1888 antique PHILLIPS ACADEMY andover ma ALUMNI DINNER MENU boston PARKER HOUSE For Sale

1888 antique PHILLIPS ACADEMY andover ma ALUMNI DINNER MENU boston PARKER HOUSE
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This listing is for an original 1888 printed dinner menu from the Second Biennial Dinner of the Alumni Association of Phillips Academy, held at the Parker House, Boston, on Wednesday, February 15, 1888.

The menu is printed on cardstock, measuring approximately 5 x 7 inches, and consists of two separate pieces, each double-sided. One side bears the event identification, while the other presents the full dinner bill of fare.

Event & Institutional Context

Phillips Academy (Andover, Massachusetts) is one of the oldest and most prestigious preparatory schools in the United States, founded in 1778. By the late 19th century, its alumni association was well established, hosting formal dinners in prominent venues such as the Parker House—then one of Boston’s most important social and political gathering places.

Menu Highlights

The printed menu reflects a high-style late-19th-century formal dinner, including items such as:

Blue-points oysters

Mock turtle soup

Smelts à la Tartare

Cusk à la Crème

Chicken Sauté à la Marengo

Tenderloin of beef with mushrooms

Oyster patties, croquettes, banana fritters

Charlotte Russe, wine jelly, frozen pudding

Ice cream, sherbet, coffee

Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.

CONDITION: See listing description and photos.











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