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MILLS RESTAURANT--CINCINNATI, OH
(Lost)
This Mills Restaurant tile panel was designed by William Purcell McDonald (1865-1931) and is in the Cincinnati Art Museum. Photo by Michael Padwee, 2014. This tile panel was removed from the restaurant to make way for new air ducts during a renovation.
Title of Installation:
Mills Restaurant Interior
Materials Used:
Rookwood faience tiles
Additional Materials Information:
General Description: *
Technical Information (Size,mfg., etc.):
Tile panels and grates made by the Rookwood Pottery, many with a Dutch Windmill motif.
Year Created:
c. 1921
Year Installed, if different:
Does Installation Still Exist?
No
If Not, What Happened?
The panels were stripped from the walls, and some were sold at auction. The restaurant closed in 1967.
State:
Ohio
City:
Cincinnati
Location of Installation:
31-39 East Fourth Street
GPS Coordinates:
Directions to Installation:
Additional Information, Websites, Citations:
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(Brick and Clay Record, Vol. 59, October 4, 1921, p. 514)
**Don Prout's "Cincinnati Views" website, http://www.cincinnativiews.net/business.htm
*****http://www.cowanauctions.com/upcoming_category_list.asp?SaleId=146&cat=2270&mcat=1036
Submitted by and Year:
Michael Padwee (tileback101"at"collector.org), October 2010; updated, April 2014.
(Photo*** and *****)
(Photo****)
Bacchus architectural frieze, mask with ram's horns, grape vines and leaves, 18"H x 25"W x 5.5"D
Close-up of grills and tile panels.*
Another panel that was sold at auction for $1200.
(Terry Kovel, "Dummy Boards" in Treasures,
Vol. 2, No. 3, September 2012, pp. 56-57.)
Another Picture Postcard** showing the Rookwood tile panels.
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