Grand Duchess Stéphanie and Grand Duke Carl von Baden modernized Mannheim Palace in the Empire style beginning in 1811. Some lovely furnishings from this period can be admired in the permanent exhibition, "Art and Culture at the Court of Mannheim."
A truly special wedding gift.
The permanent exhibition also displays gifts from the Grand Duke Friedrich I and his wife Luise. On the occasion of their wedding in 1856, they received presents from the citizens of Mannheim. Examples displayed here include two seats with the monogram "F" and "L," a washstand, an easel with album boxes, and two statues: Stephanie von Baden and Friedrich I, created in 1907 and 1908.
Elisabeth Auguste's magnificent flatware.
In 2012, some unique exhibits were acquired: precious cutlery that belonged to Electress Elisabeth Auguste in 1747, a richly decorated seal box that belonged to her husband, Carl Theodor, two figurines from the Frankenthal porcelain factory, and a portrait bust of Grand Duke Karl von Baden. The magnificent cutlery set with tiny stones was likely a gift of homage to the royal couple from the smiths of Solingen. The porcelain "sleigh ride" figurine, made between 1762 and 1763, was likely created exclusively for the royal couple and was used to decorate a dessert table.
