This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/28/2023
FOSTER, Cassie and Victoria (1865–75 and 1871–74). DRESS, SHOES, COUCH, AND CHAIR OWNED BY “THE FAIRY SISTERS.” Two pieces of diminutive wooden furniture, comprised of a matching gilt wooden chair and couch, finished in red fabric (considerably worn and tattered), and accompanied by a set of tiny leather two-color shoes and a black silk dress adorned with fringe, all owned and used by Cassie and Victoria Foster, known to the public as the “fairy sisters,” and who were exhibited across America as anatomical curiosities due to their size. All surfaces and fabrics well-worn and fragile, but artifacts intact. Largest piece (couch) 15 × 7 × 11". A unique gathering of personal artifacts from the brief lives and careers before the public of these exceptionally small young women. See Exemplars, page 115.