Metadata: Porcelain factory Fürstenberg
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- State Archives of Lower Saxony – Wolfenbüttel branch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Wolfenbüttel
- Postal address:
- Forstweg 2, 38302 Wolfenbüttel
- Phone number:
- +49 5331 935 0
- Reference number:
- 54 Alt
- Title:
- Porcelain factory Fürstenberg
- Title (official language):
- Porzellanfabrik Fürstenberg
- Creator/accumulator:
- Porcelain factory Fürstenberg
- Date(s):
- 1746/1866
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 6.6 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection comprises the documents of the porcelain manufactory Fürstenberg beginning with its founding by duke Karl I in 1747 until its lease in 1859. It includes records relating to the establishment, operation, head office, conferences, minutes fabrication, personnel, accounting, construction and firing, water pipes, drying and kilns, porcelain painting, inventories. Of special interest are the files regarding improvement suggestions of the Irish and allegedly Hamburg Jew de Villars concerning the production of porcelain.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Fürstenberg porcelain manufactory was founded on the order of duke Karl I, regent of the Principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, in 1747. This makes it the second-oldest manufactory in Germany after the Meissen manufactory and one of the oldest manufactories in Europe.
- Access points: persons/families:
- de Villars
- Subject terms:
- Manufacturing
- System of arrangement:
- There is no system of arrangement. The material is in order of accession.
- Finding aids:
- An online catalogue (Arcinsys) is available.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid=
- Yerusha Network member:
- Institute for the History of German Jews
- Author of the description:
- Meike Buck
