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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
The Milkmaid
Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660, painting, SK-A-2344
A maid concentrates keenly as she pours milk from a jug. It is a quiet, tranquil scene. The only movement is the flow of milk. Vermeer turned a simple composition of a prosaic subject into an intense work of art. It is in the rendering of light that Vermeer truly excelled, painting tiny dots for…
On display in Gallery of Honour
FK 23 Bantam
Frits Koolhoven, 1918, NG-2011-1
The F.K. 23 Bantam was developed in 1917 by Dutch aviation pioneer Frederick Koolhoven, then working as chief designer at British Aerial Transport Company. The biplane was intended as a fighter for the nascent Royal Air Force in the First World War. This craft was shown in 1919 at the First Aviation…
On display in room 3.2
Nautilus cup
Joachim Hiller, c. 1600, BK-1958-44
On display in room 2.3
Plaque with an Italianate Landscape
Frederik van Frytom (attributed to), c. 1670 - c. 1700, BK-NM-475
On display in room 2.22
Honorary Medal Awarded by Frederick…
anonymous, 1629, medal, NG-1983-16-A
On display in room 2.16
Selene and Endymion
Gerard de Lairesse, c. 1680, painting, SK-A-4210
On display in room 2.22
Dish with a Portrait of Prince…
anonymous, 1658, plate (dishes), BK-NM-3133
On display in room 2.22
Pendant in the form of a cock
anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1610, pendant (jewelry), BK-NM-7459
On display in room 0.9