Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther
Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther (9 April 1794 – 10 November 1845) was a German
Early years
Carolus Magnus Hutschenreuther was born in
In 1814, Hutschenreuther discovered deposits of
Foundation of the C.M. Hutschenreuther Porcelain Manufactory
On 10 September 1816, he applied for permission to establish a porcelain manufactory in Hohenburg; after many difficulties, the concession was finally granted on 7 November 1822. By this time he had acquired a disused alum works, Auf der Freundschaft (Friendship), on the site of the present-day Hutschenreuther factory.
Initially, Hutschenreuther appears to have personally mixed the raw materials and overseen the firing, to guard the knowledge of the process. He was also probably responsible for most of the painting and shipping. Only after a second kiln and a larger watermill were constructed and additional porcelain decorators were added, including the sale of white wares to free-lance decorators, did the company become successful.
Legacy of C.M. Hutschenreuther
C.M. Hutschenreuther died at Hohenberg on 10 November 1845. His widow Johanna and his sons Lorenz and Christian succeeded him as operators of the company, which withstood a serious fire in 1848, and Lorenz' departure in 1856 to form his own Hutschenreuther Porcelain Company in the neighbouring town of Selb. In 1969 this merged with the company founded by his father.
References
Sources
- Horst Sommerer, Geschichte von CM Hutschenreuther (in German)