Creator(s)	Sharp, William, 1803-1875, lithographer.
Contributor(s)	Linter, Ricardo, 1815-1886, arranger of music. Oakes, William H., -1890, publisher. Wade, Eben H.
Title	The real Scotch polkas
Link to library catalog record	http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=443287
Date	[ca. 1848]
Publisher	Boston : Published by W.H. Oakes, and for sale by E.H. Wade. 197 Washington St. : [Printed by] William Sharp,
Physical Description	1 sheet music cover : chromolithograph, bronze powders ; image 31.3 x 23.2 cm., sheet 34.4 x 25.7 cm. + 6 pages of sheet music
Summary	An elaborately illustrated sheet music cover with a male and female dancer in Scottish dress. An ornate border composed of gold scroll, foliage, and thistles surrounds the image of the dancers.
Notes	Sheet music can be digitized upon request. Title continues: "as danced at the balls and opera houses of Milan, Paris, Vienna, London, &c." Printed with bronze powders. Music arranged by the British composer Ricardo Linter. Exhibited in "Chromo-Mania! The Art of Chromolithography in Boston, 1840-1910." held at the Boston Athenaeum, September 28, 2012 - January 12, 2013. Checklist #56.
Local notes	Gift of David Tatham, October 2004. #2004.50 (no.22).
Provenance	Tatham, David, donor.
Subject(s)	Folk dancing, Scottish--Pictorial works.
Genre terms	Chromolithographs--United States--1840-1850. Sheet music covers--United States--1840-1850.
Location/Call number	Prints and Photographs Dept. (Appointment required) A TS c.1848.Rea
Source	SM1145.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