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The Masher King

Score
ca. 1888 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Hopwood & Crew (publishers)
Stannard (printers)
Adams, Harry (lyricist)
Concanen, Alfred (lithographer)
Place of origin
London (published)

Music sheet for The Masher King, Charles Godfrey's greatest success. Song written by Harry Adams and composed by E. Jonghmans. Fron cover illustration by artist Alfred Concanen.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Score
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Sheet Music
  • Music
  • Score
  • Print
  • Sheet Music
  • Music
  • Scores
  • Prints
  • Sheet Music
  • Music
  • Scores
  • Prints
  • Sheet Music
  • Music
  • Scores
  • Prints
TitleThe Masher King (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Paper
Ink
Print
Brief description
Music sheet for the song The Masher King, Charles Godfrey's greatest success, written by Harry Adams and composed by E. Jonghmans.
Physical description
Music sheet for the song The Masher King, written by Harry Adams and composed by E. Jonghmans. Illustrated with colour full-length portrait of male, possibly Charles Godfrey, wearing tailcoat and top hat and holding a walking stick.
Pages are bound with sewn red fabric along the left side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.1cm
  • Width: 26cm
Content description

Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Charles Godfrey's greatest success / The Masher King / Alfred Concanen / Stannard & Son / Written by Harry Adams / Composed by E. Jonghman / Ent. Sta. Hall / London Hopwood & Crew, 42, New Bond Str. W / Pr. 41' (Printed on front cover.)
  • 'Empire 1888' (Handwritten in pencil on front cover.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Godfrey, Charles
Literary referenceThe Masher King
Summary
Music sheet for The Masher King, Charles Godfrey's greatest success. Song written by Harry Adams and composed by E. Jonghmans. Fron cover illustration by artist Alfred Concanen.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.66: 1 to 4 - 2012

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Record createdJanuary 26, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1243021/the-masher-king-score-adams-harry/
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