"Marionettes": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Marionettes": publisher: Belwin Inc.. Object Name: sheet music. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This sheet music is for the composition, “Marionettes,” by Elizabeth Rohde. It was published by Belwin, Inc. in New York, New York. This sheet music is No. 101 from the Belwin series Edition Beautiful, published from 1920s-1930s.
Belwin was formed in 1918 by music publishing employee Max Winkler (1888-1965), film-maker Max Winkler (1875-1961), and publisher of original composition and arrangements for silent cinema S.M. Berg. The name Belwin was created by combining the surnames of Berg and Winkler.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publisher: Belwin Inc.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1984.0568.44
- accession number: 1984.0568
- catalog number: 1984.0568.44
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Ken Chapin
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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