Dish

Herman Robert Bichweiler, a designer and architect, established 'Die Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätt' in partnership with Dr. E. Berlieu in 1878 in Hamburg. Carl Paul Börner (1828-1905), an architect, was employed as one of the principal artists. They specialised in a form of maiolica using transparent glazes on deeply modelled forms. Within a few years the company was awarded prizes at Melbourne (1880) Frankfurt (1881) and Hamburg (1889) for its ceramics and also began manufacturing glass, metal and leather wares.

Physical description

Dish of earthenware, glazed in colours, machine moulded with raised ornament in relief radiating from a central flower form.

Place of Origin

Hamburg (city), Germany (made)

Date

1882 (made)

Artist/maker

Herman Robert Bichweiler (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Earthenware, made in a mould, glazed in various colours

Marks and inscriptions

'R.Bichweiler Hamburg' within an oval, '64' , all impressed

Dimensions

Diameter: 23 cm

Object history note

The design is copied from a Bernard Palissy dish (1881-146) in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg

Historical significance: This dish was acquired as an example of contemporary design which, in Germany in the later 19th century, meant looking to earlier styles for inspiration. It is also an example of industrial manufacturing techniques, in which German factories specialised.

Descriptive line

Dish of earthenware, glazed in colours, machine moulded with raised ornament in relief, Herman Robert Bichweiler, Hamburg, 1882

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Hohe Kunst zwischen Biedermeier und Jugendstil: Historismus in Hamburg und Norddeutschland Hamburg, 1977

Production Note

The dish was acquired direct from the maker

Materials

Lead glaze; Earthenware, industrial blank

Techniques

Glazed; Moulded

Subjects depicted

Flora

Collection code

CER

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