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Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 532

Genl. Tom Thumb?s Marriage at Grace Church, N.Y. Feby. 10th, 1863.

Estimate: $150 - $250

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(Currier & Ives) Genl. Tom Thumb?s Marriage at Grace Church, N.Y. Feby. 10th, 1863. New York, (1863)/later impression. Lithograph with vignettes tinted by pochoir, depicting Tom Thumb with his wife, Lavinia Warren, Commodore Nutt, and Minnie Warren, surrounding illustrations within leafy border. Folio (11 ? x 15 ??). Probably a slightly later impression of the copy in the previous lot, the same image but with an abbreviated caption. Closed tear to right margin affecting image; hole in upper left image area with tape repair, stains and small marginal creases and tears. Fair; needs restoration.