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This splendid manor-house is beautifully situated west of the town of Oskarshamn. An elegant example of late-Gustavian decor, it is lifted on a five metre high granite stone terrace, which is reached by a double flight steps. It is one of the finest and most noteworthy country-seats in the province.

The prorietor Peter Reinke Cederbaum and his wife Maria Frederika Cederbaum had the house built in characteristic Gustavian-age style. It is, for this reason, a treasure of all that is typical of the culture of that era, and few Swedish manor-houses are able compare with it.

The stateroom offers a faithful picture of the period, with it's fine woodwork, tiled stoves and furnishings. There are also some of nothern Europe's most interesting murals painted linnet. Masterpieces of the art can be seen at their most shining in the Pompeian parlour.

A guided tour of the manor-house provides an informed insight into the way-of-life in just such a residence in tha latter part of the 18th century, not only in it's relation to the swedish life-style of the period but also the cultural ties to the rest of Europe.

Donations made by Mrs Anna Wernstedt especially allows us to show this unique collection of furniture and objects that are part and parcel of the cultural history of 18th century Sweden.