Sheet Music, In a Little Two-by-Four for Two: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sheet Music, In a Little Two-by-Four for Two: date made: 1928. maker: Hoffman, Al. maker: Brown, George B..
The object in the museum catalogue
This romantic melody states that the singer would be happy to wed his beloved and dwell "in a little two-by-four for two." Precisely what the dimensions two-by-four mean in this context is unclear. The song is by Al Hoffman and George Brown.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1928
- maker: Hoffman, Al
- maker: Brown, George B.
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 23.7 cm x 30.8 cm; 1/32 in x 9 11/32 in x 12 1/8 in
- place made: United States: New York, New York City
- Subject: Mathematics
- Subject: Music
- ID Number: 1988.3086.105
- nonaccession number: 1988.3086
- catalog number: 1988.3086.105
- Credit Line: The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Music
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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