Drawing room polkas--Arranged for the piano forte / Thayer & Cos. Lith. – Vintage Wall Art
![Drawing room polkas--Arranged for the piano forte / Thayer & Cos. Lith., Boston : published by Oliver Ditson, [between 1835 and 1860] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d2/d249f77e5342-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: Drawing room polkas--Arranged for the piano forte / Thayer & Cos. Lith., preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Drawing room polkas--Arranged for the piano forte / Thayer & Cos. Lith.
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This sheet music cover is marked No. 1, the opening number in a series of drawing room polkas arranged for the piano forte. The polka, a lively couple dance that spread from Bohemia across Europe in the 1840s, quickly crossed the Atlantic, and publishers rushed out piano arrangements so families could dance at home. Boston publisher Oliver Ditson issued the music, and the Thayer & Co. firm handled the color lithography that shows a dancing couple. Its cheerful, modest design reflects how the polka became a fixture of middle-class parlors.
| Created / published | Boston : published by Oliver Ditson, [between 1835 and 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1830-1860.Lithographs Color 1830-1860. |
| Notes | No. 1. |
| Subjects | Couples--1830-1860. Dance--1830-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,144 × 1,455 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219374 |
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