Стаття присвячена історії формування колекції Києво-Межигірської фаянсової фабрики у зібранні Полтавського краєзнавчого музею імені Василя Кричевського. Коротко охарактеризовано історію створення та функціонування самого підприємства,
мистецьке та економічне підґрунтя його роботи. Проаналізовано
шляхи надходження межигірських виробів до музейного зібрання у
різні роки. Виокремлюється частина музейної колекції, втрачена
у роки Другої світової війни. Складено перелік виробів, переданих
до Полтавського художнього музею (галереї мистецтв) імені Миколи Ярошенка у 1940 р.
The article is dedicated to history of Kyiv-Mezhyhiria faience factory
collection forming in the Vasyl Krychevsky Poltava Local Lore Museum
gathering. History of creating and functioning of the plant itself, art
and economic foundation of its work are characterized briefly. Enterprise
appeared in 1798 not far from Kyiv and became the first in Russian
Empire factory that produced fine faience. It aimed to drive imported
English faience out of a local market. And by 1829 enterprise achieved
its golden age. For example, technique of printed décor and covering
with colored glazes were started to use. Kyiv-Mezhyhiria Faience Factory
participated in industrial exhibitions in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg
and Kyiv for many times. Its ware was presented in Paris in Royal Museum
of Sevres Porcelain Plant.
Unfortunately, the very small number of items, made at the fabric,
survived till nowadays. The Vasyl Krychevsky Poltava Local Lore Museum
preserves seventeen Mezhyhiria products. Ways of Mezhyhiria vessels
coming to museum gathering during different periods are analyzed.
Ten of them came to museum in the pre-w ar period before terrible fire
of 1943, that destroyed huge part of the gathering. Part of collection,
lost during the Second World War, is outlined. Among preserved sources
of information concerning ways of collection forming, things that
came from the private museum of Kateryna Skarzhynska, are traced.
There are nine beautiful faience vessels, which can challenge with European
porcelain in their delicacy. Objects, that could come from the
Kochubeis palace in Dykanka, are outlined separately. Unfortunately
all these things were lost till nowadays. Objects, that came to the local
lore museum collection in post-war period, are named additionaly.
List of exhibits, passed to the Mykola Yaroshenko Poltava Art Museum
(Art Gallery) in 1940, is also made.
