Cup
1878-1880 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Herman Robert Bichweiler, a designer and architect, established Die Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätt in partnership with Dr E.Berlieu in 1878 in Hamburg. Carl Paul Börner, an architect, was employed as one of the principal artists. They specialised in a form of majolica 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. Bichweiler won prizes at several international exhibitions and this cup would have been acquired as an example of their manufacturing techniques as well as their interest in historic styles
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, moulded and with applied details |
| Brief description | Cup of glazed earthenware, in colours, Herman Robert Bichweiler, Hamburg, 1878-1880 |
| Physical description | Cup of glazed earthenware, moulded and with applied details. Footed, handle-less cup with spherical body and flared rim, glazed earthenware, in colours, with bands of floral and geometric ornament. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Bichweiler Hamburg 2' impressed ('2' probably is the factory's shape reference) |
| Object history | 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 majolica 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. |
| Historical context | Bichweiler won prizes at several international exhibitions and this cup would have been acquired as an example of their manufacturing techniques as well as their interest in historic styles |
| Production | The cup was bought direct from the maker |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Herman Robert Bichweiler, a designer and architect, established Die Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätt in partnership with Dr E.Berlieu in 1878 in Hamburg. Carl Paul Börner, an architect, was employed as one of the principal artists. They specialised in a form of majolica 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. Bichweiler won prizes at several international exhibitions and this cup would have been acquired as an example of their manufacturing techniques as well as their interest in historic styles |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 38-1882 |
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| Record created | June 12, 2009 |
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