The first kiss
Creator(s)
J.H. Bufford's Lith., lithographer.
Contributor(s)
Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870, composer. Ryan, Desmond, author. Oliver Ditson & Co., publisher.
Title
The first kiss
Link to library catalog record
http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=415014
Date
[1860] .
Publisher
Boston (Washington St.) : Published by Oliver Ditson & Co . ; Boston : J.H.Bufford's Lith. ,
Physical Description
1 sheet music cover : tinted lithograph ; image 23 x 21 cm. , sheet 34.3 x 26.5 cm . + 8 pages of sheet music
Summary
Subject : A moonlit scene on an Italianate terrace . A young man attempts to kiss a young lady who shies away . A second man watches the episode grasping the hilt of his sword in anger or jealousy .
Notes
Sheet music can be digitized upon request . Plate no.8806 . Warm beige and pink used with very subtle gradation of tone .
Local notes
Gift of Charles E.Mason , Jr . October 1971 . #1971.21 .
Provenance
Mason , Charles E . donor
Subject(s)
Courtship--Pictorial works. Night--Pictorial works.
Genre terms
Lithographs--United States--1860-1870. Sheet music covers--United States--1860-1870.
Location/Call number
Prints and Photographs Dept. (Appointment required)
A TS c.1860.Fir
Source
SM0892.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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