"Break the News To Mother"
date: label: date made
content: 1924-1926
notes: label: Description
content: This music chart was made for the Bosstone Grand Autoharp by the Bosstone Co. in East Boston, Massachusetts, around 1924-1926. This music chart is for the tune No.78, “Break the News To Mother.” It is made of paper with printed playing instructions. The chart is placed under the strings and used as a template for playing the instrument. Accessioned with Bosstone Autoharp (Cat. #MI.66.196).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston, East Boston
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of William Lutz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.66.196.078
label: catalog number
content: 66.196.078
label: accession number
content: 271968
objectType: label: Object Name
content: music chart
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/4 in x 11 15/16 in; 20.955 cm x 30.32125 cm