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Farewell Mary Jane! or the Sailor & the Tailor

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

The music hall star Annie Adams (1843-1905) first achieved fame in 1862. With her big voice, big personality and big physique she sang both comic songs and serious ballads and became known as 'Queen of the Serio-Comic Vocalists'

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFarewell Mary Jane! or the Sailor & the Tailor (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Brief description
Music sheet cover for "Farewell Mary Jane! or the Sailor & the Tailor", composed by C.W. Hunt, sung by Miss Annie Adams (1843-1905) Lithograph by T.W. Lee, published by John Alvey, ca. 1870
Physical description
Cover of the music sheet "Farewell Mary Jane! or the Sailor & the Tailor" which is illustrated with a picture of Annie Adams.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34cm (approx)
  • Width: 24.5cm (approx)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Association
Summary
The music hall star Annie Adams (1843-1905) first achieved fame in 1862. With her big voice, big personality and big physique she sang both comic songs and serious ballads and became known as 'Queen of the Serio-Comic Vocalists'
Collection
Accession number
S.1041-2012

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Record createdSeptember 17, 2012
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