2024. May 5. Sunday
Nyúzó Gáspár Pottery Region House - Tiszafüred
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Address: 5350, Tiszafüred Malom utca 12.
Phone number: (59) 352-106
E-mail: kisspalmuz@gmail.com
Opening hours: 01.05-30.09.: Tue-Sat 13-17
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In he 19th century Tiszafüred was one of the influencal pottery centre of the Alföld. Its coated ceramics were very much cherished in the area. Besides their jugs and spirit bottles, they were famous for their bowls and plates as well. After 1870 Tiszafüred became the second largest bowl centre of the Alföld. Its production resulted in more than 70 thousands pieces in the years of economical prospeing. However, at the beginning of the 20th century the potter's craft gradually deteriorated.
The Nyúzó Gáspár Fazekas Region House was opened in 1980 in Tiszafüred. This was the last potter's house that could be identified and that is museologically valued. Junior Gáspár Nyúzó (1839-1910) and senior Gáspár Nyúzó (1864-1922) were their inhabitants.
The property was the inharitance of senior Gáspár Nyúzó's wife. The thached roof house was built around 1830. Its veranda is based upon classicist twin pillars. The house has three divisions. The kitchen and the porch is found in the middle. The room opens from here towards the street, the workshop opens towards the yard. The open chimney was closed up before 1919.
About the Nyúzó family:
The older Gáspár is coming from a traditional boot-maker family. His talent for pottery was soon discovered. He has works made at the age of 16 and 17 years. He used to be a pottery merchant and managed to make the most of the economical prospering. He gave up his craft in 1890, and continued only with agriculture. His wine bottles, jugs, bowls and other works are cherished items of our museum. Several potters studied at his place, but he gave his only son under the hands of another potter called Mihály Katona.
Gáspár II later used to work with his father. After 1890 he took the house and the workshop from his father. This period is the beginning of the decline of pottery. Less and less ornamented pots were made. The younger Gáspár experimented with pretty, but very simple motives easy to make. The artistic level of his works was far beyond that of his father. He was also selling his pots, but the peasant housholds demanded less and less pottery items. Their price went down to the third, so Gáspár II closed down his workshop in 1910 and ended up his career as a beer factory worker.
The Nyúzó Gáspár Fazekas Region House was opened in 1980 in Tiszafüred. This was the last potter's house that could be identified and that is museologically valued. Junior Gáspár Nyúzó (1839-1910) and senior Gáspár Nyúzó (1864-1922) were their inhabitants.
The property was the inharitance of senior Gáspár Nyúzó's wife. The thached roof house was built around 1830. Its veranda is based upon classicist twin pillars. The house has three divisions. The kitchen and the porch is found in the middle. The room opens from here towards the street, the workshop opens towards the yard. The open chimney was closed up before 1919.
About the Nyúzó family:
The older Gáspár is coming from a traditional boot-maker family. His talent for pottery was soon discovered. He has works made at the age of 16 and 17 years. He used to be a pottery merchant and managed to make the most of the economical prospering. He gave up his craft in 1890, and continued only with agriculture. His wine bottles, jugs, bowls and other works are cherished items of our museum. Several potters studied at his place, but he gave his only son under the hands of another potter called Mihály Katona.
Gáspár II later used to work with his father. After 1890 he took the house and the workshop from his father. This period is the beginning of the decline of pottery. Less and less ornamented pots were made. The younger Gáspár experimented with pretty, but very simple motives easy to make. The artistic level of his works was far beyond that of his father. He was also selling his pots, but the peasant housholds demanded less and less pottery items. Their price went down to the third, so Gáspár II closed down his workshop in 1910 and ended up his career as a beer factory worker.
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