Peeter Stas: an Antwerp coppersmith and his marks (1587-1610)

Abstract

Lack of information on paintings on copper in seventeenth-century Antwerp inventories gives the impression that such paintings were rare. The coppersmiths who supplied the painters with plates were organized within the blacksmiths' guild. Even though legislation on the marking of copperware was passed in 1585 and 1602, and mentions certain guidelines for how objects should be marked, no document refers specifically to the marking of copper plates for paintings. However, marks of the Antwerp coppersmith Peeter Stas have been found on a number of plates from the early seventeenth century. A chronology of his securely dated marks enables us to date plates showing only his house-mark.

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