“The Fairest of the Fair”

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Object Details

composer

Sousa, John Philip

publisher

John Church Company

Description (Brief)

This sheet music is for the song “The Fairest of the Fair” that was composed by John Philip Sousa. The sheet music was published by The John Church Company in 1908. The march was written for the annual Boston Food Fair, and was dedicated to the Boston Retail Grocers Association. The cover has a background of blooming water lilies, with an inset photograph of Sousa on the left.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1908

ID Number

1983.0424.064

accession number

1983.0424

catalog number

1983.0424.064

Object Name

sheet music

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 14 in x 11 in; 35.56 cm x 27.94 cm

place made

United States

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f270-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_670918