Marriage of General Tom Thumb

1863

American 19th Century

Associated Names
The image shows four individuals standing during a wedding ceremony. In the center, a man and woman stand facing each other and holding hands. The man wears a dark suit with a white shirt and cravat. The woman is dressed in a light-colored wedding gown with a veil and flowers. To the left of the couple is another man in a dark suit and to the right of the woman is another person in a light dress. An officiant stands behind them holding a book, draped in ecclesiastical vestments. The setting has ornate gothic architectural features, with carved woodwork and a patterned floor carpet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.5 × 5.5 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
    mount: 10.1 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.12.24


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York), late 1990s; NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left embossed: EA; lower right embossed: JB; bottom center on mount printed in black ink: MARRIAGE OF GEN'L TOM THUMB.; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: S-KYHO56


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