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Life, art and industry in the Aguirre Palace 'is composed of more than fifty objects that stand out for their decoration or technique with which they were prepared |
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Universities exposed on the main floor of Aguirre Cartagena Palace, seat of the Regional Museum of Modern Art, more than fifty pieces of china and crystal through which visitors may hover to life , art and industry Cartagena mid-nineteenth century and early twentieth century with the exhibition titled 'From china and crystal.
Life, art and industry in the Aguirre Palace '.
Care objects were created in some of the factories that opened in Cartagena mid-nineteenth century and, driven by the great technological changes and the economic boom in the area thanks to mining, joined art and industry to manufacture parts, faience glass of high artistic quality.
It was produced objects but especially those tending their design and manufacture, and trying to meet the growing demand of the burgeoning bourgeoisie and the urban middle class.
The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Maria Comas, said "the opportunity to have the citizens of the region to provide for exclusive pieces made in Cartagena in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and so, moreover, such a significant space as the Palacio Aguirre. A set that will allow us to travel to a time and a past society. "
Some parts
Visitors can admire some of the objects arranged in reconstructions of environment, in order to appreciate its role as service table in a dining room or in a cabinet, for example.
Other pieces will be exhibited in glass cases, where its characteristics, uses, or decorations techniques are explained.
Specifically, 36 pieces of pottery among which are a plate with a hand-painted in blue, yellow and black bird exhibit;
a jug with reeds also hand painted;
a bowl with decoration in black stands out for having an engraving of the painting "The meeting in the park Watteau 'and unusual objects also elaborately decorated as a tracker one vessel for sick or hand spittoon.
Among the twenty pieces of glass stand, meanwhile, hand carved glasses, a bottle shaped pineapple yellow-green color and several blown glass objects as a type jar Canet, bottles or cups.
Powerful industry
The main architect of this industry of china and glass Cartagena born in the mid-nineteenth century was Thomas Valarino Gattorno, Conde de Santa Lucía, who created the company La Amistad (1842-1893), located in the Borricen.
In the manufacture of glass pieces highlighted Factory Glass and St. Lucia (1834-1955), located in the district of the same name;
a company that since 1908 form part of the Window Union Spain SA As crockery, also existed in the area another company, La Cartagenera Industrial Ceramics (1880-1883) in Media League.
The exhibition 'From china and crystal.
Life, art and industry in the Aguirre Palace 'will be open from Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00, and on Sundays and holidays from 11:00 to 14 : 00 hours.
To carry out school visits and other reserves is necessary to arrange an appointment by calling 968 501 607.
Source: CARM
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