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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
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
Fukami Jikyu in maanlicht
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1887, print, RP-P-1983-391
Le Mois, Journal historique,…
L.F. Labrousse (possibly), 1798 - 1799, BI-1926-0324A-6
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
Kop, veelkleurig beschilderd met…
Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, c. 1750, BK-NM-13905-A
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