The Devil and the Farmer's Wife; Eggs and Marrowbone: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Devil and the Farmer's Wife; Eggs and Marrowbone: recording date: 1945. recording date: 1944. release date: 1948.
The object in the museum catalogue
Richard Dyer-Bennet. side 1: The Devil and the Farmer's Wife; side 2: Eggs and Marrowbone (Decca 24209), from the album, Richard Dyer-Bennet - 20th Century Minstrel (Decca 573). 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1945. Side 2 was recorded in 1944. This album was released in 1948.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1945
- recording date: 1944
- release date: 1948
- recording artist: Dyer-Bennet, Richard
- manufacturer: Decca
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1996.0320.05097
- maker number: 24209
- maker number: 573
- accession number: 1996.0320
- catalog number: 1996.0320.05097
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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