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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
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
Twee toiletkoffers
André-Charles Boulle (attributed to), c. 1685 - c. 1690, BK-2009-255-1
These magnificent showpieces were made by Europe’s most celebrated cabinetmaker: André-Charles Boulle. He probably made them for Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé who gave them to his daughter Marie-Thérèse when she married. The boxes have lids so they can be used for storage, although that is…
On display in room 2.23
Atlas
Artus Quellinus (I), 1650 - 1651, sculpture, BK-AM-51-7
On display in room 2.18
Mercury
Hendrick de Keyser (I), 1611, figure, BK-1959-61
On display in room 2.1
Ship’s model of the Prins Willem
anonymous, 1651, ship model, NG-NM-11911
On display in room 2.9
The Hundred Guilder Print
Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1648, print, RP-P-OB-601
On display in room 2.7
Crown for the King of Ardra
anonymous, c. 1664, jewellery, NG-NM-816-A
On display in room 2.9
Casket
anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1600, BK-17523
On display in room 2.3