Beschreibung:

General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton)A group of playbills and portraits Mr. Jones's Benefit. Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden ... Tom Thumb the Great. [London]: F. [...], 1816. Letterpress playbill (442 x 186 mm). Printed in a profusion of type sizes; browning and wear to head and foot, small chips to left margin, at foot affecting text, old folds. — Charles Stratton known as General Tom Thumb. Np: Baugniet, 1844. Lithograph (380 x 278 mm). Portrait of Tom Thumb at center, matted; uniform border from sunning along mat window, some smudging. — At Gothic Hall ... Tom Thumb and his Charming Little Wife ... Lavinia Warren. Danvers: np, [after 1863]. Printed handbill (365 x 131 mm). Engraved portrait of Warren and Stratton to head, three engraved vignettes of comic performances to center, engraving of a monkey at foot; closed tear to right margin, pinhole at center, tiny chips to left margin, creases. — Performances Three Times Daily! at the Regent Gallery. [London]: Crozier & Mullin, nd. Letterpress handbill (255 x 97 mm). Woodcut vignette depicting Tom Thumb at head; creases, chip to right margin, a few spots. — The Celebrated American Dwarf ... Egyptian Hall. Np, nd. Letterpress handbill (185 x 125 mm). Woodcut vignette of Tom Thumb at center, text printed vertically and horizontally; creases, three spots. — The Original General Tom Thumb. Np, nd. Handcolored lithograph (305 x 220 mm). Color portrait of Tom Thumb at center, surrounded by border of black and white vignettes depicting his character scenes and equipage, home-made paper doily hinged to print covering central portrait, doily with decorative wreaths and "Love's Tribute" lettered in gilt; small creases to head. — Warren, Lavinia, Count Primo Magri. Cabinet card (200 x 150 mm) with photographic portrait of Warren and Count Magri; large chip to bottom right corner, two dampstains to margins, ownership inscription on verso. Along with the attractive broadsides and lithographs depicting Stratton are two notable inclusions: the first, a playbill from 1816 announcing a performance of the Arthurian fairy tale "Tom Thumb the Great," the source of Stratton's stage name; the second, a cabinet card featuring a photograph of Lavinia Warren with her second husband, Count Magri, whom she married after Stratton's death. Also striking is the caringly made doily hinged to the handcolored lithograph of Stratton—revealing the love and admiration fans had for him. Sold as group, not subject to return.Condition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry.