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Fleur de Lys

Music Score
ca. late 19th century (published), 1873 (performed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Front cover of music sheet for Fleur de Lys, a quadrille by Charles Godfrey. Illustrated with images of characters from the quadrille, with names of the performers: Ada Lee, Clara Vesey and Miss Soldene. Published in London ca. late 19th century - early 20th century.


Object details

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Object type
TitleFleur de Lys (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Brief description
Front cover of music sheet for Fleur de Lys, a quadrille by Charles Godfrey, published in London ca. late 19th century.
Physical description
Front cover of music sheet for Fleur de Lys, a quadrille by Charles Godfrey, published in London. Illustrated in colour with a scene from the quadrille at the centre of the page, set in a wood, featuring a male and a female character and a small statue of a Cupid. Also illustrated with portraits of performers from the quadrille at the borders of the page. These are (from left to right): Miss Ada Lee, Miss Clara Vesec and Miss Soldene.
Front cover only.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.5cm
  • Width: 25.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Fleur de Lys / Quadrille / Miss Ada Lee / trop tard / Miss Clara Vesey / Valerien / Grand Duke [...] / King Toc-e-Toc / Prince Hyacinth / Miss Soldene / by Charles Godfrey / Band master of the / Royal Horse Guards / London / Metzler & Co., 37 Gt. Marlborough St. W. / Fleur-de-Lys Galop Pr 4/ / Fleur de Lys Waltz Pr 4/' (Printed on front cover.)
  • 'An air from / Leo Delibe's opera buffa / Philarmonic / 1873' (Handwritten in pencil verso.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceFleur de Lys
Summary
Front cover of music sheet for Fleur de Lys, a quadrille by Charles Godfrey. Illustrated with images of characters from the quadrille, with names of the performers: Ada Lee, Clara Vesey and Miss Soldene. Published in London ca. late 19th century - early 20th century.
Collection
Accession number
S.202-2012

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Record createdMarch 14, 2012
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