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Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny!
Sheet Music
late 19th century (printed)
late 19th century (printed)
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| Place of origin |
Music sheet cover, the front illustrated with a lithograph of a black man playing a banjo to three black women, the score printed on the reverse.
Object details
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| Title | Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Sheet music cover for Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny! as sung by Mr. J. H. Cave. Published in London by J. Duncombe, late 19th century. |
| Physical description | Music sheet cover, the front illustrated with a lithograph of a black man playing a banjo to three black women, the score printed on the reverse. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'GENUINE EDITION / CARRY ME BACK TO OLE VIRGINNY! / FAVORITE NEGRO MELODY, / Sung with great applause / BY MR. J. H. CAVE, / THE CELEBRATED BANJO PLAYER, / Arranged with an Accompaniment for the / PIANO FORTE. / LONDON: PUBLISHED BY J. DUNCOMBE, 17, HOLBORN HILL, OPPOSITE FURNIVAL'S INN / No. 2240' (Printed on cover) |
| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Object history | NB: The term "negro" was used historically to describe people of black African heritage but, since the 1960s, has fallen from usage and, increasingly, is considered offensive. The term is repeated here in its original historical context. |
| Other number | 64485 - V&A image number |
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| Accession number | S.668-2012 |
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| Record created | June 21, 2012 |
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