Queen Mary 1947 Alistair K MacDonald Menu Art Knife and Fork Judging from the comprehensive drinks

Judging from the comprehensive drinks list – there were 15 vintage French champagnes to choose from and a killer cocktail list – customers were feeling very merry by the time they departed in the wee hours

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Queen Mary 1947 Alistair K MacDonald Menu Art Knife and Fork Judging from the comprehensive drinksThis glorious menu art is by Alistair K MacDonald (1880 1948). He was a prolific Scottish artist whose charming and detailed works appeared regularly in British and American periodicals in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Buenos Aires he grew up on the Isle of Skye and was much in demand from magazine publishers from the 1920s. He was also a successful book illustrator. MacDonald designed the cocktail and dinner menus for the Cunard White