12. Frontispiece. Signed by Princess Augusta
June 7, 2011
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Frontispiece
Signed by Princess Augusta, Queens House, London, 1789
In: Music book
Box 817
This type of music notebook could be purchased from music publishers at their premises, such as the London Cheapside and Hay Market locations listed here for Longman & Broderip. The printed frontispiece has been inscribed by its owner, “Augusta Sophia, Queens House, London, 1789.” The volume itself contains keyboard music and songs in several hands, including those of Charles Frederick Horn, Princess Augusta, Princess Elizabeth, and Lady Mary Howe.
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