Placecard

Object/Artifact

Swedish American Museum

1995/76:10_Front

Name/Title

Placecard

Entry/Object ID

1995/76:10

Description

Place card from the Swedish American Line with "Gripsholm Castle" inscription and motif. The place card is gold with the castle motif in the style of hand drawn in black ink. There is a three golden crowns motif is at the top in a blue circle.

Context

The Swedish American Line (SAL) opened in 1915 and was used for immigrant travel until the mid-1920s. The SAL had four ships, SS Stockholm, TS Drottningholm, MS Gripsholm, and SS/MS Kungsholm. Ships ran direct from Gothenburg to New York. By the end of the 1920s, the SAL became a luxury cruise and tourist line, which many people used to travel between Sweden and the U.S.

Acquisition

Accession

1995/76

Source or Donor

Swanson, Robert

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Swanson

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Ocean travel, Table settings & decorations, Dining, Castles & palaces

Search Terms

Swedish American Line

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

4-1/8 in

Reproductions

Notes

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