George P. Merrill Dinner Menu | Drawing | Wisconsin Historical Society

Drawing

George P. Merrill Dinner Menu

George P. Merrill Dinner Menu | Drawing | Wisconsin Historical Society
Menu page and back cover for a "Dinner tendered Geo. P. Merrill by Chas. H. Wheeler," with a handwritten menu with wines and spirits in red, and colored pen and ink half-length drawings of three men in top hats and dress coats and holding beverage glasses. The year "1888" is written in thick, textured gold ink, and a pen and ink full-length drawing of a man in a black suit standing in the snow and leaning against the trunk of a tree.
DESCRIPTION
Menu page and back cover for a "Dinner tendered Geo. P. Merrill by Chas. H. Wheeler," with a handwritten menu with wines and spirits in red, and colored pen and ink half-length drawings of three men in top hats and dress coats and holding beverage glasses. The year "1888" is written in thick, textured gold ink, and a pen and ink full-length drawing of a man in a black suit standing in the snow and leaning against the trunk of a tree.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:104556
Creation Date:before 12 15 1888
Creator Name:Unknown
City:New York
County:
State:New York
Collection Name:Menu collection, 1846-2014
Genre:Drawing
Original Format Type:manuscript
Original Format Number:PH 3481.1
Original Dimensions:5.75 x 7.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For the front pages of this menu, see Image ID: 104557.
SUBJECTS
Clubs
Trees
Hats
Suits (Clothing)
Food service
Ephemera
Dinners and dining
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Beards
Clothing and dress
Men
Moustache
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Snow

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