Peder Per Veggum
Peder Per Veggum was a Norwegian artist associated with the decorative folk art of Rosemaling. He was primarily known as a skilled and prolific rose painter, but he was also a cabinet carpenter and woodcarver.
Veggum was born on a farm in the prestegjeld of Fron in Oppland county, Norway. He was the son of Ole Olsen Leine and Lisbet Nilsdatter Bjorge. He grew up in Vågå Municipality and apprenticed at Røros in Søndre Trondhjem county. From 1797, he settled at Sel in the traditional region of Gudbrandsdalen, where he practiced cabinetmaking, wood carvings, and floral paintings. He made and decorated cabinets, pantry, chests, and boxes.
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