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Autograph album: Diana Ashton
Autograph album owned by pianist Diana Ashton with inscriptions by fellow students at Leipzig Conservatoire. It contains a page inscribed by Arthur Sullivan with an autograph musical quote from his own string quartet, "A Romance."
Arthur Sullivan's racing binoculars
Binoculars made by Carl Zeiss, Germany, with leather case. The binoculars are engraved with Sullivan’s name and address: 1, Queen’s Mansions, Victoria Street, London, S.W.
Arthur Sullivan's Funeral
Order of Service for the funeral of Sir Arthur Sullivan at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace. Last page deals with interment at St. Paul’s Cathedral and includes four stanzas of Sullivan’s anthem “Brother, thou art gone before us,” from The…
Arthur Sullivan's calling card
Small calling printed in script letters "Sir Arthur Sullivan" (center) and "1 Queen's Mansions | Victoria Street S.W." (lower left). Signed by Sullivan on reverse "With best wishes for 1889, A. S."
Alice Barnett as Lady Jane in Patience
Full length photograph of Alice Barnett in elaborate dress with peacock design bowing bass viol on photographer's card mount of Elliott & Fry, London. Mount is marked "Miss Alice Barnett in 'Patience or Bunthorne's Bride' Opera Comique."
Album leaf with W. S. Gilbert autograph quote and self-portrait and Arthur Sullivan autograph musical quote
Gilbert's self-portrait is captioned "I am an Englishman. Behold me!", a line from Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S. Pinafore. Sullivan's musical quote is from his drawing room ballad "Once Again."
Aida Jenoure as Nita and Harry Monkhouse as Bartolo in The Mountebanks
Full-length photograph of Harry Monkhouse as Bartolo and Aïda Jenoure as Nita in The Mountebanks on photographer's card mount by Alfred Ellis, London. Mount is marked "Miss Aida Jenoure & Mr Harry Monkhouse in 'The Mountebanks.'"
Ages Ago Quadrille
Sheet music with illustrated cover in brown tones featuring five characters from Ages Ago emerging from picture frames.
Adams & Westlake advertisement for "The Mikado" lamp stove
Color lithograph card depicting hand holding "The Mikado" Lamp Stove and three male Japanese characters. "This Stove is dedicated to his Majesty the 'Mikado' Grand Dictator of the Realm of Japan who is on our list."
A Souvenir of "Ivanhoe"
Souvenir marking the 100th performance of Arthur Sullivan's grand opera Ivanhoe (words by Julian Sturgis) at the Royal English Opera, 25 May 1891, written by Lewis Hind, with illustrations by Maurice Greiffenhagen, Herbert Railton, John Jellicoe, and…