Set of six pastry plates as an addition of the well-known Nutroma - Mitterteich Clock tableware

Set of six pastry plates as an addition of the well-known Nutroma - Mitterteich Clock tableware

• Manufacturer: Nutroma - Mitterteich Porzellan
• Date of manufacture: 1970s

Description
This set of six small saucers or cake plates is an addition of the existing clock tableware. The cake plates bear the same images as the cups.

1. The Chair Clock was created around 1700 as a new type of hanging clock that was mainly made in the provinces of Friesland. Groningen and Drenthe. The clock was later often decorated with beautiful carvings (especially mermaids) on the back panels. Image Chair clock dating from 1750.
2. At the end of the 18th century, a new clock model emerged in Friesland: the Staartjesklok, which replaced the Staartjesklok. The oldest type was the fathead or the short-tailed, but by far most of them got a long tail. Image Frisian Shorttail in the year 1820.
3. Around 1670 an industry arose in the Zaan region, which started making clocks, the case of which was placed on a "chair" and which were provided with beautiful ornaments. This branch of industry flourished in that region, especially in the 18th century. Image Zaanse clock anno 1710.
4. In Gelderland, a certain type of chair clock arose in the second half of the 18th century, the Ruempol, which was named after a family of clockmakers, whose case was placed separately on the chair. Image Ruempol anno 1750.
5. From 1710, Amsterdam made its own hanging clock, which was very similar to the grandfather clock. However, the clock was lighter in construction and had its own tail shape. Very famous makers were the van Oostrom's. Image Amsterdammertje anno 1760.
6. This beautiful clock dates from England and France in the 17th and 18th centuries, lantern clocks were often made in the Netherlands, which closely resembled the original. They were initially made entirely of copper. Later they received a number plate of email. Image Lantern clock anno 1640.

Condition
This set of six cake plates is in good vintage condition. Normal traces of use and age-related traces of wear, some letters may be somewhat faded. No damage. Photos are part of the description.

Size

• Diameter: 12 cm.

Nutroma
For years Nutroma and Friesche Vlag were competitors when it comes to coffee creamer. Nutroma now falls under the umbrella brand Friesche Vlag.

Mitterteich is a municipality in the German state of Bavaria, located in the Landkreis Tirschenreuth. The city has 6,630 inhabitants.

In 1886 Ludwig Lindner founded a porcelain factory there. Now this company is called Porzellanfabrik Mitterteich AG. The porcelain brand Mitterteich is internationally known for its hotel porcelain. Tirschenreuth has held the title of the city since 1932.

The Nutroma clock crockery tableware
Who doesn't remember it? The cosy coffee crockery tableware with images of traditional clocks. It was released in the 1970s by Nutroma Coffee Creamer and was produced by Mitterteich Porzellan. The images and captions were provided by the renowned clock expert and author Jaap Zeeman.

The tableware consists primarily of a coffee pot, a milk jug and a sugar bowl along with six different cups and saucers. On both sides of the high coffee pot is a frontal image of a stately Dutch grandfather clock from 1750. The sugar bowl shows a Brabant clock from 1780 and the milk jug shows a skipper from 1820.

The coffee cups are decorated with images of a chair clock from 1750, a Frisian short tail from 1820, a Zaan clock from 1710, an Overijssel Ruempolk clock from 1750 and an Amsterdammertje from 1760. The only non-Dutch clock on this tableware is the lantern clock in the year 1640, as it appeared in England and France.

The crockery can be expanded with breakfast plates and a presentation set, consisting of a large plate and six small saucers. The breakfast plates show various chair clocks from 1707, 1728, 1740, 1765, 1775 and 1850. The large cake plate offers a view of a Twente chair clock from 1779, signed by CW Bakker Goor, while the pastry saucers bear the same images as the cups.

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