Baby Mine
Sheet Music
ca. 19th century (published)
ca. 19th century (published)
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Sheet music for Patrick Mind the Baby, written by Edward Harrigan, published by C. Sheard, ca.19th century.
The minstrel performance tradition originated in the United States around 1830 and featured theatrical makeup which was based on racist stereotypes of African Americans. White performers (and sometimes black) used burnt cork, greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips. The look was completed with 'woolly' wigs, gloves, tailcoats and/or ragged clothes. Blackface was a performance tradition in American theatre for over 100 years and was also popular overseas. Stereotypes embodied in the stock characters of blackface minstrelsy played a significant role in cementing and proliferating racist attitudes.
The minstrel performance tradition originated in the United States around 1830 and featured theatrical makeup which was based on racist stereotypes of African Americans. White performers (and sometimes black) used burnt cork, greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips. The look was completed with 'woolly' wigs, gloves, tailcoats and/or ragged clothes. Blackface was a performance tradition in American theatre for over 100 years and was also popular overseas. Stereotypes embodied in the stock characters of blackface minstrelsy played a significant role in cementing and proliferating racist attitudes.
Object details
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| Title | Baby Mine (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph, ink on paper |
| Brief description | Sheet music for Patrick Mind the Baby, written by Edward Harrigan, published by C. Sheard, ca.19th century |
| Physical description | Music sheet for Patrick Mind the Baby. |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Summary | Sheet music for Patrick Mind the Baby, written by Edward Harrigan, published by C. Sheard, ca.19th century. The minstrel performance tradition originated in the United States around 1830 and featured theatrical makeup which was based on racist stereotypes of African Americans. White performers (and sometimes black) used burnt cork, greasepaint or shoe polish to blacken their skin and exaggerate their lips. The look was completed with 'woolly' wigs, gloves, tailcoats and/or ragged clothes. Blackface was a performance tradition in American theatre for over 100 years and was also popular overseas. Stereotypes embodied in the stock characters of blackface minstrelsy played a significant role in cementing and proliferating racist attitudes. |
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| Accession number | S.4100-2013 |
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| Record created | March 20, 2014 |
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