The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

[DIME MUSEUM]. Winchell! At The Museum! Boston: D. Hooton, [ca. 1841]. Narrow one-color letterpress broadside advertising a performance by Mr. Winchell, a humorous character delineator (possibly at Moses Kimball’s Boston Museum). Also appearing was the “Mammoth Child…Who is considered the greatest curiosity ever exhibited in Boston by hundreds, who have visited her the past week.” Framed and matted to 24 ¼ x 9 ¼”. Matting partially obscures left and bottom. Creases, chipping, fading, discoloration. Not examined out of frame.