Eva's parting words
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Front cover of Eva's Parting Words Song Sheet.
The front cover is composed mostly of a picture or drawing showing a white woman lying on a bed. The woman appears to be dying. Her husband is sitting in a chair beside her bedside. There are also 7 black people beside the bed, 5 women and 2 men. They all look sad and appear to be mourning the dying woman. They are all in nineteenth century dress with nineteenth century hairstyles. The picture is signed by J Coventry. It is a scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.Published: London : Charles Jefferys, ca 1855
Written by Charles Jefferys, composed by Stephen Glover.
Lithographer J Coventry.
Imprint by M and N Hanhart.
