To our guests Merry Christmas, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., Christmas 1892

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1892-12-25

GUSN

GUSN-309275

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To our guests Merry Christmas, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Mass., Christmas 1892
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Description

As part of the menu there is an illustrated poem titled "Pansies and ferns, an enchanted posy," by Isabella J. Postgate.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
hotels (public accommodations)
restaurants
food
holidays
Christmas
menus

Physical Descrption

1 menu : color illustrations ; 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.06.04.001

Image Dimensions

6 3/4 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Martha Loomis, 30 August 1928.

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Elmira (Chemung county, New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Postgate, Isa J. (Isabella J.) (Author)
C.E. Morrell Company (Printer)

Material Type

menus

Subjects

Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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