Dallwitz stoneware factory

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The Dallwitz stoneware factory is located in Dallwitz, today Dalovice , Czech Republic .

In 1804 Johann von Schönau began to attempt to manufacture earthenware, as the resources of his Dallwitz estate in Bohemia and the surrounding area favored the manufacture of earthenware . Significant quantities of clay had been discovered near Aich, a genetic material of the von Schönau family, feldspar had been discovered near Dallwitz , and there was enough wood and coal in the vicinity to fire the stoves. In 1805 the license for the factory was granted and Benedikt Haßlacher was recruited as director. The first earthenware factory was built in the Elbogen district .

From 1807 to 1815 his brother Wenzel von Schönau was co-owner of the factory.

history

Imperial and royal privileged stoneware factory under von Schönau (1805–1821)

  • Characters: DD

In Dallwitz, earthenware, table and coffee dishes with decor and in white were produced. This was a novelty in the Elbogen area and was soon able to establish itself due to its quality, which increased the sales market. In 1807 the state factory license was granted and the factory already employed 64 people.

In 1811, the production spectrum is described as follows: “ They produce [...] dinner services and other dishes; the decorations are: feather leaf edge, smooth, curly, differently in black-blue, painted purple with figures, garlands, amphilbies, landscapes with and without gilding. "

Von Schönau expanded the production spectrum and quantity, but stayed with the earthenware production

In 1814 Haßlacher left Dallwitz and founded his own stoneware factory in Alt-Rohlau . Sales also fell due to the departure of Haßlacher.

Around 1818 Albert Landa became director of the factory, which remained so even after the death of Julius von Schönau. In 1821, with the death of Julius von Schönau, ownership passed to his son Wolfgang Julius von Schönau .

Imperial and royal privileged porcelain and earthenware factory under von Schönau (1821–1832)

He decided that the production program should focus on porcelain products. For this purpose, he conducted firing and printing tests, first received the license to manufacture porcelain in 1830 and, in 1831, also the permission for a printing machine. Due to the success, von Schönau junior tried to sell the factory from 1830, if possible together with Gut Dallwitz.

In 1826 12 porcelain and earthenware factories, all privately owned, had already been established in the Elbogen district.

Imperial and royal privileged porcelain and earthenware factory under Wilhelm Lorenz (1832–1850)

  • Characters : WWL DALWITZ or WWLD
  • Sign (1832–1840): DALWITZ
  • Sign (1840–1850): DALLWITZ

Around 1832 the factory and estate were sold to the farmer Wilhelm Wenzel Lorenz. Lorenz modernized the factory extensively and switched to mass production. It meanwhile also had a branch in Vienna . Due to the continued good quality, he earned an excellent reputation and manufactured a variety of different goods. In 1833 a main branch was set up in Prague and Vienna was given up as a branch. Around 1840, clay from Zedlitz , Tippelsgrün and Putschirn was used for production in addition to clay from Aich . In 1844 copper printing was introduced. About 100 people were employed.

Franz Fischer earthenware factory (1850–1855)

  • Characters : FFD

In 1850 Lorenz sold the factory to the accountant of the factory Franz Fischer, who had no experience with the matter and therefore in 1855 integrated an experienced partner with Franz Urfuß into the company.

Stoneware factory Fischer & Urfuß (1855–1860)

  • Characters : F&U

Due to disputes, Fischer sold the factory to Urfuß in 1860, who ran into financial problems due to the payment.

Urfuß earthenware factory (1860–1862)

  • Characters : UD
  • Characters : FU or U DALWITZ or DALLWITZER FABRIK FRANZ URFUS

After just two years, the financial problems were so great that the company had to be sold.

Privileged porcelain and stoneware factory Dallwitz (1862–1871)

The factory was transferred to the main creditor, the Thuringian Bank in Sondershausen , from mid-1862 . From 1866 Max Ludloff was the director of the factory and representative of the banking interests . Ludloff set up the machines for the factory's own extraction of raw kaolin around 1869 and was granted the right to mine it. In March 1870 the main part of the factory burned down and had to be rebuilt. In 1871 the factory is sold to the brothers David and Friedrich von Riedelstein.

Stoneware factory D. & F. Riedl von Riedelstein (1871–1889)

  • Sign (1871–1883): RR DALLWITZ (with crown)
  • Sign (1883–1889): RR DALLWITZ (with crown and tree root) in black
  • Sign (1875–1889): RR DALLWITZ (with crown and tree root) in black and gold

Ludloff was still a director until 1872. The von Riedelstein brothers added decorative objects and bathroom furniture to the product range. In 1873 the annual production was worth 350,000 guilders . In 1883 David von Riedelstein left the company. Friedrich von Riedelstein retired in 1889 and sold the factory.

Springer & Co. porcelain factory, Dallwitz plant (1889–1891)

The Springer & Co. consortium, which also owned another porcelain factory in Elbogen, joined as the new owner. Under the new director Ludwig Pröscholdt, the production program was focused on porcelain products and earthenware will no longer be produced in the future.

Porcelain, earthenware and majolica factory Pröscholdt & Co. (1891–1918)

  • Characters : P & Co

Pröscholdt and two partners took over the factory in 1891 and expanded the factory further. He also reactivated the well-known symbol DF of the von Riedelstein brothers. In 1898 there was an employee strike because the concessions had not been implemented. Around 1904, 500 people were employed in the factory. Subsequently, the factory changed hands in different companies.

ÖPIAG - Austrian Porcelain Industry AG (1918–1920)

  • Characters : OEPIAG DF Cecho-Slov. or DF Made in Czechoslovakia

EPIAG - First (Bohemian) Porcelain Industry AG, factory in Dallwitz (1920–1945)

  • Sign : EPIAG DF Czechoslovakia or DF Made in Czechoslovakia

Originally, the merger of the Bohemian porcelain factories to merge with the Viennese porcelain manufactory was intended. The basis of the merger was the factory of the Hadinger brothers in the Elbogen district.

Starorolský Porcelán (1945–1958)

In 1945 the EPIAG factories were privatized under the new name.

Karlovarský Porcelán (1958–1992)

EPIAG DAFA sro (1992–1997)

Production stop (1997-2002)

Epiag Lofida - Porcelán CZ sro (from 2002)

The porcelain production was resumed with around 70 employees and a full range of ceramic products is offered.

Exhibitions and prizes (selection)

  • 1835: Exhibition at the first General Austrian Commercial Products Exhibition in Vienna with an honorable mention
  • 1836: Exhibition of porcelain and earthenware, table and coffee services, cups and stub pipes of Bohemian industrial products with bronze medals
  • 1845: Exhibition of earthenware tableware and two foot bath tubs at the General Austrian Commercial Products Exhibition in Vienna with an honorable mention
  • 1873: Exhibition at the World Exhibition in Vienna with recognition diploma

Trivia

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe had visited the factory several times since 1806. Here he carried out experiments in the kilns to discover the " original type of stone " and also bought crockery.

literature

  • Anton Gnirs , Anna Gnirs: Topography of the historical and art-historical monuments in the Karlsbad district. (Prague 1933) (= Handbook of Sudeten German Cultural History. 8). Oldenbourg, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-486-56170-7 .

Web links

credentials

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  7. ↑ Bayreuther Zeitung: 1826 . Giessel, 1826 ( google.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).
  8. ^ Imperial and Royal privileged Prague newspaper . 1833 ( google.de [accessed on January 7, 2018]).
  9. ↑ a b Anonymous AC09700200: Report of the Commission on the Beurtheilungs-took place in 1836 fourth public exhibition of Czech tradesmen products . Gottlieb Haase Sons, 1837 ( google.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).
  10. ^ Oesterreichischer Central-Anzeiger for trade and commerce . KK Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1862 ( google.de [accessed on January 14, 2018]).
  11. ^ Anton L. Hickmann: Industrial Atlas of the Kingdom of Bohemia . Mercy, 1863 ( google.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).
  12. ↑ J. Grafnetter: General address and trade handbook of the capital Prague including suburbs, combined with a complete ... apartment indicator (etc.) . J. Grafnetter and G. Fanta, 1871 ( google.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).
  13. ^ Karl Franieck: Weekly newspaper for Karlsbad and the surrounding area . Franiek, 1868 ( google.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).
  14. ↑ Donor Yearbook . 1953 ( google.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).
  15. ^ Karl Franieck: Weekly newspaper for Karlsbad and the surrounding area . Franiek, 1870 ( google.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).
  16. ^ A b Collectiv-Circular of the Austrian-Hungarian industrialists who won awards at the Vienna World Exhibition in 1873 . Maass, 1874 ( google.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).
  17. ↑ Austria Labor Statistics Office: The work settings and lockouts in commercial enterprises in Austria ... A. Hölder., 1898 ( google.de [accessed on January 14, 2018]).
  18. ^ Bröhan Museum, Karl H. Bröhan, Dieter Högermann, Reto Niggl: Porcelain . Bröhan-Museum, 1996 ( google.de [accessed January 14, 2018]).
  19. ↑ entertainment papers . Haase, 1836 ( google.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).
  20. ↑ Anonymus AC09842150: Memory of the third general Austrian commercial products exhibition in 1845 . L. Grund, 1845 ( google.de [accessed January 7, 2018]).