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German museums showcase historical artifacts and craftsmanship
Various historical artifacts are documented across German museums, showcasing craftsmanship from the pre-industrial era.
The Freilichtmuseum Roscheider Hof features a footstool decorated with bead-embroidered tapestry and turned wooden legs, designed in a rosette shape with floral and ornamental patterns. The museum also holds hand-blown apothecary glass bottles from the late 18th to mid-19th centuries. These glass vessels, used for medical essences and chemicals, exhibit characteristics of manual production such as air bubbles, streaks, and pontil marks.
Additionally, the Altmärkisches Museum Stendal houses a carved and painted wooden sculpture of Saint Catherine, dating from approximately 1500 to 1520. The figure, carved from lime wood, stands on a polygonal base and depicts the saint in a long dress and mantle.
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Altmärkisches Museum Stendal · Freilichtmuseum Roscheider Hof · Saint Catherine
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Saint Catherine figure is made of linden wood with a pine wood back plate. st.museum-digital.de
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Saint Catherine figure measures 97 cm in height, 30.5 cm in width, and 23 cm in depth. st.museum-digital.de
- [● 2 SOURCES] The museum possesses a footstool with a bead-embroidered tapestry surface and turned wooden legs. rlp.museum-digital.de
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Altmärkisches Museum Stendal holds a carved figure of Saint Catherine. st.museum-digital.de
- [● 2 SOURCES] The footstool features floral and ornamental patterns embroidered with glass seed beads. rlp.museum-digital.de
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Saint Catherine figure was created between 1500 and 1520. st.museum-digital.de