Collections record Beta
Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Ashtray
Object Number
2017-11-22
Description
Metal Ashtray produced for Mitchell's Restaurant, Litchfield, Conn. Round ashtray of gold-colored aluminum, shallow bowl with flat .75" lip. Decorative band horizontally through center, with indentations for resting cigarette on lip. In black text at top "MITCHELL'S RESTAURANT/ EST. 1905 - THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED RESTAURANT IN LITCHFIELD" and at bottom "LITCHFIELD, CONN. - Phone 821 For Reservations/ RECOMMENDED AND APPROVED BY 'GOURMET"!".
Provenance
Collected by Art Webster, Arethusa Farm.
Comment
Mitchell's Restaurant, also known as Mitchell's Colonial Dining Room, was a restaurant on West Street in what is now the West Street Grille building. Photos of the Mitchell's entrance show a triangular pediment on the building above the door; while it has been removed, the building still shows signs of its original location. The restaurant was established in 1905 by George A. Theophilas, and was run by the family.
Category
Date Made
Mid-20th Century
Dimensions
Length 5", Width 4.25"
Materials
Social Tags (experimental)
