Name/Title
SHADOWS ON THE WATEREntry/Object ID
L.2008.32 a-bDescription
Sheet music comprised of two bound paper sheets; title page ochre colored with green printing; art nouveau style tendrils and white water lilies form a border at the bottom and sides; a white scroll at the top carries the title: "Shadows on the Water" in Old English lettering; in the center is a lithograph image of man tying up a row boat on a lake surrounded by pine trees which are reflected in the water; text below image: "Reverie for the Piano/ by August Loumey/ 60/ BOSTON:/ OLIVER DITSON COMPANY./ "NEW YORK:" "CHICAGO:"/ "CHAS. H. DITSON & CO.," "LYON & HEALY,"; reverse of cover is blank; third page has four staff lines of music with the title above and copyrights below: 1880 by Lee & Walker, 1907 by Oliver Ditson Company and 1908 by Oliver Ditson Company; fourth and fifth pages have six staff lines of music each; sixth and seventh pages have five staff lines of music each; eighth page (back cover) is printed in green and has a lithograph portrait of a man at top next to text: "DREAM PICTURES/ BY CEDRIC WILMOT LEMONT" with further text describing the nine samples of piano pieces printed below.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
August LoumeyAttribution
ComposerManufacturer
Oliver Ditson & CompanyDate made
1908Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 32Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13-1/2 inWidth
10-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (34.3 x 26.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration on title page and along edges of inside pages; folded paper binding splitting apart.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial