863 |
| Objet Date de Destruction |
[Unknown] Unknown |
| Dimensions de l'objet |
0 x 0 x pixels |
| Couleurs / Formes de l'objet |
Amber and white taffeta decorated with the emblems of various countries. |
| Substance de l'objet |
Taffeta, silk, tulle, pearls, |
| Composante Notes |
This is the back of a cabinet card that depicts the wedding party of celebrated midgets Mr. and Mrs. General Tom Thumb (see #1003770), who were sideshow performers at P.T. Barnum's American Museum. The back of this card bears a lengthy description of the reception dress worn by Mrs. General Tom Thumb after her wedding, which took place on February 10, 1863 and was known as “The Fairy Wedding.” P.T. Barnum bought the dress as a present for Mrs. Thumb, with the intention that she would also wear it during her presentation to royalty during a trip to Europe following the wedding. |
| Composante Source |
P. T. Barnum; America’s Greatest Showman, an Illustrated Biography. |
|
Source Objet |
| Format du Source Objet |
Cabinet card |
| Dépôt du Source Objet |
San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum |
| Dépôt Assigné Identité |
Sfp0051a |
|
Droits et Renseignements de Commander- de reproduire ou de commander une copie de cet objet numérique |
| Ligne de crédit |
Courtesy of [Collection name], San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum. |
| Renseignements de Commander |
Contact San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum, reference@sfpalm.org. |