Grand Hotel Queen's Birthday Menu Exterior | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Grand Hotel Queen's Birthday Menu Exterior

Grand Hotel Queen's Birthday Menu Exterior | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Front and back covers, printed in color, of the bill of fare served at the Grand Hotel on the birthday of Queen Victoria, with a tinted three-quarter view of the hotel accented on one corner with a scrolling flourish, painted scenes of flowering branches overhanging fishes swimming in a pond, and a woman dancing with a fan as two other women play samisen. The women are all in kimonos, and there is a folding screen in the background. The musical programme is also printed in the upper left-hand corner.
DESCRIPTION
Front and back covers, printed in color, of the bill of fare served at the Grand Hotel on the birthday of Queen Victoria, with a tinted three-quarter view of the hotel accented on one corner with a scrolling flourish, painted scenes of flowering branches overhanging fishes swimming in a pond, and a woman dancing with a fan as two other women play samisen. The women are all in kimonos, and there is a folding screen in the background. The musical programme is also printed in the upper left-hand corner.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:102530
Creation Date:before 05 24 1898
Creator Name:Unknown
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Collection Name:Menu collection, 1846-2014
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:manuscript
Original Format Number:PH 3481.1
Original Dimensions:6.625 x 9.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
"'Box of Curios,' Yokohama" is printed in the lower left-hand corner of the front cover. See Image ID: 102531 for the interior of this menu.
SUBJECTS
Fishes
Commercial buildings
Facades
Dancers
Musical instruments
Musicians
Flowers
Food service
Ephemera
Birthdays
Dinners and dining
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)
Asians
Clothing and dress
Entertainers
Hairstyles
Women
Hotels
Restaurants

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