General Tom Thumb & Wife and Child c1860s. Fine Carte de Visite photograph - Size approx. 6x10cm (Charles Sherwood Stratton 1838 –1883), better known as |General Tom Thumb|, was a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P T Barnum. He grew to only 2 feet 10 inches meet Queen Victoria, and European Royalty. Toured over much of Europe, India and his United States home, with text below