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Look at the Price of Coals
Sheet Music
ca. 19th century (printed and published)
ca. 19th century (printed and published)
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Music sheet cover for 'Look at the Price of Coals!', composed by Harry Hunter, sung by Walter Howard, published by J.A. Turner, ca. 19th century
Blackface is a style of theatrical makeup that originated in the United States around 1830 and which was based on racist stereotypes of African Americans. It was most commonly used in the minstrel performance tradition. White performers (and sometimes black) used burnt cork, greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips.
Blackface is a style of theatrical makeup that originated in the United States around 1830 and which was based on racist stereotypes of African Americans. It was most commonly used in the minstrel performance tradition. White performers (and sometimes black) used burnt cork, greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips.
Object details
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| Title | Look at the Price of Coals (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Music sheet cover for 'Look at the Price of Coals!', composed by Harry Hunter, sung by Walter Howard, published by J.A. Turner, ca. 19th century |
| Physical description | Cover of the sheet music for 'Look at the price of coals'. In the centre, there is an image of Walter Howard playing a banjo with a blackened face. Credits of the song are printed above and below the image. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | /DEDICATED TO EVERYBODY/
LOOK AT THE PRICE OF COALS!/
THE POPULAR SONG/
AS PERFORMED WITH/
THE MOORE & BURGESS MINISTRELS/
ST JAMES HALL, PICADDILY/
SUNG WITH IMMENSE SUCCESS BY/ WALTER HOWARD/
FOR WHOM IT WAS SPECIALLY WRITTEN BY HARRY HUNTER/
LONDON/J.A. TURNER: LEADENHALL STREET EC/
(Text on front of cover.) |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
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| Literary reference | Look at the price of coals! by Harry Hunter |
| Summary | Music sheet cover for 'Look at the Price of Coals!', composed by Harry Hunter, sung by Walter Howard, published by J.A. Turner, ca. 19th century Blackface is a style of theatrical makeup that originated in the United States around 1830 and which was based on racist stereotypes of African Americans. It was most commonly used in the minstrel performance tradition. White performers (and sometimes black) used burnt cork, greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips. |
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| Accession number | S.439-2012 |
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| Record created | April 25, 2012 |
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