Seiffen House
1990-1995
| Place of origin |
Wide narrow house with deep sloping roof and chimney at the back. The lower have is painted pale yellow with black stecilled door and windows. The roof, which over hangs, is painted motted light grey representing snow; the ends are plain grey.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | pine wood spray painted yellow and grey with black stencilling |
| Brief description | Painted wooden Seiffen house made in Germany between 1990 and 1995 |
| Physical description | Wide narrow house with deep sloping roof and chimney at the back. The lower have is painted pale yellow with black stecilled door and windows. The roof, which over hangs, is painted motted light grey representing snow; the ends are plain grey. |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| 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 | This was made after German re-unification. Attribution note: this was hand made in a small factory. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.141-1998 |
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| Record created | July 3, 1998 |
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