Bound manuscript music, belonging to Martha Parke Custis

Containers:
Shelf 122 : H : 6
Creator:
Custis, Martha Parke, 1755-1773
Extent:
1 Volumes
Scope and content:

Blank book, leaves ruled for musical notation. Folio, bound in calf. Inscription on the flyleaf: "Martha Parke Custis March 1768" in the hand of George Washington. Contains holograph short musical pieces, some with texts in English, suitable for a beginning student, in two different hands, believed to be those of Martha Parke Custis and her teacher John Stadler.

Language:
English .
Physical facet:
1 volume, unpaginated. Bound in marbled red brown leather.
Dimensions:
30 x 23 cm

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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