Photograph: Mrs. Bump, Lavinia and Minnie Warren's mother

Photograph of Hulda Bump Warren, Lavinia and Minnie's mother. She is shown in her later years, in a dark color dress with dots. She wears a lace hat/tiara piece on her head, and the brooch on her neck seems to have a portrait on it. Mercy Lavinia Warren nee Bump (October 31, 1841-November 25, 1919), then Mercy Lavinia Magri, was a well known entertainer during the 1800s. She began her show business career on a river boat, as exhibiting those with dwarfism was profitable at the time. Warren signed with P.T. Barnum at age 21, along with her younger sister Minnie Warren, who also had dwarfism. Later on, Lavinia began to date fellow Barnum performer Charles S. Stratton (General Tom Thumb), and the two eventually wed. They worked and toured together as celebrities, and had a happy marriage. Following Stratton's death, Warren married Primo Magri, an Italian entertainer of a similar stature to Warren, on April 6, 1885. Magri and Warren operated a roadside stand in Middleboro, Mass. Warren died on November 25, 1919, and is buried besides Stratton at Mountain Grove Cemetery. Putman Photographer, Middleboro, Mass. Measures 4.25 by 6.5 inches.