Name/Title
THAT LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNEREntry/Object ID
L.2008.130Description
Sheet music comprised of three bound paper sheets; title page with image in center of two people in a horse drawn carriage and a dog in the street in front of a sidewalk scene with trees and people walking in front of a large church building; text above and below image is embellished with calligraphic scrolling and foliate designs; text above image: [in a banner] "TO JOSEPH JEFFERSON, ESQ." / THAT LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER."; text below image: "THE CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION, REV. G.H.HOUGHTON. / "That little Church around the corner" / BY /ALICE HAWTHORNE / "GUITAR" "PIANO" / at BC, an octagonal red paper label obscures part of the text: "Philadelph__" "922 Chestnut St." / __ut St. / "Oliver Ditson & Co. Boston." "Chas. W. Harris. New York."; text in red label: "PETER BENTZ, / Dealer In / PIANOS, Pipe & Cabinet Organs / And Musical Merchandise / OF ALL KINDS / No. 30 East Market St. / YORK, PA."; second page, inside front cover, is blank; third page has two staff lines of music and lyrics with text above and below; fourth and fifth pages have three and two staff lines of music and lyrics respectively; sixth page, back cover, is an advertisement for other pieces of music.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Alice HawthorneAttribution
ComposerDate made
1871Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 153Dimensions
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)General Notes
Note Type
General NoteNote
A paragraph on page three explains the dedication to Joseph Jefferson:
"MR. JOSEPH JEFFERSON, who made the application to the clergyman to officiate, said that he regretted the publicity that had been given to the affair, both for the sake of religion and in view of the feelings of the bereaved family. It appears that the clergyman first consented to allow the funeral to take place from his church; but when he learned that Mr. Holland had been an actor, he withdrew his consent. He added, that there was a little church around the corner from his, where funerals of actors had taken place, and where he advised Mr. Jefferson to make application. Mr. Jefferson left with the characteristic and almost poetical remark, "ALL HONOR TO THAT LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER." "Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial