Carte de visite photograph of Admiral Dot, posed standing beside a draped chair within a studio setting. The young performer wears a dark suit and stands with arms at his sides.

Printed caption beneath the image reads: “ADMIRAL DOT. Thirteen years old; Twenty-five inches high. Weighs only Fifteen pounds.” The portrait relates to Admiral Dot’s appearances in traveling exhibitions associated with P. T. Barnum.

Carte de visite format with publisher’s imprint on the reverse.