"Slaying the Deer"
"Slaying the Deer"
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- Description
- This sheet music is for the song “Slaying the Deer.” The song was written and composed by Samuel Love and published by Firth, Hall, and Pond of New York, New York in 1847. The cover features an upper image of hunters and hounds chasing a deer, and a lower image of a man and woman riding together in a sleigh, which is all framed in a floral design. The lower image is titled “Sleighing the Dear,” a play on words on the song’s title referring to the romancing of a woman by taking her on a sleigh ride.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sheet music
- publishing date
- 1847
- composer
- Lover, Samuel
- publisher
- Firth, Hall & Pond
- place made
- United States: New York, New York
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 3/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 32.385 cm x 24.13 cm
- ID Number
- 1983.0227.01
- accession number
- 1983.0227
- catalog number
- 1983.0227.01
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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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