Ulrich
Glockengießer

Possibly identical to Ulrich (1419), cannon and bell founder, * 1395 Nuremberg – † 1439 Giengen, he died as a result of an assault. Son of Jacob. Stepson of Peter I Keßler. Brother of Hans I. ∞ I) Catharina Zutsch († c. 1434), one son, one daughter; II) before 1437 Elisabeth, daughter of Conrad Schönmacher, goldsmith? 1419/20 Master at the Keßlers. He was considered an important bell founder and also made a name for himself as a cannon founder. As early as 1420, he delivered a cannon to the Landgrave of Leuchtenberg. The city of Regensburg, the Bishop of Würzburg, and Emperor Sigismund were among his patrons for cannons. In 1427, he appears in the records of the Frankfurt Fair. Around 1430, he employed five assistants. His importance as a bell founder is demonstrated by the many signed bells from the years 1420 to 1438, which can still be found today in Middle and Upper Franconia, Upper Palatinate, and eastern Württemberg. The decorations on his bells are partly derived from the mold collection of Sifridus II. Mortars decorated with the molds he used are also attributed to Ulrich's foundry. The bronze baptismal font in St. Sebaldus may also have come from his workshop, as the aedicules used for the decoration are known only from this workshop. In 1419, he owned the house at Pfannenschmiedsgasse 20. In 1434, he mortgaged a house and a barn in Prüch (Johannesgasse). In 1439, he was attacked near Giengen by Fritz von Graveneck, who was in the service of the Count of Oettingen, and was so badly injured that he died as a result. His widow married Hans von Rosen in Munich, who is documented as a bell founder there from 1458 to 1470. Works: For a list, see Glockenatlas, 1973, p. 88, note 81, p. 440, and Gustav Bossert, in: MVGN 6, 1886, p. 260. References: NDB; Thieme-Becker (under Rosenhard); Rep. f. Kw. XXXVI, pp. 325-346; Zülch, 1935; Pilz, 1956; Glockenatlas, 1973, pp. 26 f., p. 87, notes 76, 78, 80, 81, 82a, p. 455; Willers, 1973; Kohn, NHb Lorenz. (quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb)