| Description | Diagram showing the table arrangement and seating positions of 170 named Fellows and their guests at the Society's anniversary dinner at Willis's Rooms, 26 King Street, St. James's Square [London]. Headed: 'The Royal Society. Anniversary Dinner, St. Andrew's Day, November 30, 1885.' Each seating place and its occupant are numbered and there is an index to these names. Several places are unreserved and pencil additions and corrections have been made to the settings. The guests included the United States Minister, Edward John Phelps (1822-1900) and the Japanese Minister [? Mori Arinori (1847-1889)]. Printed by Harrison & Sons. |