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La Polka

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La Polka

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La Polka
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Prints depicting dance

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1840 - 1849 (Approximate)
Place: Paris
Publisher: J. Riǵo et Cie
Publisher: Maison Martinet, Hautecoeur Frères
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFD Pol 3
Topics
Théâtre des variétés (Paris, France)
Polka (Dance)
Dance -- France -- 19th century
Genres
Prints
Notes
Publications: Originally published as plate 64 of the Victor Dollet series, Galerie dramatique, costumes des théâtres de Paris, tome 1.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: Image: 13.5 x 18.5 cm., on sheet 15.5 x 21 cm.
Hand colored; trimmed (original sheet 21.5 x 30 cm.)
Description
Man and woman dance shoulder to shoulder, hands on hips, each leaning slightly back with right heel forward. Moustached man faces back; he wears a brown frock coat with waist sash, and full blue trousers tucked into blue boots with spurs. Woman faces front; she wears a small beribboned hat, white short-sleeved blouse with red embroidery, mid-calf length light blue skirt, white apron with ribbon trim and soft blue boots. "Théâtre des Variétés" printed in upper right margin; La Polka, Chaffee A-ii, handwritten in lower margin.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
French
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY946009265-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12175697
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 933d4ef0-fd7f-0132-8771-58d385a7bbd0
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

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  • 1840: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La Polka" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1840 - 1849. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2dd24950-024d-0133-9ff1-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "La Polka" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2dd24950-024d-0133-9ff1-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1840 - 1849). La Polka Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2dd24950-024d-0133-9ff1-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2dd24950-024d-0133-9ff1-58d385a7bbd0 | title= (still image) La Polka, (1840 - 1849) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 24, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

La Polka