Creamer jug

Michał Mezer, who for over twenty years managed the manufactory in Korzec, left Józef Klemens Czartoryski's factory in 1804, and following the example of his brother, managed his own factory established in Baranówka. Cheap raw material was obtained thanks to nearby deposits of kaolin. In order to quickly develop porcelain production in Volhynia, he brought experienced workers from Korzec. The high quality of the Baranówka products were recognised not only in Poland, but also abroad. Michał Mezer remained the factory director until his death in 1820. It was then managed by his sons and nephews, the sons of his brother, Franciszek Mezer.

One of the characteristic features of the factory in Baranówka was the use of a uniform, coloured background. It was technically complicated to obtain, which proves the high level of the local craftsmen. A 19th century creamer jug from a coffee set, in the collection of the National Museum in Lublin, in the form of a flattened sphere on a ring base with a rounded ear and a slightly curved spout with a small beak formed perpendicularly to the ear, was uniformly covered in light pink. The ear, spout and base of the vessel were painted black.