Bowl
ca. 1870 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Heimberg is a village near Thun in the Simmenthal area of the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The names of some potters are known from 1730 and a recognisable local decorative style had developed by 1775. Typical ground colours used were reddish-brown, light brown, and later chocolate brown and black. Brightly coloured motifs showed up well in contrast. About eighty potteries were by 1850 meeting increased tourist demand for traditional souvenirs.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware decorated in white slip and coloured enamels |
| Brief description | Glazed red earthenware decorated in white slip and with floral motifs painted in green, yellow and black enamels. Heimberg, Canton of Berne, Switzerland, about 1870. |
| Physical description | Deep glazed red earthenware bowl decorated with floral motifs |
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| Credit line | Given by H. M. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 |
| Object history | Probably exhibited at the London International Exhibition of 1871 |
| Summary | Heimberg is a village near Thun in the Simmenthal area of the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The names of some potters are known from 1730 and a recognisable local decorative style had developed by 1775. Typical ground colours used were reddish-brown, light brown, and later chocolate brown and black. Brightly coloured motifs showed up well in contrast. About eighty potteries were by 1850 meeting increased tourist demand for traditional souvenirs. |
| Other number | HMC.76 - H.M.C. Loan no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.614-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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