P. T. Barnum and Commodore Nutt

Artist Charles D. Fredricks (American, 1823 - 1894)

Dateca. 1865

MediumAlbumen carte-de-visite

DimensionsImage: 4 x 2 3/8 inches (10.16 x 6.03 cm)
Framed: 25 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches (64.14 x 53.98 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.275

InscribedFredricks & Co. backmark and (in pencil) "Barnum and Nutt."

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DescriptionImage of a man (P.T. Barnum) standing beside a man of short stature (Commodore Nutt); both are wearing suits with ties.Published References

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"Barnum's American Museum. Commodore Nutt," Harper's Weekly (February 22, 1862): 128.

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