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- When Rasmus Peter Ipsen was 13 years old he began working at a brickyard; he later related that he carried 4,000 bricks each day, and that this marked him physically for the rest of his life. Later, he was apprenticed with a joiner for whom he worked from 5am to 10pm; this was so bad for his already weakened constitution that he had to quit. A schoolfriend found a job for him as a trainee at The Royal Copenhagen pottery factory. He soon became a Master Thrower with a great sense of design and colour.
In 1843, at 28 years old, he established his own pottery and married Louise Christine Bjerring (1822-1905). The manufacuring of terracotta hanging flowerpots was the livelihood of the factory, but they also made pots, amphorae vases painted in oil colours and figurines, often inspired by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). Peter Ipsen, as he was known, established contact with other Danish artists and sculptors, and he succeeded so much that he by 1847 he could afford to build a new factory in Utterslev outside Copenhagen. Peter Ipsen died in 1860 at a relatively young age, only 45 years old. His widow continued his work, which was rather unusual in those days, but she had a good knowledge of the factory, as she had always been a regular visitor there. The name of the factory was changed to P. Ipsens Enke (P. Ipsen's Widow).
The eldest son, Bertel Ipsen (1846-1917), was also a potter, and he took over management of the factory in 1865. Bertel Ipsen continued in his fathers footsteps, with the "Thorvaldsen style", and he was represented at most world exhibitions. He opened shops in Paris and London. In 1872 the factory made its first glazed products.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1815 - 1860 (44 år)
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