Harry Beard Collection
Sheet Music
ca.mid nineteenth century (published)
ca.mid nineteenth century (published)
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Illustrated song sheets and lyrics for Billy Barlow sung by the music hall star Sam Cowell (1820-1864).
The cover sheet has a central illustration of showing Sam Cowell in the character of Billy Barlow. He is dressed in ragged clothes and a battered hat, his jacket is fastened at the waist with a length of string. In the background are two scenes. That on the left is captioned 'The great bear in a fix' and shows a bear, dressed in a crown, running into a stone cave. The scene on the right is a group of stands within which sits a flag waving crowd and is captioned 'The Baby Show'. The inner sheets are printed with music and the final sheet has a set of lyrics.
The cover sheet has a central illustration of showing Sam Cowell in the character of Billy Barlow. He is dressed in ragged clothes and a battered hat, his jacket is fastened at the waist with a length of string. In the background are two scenes. That on the left is captioned 'The great bear in a fix' and shows a bear, dressed in a crown, running into a stone cave. The scene on the right is a group of stands within which sits a flag waving crowd and is captioned 'The Baby Show'. The inner sheets are printed with music and the final sheet has a set of lyrics.
Object details
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| Title | Harry Beard Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed, ink on paper |
| Brief description | Sheet music for Billy Barlow printed by the Musical Bouquet Office, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | The cover sheet has a central illustration of a figure in ragged clothes and a battered hat, his jacket is fastened at the waist with a length of string. In the background are two scenes, on the man's left a bear runs in to a stone cave, to his right is a group of stands within which sits a flag waving crowd. The inner sheets are printed with music and the final sheet has a set of lyrics. |
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| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Billy Barlow |
| Summary | Illustrated song sheets and lyrics for Billy Barlow sung by the music hall star Sam Cowell (1820-1864). The cover sheet has a central illustration of showing Sam Cowell in the character of Billy Barlow. He is dressed in ragged clothes and a battered hat, his jacket is fastened at the waist with a length of string. In the background are two scenes. That on the left is captioned 'The great bear in a fix' and shows a bear, dressed in a crown, running into a stone cave. The scene on the right is a group of stands within which sits a flag waving crowd and is captioned 'The Baby Show'. The inner sheets are printed with music and the final sheet has a set of lyrics. |
| Other number | F153-35 - H Beard Collection Numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.172-1989 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2010 |
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