Hutschenreuther is the name of a German family that established the production of
porcelain
Porcelain () is a ceramic material made by heating substances, generally including materials such as kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arises main ...
in northern
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
, starting in 1814.
History
The Hutschenreuther porcelain business was founded in 1814 by
Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther
Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther (9 April 1794 – 10 November 1845) was a German industrialist and the founder of the C.M. Hutschenreuther Porcelain Factory in Hohenberg an der Eger, Bavaria.
Early years
Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther wa ...
(1794–1845) in
Hohenberg an der Eger
Hohenberg an der Eger is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Eger, on the border with the Czech Republic, 11 km west of Cheb
Cheb (; german: Eger) is a town in the Karlo ...
, Bavaria, Germany. He had previously worked at the
Wallendorf porcelain manufactory in
Lichte (Wallendorf).
After his death in 1845, the factory was headed by his widow, Johanna Hutschenreuther, and her two sons. A large part of the factory was destroyed by a fire in 1848, but it was rebuilt. From 1860, they produced hand-painted and gilded porcelain products.
Lorenz Hutschenreuther, Selb
In 1857,
Lorenz Hutschenreuther, the elder son of Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther, established a porcelain factory in
Selb
Selb is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Fichtelgebirge, on the border with the Czech Republic, 20 km northwest of Cheb and 23 km southeast of Hof.
Selb is well known fo ...
. They expanded from 1902 to 1969 and were named ''Porzellanfabriken Lorenz Hutschenreuther AG Selb'' (Lorenz Hutschenreuther Porcelain Factories Company, Selb).
Hutschenreuther acquired the following other porcelain manufacturers:
* Jaeger, Werner & Co., Selb (1906)
* Paul Mueller, Selb (1917)
* Bauscher brothers,
Weiden (1927)
*
Tirschenreuth
Tirschenreuth ( Northern Bavarian: ''Dirschnrad'', ''Diascharad'') is the capital city of the district of Tirschenreuth. It is located in the northeast of Bavaria, very close to the Czech-Bavarian border.
Geography
Tirschenreuth is located in th ...
porcelain factory (1927)
* Königszelt porcelain factory, Königszelt (today
Jaworzyna Śląska),
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...
(1928)
In 1969, Porzellanfabriken Lorenz Hutschenreuther AG Selb merged with C. M. Hutschenreuther of Hohenberg.
See also
*
Porcelain manufacturing companies in Europe
Porcelain manufacturing companies are firms which manufacture porcelain.
European porcelain manufacturers before the 18th century
The table below lists European manufacturers of porcelain established before the 18th century. This table may be sort ...
References
*Fritz, Bernd: ''Gebrauchsporzellan des 20. Jahrhunderts'', Klinkhardt & Biermann, Munich & Berlin 1995
*Singer, Friedrich Wilhelm: ''Arzberger Bilderbuch'', Arzberg 1974, no ISBN
External links
*
Hutschenreuther marks by date*
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German companies established in 1814