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Melody (Musica)

The Keepsake
'The Keepsake' "is based on a poem by Rossetti
and was first shown with this quotation:
and was first shown with this quotation:
'Then stepped a damsel to her side,
And spoke and needs must weep:
'For his sake, lady, if he died,
He prayed of thee to keep
This staff and scrip'."
And spoke and needs must weep:
'For his sake, lady, if he died,
He prayed of thee to keep
This staff and scrip'."
Melody (Musica) and The Keepsake are both part of the
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery collection:
http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1897P17
http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1928P156
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery collection:
http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1897P17
http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1928P156