Henry Prentiss
Encyclopedia
Henry Prentiss manufactured musical instruments, umbrellas and sheet music, which he sold from his shop on Court Street
in Boston
, Massachusetts
in the 19th-century.
Court Street (Boston, Massachusetts)
Court Street is located in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to 1788, it was called Prison Lane and then Queen Street . In the 19th century it extended beyond its current length, to Bowdoin Square. In the 1960s most of Court Street was demolished to make way for the...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in the 19th-century.
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.
- http://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