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Little Alabama Coon

Sheet Music
1893 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Music sheet for Little Alabama Coon written & composed by Hattie Starr, published by C. Sheard & Co., London 1893.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLittle Alabama Coon (published title)
Materials and techniques
Chromolithograph.
Brief description
Music sheet for Little Alabama Coon written & composed by Hattie Starr, published by C. Sheard & Co., London 1893.
Physical description
Music sheet for Little Alabama Coon written & composed by Hattie Starr, published by C. Sheard & Co., London 1893.
Dimensions
  • Front cover height: 35.5cm (approx)
  • Front cover width: 25.5cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
NB The term "coon" refers to a demeaning stereotype born out of plantation slavery and applied to African Americans. The term is repeated here in its original historical context.
Subject depicted
Association
Summary
Music sheet for Little Alabama Coon written & composed by Hattie Starr, published by C. Sheard & Co., London 1893.
Collection
Accession number
S.1020-2014

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Record createdMay 1, 2014
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