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Stadtholder’s chair
Gerrit Hutte, 1747, BK-NM-1315
Willem IV sat on this chair when he presided over the high court in The Hague. The cabinetmaker who made it, Hutte, and Van Dijck, who carved it, chose an extreme Rococo style for this ceremonial chair. The back is crowned with the arms of Zeeland, Holland and West Friesland and the embroidered…
On display in room 1.2
Haarlem reception room 1794
Abraham van der Hart, c. 1793 - c. 1795, BK-15613
This interior is from the home of merchant and art collector Willem Philip Kops, at Nieuwe Gracht 74 in Haarlem. The room was probably used for evening receptions. It is complete, except for the stucco ceiling. Abraham van der Hart, Amsterdam’s municipal architect, created a complete neoclassical…
On display in room 1.7
Wine fountain and cooler
Alger Mensma (attributed to), 1731, BK-1963-65
This urn and cooler for washing hands and glasses, formed the decorative centrepiece on a luxurious sideboard. Both were presented to Cornelis Schrijver in recognition of his heroism at sea. That is the symbolism of the reliefs of heraldic arms, fish, shells and sea deities.
On display in room 1.1
Portrait of Machteld Muilman
Frans van der Mijn, c. 1745 - c. 1747, painting, SK-A-2249
On display in room 1.5
Wandelstokknop met drie medaillons…
Louis Métayer, 1750, BK-VBR-395
On display in room 1.2
Cutlery canteen
Johannes Schiotling, 1772, BK-1964-13
On display in room 1.2
Marie Fargues, the Painter’s Wife
Jean-Etienne Liotard, 1756 - 1758, drawing, SK-A-240
On display in room 1.9
Secretary
anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1790, BK-1970-28
On display in room 1.11
Cockatoo
Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, 1734, BK-17494
On display in room 1.4