Creator
United States Military Academy
Title
Christmas
Coverage
West Point, New York
Date
December 25, 1886
Description
The cadets at West Point formed on the north side of the academic building three times a day and marched to the Mess Hall. This special Christmas menu is similar in design to the one from the luncheon in Flint, Michigan in 1885. Both menus were printed with typefaces and ornaments created by the influential German-born cutter Herman Ihlenburg (1843–1905) at the MacKellar, Smiths & Jordan foundry in Philadelphia.