Henry Prentiss (1801–1859) manufactured musical instruments, umbrellas and published sheet music, which he sold from his shop on
Court Street in
Boston
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,
Massachusetts
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, in the 19th century.
One example of a piece of sheet music sold by Prentiss was a song named ''Our Country '' by Hon. George Lunt in 1847.
References
Further reading
* Mr. Henry Prentiss's Music Store (from the New York Mirror). Daily Atlas (Boston), 09-09-1841; p. 2.
External links
WorldCat Prints Dept.
*
Metropolitan Museum of Art Musical Instruments dept. Clarinet in E-flat from Prentiss' shop.
American Antiquarian Society
1801 births
1859 deaths
Businesspeople from Boston
19th-century American businesspeople
19th century in Boston
Sheet music publishing companies
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