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

Foedraal met twaalfdelig bestek

Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, c. 1730 - c. 1735, BK-17472

Collector’s cabinet with miniature…

anonymous, 1730, BK-1956-44

On display in room 1.1