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→ This plate belonged to a dinner service ordered
by Prince Frederik Adolf von Holstein-Gottorp
in 1796.1 He was the son of Adolf Frederik I von
Holstein-Gottorp (1710-1771), King of Sweden
from 1751 until his death, and Louise Ulrike
Prinzessin von Preußen (1720-1782), and younger
brother of King Gustav III’s (1746-1792). He was
born on 18th July 1750 at Drottningholm, Sweden
and died on 12 December 1803. In 1772, he was
given the title of Duke of Östergötlands and
was granted Tullgarn Palace, which was situated
in the south of Stockholm, near Vagnhärad,
and had been acquired by the Crown.

Tullgarn Palace (fig. 33) is an example FIG. 33
of Gustavian architecture, a style that flourished
after 1750 in Sweden, and took its name from Fig. 33
King Gustav III, who was a fervent supporter View of Tullgarns Palace
of the arts. In the 1780s, Prince Frederik Adolf Sweden
began rebuilding and modernizing the palace, © Jzphoto | Dreamstime.com
raising the wings by one floor and providing
the building with a new flat roof.2

The dinner service with the façade of Tullgarn
Palace was ordered in 1796, although it did
not arrive in Sweden until 1805, after the death
of Prince Frederik Adolf. The palace was passed
down to Frederik’s sister, Princess Sophia Albertina
(1753-1829), and the service was paid for and
presented to her by King Gustav IV (1778-1837).
In 1954, the service was given to the Royal
Collection in Stockholm by King Gustav VI
(1882-1973).3

Approximately 180 pieces from this service 1 Wirgin, 1998, p. 161.
are believed to remain in the Royal Collection. 2 http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/visittheroyalpalaces/
An oval dish, a circular dish, a vegetable tureen
and a salt from this service are illustrated by Wirgin.4 tullgarnpalace/thepalace/history.4.39616051158425
A further dish is illustrated by Kjellberg.5 7f2180004229.html [accessed 28.06.2016]
3 Wirgin, 1998, p. 161.
Published in 4 Wirgin, 1998, p. 161, no. 171.
5 Kjellberg, 1974, p. 244.
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