“She's a Perfect Little Lady”
“She's a Perfect Little Lady”
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- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music for the song “She’s A Perfect Little Lady: or Treat Her as You Would a Sister of Your Own” was written by Andrew Sterling and composed by Barry Von Tilzer. The song was originally published by William C. Dunn and Co. of New York, New York in 1899, and this sheet appeared as a supplement to the New York Herald on March 9, 1902. The cover features an image of a lady in a fancy ruffled dress, with a flower, three Chinese lamps, and a faun playing a double pan flute.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- date made
- 1902
- lyricist
- Sterling, Andrew B.
- composer
- Von Tilzer, Harry
- publisher
- William Dunn and Company
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 10 1/8 in; 35.56 cm x 25.7175 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0440.06
- accession number
- 1982.0440
- catalog number
- 1982.0440.06
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- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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