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Commemorative coronation dinner menu, SS CARPENTARIA
Commemorative coronation dinner menu, SS CARPENTARIA

Commemorative coronation dinner menu, SS CARPENTARIA

Maker (1862 - 1972)
Date2 June 1953
Object number00028494
NameMenu
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 217 x 140 mm, 0.05 kg
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Margaret Quinn
DescriptionEight page commemorative Coronation dinner menu from SS CARPENTARIA, Tuesday, 2nd June, 1953. The menu was in honour of Queen Elizabeth's coronation and includes a toast to the new queen, a coronation menu and a brief background history of the British India Company.HistorySS CARPENTARIA was launched in 1949 as a general cargo liner for the British India Steam Navigation Company for the Port Adeliade run. It was sold in 1973 to the P&O general cargo division.