Irving House Waltzes (Sheet Music )

Subject Relates to Washington Irving American

1849

Not on view

This music sheet cover is adorned with small vignettes that evoke the writings of Washington Irving. Five pages of music follow.

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Title: Irving House Waltzes (Sheet Music )
Lithographer: G. & W. Endicott (New York, NY)
Publisher: William Hall and Son (American, active 1847–74)
Subject: Relates to Washington Irving (American, New York 1783–1859 Sunnyside, New York)
Date: 1849
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 5/8 in. (35.4 × 27 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Object Number: 54.90.1597
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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