Creator(s)	B.W. Thayer & Co., lithographer.
Contributor(s)	Berlin, H., composer. Downes, John, 1784-1854. Rimback, Christian, arranger of music. Prentiss, Henry, 1801-1859, publisher.
Title	Downes' quickstep
Link to library catalog record	http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=413606
Date	1841.
Publisher	Boston : Published by Henry Prentiss ; Thayer & Cos. Lithogy.,
Physical Description	1 sheet music cover : b&w lithograph on paper ; image 21.5 x 14.6 cm., sheet 33.7 x 26.1 cm. + 4 pages of sheet music.
Summary	Subject: Single figure of a soldier behind whom is a harbor scene with a battleship.
Notes	Sheet music can be digitized upon request . Title continues: Respectfully dedicated to Commodore John Downes. Composed by H. Berlin and arranged by C. Rimback (Leader of the U.S.Ship Columbus's Band.) . "Esther Billings" inscribed in graphite, upper right corner of cover . John Downes (1784-1854) served as commandant of the Boston Navy yard from 1835 to 1842 and again from 1849 to 1852. In 1843-45 he was port captain of Boston.
Local notes	Gift of Charles E. Mason, Jr. July 1984. #1984.45.
Provenance	Mason, Charles E. donor.
Subject(s)	Columbus (Ship of the line)--Pictorial works. Soldiers--Pictorial works.
Genre terms	Lithographs--United States--1840-1850. Sheet music covers--United States--1840-1850.
Location/Call number	Prints and Photographs Dept. (Appointment required) A TS 1841 Down
Source	SM0558.tif
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