Henry Prentiss Explained

Henry Prentiss (1801–1859) manufactured musical instruments, umbrellas and published sheet music, which he sold from his shop on Court Street in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century.^{[1] [2]}

One example of a piece of sheet music sold by Prentiss was a song named Our Country by Hon. George Lunt in 1847.^[3]

Further reading

• Mr. Henry Prentiss's Music Store (from the New York Mirror). Daily Atlas (Boston), 09-09-1841; p. 2.

External links

• WorldCat
• Library of Congress, Prints Dept.
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/2492714210/
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musical Instruments dept. Clarinet in E-flat from Prentiss' shop.
• American Antiquarian Society

Notes and References

1. Boston Directory. 1832, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1857.
2. Boston Almanac. 1847.
3. https://dirkncl.github.io/pdmusic_org/1800s/47oc.txt