Museum stories
Majolica, the end of the 18th century
Majolica CC, the end of the 18th century Majolica is a special form of drinking jug, which began to develop in Italy from the Renaissance time. First so called "Carniola majolica", painted drinking jugs were made for Slovenian drinkers in northern Italy, in Pesaro in the second half of the 18th ...
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Johann Georg Glässl, pocket watch, around 1720
Johann Georg Glässl, pocket watch, thin and engraved silver sheet, silver plated dial, around 1720 Watchmaking craft has a long tradition in Slovenia and with the help of written sources we can follow it from the beginning of the 16th century. Originally, watchmakers were foreigners who came ...
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Lovrenc Erzar, Holy Family at work, the house altar
Lovrenc Erzar, Holy Family at work, the house altar, the second half of the 19th century Lovrenc Erzar (1835-1903) was a miller from Nasovče near Komenda. He cut out completely distinctive images of saints, angels, and others in zig-zag style. His works are also characterized by richly ...
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Earrings and brooch for Slovene folk costumes
Gold, silver, white enamel, end of 19th or beginning of the 20th century Earrings were worn by both men and women. Men carried one gold ear in the left ear, women always in pairs. Earring had a dual meaning - like decoration and at the same time as a protection against a bad vision, headache, ...
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