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The River Of Life

Sheet Music
26/06/1871 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sheet music and cover for Life Is Too Short To Be Sad, So Be Jolly as sung by F.Jonghams, written by E.V Page and composed by H.Stanislaus. Published in London by Willey & Co on June 26, 1871.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe River Of Life (published title)
Materials and techniques
Black and white lithograph, ink on paper. Intermediate pages composed of printed text.
Brief description
Sheet music and cover for Life Is Too Short To Be Sad, So Be Jolly as sung by F.Jonghams, written by E.V Page and composed by H.Stanislaus. Published in London by Willey & Co on June 26, 1871.
Physical description
Black and white lithograph, sheet music cover and printed song sheets for Life Is Too Short To Be Sad, So Be Jolly
Dimensions
  • Width: 26cm
  • Height: 35cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Literary referenceLife Is Too Short To Be Sad, So Be Jolly
Summary
Sheet music and cover for Life Is Too Short To Be Sad, So Be Jolly as sung by F.Jonghams, written by E.V Page and composed by H.Stanislaus. Published in London by Willey & Co on June 26, 1871.
Collection
Accession number
S.2609-2013

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Record createdNovember 18, 2013
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