(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Signature of the famed opera singer Sissieretta Jones. Card, 2¼ x 4½ inches to sight, printed "The signature of" and inscribed in manuscript "M. Sissieretta Jones, 'Black Patti,' Providence, R.I."; no apparent wear, matted and framed with a modern portrait print of Jones. Providence, RI, undated
Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones (circa 1868-1933) was often compared to the Italian singer Adelina Patti, and here signs with her nickname, "Black Patti." We have traced no other autographs at auction.
