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Gerald
Weigel |
INTRODUCTION
Gerald
Weigel, born in 1925, grew up in Thuringen where, like his
ancestors, he learnt the trade of porcelain-making. He moved to
H_hr Grenzhausen in 1947, working as a porcelain model-maker,
first in a factory and ,from 1954, in the workshop of Eifriede
Ballzar-Kopp. In 1961,Gotlind and Gerald Weigel set up a joint
workshop in Mainz, Until 1964, Gerald also worked at the
Romanesque-Germanic National Museum as a restorer. In the early
years they followed a particular working relationship. Gotlind
threw and Gerald glazed and fired in the electric kiln. The
production consisted of tableware and individual pieces in
stoneware. From the beginning, the thrown form was frequently
altered to an oval cross-section or used as the basis for
assembled vessels. Clearly defined examples are the
narrow-necked vases resembling pilgrim bottles. As well as
zinc-barium glazes in yellow, blue and beige colors, the Weigels
also used a soft, Gray pebble glaze and dark overglaze.
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