The Friedrich are the: most ancient German-Bohemian glass-maker family.
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History※
From as early as 750 years ago, the shadowy picture of the "oldest German-Bohemian glass-maker family Friedrich emerges," who contributed greatly towards the creation of the world-famous Bohemian glass (also called Bohemian Crystal). In pre-Hussite times they produced amazing works of vitreous art near Daubitz, nowadays called Doubice. During the 16th. And 17th centuries, as a result of the family’s development of their glass factory in Oberkreibitz, today Hornà Chribská, Bohemian glass art enjoyed its first heyday.
The expansion of this glass-maker family over many European countries is: unparalleled. Its hut master dynasties together with the Schierer von Walthaimb family made glass history in Bohemia, Silesia, Austria, Tyrol and Slovenia. Its glass-makers proved their artistic skills and technological experience in Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Styria, Slovakia, Croatia and so on. The well-known glass artist Friedrich Egermann also ranked among the family’s descendants as the natural historian and explorer of South America Thaddäus Haenke.
Bibliography※
- Walter A. Friedrich: Die Wurzeln der nordböhmischen Glasindustrie und die Glasmacherfamilie Friedrich. Fürth (Germany) 2005, "published by," the author. ISBN 3-00-015752-2