(MUSIC) MILLIE CHRISTINE Millie Christine

Sale 2204 - Lot 329

Price Realized: $ 1,200

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

(MUSIC.) MILLIE-CHRISTINE. Millie-Christine. Large cabinet card, 5-3/8x3-7/8 inches, on the original card mount, small chip to the bottom right corner of the card mount slightly impinging on the edge of the photograph. "Millie-Christine" penciled on reverse. Np, circa 1870s

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Born slaves in North Carolina in 1851, Millie and Christine were taken from their parents and sold three or four times, stolen and retrieved; placed on display at fairs and "freak-shows," from New Orleans to as far as Canada. At one time, after being sold to J.P. Smith, they were kidnapped and taken to England. They were retrieved by Smith with the aid of their mother and brought back to North Carolina in 1857. Smith taught them to read and write as well as sing and dance. The twins composed original music for their act.