Heinrich Christoph von Horn

Heinrich Christoph von Horn (* 1662 ; † December 5, 1723 in Braunschweig ) was the first tenant of the princely Braunschweig faience factory .

Live and act

Faience mark by Heinrich Christoph von Horn

Horn belonged to the patrician class and decided to take over the first princely faience manufacture in Braunschweig, which Duke Anton Ulrich von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel had commissioned in 1707. It was initially led by the publisher (master) Johann Philipp Frantz (1668–1734), who came from Saxony. The success was moderate and production was to be relocated to Königslutter . Horn signed a lease agreement in 1709 , which came into force on January 1, 1710. The factory building was in the house of the potter Johann Andreas Pape on the Rennelberg in front of the Petritor . Horn promised the production of pottery by Delft kind continue. The contract was initially supposed to last for six years and the lease was 70 to 80 thalers a year. In 1711 Horn employed five workers and four apprentices. However, due to the unsuitable kiln and the high acquisition costs - the necessary sand had to be transported from Kassel to Braunschweig, for example - he was unable to raise the lease amount, so that in 1712 he had to accept three tenants. The first partner was the lawyer Hantelmann, his cousin from Wolfenbüttel, who, however, lived too far away and also had no knowledge of the manufacture. Business therefore continued to go bad and Horn withdrew entirely from the lease. On March 1, 1713, his cousin, the commission commissioner Heinrich Friedrich von Horn and the artillery captain Julius Dettmar Hagen took over the manufacture. The products of the manufactory were marked with "VH" for von Horn.

literature

Victor-L. Siemers: Heinrich Christoph von Horn. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 359-360 .
Emil Ferdinand Vogel : Antiquities of the city and the state of Braunschweig: based on largely unused manuscripts and with illustrations. Braunschweig 1841, OCLC 844208384 , p. 45. ( books.google.de )

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Emil Ferdinand Vogel: Antiquities of the city and the state of Braunschweig. After mostly unused manuscripts and with illustrations. P. 45. ( books.google.de )

personal data
SURNAME	Horn, Heinrich Christoph von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	First tenant of the royal Braunschweig faience factory
DATE OF BIRTH	1662
DATE OF DEATH	December 5, 1723
Place of death	Braunschweig

[Vogel-1] A ^b Emil Ferdinand Vogel: Antiquities of the city and the state of Braunschweig. After mostly unused manuscripts and with illustrations. P. 45. ( books.google.de )