Objects

A heavy, solid lid for a large pot, made of stoneware and coated with a white and cream opaque glaze. It is round, flat and fitted with a handle. Next to the handle is a signature mark in the form of an imprint: "ŁOWICZ". It was excavated from the ground in the open-air museum at the Łowicz Museum that is located near the former Wekstein's factory of stoneware, where it was produced. The factory of the Wekstein familly with Jewish roots 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.