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Ceremonial table in boulette technique from Heidelberg Castle, Johann Daniel Sommer, Heidelberg (?) 1684
Ceremonial table in boulette technique from Heidelberg Castle, Johann Daniel Sommer, Heidelberg (?) 1684 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Photo: Fotostudio Bartsch
Pewter from the Middle Ages to Art Nouveau, exhibition view
Pewter from the Middle Ages to Art Nouveau, exhibition view Photo: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Achim Stiegel
Pewter from the Middle Ages to Art Nouveau, exhibition view
Pewter from the Middle Ages to Art Nouveau, exhibition view Photo: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Achim Stiegel
Ceremonial table made using the boulette technique from Heidelberg Castle, detail of the tabletop, Johann Daniel Sommer, Heidelberg (?) 1684
Ceremonial table made using the boulette technique from Heidelberg Castle, detail of the tabletop, Johann Daniel Sommer, Heidelberg (?) 1684 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Photo: Stephan Klonk
Liturgical salt cellar, Italy, second half of the 14th century
Liturgical salt cellar, Italy, second half of the 14th century © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Photo: Saturia Linke
Guild jug of the pewterers in Pressburg (Bratislava), Christoph Böhmer, Pressburg (Bratislava) 1658/59
Guild jug of the pewterers in Pressburg (Bratislava), Christoph Böhmer, Pressburg (Bratislava) 1658/59 © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum / Photo: Lothar Lambacher
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Pewter from the Middle Ages to Art Nouveau

24.04.2026 to 04.10.2026
Schloss Köpenick

Although pewter objects are widespread within decorative arts and an integral part of European cultural history, they have nonetheless been largely forgotten. At its branch venue in Schloss Köpenick, Berlin’s Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Applied Arts) is showing a special exhibition that traces the use of pewter from the Middle Ages to Art Nouveau. Including some 100 artworks, it illuminates not only the development from sacred objects to everyday items, but also the complex use of the material in the art of furniture-making.

One of the most prominent exponents of this “boulle” furniture was cabinetmaker Johann Daniel Sommer, who practised his craft in Künzelsau, Württemberg, in the late 17th century. His furniture combines tortoiseshell, horn and pewter into a décor evincing an affinity to both painting and goldsmithing.

A special exhibition of the Kunstgewerbemuseum – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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