“Darling Nelly Gray”
“Darling Nelly Gray”
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- Description
- This sheet music is for the song “Darling Nelly Gray.” The song was written and composed by Benjamin Hanby, and published by Oliver Ditson and Company of New York in 1856. The plain cream white cover features black title text in a floral patterned frame. The song tells the story of a runaway slave pining for his love, Nelly Gray, still in slavery in Georgia.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- publishing date
- 1856
- composer
- Hanby, B. R.
- publisher
- Oliver Ditson & Co.
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/2 in x 9 3/4 in; 31.75 cm x 24.765 cm
- ID Number
- 1983.0235.01
- accession number
- 1983.0235
- catalog number
- 1983.0235.01
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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