Name/Title
coaster, u Dvou KočekEntry/Object ID
ACS-000314Description
Cardboard coaster used in Czechoslovakian restaurants and pubs.Use
This coaster comes from one of the oldest surviving restaurants in Czechoslovakia, u Dvou Koček -- "In Two Cats," as illustrated on the coaster holding Pilsner beers. U Dvou Koček has been a beer hall offering Pilsner beer since 1941; however, the space has been a restaurant since 1678.Context
Leopoldo Arús Caraballo likely took this coaster from the restaurant as a gift for his father, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez, while on a trip to Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 1980s.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collectionAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Leopoldo Arús GálvezMade/Created
Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Country
CzechoslovakiaRegion
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Around the border of the coaster, frontTranscription
u dvou koček - plzeňska restauraceLanguage
CzechMaterial/Technique
PrintedDimensions
Dimension Description
Diameter: 11cm.Research Notes
Notes
"Prague - Pilsen restaurant U Dvou koček
In this well-known Prague restaurant, we celebrated a farewell to a civilian in the autumn of 1983, before we left for Moravia in the evening to enter a two-year compulsory military service. As the name implies, Pilsen stuck there. I don't know how old this coaster is, it can be even older than from the named event. Since 2010, the company has started brewing its own beer called Kočka, namely light and dark lager, but Plzeň is tapped at the same time. And because they already have their own mini-brewery, you will find the current coaster among those from Prague breweries." From http://www.fotodoprava.com/ptacky_rest.htmCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
May 23, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 3, 2022