February 11, 1900 · R.M.S. Oceanic · White Star Line · Breakfast
Breakfast service in 1900 on a White Star express liner was a substantial multi-course meal. The first transatlantic crossings of the twentieth century coincided with a major expansion of first-class passenger comfort, including extended dining rooms, à la carte options, and menus printed daily from on-board printing presses.
The cover features the White Star Line’s distinctive red burgee with the white five-pointed star — the visual mark that flew from every White Star vessel and appeared on every printed item aboard. The gold OSNC monogram refers to Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, White Star’s official corporate name.
The R.M.S. Oceanic was launched in 1899 as White Star’s flagship — at 17,272 gross tons she was the largest ship in the world at the time of her completion. Designed by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Oceanic represented White Star’s strategy of competing not on speed but on size, comfort, and stability. Many of the design principles she introduced would later define the Olympic-class giants.
Visual style: Edwardian; White Star red burgee with company crest.
What you receive
- Three print sizes: 8×10, 11×14, 16×20 inches (300 DPI, ready for any home printer or framing shop).
- Two versions of each size: a pure print (no added text) and a museum print (with a small caption: restaurant or ship, year, and source).
- A 1–2 page PDF with the menu’s historical context.
- One ZIP file, instantly downloadable after checkout.
About the source
This menu is preserved in the Buttolph Collection of Menus at The New York Public Library and is in the public domain in the United States. The Menu Press has curated, digitally restored, and reformatted the work for modern printing.
