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Hotel del Coronado: Printed Christmas Menu & Original Photograph
A rare elegant photographic keepsake issued for an 1897 Christmas dinner and musical performance at the Hotel del Coronado. The original photograph shows the majestic Hotel Del in all its glory.
The impressive Christmas feast menu is printed in gold ink on the matte black verso of the card mount, and included:
- A Manhattan
- Blue Points / Little Neck Clams
- Salted Almonds / Celery / Olives
- Clear Green Turtle / Cream of Asparagus, Benoiton
- Salmon a la Cambaceres / Filet of Bass, Trouville
- Cucumbers / Potatoes Bignon / Tomatoes
- Timbales of English Pheasant, D'Artois
- Turkey, Chestnut Dressing
- Suckling Pig, a l'Americaine
- Supreme of Chicken, Lucullus / Sweetbreads a la Sultan
- Canvas Back Duck, Fried Hominy
- Casserolette of Terrapin, Maryland
- Filet of Beef, Larded, Mazarin
- Desserts: Lemon Meringue Pie, Mince Pie, Charlotte Russe, Roquefort, Edam, Swiss and Club House Cheese.
The Hotel del Coronado, built in 1888, is a historic beachfront hotel in Coronado, California, renowned for its distinctive Queen Anne Revival architecture characterized by its red turrets, wooden construction, and sprawling, picturesque design. As one of the largest wooden structures in the United States, it became an iconic symbol of Victorian elegance and luxury, attracting celebrities, dignitaries, and visitors from around the world. The hotel played a significant role in the development of Southern California as a tourist destination and is recognized as a National Historic Landmark, celebrated for its architectural grandeur and historical significance in American hospitality.
Rarity
While 19th-century photographs of the Hotel del Coronado are fairly common in the market, this special menu keepsake with the original musical program ribbon still attached is a very rare survivor.
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