Haban Pottery in Transylvania
Haban Pottery in Transylvania
Author(s): Karla RoşcaSubject(s): Visual Arts, Ethnohistory, Middle Ages, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Haban; Transylvania; Vinţu de Jos; Prince Gabriel Bethlen; religious tolerance; Haban faience; white tin glaze; marbled decoration; Haban craftsmen; Alvinc;
Summary/Abstract: Product of a craft with mediaeval roots in Western and Central Europe, Haban pottery represents an exceptional field in the art of clay modelling. The article presents a short history of Hutterite settlement in Transylvania, the manufacturing technology used for the pottery ware and the wonderful pieces of Haban pottery from the collection of the Emil Sigerus Museum of Saxon Ethnography, some of them belonging to the first period of Haban pottery from Alvinc (Vinţu de Jos, Romania) 1671, but also examples of post-Haban ware from the 18th century.
Journal: Acta Ethnographica Hungarica
- Issue Year: 60/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 337-351
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
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