The Wonderland Quadrilles

Date

1872

Code

CH/5/6/5/35

Extent

Double sided single sheet of paper

Level

Item

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Lithographic music sheet cover for 'The Wonderland Quadrilles'. Lithograph by Alfred Concanen. Composed by Charles Marriott. Published by Robert Cocks and Company. London. 1872. Text at the top 'DEDICATED TO ALICE / THE / WONDERLAND QUADRILLES'. With colour illustrations below of five scenes based on Alice in Wonderland. Large centre scene titled 'Ye Mouse's Tale', showing a mouse standing in the centre with a group of birds, a monkey, crabs and Alice sitting down, around him. Two scenes above. One titiled 'Ye Pig Baby'. Depicting Alice holding a piglet wearing a bonnet. Other titled 'Curious Croquet', showing Alice holding a pink flamingo. Two scenes below the large centre scene. One titled 'Ye White Rabbit' and showing a white rabbit in a blue jacket looking at his chain watch. Other titled 'Ye Cheshire Cat', depicting a grinning cat on a branch of a tree. Text printed below giving composer and publisher's details. Verso is titled 'The Gypsy Quadrilles' and depicts people in village dress dancing outside in the evening.

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