Invitation

Name/Title

Invitation

Entry/Object ID

1982.38.1

Description

Framed paper invitation to a community dance. The ticket indicates that it is for the "Last Supper Party and Dance, at the Old Pavilion Hotel" on February 3, 1875. Details on the ticket indicate that it could be used by the bearer and their guests and that festivities included a live band and a supper. Admission was $2.50. The reverse contains a list of names of men on the "Committee of Invitation". It finishes with the warning, "This will be the last opportunity the citizens of Montpelier and the patrons of the OLD PAVILION will have to meet and enjoy themselves under its roof, as the lease expires March 1st, and the House is be close before that date."

Context

Produced for the last gala at the Old Pavilion Hotel before it was torn down and replaced with a brick structure, also called the Pavilion Hotel.

Acquisition

Accession

1982.38

Source or Donor

Willey, J.B.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

J. & J. M. Poland.

Date made

1875

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ticket, Admission

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Ticket

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Invitation (unframed)

Height

2-11/16 in

Width

4-3/8 in

Material

Paper

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Building

Pavilion

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America