(Signed!) {Pellaprat, Henri-Paul} Diploma from Le Cordon Bleu. Framed. [1931].

(Signed!) {Pellaprat, Henri-Paul}  Framed Diploma from Le Cordon Bleu, dated December 30, 1931 from the Institut de Cuisine de Paris. Text in French, printed on paper with the recipient’s name “Louise Balmont” and date handwritten in ink; ornately illustrated with clusters of grapes, hanging game birds, platters of fancy prepared dishes; contains the quite clear signature by her professor the famous French chef Henri-Paul Pellaprat, as well as the director of the school.  Measures 18” x 12.5”, professionally framed with archive-quality red mat in heavy one inch thick black wood frame, in safety-proof glass, measuring 20.5” x 25.5” in total.  Paper uniformly browned, a few folds, else Very Good. Unique piece of culinary history from the cooking school Julia Child attended and helped to make famous. Too heavy to mail = pickup only.