Name 1
VESSEL FOR OBTAINED MERCURY (COLLECTION)
Name 2
/
ID number
002.275.Idrija
Manager / Administrator
Idrija Municipal Museum, Prelovčeva 9, SI-5280 Idrija
Ownership
Public
Owner
Municipality of Idrija, Mestni trg 1, SI-5280 Idrija
Local / Original ID Number
510:IDR;RZ-106, RZ-107
Type of Object
Mine, Smelting
Description
Short description
The collection consists of two massive and thick vessels of cylindrical shape. They have a round stand at the bottom. The vessels are narrow at the bottom and expand steadily towards the top.
Measures
Length 62–63 cm, width 62–63 cm, height 41–41.5 cm.
Materials
Cast iron
Dating
The production time is unknown.
Author / Producer
Manufacturer information is not known.
Picture attachments
Original use
The described objects were used to pour the obtained mercury at the bottom of the furnace in Smelting Plant of the Idrija Mercury Mine. It is not precisely known in which of the furnaces the described vessels were used. According to the known data, they could have been used in several furnaces: Spanish furnaces (1750–1860); Idrian – Leithner's, Francis’s, Leopold’s (1787–1870); flame furnaces with horizontal access, shaft furnaces and muffle furnaces (1842–1961) or Čermak-Špirek reverberatory furnace (1886–1974).
Present use
The described objects were used to pour the obtained mercury at the bottom of the furnace in Smelting Plant of the Idrija Mercury Mine. It is not precisely known in which of the furnaces the described vessels were used. According to the known data, they could have been used in several furnaces: Spanish furnaces (1750–1860); Idrian – Leithner's, Francis’s, Leopold’s (1787–1870); flame furnaces with horizontal access, shaft furnaces and muffle furnaces (1842–1961) or Čermak-Špirek reverberatory furnace (1886–1974).
Original location
The Smelting Plant of the Idrija Mercury Mine.
Present location
Idrija Municipal Museum, Gewerkenegg Castle (showroom 9).
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
Objects are well preserved and conserved appropriately. Additional interventions are not necessary. Security of the premises is taken care of.
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
Regular seasonal maintenance.
DOCUMENTATION
Addresses / collections / links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
- Inventory Book of the Idrija Municipal Museum;
- Kavčič, Ivica. Živo srebro: Zgodovina idrijskega žgalništva. Založba Bogataj, Idrija, 2008;
- Giumlia-Mair, Alessandra. Načini žganja rude v Idriji od 16. do 18. stoletja. Idrijski razgledi, 1, 2009,
p. 77‒83;
- Zelenc, Anton. Razvoj žgalniških peči pri Rudniku živega srebra Idrija. Muzejski list no. 17, Idrija
Municipal Museum, 2008.
- Kavčič, Ivica. Živo srebro: Zgodovina idrijskega žgalništva. Založba Bogataj, Idrija, 2008;
- Giumlia-Mair, Alessandra. Načini žganja rude v Idriji od 16. do 18. stoletja. Idrijski razgledi, 1, 2009,
p. 77‒83;
- Zelenc, Anton. Razvoj žgalniških peči pri Rudniku živega srebra Idrija. Muzejski list no. 17, Idrija
Municipal Museum, 2008.
Submitted
Mestni muzej Idrija
Submitted by
Miha Kosmač
Date Submitted
12. 3. 2018
Date Edited
Never