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Plate

1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Herman Robert Bichweiler (manufacturer)
Börner, Carl Paul (designer)
Place of origin
Hamburg (made)

Plate of earthenware made from a form of maiolica. With transparent glazes on deeply modelled forms. Moulded with the figure of a knight on horseback, and a border of gothic ornament, filled in with raised flowers and foliage. The words 'Zu Schutz und Streit Allzeit Bereit' are incorporated into the design.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Eating
Earthenware
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with moulded and glazed decoration
Earthenware
Moulded
Glazed
Brief description
Plate of earthenware, made by Herman Robert Bichweiler, design attributed to probably Carl Paul Börner, Hamburg, 1880.
Physical description
Plate of earthenware made from a form of maiolica. With transparent glazes on deeply modelled forms. Moulded with the figure of a knight on horseback, and a border of gothic ornament, filled in with raised flowers and foliage. The words 'Zu Schutz und Streit Allzeit Bereit' are incorporated into the design.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 36.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'R Bichweiler Hamburg' [within an oval] (Impressed)
  • '32' (Impressed)
  • 'Zu Schutz und Streit Allzeit Bereit' (Incorporated into the design on the front)
Gallery label
(1987-2006)
'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'

Bichweiler, a designer and architect, established 'Die Kunstgewerbliche Werkstatt' 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.
Historical context
Bichweiler, a designer and architect, established 'Die Kunstgewerbliche Werkstatt' 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.
Subjects depicted
Knight
Horseman
Flowers
Foliage
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
40-1882

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Record createdApril 11, 2000
Record URL
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