“Mother's Paisley Shawl”
date: label: date made
content: 1922
name: label: depicted (sitter)
content: Scanlan, Walter
label: publisher
content: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This sheet music is for the song “Mother's Paisley Shawl” from the musical comedy <i>Maytime in Erin.</i> The song’s lyrics were written by George Kershaw and the music was composed by Walter Scanlan. The sheet music was published by Waterson, Berlin, and Snyder Company, in 1922. The green and white cover features a circular inset image of Walter Scanlan, who starred in <i>Maytime in Erin,</i> which was produced by George M. Gatts. There is a small illustration of a castle in the lower left of the cover.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Walter J. Scanlan (born Walter Van Brunt, 1892-1971) was an American tenor and pioneer in the early sound recording industry. Scanlan made several wax cylinder recordings on Blue Amberol Records, manufactured by Thomas Edison, Inc. in the mid-1910s.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Sheet Music
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0424.008
label: accession number
content: 1983.0424
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0424.008
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sheet music
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm