A pewter plate from Hedvig Eleonora's 'Wadstena' service, dated 1670.
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Flat mirror with wide rim, engraved monogram "•H•E• •R•S•" under a royal crown, the underside with engraving: "Wadstena 1670,, / No 28,," and unidentified master stamp with a figure of Justitia and initials "AC" as well as a rose stamp. Diameter 26.5 cm.
Provenance
The pewter collector Johan Möller's collection,
thereafter by descent.
Literature
Löfgren, Albert, The Guild of Stockholm's Coppersmiths, vol. 1 Band 2, Nordic Museum 1933, p. 21. Compare also the illustrated plates 8, illustrations 29, 30 & 45.
More information
Mästarstämpeln "AC" förekommer på delar av Hedvig Eleonoras tennservis från Vadstena Slott (NM.0015827, 0020349). Albert Löfgren (1878-1959) resonerar kring denna stämpel i "Stockholms kanngjutareskrå" (del 1, band 2, sid. 21) att den troligen avser en Holländsk mästare.