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I Wish I Knew

Sheet Music
1945 (published)
Artist/Maker
Triangle Music Corporation (publisher)
Chappell & Co. (publisher)
Place of origin
Great Britain (published)

Sheet music with a title page incorporating a black and white photograph of the actress Betty Grable and the actor Dick Haymes. Lettered with title, credits, score, lyrics and copyright details.

Object details

Categories
Printed Pages & Sheets
Entertainment & Leisure
Music
Object type
Sheet Music
TitleI Wish I Knew
Materials and techniques
Offset lithography in orange and black
Paper
Printing Ink
Offset Lithography
Brief description
'I Wish I Knew'. Sheet music with a title page incorporating a black and white photograph of the actress Betty Grable and the actor Dick Haymes. Offset lithography in orange and black. Published by Triangle Music Corporation and Chappell & Co, Ltd.. Great Britain. 1945.
Physical description
Sheet music with a title page incorporating a black and white photograph of the actress Betty Grable and the actor Dick Haymes. Lettered with title, credits, score, lyrics and copyright details.
Dimensions
  • Folded to height: 24.7cm
  • Folded to width: 15.5cm
Measurements taken from Registry File.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered with title, credits, score, lyrics and copyright details.
  • '20th Century-Fox / presents / Betty Grable in Billy Rose's / Diamond / Horseshoe / in technicolour / with / Dick Haymes / Chappell / Triangle Music Corpn., N.Y.C. / 1/- net' (Lettered.)
Credit line
Given by Kevin Edge
Subjects depicted
Music
Score
Photograph
Grable, Betty
Haymes, Dick
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1749-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190699/i-wish-i-knew-sheet-music-triangle-music-corporation/
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