ID: 901001611 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001611	Record Type: Literature

	History of Tom Thumb (fairy tale, anonymous, 1621)

Note: First fairy tale printed in English; about a child, Tom, who is no bigger than his father's thumb. His adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tangling with giants, and becoming a favorite of King Arthur. Based on older folk tales associated with witchcraft, where Tom is one of the supernatural folk.

Display Date: first published in 1621

Names:

	History of Tom Thumb (fairy tale, anonymous, 1621) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Literature and Performing Arts (P)
		....<Named written and performed works> (P)
		........<Literary works: Prose (novels, etc.)> (P)
		............History of Tom Thumb (fairy tale, anonymous, 1621) (P)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Tom Thumb
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Literary characters, Tom Thumb (English folklore character, 16th century)) [901000801]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... fairy tale
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	author is .... unknown English (English cultural designation)
	.....(Unknown People by Culture) (ULAN)

Sources:

	History of Tom Thumb (fairy tale, anonymous, 1621)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Thumb#/media/File:Tom_Thumb_Adventures.jpg