DUPRS_0038 Zeh, Scherzer & Co.

Dublin Core

Title

DUPRS_0038 Zeh, Scherzer & Co.

Subject

Zeh, Scherzer & Co. pottery sherds

Description

The condition of the sherds is good and the detail on the one sherd is intact. The design is pink flowers with green leaves. Though the pieces are broken, the maker’s mark is still fully visible on one of the sherds.

Creator

The bottom of the artifact has a maker’s mark that says “mignon z.s . & co Bavaria.” This maker’s mark dates the artifact to be from 1880 to 1918. The company was settled in Germany.

Source

Selective Surface collection, east Stanley Park, Historic Chatham Township (modern Summit, New Jersey)

Publisher

Drew University, Department of Anthropology, Drew University Passaic River Survey

Date

1880-1918

Contributor

Juliet LaVigne

Type

Ceramic

Coverage

The company 'Zeh, Scherzer & Co.' was founded in 1880 and directly started to produce a wide range of pieces including coffee and tea sets, normal household items and tableware as well as decorated porcelain. During January 1907 and May 1908 'Zeh, Scherzer & Co.' produced a series of items exclusively for the company from New York, 'Geo. Borgfeldt & Co.' Being very successful in its porcelain production and sales, the company opened its own art department in 1908. This was the height of the company’s sales and when it was most likely the most popular. The collaboration between 'Zeh, Scherzer & Co.' and the New York company shows that the porcelain that they produced was bought in the United States as well as in Germany. The company was changed into a limited company on October 7th, 1910. After becoming a limited company, the business started to expand gradually as the name of 'Zeh, Scherzer & Co.' established itself on the German market. Due to low sales, the company stopped production in 1992.

Files

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Citation

The bottom of the artifact has a maker’s mark that says “mignon z.s . & co Bavaria.” This maker’s mark dates the artifact to be from 1880 to 1918. The company was settled in Germany. , “DUPRS_0038 Zeh, Scherzer & Co.,” Drew University Library Special Collections, accessed March 29, 2024, http://omeka.drew.edu/items/show/684.