Titanic's First-Class Dinner Menu Up For Auction, Details Inside
According to historical records, this dinner menu to be auctioned, was planned for the evening of April 11, 1912, after the Titanic's departure from Cobh, Ireland, on its way to New York.
It has been 111 years since the unfortunate sinking of the Titanic occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, during its very first voyage. The events of that ill-fated night on the vast expanse of the Atlantic have long been preserved in films and books, captivating the interest of people all over the world. However, despite the presence of abundant materials and years gone by, people’s interest in the legendary and unfortunate ship doesn’t seem to fade at all. Now, the menu from the Titanic, the ship often described as one of the most luxurious vessels in history, is set to go up for auction.
This particular menu in question was specifically designed for the dinner intended for the first-class passengers on the Titanic. This menu comprises a selection of exquisite dishes, including oysters, tornados of beef, spring lamb, and mallard duck.
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According to historical records, this dinner menu was planned for the evening of April 11, 1912, right after the Titanic’s departure from Cobh, Ireland, on its way to New York. Cobh is widely recognised as the last port the Titanic visited before its tragic fate. The estimated value of this menu at auction is reported to be around £50,000 to £70,000 (equivalent to approximately 51 to 71 lakhs rupees), as reported by BBC.
The menu itself measures 16 cm by 11 cm and features an embossed red White Star Line emblem. Originally, it would have displayed gilt lettering with the initials OSNC (Ocean Steamship Navigation Company) alongside RMS Titanic, as reported by RTE.
Furthermore, this menu exhibits signs of water exposure, with certain entries appearing to have been partially erased.
“This would point to the menu having been subjected to the icy North Atlantic waters on the morning of 15 April either having left the ship with a survivor who was exposed to those cold sea waters or recovered on the person of one of those lost. Having spoken to the leading collectors of Titanic memorabilia globally and consulted with numerous museums with Titanic collections we can find no other surviving examples of a First-Class 11 April dinner menu," Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge told The Independent.
“The menu is a remarkable survivor from the most famous Ocean liner of all time," he added.
More than 1,500 passengers and crew lost their lives when the Titanic collided with an iceberg on the evening of April 14 and eventually sank the following day.
The auction for this highly sought-after piece of Titanic memorabilia is scheduled to take place at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, Wiltshire, England on November 11.
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