PRETTY KITTY KELLY

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"PRETTY KITTY KELLY"

Entry/Object ID

2000.309.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Brown; Red; White "Pretty Kitty Kelly," words by Harry Pease with music by Ed G. Nelson, A. J. Stasny Music Company, 1920. On the center of the front cover is a color illustration of a young brunette who wears a red Santa Claus hat and a red coat with white fur at the collar. She wears make-up and is against a dark-blue background. The title of the song, which is a waltz with lyrics and piano accompaniment, is across the top in light-blue and white with the names of the composers below this at the right in white. The name of the publishers is at the center of the bottom in black and white. An illustrated advertisement of other compositions available through the publisher is on the back. Titles pictured include "In China," "Sweetheart Land," and many more. With light creases, some surface soiling, and small tears, the object is in good condition overall.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Music, Sheet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Composition, Musical

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Sheet music, A. J. Stasny Music Company, Waltzes (Piano), Dance music, Christmas