I'm afloat! I'm afloat!
Creator(s)
B.W. Thayer & Co., lithographer.
Contributor(s)
Russell, Henry, 1812-1900, composer. Starr, Leander, Mrs. Willig's Music Store. Geo. P. Reed (Firm), publisher.
Title
I'm afloat ! I'm afloat !
Link to library catalog record
http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=413612
Date
1841 .
Publisher
Boston (17 Tremont St.) : Published by Geo.P.Reed ; B.W.Thayer's Lithog. ,
Physical Description
1 sheet music cover : lithograph on paper ; image 24 x 16.5 cm. , sheet 32.3 x 25 . cm . + 4 pages of sheet music
Summary
Subject : Ornamental cover printed in red/rose ink . Beneath lettering appears a vignette of two ships at sea . Two decorative columns of stylized dolphins , acanthus leaves , flowers , urns , griffons , and fountains flank the lettering . A cupid riding a dolphin appears above the lettering . A facsimile of Henry Russell's signature is included in the design .
Notes
Sheet music can be digitized upon request .Title continues : A song . The music composed and respectfully dedicated to Honorable Mrs.Leander Starr by Henry Russell . Black hand-stamped oval seal : Willig's / Music Store / Baltimore , is at bottom center of cover . Copyrighted by William H.Oakes .
Local notes
Print Fund . November 1985 . #1985.05 .
Subject(s)
Decoration and ornament--Pictorial works. Lettering--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 Im
Source
SM0565.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
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