Printed Ephemera — C. 1850
What are the wild waves saying?
Sheet music for the duet 'What are the wild waves saying?',with words by Joseph Edwards Carpenter and music by Stephen Glover. The words of this song, written in 1850, were based on the death bed scene of Little Paul in Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens and refer to Paul's haunting memories of the sea.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 73.156/28
- Object name:
- What are the wild waves saying?
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Robert Cocks and co.
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- Related places:
City of Westminster, New Burlington Street, London [City of Westminster]
- Production date:
- c. 1850
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 350 mm, W 255 mm
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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