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Fritken Oberdiek - Linnenbauerdenkmal

Friedrich "Fritken" Oberdiek (1844-1919)
the last Herford handloom weavers of the 19th century

Gregor von Bochmann
1909

Herford / Fritken Oberdiek - Linnenbauerdenkmal

Description

Bronze statue of a man with a pipe and a roll linen under his arm.

Inscription(s)

fritken oberdiek
der letzte
herforder
handweber
des
19. jahrhunderts

Signature

G.v.Bochmann d.J. | Düsseldorf 1909.
Gestiftet vom Künstverein für Rhld. u. Westf. | der Stadt Herford
bronceguss bernh. fürster | düsseldorf

Sculptor

Gregor von Bochmann (Düsseldorf 1878 - near Laon 1914), German sculptor

Sources & Information

Herford, Stadtführung, Denkmale.

Locatie (N 52°6'55" - E 8°40'25") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw292; Photograph: 2 April 2014
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