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Publisher:
G. P. Reed  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 13 1/2 in x 10 in; 34.29 cm x 25.4 cm
Object Name:
sheet music
Place made:
United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Date made:
1846
Description (Brief):
This sheet music is for the song “Jenny Lind's Favorite Polka” that was composed by Anton Wallerstein in 1846. G.P. Reed of Boston, Massachusetts published the sheet music. Jenny Lind was a Swedish opera singer nicknamed “The Swedish Nightingale,” who was so popular that P.T. Barnum offered her $1,000 a performance to come and tour America in 1850. Anton Wallerstein composed this polka to honor Lind.
ID Number:
1983.0424.087
Accession number:
1983.0424
Catalog number:
1983.0424.087
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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Music & Musical Instruments
Sheet Music
Exhibition:
Entertainment Nation
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-65d5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_670941