Historical arts and crafts - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1976 - 20 Pfennig

Historic Arts and Crafts The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes five multi-colored special postage stamps depicting exhibits from the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin in the Köpenick Castle. Historic Arts and Crafts of the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin, Köpenick Castle The Berlin Kunstgewerbemuseum in the Baroque Köpenick Palace, founded in 1867 as the first German museum of its kind, preserves in its collections outstanding examples of European craftsmanship from the Middle Ages to the present. Under the historical term "handicraft" all those commodities are summarized, which go beyond their pure purpose form, through figurative or ornamental decor, an artistic design. It is not decisive whether the object designed in this way can still be used in the sense of everyday use, or whether it served only the aesthetic edification of the individual, the artistic enrichment of the living space or the representation of the social position of its owner and thus the rank of Artwork is collected. Creative imagination, extraordinary creative power and perfect mastery of the craftsmanship techniques and materials were and are the prerequisites for the creative work in the field of applied arts. For a series of 400 years, each of these characteristic, artistically and artisitcally outstanding objects was selected for the present series "Historical Handcrafts", each of which, in its form, decoration and material, is capable of reflecting the defining artistic trend of a period of style as representative of many other things. On the 20-pfennig value is a lid vase with blue painting from the year 1710 reproduced, which comes from the Berlin manufactory of Cornelius Funke. The faience covered with white, opaque tin glaze served in the 17th and 18th centuries as a cheap substitute for the very expensive Chinese imported porcelain, from which the shapes and decors of the faience were frequently adopted.