Record ID:
253362
Accession number:
Morgan
Creator:
Weckerlin, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1821-1910.
Biographical Data:
French folklorist, bibliographer, and composer.
Title:
Mignonette : manuscript in the hand of Alice Liddell, 1879 Apr. 19.
Uniform title:
Si j'étais fleur des bois
Date:
1879 Apr. 19.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. 1987.
Inscription/Markings:
"Mignonette Wekerlin." At the end: "April 19th 1879."
Notes:
Manuscript of the song for voice and piano in the hand of Alice Liddell.
First words of text: Si j'étais fleur des bois.
Provenance:
Alice Liddell Hargreaves (her sale); from the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll Collection.
Associated names:
Hargreaves, Alice Pleasance Liddell, 1852-1934, copyist.
Houghton, Arthur Amory, 1906-1990, former owner.
Department:
Music Collection: