Carel Adolph Lion Cachet (Amsterdam, 28 November 1864 – Vreeland, 20 May 1945) was a Dutch designer, printmaker and ceramist,Biographical data
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History known for his role in transforming of Dutch decorative arts in the early 20th century.Titus M. Eliëns. ''Het Keramiek Boek. Nederlands vernieuwingsaardewerk 1880-1940,'' 2006.

Life and work

Born as Carel Adolph Cachet, in 1901 he added "Lion" to his name. From 1880 to 1885 he was educated as teacher for primary school in Amsterdam, and he became an art teacher at various schools in Amsterdam. Gradually he developed into a decorative art artist. He used

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techniques to design textile, was

wood engraver Wood engraving is a printmaking technique, in which an artist works an image or ''matrix'' of images into a block of wood. Functionally a variety of woodcut, it uses relief printing, where the artist applies ink to the face of the block and pr ...

, designed

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s, decorative

pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and ...

, furniture,

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s, posters, was bookbinding designer, and made complete designs for decorating salons in Dutch passenger ships, including for the Netherlands Steamship Company. 500 Gulden 1930.jpg, 500 Gulden banknote, 1930 Colombia1.jpg, Ship interior
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Colombia3.jpg, Ship interior
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Selected publications

* Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, Antonette Does-de Haan. ''C.A. Lion Cachet, 1864-1945.'' Drents Museum, 1994 * Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, ''Brief van Carel Adolph Lion Cachet aan Henri Gilius Samson (1856-1921): UB: HSS-mag.: Hh 16.'' * Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (Amsterdam). ''Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Nederland N.V,"'' 1915.

References

External links

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Lion Cachet, Carel Adolph
at Nationaal Ontwerp Archief. *
Lion Cachet, Carel Adolph
at capriolus.nl. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cachet, Carel Adolphe Lion 1841 births 1930 deaths Dutch ceramists Designers from Amsterdam