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Then Danced The Young

Sheet Music
ca. 19th century (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Music sheet cover for 'Then danced the young', composed by W.M. Tolkien and J.R. Ling, sung by Madame Vestris and Miss Poole, published by H. Tolkien, ca. 19th century.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThen Danced The Young (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Brief description
Music sheet cover for 'Then danced the young', composed by W.M. Tolkien and J.R. Ling, sung by Madame Vestris and Miss Poole, published by H. Tolkien, ca. 19th century.
Physical description
Cover of the sheet music for 'Then Danced The Young'. In the centre, there is an image of a young couple dancing and a man playing a trumpet. In the background, there are people sitting by a tree. Credits of the song are printed above and below the image.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.3cm (approx)
  • Width: 22cm (approx)
Marks and inscriptions
/THEN DANCED THE YOUNG/ /A SONG/ /SUNG BY/ /MADAME VESTRIS AND MISS POOLE/ /WRITTEN & INSCRIBED/ /TO THE/ /MISSES WALTER/ /BY/ /W.M. TOLKIEN/ /THE MUSIC BY/ /J.R. LING/ /PUBLISHED BY H. TOLKIEN, 28, KING WILLIAM STREET, LONDON BRIDGE/ (Text on front of cover.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Associations
Literary referenceThen danced the Young by W.M. Tolkien and J.R. Ling
Summary
Music sheet cover for 'Then danced the young', composed by W.M. Tolkien and J.R. Ling, sung by Madame Vestris and Miss Poole, published by H. Tolkien, ca. 19th century.
Collection
Accession number
S.454-2012

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Record createdMay 3, 2012
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