The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

[BEARDED LADY]. CLOFULLIA, Josephine (1829 – 70). The Miracle of the Age. The Swiss Bearded Lady. [New York], 1855. Double-sided letterpress broadside decorated with a woodcut of Clofullia and her children (including her “bearded infant … not yet two years of age”), heralding her appearance at Barnum’s American Museum, along with The Maine Giantess, Fejee Mermaid, “a pair of living ostriches,” “the living orang outang,” and other curiosities. Text at the bottom advertises Barnum’s baby show; verso advertises two dramas also showing at the museum. 23 ¾ x 9”. Chips to left side and corners.