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
Rights	Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46