SHE STOOD BESIDE THE ALTAR

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

SHE STOOD BESIDE THE ALTAR

Entry/Object ID

L.2008.1 a-b

Description

Sheet music with text surrounded by scrolling lines followed by three staff lines: two unbound paper sheets, a-b; printed on one side; text at top of first page, "SHE STOOD BESIDE THE ALTAR, / An / ADMIRED BALLAD, / Selected from the / NEW YORK MIRROR, / Composed and Arranged, / For the / PIANO FORTE. / New Edition. Property of the Publisher / NEW YORK Published at 201 Broadway by ATWILL."; text following staff lines, "Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year, 1834, / by Thomas Birch, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, of the Southern District of New York."; second page with three staff lines, four verses and embossed seal, "CAROLYN M. GILL CLIFTON PARK N.Y. SHEET MUSIC".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Thomas Birch

Attribution

Composer

Manufacturer

Atwill

Date made

1834

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Racette list # 1

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

13-1/2 in

Width

10-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 10 1/8 in. (34.3 x 25.7 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Light brown stains throughout; small tears along edges; large tear second page TRC 3 3/8 inches long; losses TRC and BLC second page.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial