Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Brown, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1818-1891.
2. Sarony & Major. ltg

Description

1. 1 print : lithograph on tinted ground, b&w; 34 x 26 cm. +

Summary

1. Sheet music cover illustration depicting men and women in evening attire in a lavishly decorated ballroom. Although no one is actually dancing, there is an aura of anticipation rather than the sense that the evening is ending. The bearded figure of Father Time hovers in a cloud above the title, pointing to a large clock with its hands at twelve.

Subject

1. Lithographs
2. Schottisches > Scores
3. Balls (Parties) > United States > 19th century
4. Sheet music covers

Genre/Form

1. Sheet music covers.
2. Lithographs.

Call number

1. *MGZFX Anon Mid 1

Note

1. Caption title.
2. Pl. no. : 1690.
3. At head of title: To Miss Amelia H. French of Providence R.I.
4. Lith. of Sarony & Major, N.Y.

Title

1. The midnight schottisch [graphic] / composed by Francis H. Brown.

Imprint

1. New York : Firth, Pond & Co., 1852.

Local note

1. Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
2. On library's copy, the words "Witching time of night--Shaks." are penciled on the clockface.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Brown, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1818-1891. Composer
2. Sarony & Major. Lithographer

Publisher no.

1. 1690 : Firth, Pond & Co.

Research call number

1. *MGZFX Anon Mid 1