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TOCCI, Giovanni and Giacomo Battista (dates unknown). Four Portraits of The Italian Siamese Twins. Berlin and elsewhere, 1880s – 90s. Full-length images of the famed conjoined twins; in one photograph they appear with their parents and brother; in the others, including two nude portraits, the twins pose with extended arms holding a small bouquet. All four being sepia tone albumen photographs; three in cabinet card format, one CDV. Three images on plain mounts, one gilt stamped. Two cabinets bear manuscript notations in ink stating, “Exhibited at “Dime Museum” in Philadelphia Oct. 29th 1891.” The verso of the CDV bears a lengthy description of the brothers: “Visited by me March 31, 1892 at Huber’s Museum N.Y. City 14th St. They are in perfect health, 16 yrs. old left boy pulse 80 right boy 72. The [illegible] faces or cheeks are not developed equal to the outer ones. They can stand alone, but walk badly and only a short distance. One will talk French to one person, the other German to another person. Dr. G.J. Fisher.”