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"Quaker Hill Waltz" sheet music

Creation: 1853
 Collection
Accession: 1970-085

Abstract

J. Marsh Music, Fancy and Variety store was located on 117 Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware during the 1850s. The store sold, repaired and tuned instruments, as well as selling sheet music. This sheet music cover contains a black and white lithograph of the J. Marsh Wilmington, Delaware storefront, with people on the side walk, also showing musical instruments in the windows.

Dates

  • Creation: 1853

Creator

Extent

1 item(s)

General Physical Description

1 score (5 p.) ; 13 in.

Historical Note

J. Marsh Music, Fancy and Variety store was located on 117 Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware during the 1850s. The proprietor John Marsh also had a branch on 386 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia which was active from 1856 to 1867. Marsh composed, arranged and published music. The stores sold, repaired and tuned instruments, as well as selling sheet music.

Scope and Content

The cover of the sheet music is a black and white lithograph of the J. Marsh Wilmington, Delaware storefront, with people on the side walk, also showing musical instruments in the windows.

The piano instrumental music was composed and arranged by John B. Stiegler and is "Respectfully dedicated to the proprietor of the music, fancy and variety store J. Marsh, 117 Market St., Wilmington." The score was publisher: Wilmington, DE : J. Marsh.

Location

DF Box 1.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Related Names

Subject

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Quaker Hill Waltz sheet music
Date:
2014
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

Contact:
PO Box 3630
Wilmington Delaware 19807 USA
302-658-2400