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The Coon's Carnival
Sheet Music
ca. 1911 (published)
ca. 1911 (published)
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Music sheet for The Coon's Carnival published by Chappell & Co., London, ca. 1911
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | The Coon's Carnival (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Chromolithograph, ink on paper |
| Brief description | Illustrated music sheet for the piano solo for The Coon's Carnival Two-Step by Frances Waddington, featuring a Pierrot and Pierette dancing the Two-Step and a row of Chinese lanterns, published by Chappell & Co., London, ca. 1911. Owned and signed by Tonie Edgar Bruce. |
| Physical description | Music sheet cover for The Coon's Carnival |
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| Credit line | Gabrielle Enthoven Collection |
| Object history | NB The term "coon" refers to a demeaning stereotype born out of plantation slavery and applied to African Americans. The term is repeated here in its original historical context. |
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| Summary | Music sheet for The Coon's Carnival published by Chappell & Co., London, ca. 1911 |
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| Accession number | S.509-2014 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2014 |
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