A series of posts on Rhenish Stoneware
#history #archaeology #rhineland #stoneware #steinzeug #retirement #Raeren #Langerwehe
My subsequent visit to Langerwehe was a bust. The [Töpfereimuseum](https://www.toepfereimuseum.de) is closed for renovation (rebuilding?) and the interim exhibition was not yet ready.
I did have a brief talk with the resident potter (quite a nice shop actually). And he told me that while Raeren made stoneware for export, Langerwehe served local markets mainly.
So back on the list it goes
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A series of posts on Rhenish Stoneware
#history #archaeology #rhineland #stoneware #steinzeug #retirement #Raeren #Langerwehe
This brought me to a visit to Raeren. With the car, because that exceeds my abilities (80 km one way). And because I passed it, I also visited Langerwehe.
First Raeren is pronounced with a long a (Raaren). Second, it is a German speaking bit of Belgium. Nothing to do with world wars though, it was part of the Spanish Netherlands.
Anyway, Raeren. There is a **very good** [museum](https://www.toepfereimuseum.org) with an also **very good** website.
The museum is in the castle.
And here we find also some of the tools of the stoneware trade, namely [molds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molding_(process))
And the stoneware that could be made with molds.
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#Raeren @Raeren
Ich komme von Facebook, von dem ich mich lösten möchte... zuviel Werbung, zuviel Datensammlung im Hintergrund, zuviel Marktmacht auf einem Haufen, zuviel neokonservativer Turbokapitalismus.
Es gibt aber auf Facebook Info- und Austauschgruppen, die ich vermissen werde, weil dort aufgrund privater Initiative immer wieder interessante Sachverhalte wiedergegeben wurden, die man früher bei Treffen in der realen Welt austauschte: Alles Raerener.
Sowas wünsche ich hier auch @Raeren
Yesterday I drove to #Raeren (pronounced Raaren) to look at some (more) stoneware pottery. Specifically I went here: Töpfereimuseum Raeren
If you’re ever in the area (think Aachen) than it’s WELL worth a visit.
The museum is in a castle.
Inside a nice collection of Rhenish stoneware and on stoneware production and trade. Raeren traded via Colognes Alter Markt but also served some markets themselves. The relatively close La... https://www.zahr.koeln/2026/03/07/yesterday-i-drove-to-raeren.html
#HistoryCycle #history #photography #fotografie #steingut #steinzeugkeramik
Yesterday I drove to #Raeren (pronounced Raaren) to look at some (more) stoneware pottery. Specifically I went here: Töpfereimuseum Raeren
If you’re ever in the area (think Aachen) than it’s WELL worth a visit.
The museum is in a castle.
Inside a nice collection of Rhenish stoneware and on stoneware...
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