About
Title
06. Invitation card and bill of fare
Subject
- Dinners and dining
- Paleoart
- Paleontology
Description
A collection of pieces that together encapsulate an invitation and menu addressed to geologist Joseph Prestwich for "Dinner in a Dinosaur", a famous event that took place in Crystal Palace on December 31st, 1853. These three items include a simple title card done in red ink, a "Bill of Fare" or menu for the dinner itself done in a blue ink, and a pen-and-ink drawing of a pterosaur with its wing containing the written invitation as done by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins.
Creator
Hawkins, B. Waterhouse (Benjamin Waterhouse), 1807-1894
Location Covered
Crystal Palace (London, England)
Source
ANSP-Coll-0803, Box 1, Folder 1
Identifier
ansp-coll-0803no6_001
Notes
Cataloging and digitizing made possible by The Getty Grant Program.
Relation
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Album
Contributing Institution
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
