Gala night dinner menu from the SS Carthage

Title
Gala night dinner menu from the SS Carthage
Year/Period
14 April 1952
Region
Singapore
Object Type
menus
Material
paper (fiber product), ink
Technique
printing (process)
Dimension
Object size: 22.0 x 14.3 cm,
Object size: (Closed) 21.0 x 14.2 cm (21.0 x 28.5 cm - Opened)
Accession No.
2023-01418
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Basil Clarence Pereira

This menu was for a gala night dinner held on board the SS Carthage. The SS Carthage was part of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) fleet, which was one of the prominent shipping companies in the 19th and 20th centuries that offered steamer services for mail, cargo and passengers. On this occasion, the SS Carthage was headed for Singapore from London.

 

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