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At Trinity Church I met My Doom

Music Score
ca. late 19th century - early 20th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Front cover of music sheet for the song At Trinity Church I met My Doom!, or That's what she's done for me, words and melody by Fred Gilbert, sung by Tom Costello. Published in London by Francis, Day & Hunter and in New York by T.B. Harms. Ca. late 19th century - early 20th century.

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Titles
  • At Trinity Church I met My Doom (assigned by artist)
  • That's what she's done for me (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Brief description
Front cover of music sheet for the song At Trinity Church I met My Doom!, or That's what she's done for me, words and melody by Fred Gilbert, published in London and New York, ca. late 19th century - early 20th century.
Physical description
Front cover of music sheet for the song At Trinity Church I met My Doom!, or That's what she's done for me, words and melody by Fred Gilbert, published in London and New York. Illustrated in colour with full-length portrait of gentleman wearing a brown coat, red trousers and a top hat and holding a walking stick. Also illustrated with small scene of man and woman sitting at a table, enclosed in bubble top right.
Front cover only.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.3cm
  • Width: 26.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'This song may be sung in public without fee or licence, / except at theatres and music halls / Home, home, sweet home / At Trinity Church I met My Doom! / or / That's what she's done for me. / Words and melody by Fred Gilbert / Chorus / She told me has age was / Five and twenty / Chash in the bank of course she'd plenty, / I like a Lamb, / believed it all, / I was an / M-U-G. / At Trinity Church I met my doom, / now we live in a / Top Bacnk Room, . Up to my eyes in debt / for Renty / That's what she's / done for me. (Printed on front cover.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Literary references
  • At Trinity Church I met My Doom!
  • That's what she's done for me
Summary
Front cover of music sheet for the song At Trinity Church I met My Doom!, or That's what she's done for me, words and melody by Fred Gilbert, sung by Tom Costello. Published in London by Francis, Day & Hunter and in New York by T.B. Harms. Ca. late 19th century - early 20th century.
Collection
Accession number
S.161-2012

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Record createdMarch 2, 2012
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