Name/Title
KNICKERBOCKER QUADRILLESEntry/Object ID
L.2008.158Description
Sheet music: comprised of one title page only; different images from Washington Irving' s stories; images are framed with foliate flourishes and surround a central scene of houses, a windmill and boats on the water; text beneath scene: "NIEW AMSTERDAM 1659"; text above images: "Knickerbocker Quadrilles;"; text below images: "ENDICOTTS LITHY" "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1843 by Firth and Hall, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York." "NEW YORK" / "Sett." "RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO" "Price 38 cts Nett." / WASHINGTON IRVING ESQ, / BY / THE PUBLISHERS. / NEW YORK. / PUBLISHED BY FIRTH & HALL, No. 1, FRANKLIN SQUARE, J. L. HEWITT & Co. No. 239 BROADWAY."; reverse has text beginning: "29 / Unknown artist, / "Get Off the Track!", 1844" which probably relates to the page that previously faced it.
Facsimile reproduction removed from unknown 20th century book.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Firth & HallDate made
1843Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list #Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
14-1/4 inWidth
10-5/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (36.2 x 27 cm)General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial