Contributor(s)	Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880. Boatman's horn. Polk, Sarah Childress, 1803-1891. Fiot, A., publisher. Thorbecke, H., composer.
Title	The boat horn
Link to library catalog record	http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=413797
Date	1848.
Publisher	Boston : Published for the author by A.Fiot,
Physical Description	4 p.(sheet music) : lithograph, b&w ; image 12.2 x 12.2 cm., sheet 33 x 26.4 cm.
Summary	Subject: Half-length portrait of Gen.Butler in uniform seated behind a table, his right hand resting on a book or papers on the table. The portrait is surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves and acorns.
Notes	Sheet music can be digitized upon request. Title continues: By Genl.William O.Butler. Most respectfully dedicated to Mrs. James K.Polk and composed by H.Thorbecke. Butler, a hero of the Mexican War, was Lewis Cass's vice-presidential running mate on the Democratic ticket in the 1848 election. The words are from a poem by Butler titled The Boatman's Horn published in a collection titled The Boatman's Horn and Other Poems. Music copyrighted by H.Thorbecke in 1848.
Local notes	Gift of Charles E.Mason, Jr. August 1884. #1984.48.
Provenance	Mason, Charles E. donor
Subject(s)	Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880--Portraits. Elections--United States--1848--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 1848 Boa
Source	SM0743.tif
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