Photography — 1965-12
Chef in the kitchen at the Savoy Hotel
Chef in the kitchen at the Savoy Hotel in December 1966. The Savoy is a large hotel on The Strand. Designed by T.E. Collcutt it was built by Richard D'Oyly Carte in 1884 next to the Savoy Theatre where he was famous for his Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Cesar Ritz (who later founded the Ritz Hotel) was the first manager and August Escoffier was the first chef whose pots and pans are still kept at the hotel. . In 1965 Silvino Trompetto was appointed as the hotel's first British born Head Chef.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- HG2392/76
- Object name:
- Chef in the kitchen at the Savoy Hotel
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Grant, Henry
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- Production date:
- 1965-12
- Material:
cellulose acetate
- Measurements/duration:
- 6x6
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
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- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Purchased with V&A Purchase Grant Fund support.
- Copyright holder:
London Museum
- Image credit:
© Henry Grant Collection/London Museum
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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