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St. David's Day

Music
ca. 1800 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Goulding, Phipps & D'Almaine (printers and publishers)
Thomas Attwood (composers)
Thomas John Dibdin (lyricists)
Richard Goulding (printers and publishers)
Thomas King (artist)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Music sheet cover for St. David's Day, a comic opera, music by T. Attwood, lyrics by T. Dibden, printed by Goulding, Phipps & D'Almaine, ca. 1800.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Music
TitleSt. David's Day (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Paper
Ink
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Music sheet cover for St. David's Day, a comic opera, music by T. Attwood, lyrics by T. Dibden, printed by Goulding, Phipps & D'Almaine, ca. 1800.
Physical description
Cover of the sheet music for St. David's Day. At the top of the page is a crest formed of a crown, three feathers and ribbon on which is printed 'ICH DIEN'. Underneath the crest, the credits for the production are printed. Under this is an image of a group of people stading outside a house in a rural setting
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.1cm
  • Width: 21.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ST. DAVIDS DAY / A favorite Comic Opera : / as performed with unbound applause, / at the / THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. / Composed, and most respectfully Dedicated (by permission) to / HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES / by / T. ATTWOOD. / The words by T. Dibdin / Ent. at Sta Hall / T. King Sc 411 Strand / Arranged for the HARP or PIANO FORTE. / Printed by Goulding, Phipps & D'Almaine, music Sellers t their Royal Highnesses the Prince & Princess of Wales, / No 45 Pall Mall & 76 St James's Street London.' (Printed on front of cover)
  • '287' (Written in ink in the top right hand corner)
Credit line
Given by John Hall
Summary
Music sheet cover for St. David's Day, a comic opera, music by T. Attwood, lyrics by T. Dibden, printed by Goulding, Phipps & D'Almaine, ca. 1800.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.42-2012

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Record createdFebruary 2, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1243378/st-davids-day-music-thomas-attwood/
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