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Artifact

The Grand Hotel, Yokohama, Japan

Description

  • Bill of fare (menu and price list) from the Grand Hotel Limited, in Yokohama, Japan.
  • Menu is for "tiffin", english slang for second breakfast or lunch. 
  • Front of the menu has a drawing of the hotel. 
  • Third page contains a wine list. 

Background Information

  • Part of a collection of mementoes belonging to Robert Rawlings who drilled in Sumatra on two contracts between 1880 and 1902.

Map Location

Latitude: 35° 27' 37.483" N
Longitude: 139° 34' 52.108" E

Date

May 31, 1902

Dimensions

inches
Length:
10.6
Height:
8.3

Events, Places, People

  • Robert Rawlings
  • Yokohama, Japan

Originating Location

Asia›Japan

Subject

  • The cover of a bill of fare for The Grand Hotel. On the right, there is an image of a two-story building with people on the street in front of it. A border of leaves is drawn at the top and bottom. The left side lists the times that meals are served.
  • A menu one the left side and a wine list on the right written in English on yellow paper. There is a border around either side with a line pattern in each corner.

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