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Ćmielów Porcelain Factory (Template:Lang-pl) is the oldest and one of the largest porcelain factories in Poland, also described as "likely the most recognizable national porcelain brand". The company traces its history to the craft manufactories established in the Polish town of Ćmielów in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
History
The company traces its history to the craft manufactory established in the Polish town of Ćmielów in the year 1790. Another milestone was the creation of a larger manufactory in 1804 by count Jacek Małachowski. The production of porcelain started in 1838 (before that time, the local pottery production was mostly of simpler types, such as faience). The manufactory changed owners several time, in 1921 becoming a S.A.-type corporation. In 1924 the company acquired a smaller factory in nearby Chodzież. The company was nationalized by the communists in 1946. Half a decade later, in 1997, the company was privatized and as of mid-2010s was split between two owners (Polskie Fabryki Porcelany „Ćmielów” i „Chodzież” SA and Fabryki Porcelany AS).
In 1946, workers at the factory staged a strike in protest against a three month long shortage of flour.
Designs
The Empire design by B. Wysocki and J. Steckiewicz was created in the 1930s on the order of Polish President Ignacy Mościcki for the Royal Castle, Warsaw. The design is used in official settings throughout the world, including in the President of the Republic of Poland’s registrar’s office.
During the 1950s and 1960s the factory produced the figurki ćmielowskie figurines which were examplary in technology and form.
References
- Polish Foreign Trade. Foreign Trade Publicity and Pub. Enterprise Agpol. 1986. p. 32.
products from Ćmielów, the oldest Polish porcelain factory with a history going back close on 200 years
- Myślińska, Anna (2016). ""Od manufaktury magnackiej do przemysłu. Ceramika ćmielowska w zbiorach Muzeum Narodowego w Kielcach", Magdalena Śniegulska-Gomuła, Kielce 2015 : [recenzja]" (PDF). Studia Muzealno-Historyczne (in Polish). 8: 251–254.
Wyroby tej najstarszej w Polsce, czynnej do dzisiaj, wytwórni
- Kurtek, Katarzyna (2018-10-17). "Polska ceramika po 2000 roku".
the biggest Polish porcelain factories as Ćmielów
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Klekot, Ewa (2017). "Sprawczość w fabryce porcelany". Kultura Popularna (in Polish). 52 (02): 92–107. ISSN 1644-8340.
chyba najlepiej rozpoznawalna w Polsce krajowa wytwórnia porcelany
- ^ Klekot, Ewa (2017). "Sprawczość w fabryce porcelany". Kultura Popularna (in Polish). 52 (02): 92–107. ISSN 1644-8340.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=RD3-e7Zx-rEC&pg=PA250&dq=%C4%86miel%C3%B3w+communist&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwik44yP3cruAhWD7KQKHVHzBLwQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=%C4%86miel%C3%B3w%20communist&f=false
- https://culture.pl/en/article/polish-ceramics-history
- https://culture.pl/en/article/polish-ceramics-history
Further reading
- Bolesława Kołodziejowa; Zbigniew M. Stadnicki; Janusz Podlecki (1986). Zakłady Porcelany Ćmielów. Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza w Krakowie. ISBN 978-83-03-01336-1.
- A. Kwaśnik-Gliwińska, Ceramika ćmielowska w zbiorach Muzeum Narodowego w Kielcach i Zakładów Porcelany Stołowej w Ćmielowie, Sandomierz, 1979
- Dokumenty wytwórni porcelany „Świt” w Ćmielowie, oprac. J. Moniewski, Radom 1997
- Fabryka fajansu w Ćmielowie za dyrekcji Adolfa Fryderyka Vatkego: 1808-1837, oprac. J. Moniewski, Radom 2007.
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