Name/Title
KITTY CLYDEEntry/Object ID
L.2008.150Description
Sheet music comprised of three bound pages; title page with light tan and black image of a young girl holding a fishing rod with a basket at her feet and standing on the bank of a brook with a house and trees in the background; text under image: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1857 by Firth, Pond & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.; image is surrounded by a light tan frame made up of various objects related to the fishing theme of the song such as rods, nets, fish, reeds, etc.; text above image: "To his Friend / T. HOUGH."; text below image: "KITTY CLYDE, / WRITTEN & COMPOSED BY / L. V. H. CROSBY. / S. W. Chandler & Bro. Lith. Boston. / Pr. 35 Cts nett"; in BC text in a rectangular box: "WITH A BASKET TO PUT IN HER FISH, / EVERY MORNING WITH LINE AND A HOOK, / THIS SWEET LITTLE LASS, / THRO THE TALL HEAVY GRASS, / STEALS ALONG BY THE CLEAR RUNNING BROOK"; text at bottom: "BOSTON GEO. P. REED & CO. / NEW YORK FIRTH, POND & CO / "ROCHESTER, GEO DUTTON" "BUFFALO J. SAGE & SON."; second page is blank; third page has four staff lines of music and lyrics with text above and below; fourth page has four staff lines of music and lyrics; fifth page has two staff lines of music and lyrics with two additional verses below; sixth page is blank.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
L. V. H. CrosbyAttribution
ComposerManufacturer
Firth, Pond & CompanyDate made
1853Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 178Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13-1/4 inWidth
10-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (33.7 x 26 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Light brown spotting; remnants of glue on binding.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial