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Jug

A squat, hexagonal stoneware jug with a short, cylindrical neck, a wide-open mouth and a strap-like (lost) handle. The vessel is made of stoneware, coated with a white opaque glaze and decorated with an under-glaze, stamped geometric pattern in blue and green. The design is stylistically reminiscent of the popular ceramics from Bolesławiec. On the bottom there is a signature mark in the form of an imprint: "№4 / LOWICZ / 3/4 L".

The item was made at the stoneware factory in Łowicz, owned by the Wekstein family with Jewish roots. The factory operated between 1875 and 1939. Initially, production was supervised by specialists brought from Bunzlau (today's Bolesławiec), who trained local workers in the production of stoneware. In the interwar period, the Wekstein factory was one of the largest of its kind in Europe and periodically employed between 70 and 200 people. Its products were very successful in the Kingdom and abroad, and were awarded at exhibitions

(M. Wojtylak, Saga rodu Weksteinów [in:] "Łowiczanin. Kwartalnik Historyczny" 2015, no. 1 (48), pp. I–III). References: Wojtylak M., Saga rodu Weksteinów, [in:] "Łowiczanin, Kwartalnik Historyczny", 2015, No. 1 (48), pp. I-III.

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Information about the object
Author / creator
Fabryka Naczyń Kamionkowych Weksteina (Łowicz; ?-?)
Object type
vessel
Time of creation / dating
1st half of the 20th century
Place of creation
Łowicz (Łódzkie Province)
Technique
ceramic
Material
stoneware
glazing
Keywords
Copyright status
the object is not protected by copyright law
Owner
Łowicz Museum
Identification number
E-5687-MŁ