Johann Wilhelm Lanz

German potter

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Johann Wilhelm Lanz was a German potter associated with Stockelsdorf faience, a type of tin-glazed earthenware produced near L\u00fcbeck, Germany. The factory began making faience in 1771, initially focusing on tea trays and stoves. During Lanz's likely involvement, between approximately 1773 and 1775, the factory produced wares decorated with figurative scenes in a Chinese style, as well as pastoral scenes. These were painted in colors such as turquoise, yellow, violet, and red, or in plain blue on a white background. Production at Stockelsdorf declined after 1788.1

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pottery
Faience, or tin-glazed ware
Figures by J.W. Lanz, who also worked in porcelain here and at Frankenthal, are to be seen. Much work was done in the fashionable Rococo style, including objects, such as clock cases and wall cisterns, and tureens in the form of fruit and vegetables. Both faience and…
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Figures by J.W. Lanz, who also worked in porcelain here and at Frankenthal, are to be seen. Much work was done in the fashionable Rococo style, including objects, such as clock cases and wall cisterns, and tureens in the form of fruit and vegetables. Both faience and…
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