Library Collections: Visual Still: Enlargement

Charles Stratton and Lavinia Warren welcomed guests following their wedding. The image highlights the differences in the statures of the people displayed. The placing of a person of short stature on a table was common practice in the development of images.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb and their wedding party stand on top of a piano and entertain guests.



Visual Still Information

Title: The Reception
From: Tom Thumb Wedding Series
Creator: n/a
Date: Circa 1865
Source: Syracuse Univ. Library, Special Collections