Somebody's Luggage (Miniature Wedding Album of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren)

c. 1863

Mathew Brady

Mathew Brady (American, 1823–1896)

Photography

Somebody's Luggage (Miniature Wedding Album of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren), c. 1863. Mathew Brady (American, 1823–1896). Brass photographic locket with 12 miniature albumen prints; overall: 2.7 x 2 x 1 cm (1 1/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.); each: 2.3 x 2 cm (7/8 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Herbert Ascherman, Jr. 2015.51

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Brady, Mathew B.
Classification: Jewelry
Formatted Medium: brass photographic locket with 12 miniature albumen prints
Medium: brass, photographic, locket, miniature, albumen, prints
Dimensions: Overall: 2.7 x 2 x 1 cm (1 1/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.); Each: 2.3 x 2 cm (7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 2015.51
Credit Line: Gift of Herbert Ascherman, Jr.
Exhibitions: Cheating Death: Portrait Photography’s First Half Century
Rights Statement: CC0