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American Sleighing Song, "Oh! Swift We Go" by Joseph Philip Knight

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Date:

1832-1887.

Reference:

R9266

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3025457

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

American Sleighing Song, "Oh! Swift We Go" by Joseph Philip Knight
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Date(s):

1832-1887.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Place of printing:

London (England) and Edinburgh (Scotland):

Extent:

1 print / estampe : colour lithograph on wove paper
Support 31.800 x 22.300 cm

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This is the cover illustration of a musical score for Joseph Philip Knight's American Sleighing Song, "Oh! Swift We Go." The image accounts for the top half of the support and features two horse-drawn sleighs on c. of the image. There are three boys with two dogs watching the sleighs go by on l.l., and a snow covered cabin on the right. There are snowcovered mountains and houses in the background., The support is matted.

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Engraver: Maclure and Macdonald

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Alpha-numeric note:

Sotheby's inventory no. P664.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed., Inscription: on the stone, recto c.:American Sleighing Song,/OH! SWIFT WE GO/BY/JOSEPH PHILIP KNIGHT; l.l.:Entd. Stationers Hall.; b.:LONDON/Published by CRAMER, ADDISON, & BEALE, 201 Regent St./MONRO, & MAY, II HOLBORN BARS,&/WOOD & Co. 12 Waterloo Place EDINr./NOTICE_This is the only correct edition of the "American Sleighing Song" which is published in this Country, and the only one authorised by me. J.P.K. [Initialled]/Maclure & Macdonald lithrs./57 Buchanan St. (complete transcription)
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Private

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03807
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Graphic (art)

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Item no. assigned by LAC [R9266] 3807

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada / Bibilothèque et Archives Canada (R9266-3807) Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana
Copyright: expired/périmé

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