Harry Beard Collection
Sheet Music
ca. 1910 (published)
ca. 1910 (published)
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Outer cover of the sheet music for Oh! Chantecler (A Married Man's Lament) written and composed by Frank Wood. Published by Francis, Day & Hunter, circa 1910.
The front sheet features a single colour illustration. This illustration combines a cartoon sketch with a photograph. The photograph is of a male face (possibly that of the song's singer, Bernard Russell). His head has been placed on the body of a cockerel dressed in a blue jacket, red waistcoat and brown trousers with an exaggerated belly.
The back sheet is printed with a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's 'Vocal Successes', its inner cover is printed with the lyrics for the song.
The front sheet features a single colour illustration. This illustration combines a cartoon sketch with a photograph. The photograph is of a male face (possibly that of the song's singer, Bernard Russell). His head has been placed on the body of a cockerel dressed in a blue jacket, red waistcoat and brown trousers with an exaggerated belly.
The back sheet is printed with a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's 'Vocal Successes', its inner cover is printed with the lyrics for the song.
Object details
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| Title | Harry Beard Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithography |
| Brief description | Outer cover of the sheet music for Oh! Chantecler (A Married Man's Lament) published by Francis, Day &Hunter, circa 1910, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Outer cover of the sheet music for Oh! Chantecler (A Married Man's Lament). The front sheet features a single colour illustration. This illustration combines a cartoon sketch with a photograph. The photograph is of a male face (possibly that of the song's singer, Bernard Russell). His head has been placed on the body of a cockerel dressed in a blue jacket, red waistcoat and brown trousers with an exaggerated belly. The back sheet is printed with a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's 'Vocal Successes', its inner cover is printed with the lyrics for the song. |
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| Literary reference | Trafalgar (It was a Glorious Victory!) |
| Summary | Outer cover of the sheet music for Oh! Chantecler (A Married Man's Lament) written and composed by Frank Wood. Published by Francis, Day & Hunter, circa 1910. The front sheet features a single colour illustration. This illustration combines a cartoon sketch with a photograph. The photograph is of a male face (possibly that of the song's singer, Bernard Russell). His head has been placed on the body of a cockerel dressed in a blue jacket, red waistcoat and brown trousers with an exaggerated belly. The back sheet is printed with a list of Francis, Day & Hunter's 'Vocal Successes', its inner cover is printed with the lyrics for the song. |
| Other number | F153-73 - H Beard Collection Numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.217:1-1989 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2010 |
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