Henry Prentiss

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.

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
• Library of Congress, Prints Dept.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musical Instruments dept. Clarinet in E-flat from Prentiss' shop.
• American Antiquarian Society