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Harry Beard Print Collection

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ca. 1877 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Music sheet booklet with illustrated cover, for the incidental music 'Too Jolly Clever by Half' as sung by Miss Farren in Byron's Burlesque at the Gaiety Theatre on 12th November 1877, published by Cramer & Co. in London. Harry Beard Collection

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleHarry Beard Print Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph hand-coloured with watercolor and printing ink on paper
Brief description
Music sheet booklet with illustrated cover, for incidental music 'Too Jolly Clever by Half' as sung by Miss Farren in Byron's Burlesque at the Gaiety Theatre on 12th November 1877, published by Cramer & Co. in London. Harry Beard Collection.
Physical description
Music sheet booklet of 8 pages in total. The cover shows a full-length caricature of Miss Farren.
Dimensions
  • Height: 35.4cm
  • Width: 26cm
  • Total with mount height: 38cm
  • Total with mount width: 30.5cm
Credit line
Harry R. Beard Collection, given by Isobel Beard
Subject depicted
Summary
Music sheet booklet with illustrated cover, for the incidental music 'Too Jolly Clever by Half' as sung by Miss Farren in Byron's Burlesque at the Gaiety Theatre on 12th November 1877, published by Cramer & Co. in London. Harry Beard Collection
Collection
Accession number
S.671-2010

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Record createdJune 3, 2010
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