Dinner menu for the SS ARCADIA
Illustrator
Mark Severin
(1906 - 1987)
Date1964
Object number00015986
NameMenu
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 240 x 165 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Don McCulloch
DescriptionA dinner menu from the SS ARCADIA for the 25th September, 1964.SignificanceShipboard menus were the most common type of souvenir collected by passengers. They tended to have decorative covers featuring exotic holiday destinations or native flora and fauna. It was also popular to have fellow passengers to sign them. In this instance the cover is designed by the famous Belgiun engraver, Mark Severin.