Tom Thumb?s Leather Boot. Mid-nineteenth century. Finely made miniature leather boot, reportedly owned by Tom Thumb (Charles S. Stratton). Rose-colored leather lining, floral pattern stamped in the sole. Accompanied by a typed exhibit card bearing a brief bio of Tom Thumb, and stating, ?This boot was worn by him,? and housed in a 1920s-era box, as found. Approximately 6 ?? high, the sole 4 ?? long. Similar in construction and form to a boot in the collection of the Barnum Museum of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and possibly obtained from an auction of Lavinia Warren?s possessions conducted in the 1920s by her second husband.