Lithograph of General Tom Thumb by Currier and Ives. The print features Charles S. Stratton, known as General Tom Thumb, in color standing on top of a chair. The rest of the print is a border featuring General Tom Thumb's various costumes on the right and left side of the print, his name, date of birth, and size on the bottom border, and General Tom Thumb's miniature carriage at the top. From top to bottom on the left, Thumb's costumes are: Napoleon, Highlander, Cain, Gladiator, Hercules, and Cupid. From top to bottom on the right, Thumb's costumes are American Tar, Yankee, Ajax, Romulus, Samson, and Cupid. The bottom notes that he is "Now Performing with Barnum's Traveling Museum and Menagerie" Charles S. Stratton (January 4, 1838- July 15, 1883), known as General Tom Thumb, was an entertainer and Bridgeport Conn. native who got his start with P.T. Barnum in 1842. Stratton's parents signed him with Barnum at age 4, as exhibiting those with dwarfism was lucrative at the time. Stratton took quickly to performing, and he entertained audiences worldwide, including nobility such as Queen Victoria. Stratton married fellow performer M. Lavinia Warren and the two had a happy marriage. Stratton's performances brought him renown as a celebrity, perhaps one of the biggest at the time, and he and Warren were able to live comfortably when not working. On July 15, 1883, Stratton suffered a stroke and passed away. He is buried at Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with his wife beside him. Printer by Currier and Ives, 1871.