Octagonal Church
1990-1995
| Place of origin |
Turned, carved and painted representation of the Octagonal Church of Seiffen. The body is pale yellow with black stencils indicating the windows and dorrs. The roofs and steeple has been painted mottled light grey with tinges of green; these represent ssnow on slates. At the top of the steeple is a gold ball and cross. The painting and stencilling have been sprayed on.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | pine, spray painted; gold metal ball and cross |
| Brief description | Painted wooden Seiffen church made in Germany between 1990 and 1995 |
| Physical description | Turned, carved and painted representation of the Octagonal Church of Seiffen. The body is pale yellow with black stencils indicating the windows and dorrs. The roofs and steeple has been painted mottled light grey with tinges of green; these represent ssnow on slates. At the top of the steeple is a gold ball and cross. The painting and stencilling have been sprayed on. |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | Echte
erzgebirgische
Handerbeit
Made in
Germany (stamped in blue on round white paper label on bottom) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Elspeth Ann Evans |
| Object history | This church would be used at Christmas as a scene with the choristers, houses and trees. There are already two sets of these in BGM. Both were acquired before the re-unification of Germany in late 1989. The earlier ones are hand made in the same way but also hand painted. This example in a way is more sophicatated but lacks the refinement. |
| Historical context | The choristers lead a candle and lantern procession to the octagonal church of Seiffen on Christmas Eve. The figures together with the church and buildings are often sold as sets to show this event. The original church is 18th century and protestant; there are four additions around the outside. It has a famous grand chandelier. |
| Production | As it is marked Made in Germany, this indicates a date after re-unification. Attribution note: These are made by hand in small factories in Seiffen. Reason For Production: retail |
| Associated objects | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.139-1998 |
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| Record created | July 3, 1998 |
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