Instruction book

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Instruction book

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.88

Description

Music book bound in reddish cloth: boards blind-stamped with floral decoration; "The/ Piano-forte Primer;/ containing the/ Rudiments of Music:/ calculated/ Either for Private Tuition./ or/ Teaching in Classes./ By J. F. Burrowes/ 5th American from the last London Edition; arranged/ and carefully corrected by U. C. Hill/ with an Appendix."

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Firth, Pond & Company

Date made

1852

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

4 in

Depth

3/8 in

Length

6-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 x 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (10.2 x 1 x 15.6 cm)

Material

Paper, thread, Cloth, Cardboard

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Treated by conservator Carolyn Horton, 3/61.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

See catalog card.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, No Location