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Café Royal, menu, May 29, 1901

Date

1901-05-29

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Adorned with pink and navy blue ribbons on cover; cover has scalloped edges. Emblem of the Charterhouse School (originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse), with its motto "Deo Dante Dedi," at upper left of cover. Emblem of Ermysted's Grammar School, with its motto "Suivez La Raison," in center of cover. Coat of arms of the University of Oxford, with its motto "Domimina Nustio Illvmea," on lower right of cover. Charterhouse School (Godalming, Surrey, England); Ermysted's Grammar School (Skipton, North Yorkshire, England); University of Oxford (Oxford, England) Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: Café Royal Location: 68 Regent Street, W., London, England

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Hôtel d'Angleterre, dinner menu

Date

1870 to 1933

Archival Collection

Description

Note: The Grand Hotel d'Angleterre was built in the 19th century across from Syntagma Square, Athens; it was demolished after World War II; the menu does not indicate the hotel location but "Athens Greece" is handwritten on the menu; Emblems have elements ( (lion, unicorn and motto) from the British royal family coat of arms. It is unclear whether this emblem is the hotel logo Restaurant: Grand Hôtel d'Angleterre (Athens, Greece) Location: Athens, Greece

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House of Savoy Royal Family residence, menu, February 8, 1886

Date

1886-02-08

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Includes wine list. Illustration by Gino de Bini shows a boy and girl on a balcony decorated with flowers and grapevines. The boy is wearing a feathered cap and a tunic with a House of Savoy emblem of a white cross on a red background, and he holds a banner with the House of Savoy coat of arms on it. The girl is dropping roses from the balcony Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: House of Savoy Royal Family residence Location: Rome, Italy

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Menu for the farewell dinner to the Right Hon. Lord Randolph S. Churchill, M. P., April 18, 1891, Amphitryon Club

Date

1891-04-18

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Menu is printed on fabric (possibly silk). "Joseph Guedalla, Esq." printed at top left. Guedalla was "a member of the Executive of the Reform League" in Great Britain. At the top of the menu is the coat of arms of the Churchill family with its motto "Fiel Pero Desdichado." Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: Amphitryon Club Location: 41 Albemarle Street, W., London, England

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