Sheet music and George Washington Bicentennial memorabilia: fifty-four paper sheets; cover page printed in blue with title: "The MUSIC of / GEORGE WASHINGTON'S TIME" in a semi-rectangular frame with pediment; frame is overlapped with a lithograph of George Washington in a circular frame flanked by two US flags (one with thirteen stars in a circle on the left and, on the right forty-eight stars in rows); below, in an irregular cartouche is an image of a woman in period dress seated at a piano as another woman in period dress peeks in from behind a door in the background; text beneath images: "UNITED STATES GEORGE WASHINGTON / BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION / Washington Building / Washington, D.C."; second page, inside front cover, has a lithograph framed portrait of George Washington with text below; pages three through fifty-three have text and music excerpts; page fifty-four, back cover, has a coat of arms with text in a scroll below: "EXITUS ACTA PROBAT" and below the scroll in a cartouche, text in script: "George Washington".
Made/Created
Manufacturer
United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Date made
1931
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 59
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
9 in
Width
6 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Small tear TLC of cover; crease BRC of cover; slight discoloration and small brown spots on cover.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24E