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Menu, Commercial Club of Boston complimentary to the Commercial Club of Chicago, Boston, Mass., June 14, 1879

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1879-06-14

GUSN

GUSN-309863

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Description

The menu lists such as items as little neck clams, boar's head, fois gras, young pig, English Snipe and Maraschino Ice. Two light blue ribbons are glued to the inside of a card decorated with a feathered bird and the name "Mr. Isaac Fenno." A separate ribbon inside the item lists the dinner wines. The card verso lists the Club officers and members. Mr. Fenno is one of the members.

Details

Descriptive Terms

clubs (associations)
businessmen
food
menus

Physical Description

1 menu : color illustration ; 7 3/4 x 6 1/4

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06.08.013

Image Dimensions

7 3/4 x 6 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Felix A. Gendrot, 1 August 1935.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Material Type

menus

Other People

Fenno, Isaac, 1823-1897

Other Organizations

Commercial Club of Boston (Mass.)
Commercial Club of Chicago

Description Level

Item

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