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Christmas Day Dinner Menu from OPHIR, 1897
AC/04932/00
Object category: PRINTED EPHEMERA
Date made: Christmas Day 1897
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Material/medium: Relief printed on card with over printing.
Dimensions:
- whole: 11.2 x 7.6 cm
Christmas in the First Class Saloon was a feast of foie gras and roast pheasant followed by the more traditional Christmas pudding and mince pies. Dinner was accompanied by a "programme of music" including "The Roast Beef of Old England", festive hymns and a cornet solo of "The Star of Bethlehem".