Passagiersalon eines Dampfschiffs
Erstklass-Salon des Raddampfers Pilatus, der DGV Dampfschiffgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees
Dating
1895 - 1966Persons
Description
Erstklass-Salon des Raddampfers Pilatus: Wandflügel des Salons: original. Originale Türen, Tische und Stühle befinden sich im Lager. Hersteller: Möbelfabrik Volkart und Sohn, Zürich Restaurierung durch: Gebrüder F. & R. Schöchlin, LuzernObject type
Object (three-dimensional)Geography
Territorium: VierwaldstätterseeMaterial / Technique
Holz, Metall, GlasInventory number
VHS-9042Legend
1st Class Saloon of the Paddle-steamer DS „Pilatus“ I, of the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV), built 1895
Belle Epoque ambience in a paddle-steamer
Until the 1870s the steamships on our lakes were, in the main, soberly functional transports for the carrying of passengers and goods from one place to another. With the advent of modern tourism, accompanied and promoted by the building boom of hotels, mountain- and cogwheel-railways, the shipping companies were faced with the challenge of meeting the new demands. Passengers on their trips round the touristically attractive lakes expected the same ambience of comfort and luxury that they were offered in the hotels on shore. So the steamers were fitted out with splendid saloons, reflecting the taste of the time prevalent among well-to-do travellers. The 1st Class saloon of the paddle-steamer “Pilatus” on the Lake of Lucerne is a typical representative of the period in its style and décor. Its original panelling of veneered walnut, the parquetry, crystal mirrors and brass fittings evince the high standard of contemporary craftsmanship and the feeling for harmonious interior decoration of the Belle Epoque. Functional rooms were thus transformed into works of art that awaken today nostalgic memories of the charm of the “good old days”.
Technical data
Main colour
braunNumber of crew
8Number of passengers
550Top speed [km/h]
24Total power [kW]
277Systematics
• Vehicle fittings
• Steam ships
Literature
Raddampfschiff <Pilatus I> auf dem Vierwaldstättersee, Baujahr 1895, Ausstellungsobjekt Originalmaschine und Kesselanlage, Autor/in: Gwerder, Josef, Sign.: HNW 1:W20
Das Dampfschiff Pilatus, Teil 2 (<Geschichte DS Pilatus ab 1947 bis zur Stilllegung), Autor/in: Hunziker, Kurt, Sign.: ZW 3
Das Dampfschiff Pilatus, Teil 1 (<Geschichte DS Pilatus von 1893 bis zum Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges), Autor/in: Hunziker, Kurt, Sign.: ZW 3