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The De Chazaux tapestry manufacture is the most eminent example of the establishment of a French artisanal industry in Erlangen. Jean de Chazaux (1662–1728) came from the famous carpet weaving town of Aubusson. After arriving as a refugee, he had first worked in Schwabach and, for a time, in Nuremberg. When the Privilege granted by the Margrave of Ansbach had expired in 1700, and the construction of the palace (1700–1704) had begun in Erlangen, he moved to Erlangen's New Town in 1701. In 1703, a building was erected for the manufacturing workshop at number 13, Wasserturmstraße. In 1721, the privileged 'court tapissier' was able to extend his successful 'tapestry factory' to include the corner building at No 1, Schiffstraße.

After his father's death, Jean de Chazaux the son (1700–1779) took over the business, which sold its precious tapestries to the aristocratic upper class, especially in southern Germany. This family business probably survived until the 1770s.

Tapestry 'Hunter at the pond'
Workshop de Chazaux, wool and silk,
Erlangen, 18th century

This tapestry originally hung in Karlsruhe palace and was purchased on the fine art market by the City of Erlangen in 1995. Around 25 tapestries manufactured in Erlangen survive today.