| Ref No | MWT/MUS/1/0236 |
| Collection | Max Tyler Music Hall Collection |
| Title | "Shabby Genteel." |
| Name of creator | Clifton, Harry, performer |
| Date | 25th August 1868 |
| Extent | 1 sheet music |
| Description | Sheet music for piano and voice, titled ""Shabby Genteel."", appearing as two bifold folio sheets (8 pages total). The front cover depicts Harry Clifton wearing a buttoned-up black coat, black trousers, black shoes, and a black top hat. He has one hand in his pocket, and the other holding a closed green umbrella. He has a white and red pocketsquare and a monocle hanging from his neck. |
| Notes | There are lots of rips and tears near the binding |
| There is an embossed stamp on the front cover in the top right corner, reading '88 High Street Milbourne Lynn Printer Stationer Binder Book & Musicseller' |
| On the back page is a list: A New List of Original and Popular Comic Songs |
| On the back page is a printed blue ink mark which reads '25.9.1868' |
| Subject | Musical Theatre |
| Music Hall |
| Comedy |
| Songs |
| PhysicalDescription | 344 x 255 mm, black and coloured ink printed on paper |
| Related Person | Clifton, Harry, composer and singer |
| Concanen, Alfred, illustrator |
| Related Organisation | Hopwood & Crew, publisher |
| Related Place | London |
| Category | Sheet music |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
| Level | Item |