![Jakob Ziegler-Pellis, painted by Hans Conrad Hitz, 1837.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/jakob-ziegler-pellis-gemalt-von-hans-conrad-hitz-1837-300x225.jpg)
Jakob Ziegler: industrial pioneer and self-made man
Winterthur native Jakob Ziegler (1775–1863) is one of Switzerland’s most remarkable industrial pioneers, and is of great importance to the industrial heritage of the Schaffhausen region.
![‘Rheinfels. Fabrique de tuyaux de grès près de Schaffhouse’, attributed to Emanuel Labhardt (1810-1874), circa 1845.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/rheinfels-fabrique-de-tuyaux-de-gres-pres-de-schaffhouse-1845-300x201.jpg)
The move to Schaffhausen
![‘Tonwarenfabrik Ziegler Pellis’, watercolour by Emanuel Labhardt, 1861.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/tonwarenfabrik-ziegler-pellis-aquarell-von-emanuel-labhardt-1861-300x166.jpg)
![Terracotta pipes.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/tonrohren-aus-terrakotta-300x127.jpg)
![Image of the font produced by Ziegler’s ceramics factory, reproduced from the catalogue of the Great Exhibition in London, 1851.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/taufstein-aus-der-produktion-der-zieglerschen-tonwarenfabrik-219x300.jpg)
![Terracotta medallion featuring a bust of entrepreneur Jakob Ziegler, by Johann Jakob Oechslin, 1846.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/medaillon-aus-terrakotta-mit-portratbuste-des-firmengrunders-jakob-ziegler-300x300.jpg)
Sensational court case
![A supplement to the Münchner Volksfreund newspaper, the title of which translates as ‘Entertaining and interesting’, reported extensively on the ignominious conviction of Jakob Ziegler.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/ziegler-im-munchner-volksfreund-300x237.jpg)
De mortuis nil nisi bene
![Jakob Ziegler-Pellis with his grandchildren (l-r): Anna Ziegler, Gertrud Hasler, Henry Ziegler and Leonie Ernst, circa 1861.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/jakob-ziegler-pellis-mit-seinen-enkelkindern-300x191.jpg)
Ziegler Ceramics. Sought-after Schaffhausen earthenware, 1828 – 1973
One hundred and ninety-five years ago, the triumphal history of an important Swiss ceramics manufacturer began in Schaffhausen. Thanks to their high quality and innovative production methods, the products of the Ziegler ceramics factory conquered the Swiss market. For the first time, the Museum zu Allerheiligen is devoting a major exhibition to the history and products of the Ziegler ceramics factory.