Maguire, H. C. active approximately 1850-1880 Search this
Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI Search this
Physical description:
4 pages of music illustrations 34 cm
Type:
Songs and music
Alphabet books
Sheet music
Place:
England
Date:
1825
1832
To 1901
1830-1840
Notes:
Undated. Date from publisher's advertisement in the December 1831 issue of The harmonicon
Includes 26 interlinear illustrations, one for each letter. A: Apple tree with a ladder propped against it and a man below. B: Hot-air balloon with two people waving flags from the gondola. C: Cup filled with custard and a spoon on a plate. D: Doll sitting against a wall. E: Child named Ellen. F: Feast laid out on a table. Pears, grapes, oranges, cherries, cake, and a knife. G: Courtyard-style garden. H: Woman raking hay in a field. I: Open book with ink spilled from an inkstand with feather quill. J: Boy named Joseph. K: Kitten playing with tail. L: Maid named Lucy with a pail of milk. M: Mother on a couch with two children. N: Man (Mr. Nobody) with top cat and cane. O: Ostrich. P: Peacock standing on a wall. Q: A pompey and a pug quarreling. R: Rose in china jug. S: Syllabub. T: Toys, including a badminton racquets and birdie, jump rope, and cup and ball toy. U: Uncle sitting in chair with girl on his lap. V: Vulture on top of a snake. W: Pocket watch. X: Two skeleton keys making an "x". Y: Youth reading a book at a desk. Z: Zoological gardens, focusing on a bear and a monkey