Japanese Tommy : the celebrated negro comedian and burlesque prima donna, the most wonderful specimen of black humanity in existence, thirty-five years of age, and only thirty-six inches high, "The Tom Thumb of Africa", will appear at each presentation.

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[between 1855 and 1865?]
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Japanese Tommy : the celebrated negro comedian and burlesque prima donna, the most wonderful specimen of black humanity in existence, thirty-five years of age, and only thirty-six inches high, "The Tom Thumb of Africa", will appear at each presentation. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Small poster advertising appearances by Japanese Tommy (Thomas Dilward), a black dwarf comedian. The woodcut is by 'Brewer'.

Publication/Creation

[between 1855 and 1865?]

Physical description

1 sheet : black, white and green, portrait ; 14 x 32 cm

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