Johann Michael Rößler

Johann Michael Rößler (born October 5, 1791 in Untermünkheim ; † March 7, 1849 there ) was a cabinet maker in Untermünkheim.

Life

He was the son of the joiner Johann Heinrich Rößler (1751-1832) and was trained as a carpenter in his father's workshop. Like his father, he was a member of the Haller Guild , where he passed the master craftsman's examination on January 24, 1816 and from which he was elected head master in 1827 as a representative of the country carpenters. In 1818 he took over his father's workshop in Untermünkheimer house no. 12 (today: Hohenloher Straße), while his two brothers Johann Georg Rößler (1785–1844) and Johann Friedrich Rößler (1796–1863) each founded their own workshop in other places. From 1826 until his death he was a member of the Untermünkheim municipal council.

House No. 12, in which the Rößler workshop was located, was divided into two-story ownership. The Rößler workshop with apartment was on the lower floor, the family of the master carpenter Adam Engele lived on the upper floor. There was a workshop shed in the yard of the property. Before 1828 the building was extended to the east with an extension. The workshop was then located in this approximately 22 m² extension. The wood supplies were stored in a shared barn in the courtyard.

Like his father, he never trained more than one apprentice and had at most two journeymen . The workshop also included various “house journeyman”, i.e. H. Servants, maids, servants, helpers, family members, etc.

He was married to Maria Magdalena Gräter (1788–1843) from 1817 and, after her death, to Anna Barbara Hof († 1864). Both marriages remained childless. Rößler's workshop was continued by his nephew Michael Weller, who had received his training from Rößler from 1836. In 1853, Weller also succeeded in acquiring the first floor of the workshop building, which was divided into two-story ownership.

plant

In Untermünkheim, the Rößlers mainly manufactured classic rural dowry furniture such as cupboards, chests and four-poster beds and thus shaped the appearance of painted farmhouse furniture in the area around Schwäbisch Hall and in Hohenlohe . Tables, chairs and wall shelves were also manufactured for the urban market, where painted rustic furniture was not in demand.

In contrast to his father, Johann Michael Rößler also signed the painted furniture, which is why numerous peasant furniture preserved in museums and private collections can no doubt be ascribed to him. In the 1830s in particular, his workshop produced a large number of peasant cupboards that brought him a certain wealth.

Furniture from the Rößler family of carpenters can be found among others. a. in the Landesmuseum Württemberg , in the Rößler-Museum in Untermünkheim, in the Heimatmuseum in Künzelsau , in the Weygang-Museum in Öhringen , in the Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum in Schwäbisch Hall and in the Hohenloher Freilandmuseum Wackershofen .

literature

• Painted furniture from Hohenlohe. The carpenter family Rößler and their surroundings. Theiss, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-8062-0431-4
• Furniture between craft and art - the furniture design of Johann Michael Rößler and its origins. Hohenloher Freilandmuseum Association, Schwäbisch Hall 1999 ( Hohenloher Freilandmuseum Mitteilungen 20, C)