Collection focus ceramics

An early place of manufacture is the area around Siegburg. The production determines the Rhenish ceramics from the 12th to the 15th century. The museum's own collection includes a wide variety of vessel shapes from different centuries and covers the area almost completely.

The ceramic products from Cologne/Frechen and Raeren also spread in the early phase up to 1600, goods from Langerwehe spread increasingly from the middle of the 16th century. Here, too, the collection of the open-air museum can reproduce the product ranges almost completely.

The Cologne-Frechen stoneware is characterized by a surface with a brown clay gobe and a salt glaze coating. In particular, the so-called Bartmann mugs are a trademark of Cologne stoneware.

The products from Raeren (today's Belgium) mainly include jugs of all kinds, which are named according to their representations, for example coat of arms, electoral jugs or peasant dance jugs.

In Langerwehe, primarily large storage vessels with a pronounced corrugated base and flared rim were made.

The rise of products from the Westerwald began at the beginning of the 17th century. Typical for the Westerwald stoneware are gray, blue painted vessels with a formal design. Above all, consumer goods such as storage vessels of all sizes were manufactured. The museum collection houses almost all types of vessels and decorations from this production facility.

Earthenware from the Lower Rhine reached its peak in the 17th and 18th century. Ornaments with geometric patterns of spirals, circles and wavy bands are common. Scratching techniques and reliefs can also be found on decorative plates, which take up profane, religious and contemporary themes. The extensive collection includes various forms of everyday ceramics such as plates, bowls and vessels.

From the middle of the 19th century until the 1930s, the production facilities of the stoneware and art pottery company Franz Anton Mehlem and the porcelain and stoneware factory Ludwig Wessel from Bonn became increasingly important. The companies mainly focus on tableware made of earthenware with various decorations, which are extensively represented in the collection.

After the Second World War, the goods of the company Rudolf Schardt, Keramische Werke Rheinbach were successfully sold under the name Ruscha. The high-quality ornamental and utility ceramics, such as vases, cachepots and jugs with daring shapes and color patterns are comprehensively represented in the open-air museum's collection.

In addition to the above, the collection of the Kommern open-air museum also includes modern and contemporary tableware from the post-war period, as well as extensive collections of tiles, holy water fonts and other decorative objects.

An early place of manufacture is the area around Siegburg. The production determines the Rhenish ceramics from the 12th to the 15th century. The museum's own collection includes a wide variety of vessel shapes from different centuries and covers the area almost completely.

The ceramic products from Cologne/Frechen and Raeren also spread in the early phase up to 1600, goods from Langerwehe spread increasingly from the middle of the 16th century. Here, too, the collection of the open-air museum can reproduce the product ranges almost completely.

The Cologne-Frechen stoneware is characterized by a surface with a brown clay gobe and a salt glaze coating. In particular, the so-called Bartmann mugs are a trademark of Cologne stoneware.

The products from Raeren (today's Belgium) mainly include jugs of all kinds, which are named according to their representations, for example coat of arms, electoral jugs or peasant dance jugs.

In Langerwehe, primarily large storage vessels with a pronounced corrugated base and flared rim were made.

The rise of products from the Westerwald began at the beginning of the 17th century. Typical for the Westerwald stoneware are gray, blue painted vessels with a formal design. Above all, consumer goods such as storage vessels of all sizes were manufactured. The museum collection houses almost all types of vessels and decorations from this production facility.

Earthenware from the Lower Rhine reached its peak in the 17th and 18th century. Ornaments with geometric patterns of spirals, circles and wavy bands are common. Scratching techniques and reliefs can also be found on decorative plates, which take up profane, religious and contemporary themes. The extensive collection includes various forms of everyday ceramics such as plates, bowls and vessels.

From the middle of the 19th century until the 1930s, the production facilities of the stoneware and art pottery company Franz Anton Mehlem and the porcelain and stoneware factory Ludwig Wessel from Bonn became increasingly important. The companies mainly focus on tableware made of earthenware with various decorations, which are extensively represented in the collection.

After the Second World War, the goods of the company Rudolf Schardt, Keramische Werke Rheinbach were successfully sold under the name Ruscha. The high-quality ornamental and utility ceramics, such as vases, cachepots and jugs with daring shapes and color patterns are comprehensively represented in the open-air museum's collection.

In addition to the above, the collection of the Kommern open-air museum also includes modern and contemporary tableware from the post-war period, as well as extensive collections of tiles, holy water fonts and other decorative objects.