Henry Prentiss
Henry Prentiss (1801–1859) manufactured musical instruments, umbrellas and published sheet music, which he sold from his shop on Court Street in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century.[1][2]
Henry Prentiss' shop in Boston, ca.1830
One example of a piece of sheet music sold by Prentiss was a song named "Our Country" by Hon. George Lunt in 1847.[3]
References
- Boston Directory. 1832, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1857.
- Boston Almanac. 1847.
- https://dirkncl.github.io/pdmusic_org/1800s/47oc.txt
Further reading
- Mr. Henry Prentiss's Music Store (from the New York Mirror). Daily Atlas (Boston), 09-09-1841; p. 2.
External links
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- WorldCat
- Library of Congress, Prints Dept.
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2492714210/
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musical Instruments dept. Clarinet in E-flat from Prentiss' shop.
- American Antiquarian Society
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