Art foundry family Pelargus

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The Pelargus family was a family of bells and pewter foundries from Stuttgart known since the 18th century .

Under Hugo Pelargus the company bore the title "Hugo Pelargus, Royal Württembergischer Hoferzgießer, Kunst- und Metallgießerei Stuttgart". Monuments, statues, busts and reliefs were part of the typical production program of the time, but also technical casting.

Joseph Ludwig Pelargus (1710–1785) took over the workshop of his father-in-law in 1742 and became a court tin caster under Duke Carl Eugen. In doing so, he established a family tradition of pewter foundry that had lasted for over four generations and came to an end with Christian Ludwig Pelargus III (1812–1888).

Together with the Pelargus ore foundry, which existed from 1845 to 1928, the Pelargus family produced six generations of pewter and ore foundries. The Pelargusstraße in Stuttgart-Süd has been a reminder of the Pelargus family since 1938.

Pewter foundry

  • Joseph Ludwig Pelargus (1710–1785), master 1742, court pewter and head master
  • Christian Ludwig Pelargus I (1751–1796), son of Joseph Ludwig, master 1769, court and military academy pewter 1778
  • Christian Ludwig Pelargus II (1783–1843), son of Christian Ludwig I, master 1802, court tin caster 1822, chief master 1832
  • Wilhelm Ludwig Pelargus (1789–1867), son of Christian Ludwig I, master craftsman in 1815, director of the Stuttgart tin foundry in 1846
  • Christian Ludwig Pelargus III (1812–1888), son of Christian Ludwig II

Ore foundry

literature

  • Wolfgang W. Kress: From tin to ore - The Stuttgart art ore foundry family Pelargus. in “Schwäbische Heimat”, vol. 38, 1987; Pp. 100-111