Plantation melodies / J.H. Bufford's lith., Boston. – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of Plantation melodies / J.H. Bufford's lith., Boston.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Plantation melodies / J.H. Bufford's lith., Boston.
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Plantation melodies" is the title printed on this Boston sheet music cover, a lithograph issued by George P. Reed around 1847 and made at J.H. Bufford's lithography shop. The subject headings list minstrel shows and boys, which points to the blackface minstrel stage that drew large audiences in the 1840s with songs presented as scenes of plantation life. Boston was a major center of music publishing and lithography then, and covers like this one were designed to catch the eye of buyers in parlors and music shops. The imagery draws on the racist stereotypes of minstrelsy, which are worth keeping in mind when looking at it today.
| Created / published | Boston : published by Geo. P. Reed, c1847. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1840-1850.Lithographs 1840-1850. |
| Subjects | Minstrel shows--1840-1850. Music--1840-1850. Boys--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,287 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-186229 |
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