Creator(s)	J.H. Bufford & Co., lithographer.
Contributor(s)	Ling, J. R. (John R.), arranger of music. Ditson, Oliver, 1811-1888, publisher.
Title	The lay of Pestal
Variant title(s)	Rest, troubled heart. Yes! The die is cast.
Link to library catalog record	http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=413890
Date	[ca. 1855]
Publisher	Boston : Published by Oliver Ditson, 115 Washington St. : [Printed by] J.H. Bufford's Lith.,
Physical Description	1 sheet music cover : hand-colored lithograph ; image 20.5 x 16 cm., sheet 34.5 x 26 cm. + 4 pages of sheet music
Summary	Subject: Russian revolutionary Paul Pestel (1794-1826) in his prison cell scratching lines of music into the wall. Beneath the image is the caption: "The martyrdom of Colonel Pestal [sic] by the Russian government, has been rendered immortal by the exquisite melody he engraved on the wall of his dungeon, with a link of his chain on the night previous to execution."
Notes	Sheet music can be digitized upon request. Title continues: "Yes! The die is cast" and "Rest, troubled heart" arranged by J.R. Ling.
Local notes	Gift of Charles E.Mason, Jr. November 1978. #1978.99.
Provenance	Mason, Charles E., donor.
Subject(s)	Pestelʹ, Pavel Ivanovich, 1793-1826--Portraits.
Genre terms	Lithographs--United States--1850-1860. Sheet music covers--United States--1850-1860.
Location/Call number	Prints and Photographs Dept. (Appointment required) A TS c.1855.Lay.
Source	SM0833.tif
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