“Somebody’s Luggage”: miniature locket album of Tom Thumb and Mercy Lavinia Bump
Sitter
General Tom Thumb
(American, 1838 – 1883)
Dateca. 1863–1865 or later
MediumBrass, albumen prints
DimensionsOverall (closed): 7/8 × 11/16 × 5/16 in. (2.3 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm)
Overall (Open locket only): 1 1/8 × 1 9/16 × 3/16 in. (2.9 × 4 × 0.4 cm)
Overall (Open locket only): 1 1/8 × 1 9/16 × 3/16 in. (2.9 × 4 × 0.4 cm)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Nilsa Fraser, 2018
Object numberSN11602
On View
Not on view
General Tom Thumb
c. 1880
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