Music Sheet

ca.1885 (Designed and printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Music sheet cover for The High Art Maiden printed with a colour lithograph of a lady in aesthetic mediaeval-style dress, holding a lily and looking in a pained, lovelorn fashion at a blue and white vase of sunflowers. Also in the image are other examples of Chinese pottery, some Japanese fans, and peacock feathers. The title The High Art Maiden, the name of the composer and the name of the music seller Metzler & Co. also appears, along with the price, four shillings.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed paper
Brief description
Music sheet cover for The High Art Maiden, the 'humorous song' written and composed by Herbert Harraden. Colour lithograph by M & N. Hanhart, published by Metzler & Co., ca.1885.
Physical description
Music sheet cover for The High Art Maiden printed with a colour lithograph of a lady in aesthetic mediaeval-style dress, holding a lily and looking in a pained, lovelorn fashion at a blue and white vase of sunflowers. Also in the image are other examples of Chinese pottery, some Japanese fans, and peacock feathers. The title The High Art Maiden, the name of the composer and the name of the music seller Metzler & Co. also appears, along with the price, four shillings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.4cm
  • Width: 23.5cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
This music sheet was published Metzler & Co., 39, Great Marlborough Street. The words and music have been removed at some time so this is the colour lithograph cover only.
Association
Collection
Accession number
S.35-1993

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Record createdJune 24, 2005
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