Charles Dibdin collection, 1794-1915 (bulk 1794-1824).
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Description
- Title
- Charles Dibdin collection, 1794-1915 (bulk 1794-1824).
- Creator
- Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
- Abstract
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Autograph manuscript song texts and other writings by Charles Dibdin, some with watermarks dated 1794-1814; an autograph letter, signed, from Dibdin's wife Anne Dibdin to William Kitchiner, 1824 February 28, referring to her husband's death and to a bust of him made by sculptor Robert William Sievier; 12 pencil and watercolor drawings, and 3 etching proofs, by Dibdin's daughter Anne Dibdin for illustrations in his Observations on a tour through almost the whole of England, and a considerable part of Scotland (London, 1801); and 11 autograph letters, signed, from E. Rimbault Dibdin to W. T. Freemantle, English bibliographer and book collector, 1904-1915, with a few draft responses from Freemantle, about Freemantle's collection of books and manuscripts by Charles Dibdin, and E. Rimbault Dibdin's writings about Charles Dibdin
Autograph manuscript writings by Dibdin consist of song texts: The Cabin Boy (watermarked 1810), The Converted Rake: a Burlettina, The Cuckoo, The Flowing Bowl, The Voyage of Life (first line: "A voyage at sea and all its strife"); plays: The Land of Perfection, The Round Robin (watermarked 1810), Taffy and Whinefred, or, the Gentle Goatherd, The Touchstone, and Zeloida; a poem: Peter Nicked, or the Devil's Darling (watermarked 1794); table entertainments, consisting of narration and songs: The Quizes (watermarked 1814), and The Whim of the Moment (watermarked 1805); and papers relating to his textbook The Musical Mentor, including drafts (some watermarked 1804-1805) for a prospectus, letters seeking subscribers, essays, and song texts, and a printed prospectus
Accompanied by engraved portraits of Charles Dibdin, with biographical notes, manuscript, in an unidentified hand; Anne Dibdin (1757-1835); and William Kitchiner, inscribed by Kitchiner to an unidentified recipient; and clippings of a portrait and caricature of E. Rimbault Dibdin
- Description
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Charles Dibdin, English composer, author, and actor; husband of Anne Dibdin (1757-1835); father of engraver Anne Dibdin (born circa 1776).
E. Rimbault Dibdin, English art curator and critic.
In English. - Provenance
- Purchased from Peter Murray Hill on the Plain Fund, 1954.
- Extent
- 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Gen Mss 959
- Container / Volume
- Box
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Etchings England 19th century
- Subject (Geographic)
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England.
Great Britain.
England - Subject (Name)
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Dibdin, Anne, 1757-1835.
Dibdin, Anne, approximately 1776-
Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814.
Dibdin, E. Rimbault 1853-1941. (Edward Rimbault),
Freemantle, W. T. (William Thomas)
Kitchiner, William, 1775?-1827.
Sievier, Robert William, 1794-1865. - Subject (Topic)
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Authors, English
Composers
English drama
Engravers
Illustration of books
Manuscripts
Collectors and collecting
Music
Instructions and study
Songs, English
Theater
Vocal music - Subjects
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Dibdin, Anne, 1757-1835
Dibdin, Anne, approximately 1776-
Dibdin, Charles, 1745-1814
Dibdin, E. Rimbault (Edward Rimbault), 1853-1941
Freemantle, W. T. (William Thomas)
Kitchiner, William, 1775?-1827
Sievier, Robert William, 1794-1865
Authors, English > 19th century
Composers > England
English drama > 19th century
Engravers > Great Britain
Illustration of books > 19th century > Great Britain
Manuscripts > Collectors and collecting > Great Britain
Music > Instructions and study > Great Britain
Songs, English
Theater > England
Vocal music > England > 19th century
England > 19th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Charles Dibdin Collection. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 11370398
- Object ID (OID)
- 17352789
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