Gottfried Heinrich Melzer
Johann Gottfried Heinrich Melzer (* March 2, 1820 in Niederfähre , today a district of Meißen ; † January 2, 1867 in Meißen) was a bossier (porcelain mass former ) at the Royal Meißen Porcelain Manufactory .
effect
Between 1845 and 1855 he developed a white, fireproof, hair-crack-free stove tile. On April 13, 1855, he received a “Royal Privilege” from the Saxon Ministry of the Interior for his “Meißner Patent Tile”. Melzer thus laid the foundation stone for the Meissen oven ceramics industry ( Teichert-Werke ).
Melzer also invented the colored enameled pin heads.
literature
- Franz Wolf, essay on “The Meißner furnace industry” in the “Mittheilungen des Verein für Geschichte der Stadt Meißen Meißen” 1891, III, 6-16. see. the Meißner Tageblatt 1886 No. 235, p. 1726.
Web links
- Website of the City Museum of Meissen
- Example of a stove from the Meißner Patentkachel
- Who's Who of the porcelain industry
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Melzer, Gottfried Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Melzer, Johann Gottfried Heinrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bossier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lower ferry |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 2, 1867 |
| Place of death | Meissen |