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Dolls’ house of Petronella Oortman
anonymous, c. 1686 - c. 1710, furniture, BK-NM-1010
The exterior of this dolls house is a work of art in its own right, with its mother-of-pearl and pewter veneer. The owners’ initials - Petronella Oortman and her husband Johannes Brandt, a cloth merchant in Amsterdam - are inlaid on both sides. Remarkably, all the domestic furnishings were made…
On display in room 2.20
Layette Cupboard
anonymous, c. 1660 - c. 1670, furniture, BK-1985-10
Flower, fruit and shell patterns are carved into the walnut veneer of this cupboard. It was designed to hold nappies (diapers) and babies’ clothes. Old inventories of lying-in rooms mention these cupboards. The Dutch term is: ‘luiermandskast’.
On display in room 2.19
Model of the William Rex
Adriaen de Vriend, Adriaen Davidsen, Cornelis Moerman, 1698, ship model, NG-MC-651
Model of a 74-gun Dutch battleship. It was made in Vlissingen (Flushing) and displayed in the boardroom of the Zeeland navy in Middelburg. The decorative stern sports the arms of Zeeland. In fact no such ship actually existed. The name William Rex refers to William III of Orange, the Dutch…
On display in room 2.15
Stern carving from the Royal…
anonymous, c. 1663 - c. 1664, stern decoration, NG-MC-239
On display in room 2.15
Tuinbank in Marotstijl
anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1750, BK-16480
Art cabinet
anonymous, c. 1627 - c. 1630, furniture, BK-NM-7325
On display in room 2.3
Table
Pieter de Loose, 1689, furniture, BK-1962-49
On display in room 2.23
Ship’s model of the Prins Willem
anonymous, 1651, ship model, NG-NM-11911
On display in room 2.9
Target gun used by the Guild of…
Jacobus Jaspers (attributed to), 1675 - 1699, NG-2002-23-14
On display in room 0.12