Christmas, 1883. Narragansett Hotel, Providence, R.I.

Providence, R.I.: [the hotel], 1883. Bi-fold menu on silk (16 x 10.7 cm.), [2] pages. Menu for a Christmas dinner at the Narragansett Hotel in Providence, R.I. Courses include Soup, Hors D'Oueuvres, Fish, Releves, Entrees, Roasts, Cold Meats, Vegetables, Mayonnaise, Game, and Dessert. The Narragansett Hotel, "conducted by Chapin & Robinson, is one of the largest, grandest, best furnished, and most satisfactorily kept hotels in the world" (King's Pocket Book of Providence, 1882). Two panels of menu on pearl-colored silk; water stain across both panels. In navy blue silk binder, with applique silk daisy. Besides the water stain, very good. Scarce.