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Folk dancing in England and Scotland in nineteenth-century prints

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Prints depicting dance

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Title
Folk dancing in England and Scotland in nineteenth-century prints
Additional title: Illustrated London news
Names
Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905 (Wood engraver)
Godwin, James, -1876 (Wood engraver)
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1840 - 1859 (Approximate)
Table of Contents
Highland dancers and pipers; Illustrated London News, June 1, 1844 -- 'Mid the new-mown hay; [caption above image] English songs and melodies, by Charles Mackay and Sir H.R. Bishop; Illustrated London News, July 28, 1855 / E. Evans sc. -- Harvest home [double-page spread]; Illustrated London News, Sept. 25, 1858 / drawn by Godwin -- Old England, [six vignettes, including] 1781, Plough Monday, Dance of Bessy and the clown; 1782, Bringing in the May-pole on May morning; 1783, May Day; 1784, Milk maids' dance, with pile of plate, on May Day; 1783, Playing at bucklers, maids dancing for garlands; 1786, May-pole before St. Andrew Undershaft; [includes related text on the verso]; Old England, no. 66, vol. II, p. 121.
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Fol 1-4
Topics
Folk dancing, English
Folk dancing, Scottish
Genres
Prints
Illustrations
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Acquisition: Highland dancers and pipers Gift; Lillian Moore.
Acquisition: 'Mid the new-mown hay, Harvest home, Old England Gift; Lincoln Kirstein.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 4 prints : 35 x 40 cm. or smaller
Description
Illustrations, chiefly from periodicals, depicting folk dancing in various parts of the British Isles.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825552005
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19759765
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 94fbcfa0-ed3c-0133-7827-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1826: Creator Born
  • 1840: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1905: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Folk dancing in England and Scotland in nineteenth-century prints" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840 - 1859. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fce68fe0-f05b-0133-90ce-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Folk dancing in England and Scotland in nineteenth-century prints" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fce68fe0-f05b-0133-90ce-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1840 - 1859). Folk dancing in England and Scotland in nineteenth-century prints Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fce68fe0-f05b-0133-90ce-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Folk dancing in England and Scotland in nineteenth-century prints