FLOW ON SILVERY HUDSON

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

FLOW ON SILVERY HUDSON

Entry/Object ID

L.2008.47

Description

Sheet music comprised of two bound paper pages; title page in shades of blue with orange lettering, an orange moon and orange reflections in the water; an image of two birds sitting on a flowering tree branch in front of a moonlit landscape consisting of the ramparts of a fort with cannon overlooking the Hudson River; the scene is framed by a wide border of intertwining leaves and flowers with orange centers extending out to the edges of the page; text above image: "FLOW ON / SILVERY / HUDSON / Lyric by / Music by / Alfred Bryan SONG Edmond A. Guggenheim"; text set into frame beneath image and superimposed on a globe: "JEROME H. REMICK & CO / NEW YORK DETROIT"; page two has text above and below five staff lines of music and lyrics; page three has five staff lines of music and lyrics; the fourth page is an advertisement for "STAR DANCE FOLIO" flanked by scrolling leaves.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Edmond A. Guggenheim

Attribution

Composer

Manufacturer

Jerome H. Remick & Company

Date made

1919

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Racette list # 47

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-7/8 in

Width

9 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 9 in. (30.2 x 22.9 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Slight tears and discoloration along edges, particulary right edge of title page; creases and crocking on title page.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial