Item Description:
Up for sale is a beautiful, authentic original ocean liner dinner menu from the Holland America Line, dated Friday, April 4th, 1913. This specific piece of maritime history belongs to the S.S. Potsdam, the massive flagship liner that served the Holland America Line fleet from 1900 until it was sold in 1915. Because of its brief operational window under the HAL flag, S.S. Potsdam ephemera is highly sought after and harder to come by than other vessels of the era.The cover features the beautiful, iconic blue-and-white \"Delft tile\" illustration style depicting the S.S. Potsdam at sea. The reverse side features the classic tile depiction of a traditional Dutch woman sewing by a window.Menu Highlights from April 4, 1913:
- Hors D\'Oeuvre: Astrakhan Caviar, Rockaway Oysters on the Half Shell
- Fish: Trocadero of Flounder, Fillets of Whiting Gribiche
- Relevés: Baron of Beef Renaissance, Leg of Lamb Flamande
- Hot Entrée: Sweetbread à la ToulouseCondition:
The interior menu page is exceptionally clean, crisp, and completely free of any handwriting, ink marks, or heavy food stains. The cover colors and graphics remain sharp. There is some minor, expected age-toning along the outer white borders and slight corner wear/rounding consistent with a genuine 110+ year-old paper artifact. Please review the high-resolution photos for exact condition details.Ships securely flat in a rigid cardboard mailer to ensure safe arrival. Perfect addition to any Titanic-era, transatlantic, or maritime ephemera collection!
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