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H Beard Print Collection

Music Sheet
19th century to early 20th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sheet music for Won't You Buy Sir? published by Francis, Day & Hunter in London. Also published in New York by T. B. Harms & Co. Harry Beard Collection.

There is a list of the newest comic songs with their singers in the last page published by the same publisher for the same year or so.

The piece was written by J. P. Harrington, composed by George Le Brunn and sung by Cissie Dryden possibly performed at Islington Empire on 23 June 1905. Copyright.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleH Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
pinting ink and coloured ink on paper
Brief description
Sheet music for Won't You Buy Sir? published by Francis, Day & Hunter in London, Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Music sheet with title on the headings
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.5cm
  • Width: 26cm
Literary references
  • Won't You Buy Sir?
  • I'm Gooing To See My Last New Girl
Summary
Sheet music for Won't You Buy Sir? published by Francis, Day & Hunter in London. Also published in New York by T. B. Harms & Co. Harry Beard Collection.

There is a list of the newest comic songs with their singers in the last page published by the same publisher for the same year or so.

The piece was written by J. P. Harrington, composed by George Le Brunn and sung by Cissie Dryden possibly performed at Islington Empire on 23 June 1905. Copyright.
Other number
F.70-6 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Accession number
S.152:2-1989

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Record createdMarch 24, 2010
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