“Gentle Annie”: Museum Object and Cultural History
“Gentle Annie”: publishing date: 1855. composer: Foster, Stephen C.. publisher: Firth, Pond & Co..
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the song “Gentle Annie” that was written and composed by Stephen C. Foster and published by Firth, Pond, & Company of New York, New York in 1855. The cover text on the plain cream white sheet music cover has a floral lattice-patterned frame. The song is part of the series of “Foster’s Melodies, No. 31.” The song’s lyrics talk about a lover losing his Annie, as she had passed on.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1855
- composer: Foster, Stephen C.
- publisher: Firth, Pond & Co.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 13 in x 9 7/8 in; 33.02 cm x 25.0825 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1983.0235.04
- accession number: 1983.0235
- catalog number: 1983.0235.04
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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