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"The Sorrowing Jew", sheet music, undated.

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Barrett Family Papers. Sheet Music of Mrs. Geo. Barrett (Bound, Vol. 6, embossed "MUSIC II" on spine)

GUSN

GUSN-191474

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Description

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The cover of this sheet music depicts an elderly man seated among the ruins of a building in Jerusalem.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hymns
religion (discipline)
sheet music
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Sheet music project number SMHNE109

Physical Description

1 print : lithograph

Collection Code

MS007

Collection Name

Barrett family papers

Reference Code

MS007.01.18.03

Places

Newburyport (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Webb, George W. (Composer)
Berk, Matthew A.

Material Type

sheet music
prints (visual works)

Other Organizations

B.W. Thayer & Co.

Subjects

Music

Accruals Note

Included in the Sheet Music Images Database.
Religion
"A Hymn Written by a Friend of Israel in London. Music Composed by George J. Webb and respectfully dedicated to the Ladies Jew Society of Newburyport, by their obliged servant Matthew A. Berk."

Description Level

Item

Edition

Third edition

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Matthew A. Berk

Location Note

Barrett Family Papers. Sheet Music of Mrs. Geo. Barrett (Bound, Vol. 6, embossed "MUSIC II" on spine)

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