Found:


Chest with nine bottles

anonymous, c. 1680 - c. 1700, chest, NG-444

The box was probably made in Batavia (Jakarta). The bottles are from Japan. They would have been used for expensive spice oils to prepare food, perfumes or medicines. Representatives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) would present these as gifts to Asian potentates.

On display in room 2.9

A Dutch Merchant, Possibly Andreas…

Chitqua (attributed to), c. 1770, figure, BK-1976-49

Van Braam Houckgeest ran the Dutch East India Company (VOC) base in Canton harbour in south China from 1790 to 1795. He may have commissioned this figure of himself on a previous journey in China. Chinese sculptor Chitqua specialised in this kind of clay portrait, mainly for foreigners. Similar…

On display in room 1.5

Lepel

anonymous, c. 1725 - c. 1775, miniature, BK-NM-11177-126

On display in room 0.10

Tea service

Manufactuur Oud-Loosdrecht, c. 1774 - c. 1778, BK-1960-123-J

On display in room 0.10

Tea service

Manufactuur Oud-Loosdrecht, c. 1774 - c. 1778, BK-1960-123-A

On display in room 0.10

Three windmills for drawing water

Johannes van Somerwil (I) (attributed to), 1760, miniature, BK-14913-XXV-B

On display in room 0.10

Two vases

Manufactuur Oud-Loosdrecht, c. 1774 - c. 1778, vase, BK-NM-12691-A

On display in room 0.10

Chamber candlestick

Manufactuur Oud-Loosdrecht, c. 1774 - c. 1778, BK-14817

On display in room 0.10

Cup and saucer

Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, c. 1725 - c. 1747, BK-17326-B

On display in room 0.10

Treeft van zilver

anonymous, 1675 - 1700, BK-14656-16

On display in room 2.20