ROCKAWAY OR, ON LONG ISLAND'S SEA-GIRT SHORE

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

ROCKAWAY OR, ON LONG ISLAND'S SEA-GIRT SHORE

Entry/Object ID

L.2020.31 a-d

Description

Sheet music with a lithograph of a beach with a view of the ocean and a sailboat in the distance; cover text reads: "ROCKAWAY / B. W. Thayer's Lith. Boston / ROCKAWAY / OR, ON LONG ISLAND'S SEA-GIRT SHORE, / A BALLAD. / WORDS BY / HENRY JOHN SHARPE / MUSIC COMPOSED AND RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO / MRS. T. C. GRATTAN. / BY / HENRY RUSSELL. / Price 50 cts. nett. BOSTON / Published by O. P. REED 17 Tremont Row. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1840 by W. B. Oakes in that Clerks office of the District Court of Massachussetts."; four unbound sheets

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Henry Russell

Attribution

Composer

Manufacturer

O. P. Reed, B W Thayer's Lith.

Date made

1840

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

13-1/4 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (33.7 x 26 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Henry John Sharpe

Notes

Lyricist

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library