1. Creator/Author:
  2. Sep. Winner (10)

The "Contraband" Schottische

Creator:
Lee & Walker, Sep. Winner
Location:
Pennsylvania
Origin Date:
1861
Materials:
paper
Item ID:
71.2009.083.0239
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Sheet Music

Description

This is a piece of sheet music for the song, “The ‘Contraband’ Schottische.” The cover features an illustration of caricatures of five African Americans stumbling on the ground with a white male behind them, coming down a set of stairs with a stick in his hand. The title is printed in black lettering at the top of the cover. “Composed and Respectfully Dedicated to Maj. Gen. B. F. Butler” is printed below the illustration. 5 p. of music. For piano. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.