Harry Beard Collection
Sheet Music
ca.early to mid-nineteenth century (published)
ca.early to mid-nineteenth century (published)
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Bound sheet music for Now all the town is cherry ripe! a new ballad founded on twelve popular songs sung by Madame Vestris and composed by T. Williams. Published by T. Williams.
The front sheet features a line drawn illustration of a country landscape filled with scenes of courtly love, knights, stone turrets and minstrels. In the centre of the scene a couple are kneeling whilst a priest conducts a marriage ceremony. The woman is dressed in an ermine trimmed cloak with an upstanding lace collar and high waisted gown. The man is dressed in armour and a long cloak.
The front sheet features a line drawn illustration of a country landscape filled with scenes of courtly love, knights, stone turrets and minstrels. In the centre of the scene a couple are kneeling whilst a priest conducts a marriage ceremony. The woman is dressed in an ermine trimmed cloak with an upstanding lace collar and high waisted gown. The man is dressed in armour and a long cloak.
Object details
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| Title | Harry Beard Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed ink on paper |
| Brief description | Bound sheet music for Now all the town is cherry ripe published by T. Williams, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Bound sheet music for Now all the town is cherry ripe. The front sheet features a line drawn illustration of a country landscape filled with scenes of courtly love, knights, stone turrets and minstrels. In the centre of the scene a couple are kneeling whilst a priest conducts a marriage ceremony. The woman is dressed in an ermine trimmed cloak with an upstanding lace collar and high waisted gown. The man is dressed in armour and a long cloak. |
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| Literary reference | Now all the town is cherry ripe! |
| Summary | Bound sheet music for Now all the town is cherry ripe! a new ballad founded on twelve popular songs sung by Madame Vestris and composed by T. Williams. Published by T. Williams. The front sheet features a line drawn illustration of a country landscape filled with scenes of courtly love, knights, stone turrets and minstrels. In the centre of the scene a couple are kneeling whilst a priest conducts a marriage ceremony. The woman is dressed in an ermine trimmed cloak with an upstanding lace collar and high waisted gown. The man is dressed in armour and a long cloak. |
| Other number | F125-44 - H Beard Collection Numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.215-1989 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2010 |
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