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892991
  • Title
    Commodore Nutt, Tom Thumb Troop, 1871 / drawing by D.L. or L.D.
  • Call number
    P1/1248
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1871
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    892991
  • Issue Copy
    Digitised
  • Physical Description
    1 drawing - 12.6 x 9.9 cm - pen
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    George Washington Morrison Nutt (April 1, 1814 – May 25, 1881), better known by his stage name Commodore Nutt, was a 19th century dwarf who became famous working for P. T. Barnum.

    Reference:
    Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/ (accessed July 5, 2010)
  • Copying Conditions
    Out of copyright: Created before 1955
  • General note

    Transferred from P1/Nutt, Commodore (BM), April 2010
    Digital order no:a4359048
  • Signatures / Inscriptions

    "DL [LD ?], 1871" -- artist's initials in the lower left hand corner of the drawing

    "The smallest 'Nutt' from The Emerald Isle" -- in ink below the drawing

    "Commodore Nutt, 'Tom Thumb' Troop" -- in ink on the lower edge of the sheet

    "Nutt, Commodore (one of the Tom Thumb Troop)" -- in pencil on reverse of carte
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