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A Dempsey & Carroll Hand Crafted Dinner Invitation
Title
A Dempsey & Carroll Hand Crafted Dinner Invitation
Subject
Dinners and dining--Illustrations
Dinner Parties -- 1890-1900
Tschirky, Oscar, 1866-1950
Description
Though the hosts of the event are unknown, this historic dinner party menu was hand crafted by the famous engravers, Dempsey & Carroll of New York City. This menu dates from the original Waldorf Hotel; the Astoria Hotel did not even exist at this time.
Creator
Erin Allsop, Archivist
Source
Oscar Tschirky Menu Collection
Date
December 23, 1893
Access Rights
Fair use (Copyright)--United States
Access is provided by the Waldorf Astoria Archive
Format
Digital Scan - JPEG
Medium
Paper
Language
French
Type
Dinner Menu
Identifier
04.03.028
Provenance
Oscar Tschirky Menu Collection
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
5X7
Collection
Citation
Erin Allsop, Archivist, “A Dempsey & Carroll Hand Crafted Dinner Invitation,” Host to the World, accessed April 27, 2024, https://waldorfnewyorkcity.com/archive/items/show/1018.