Found:


Book chest of Hugo de Groot

anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1615, NG-KOG-1208

Traditionally, it was in this case that Hugo de Groot escaped from Loevestein Castle in 1621. He had been serving a life sentence there since 1619. The internationally renowned jurist De Groot (Grotius) had been arrested in 1618 as a political opponent of Prince Maurice. After his escape, De Groot…

On display in room 2.5

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

Cupboard

anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1675, furniture, BK-16625

On display in room 2.19

Violin

anonymous, c. 1705 - c. 1710, musical instrument, BK-NM-12400-91

On display in room 2.22

Inkstand with the coats of arms of…

anonymous, c. 1670 - c. 1680, BK-NM-12400-79

On display in room 2.22

Plaque with a Chinoiserie landscape…

anonymous, c. 1680, BK-1971-117

On display in room 2.22

Salt-cellar

anonymous, 1618, salt (condiment vessel), BK-1988-15-A

On display in room 2.12

Ship’s model of the Prins Willem

anonymous, 1651, ship model, NG-NM-11911

On display in room 2.9

Crown for the King of Ardra

anonymous, c. 1664, jewellery, NG-NM-816-A

On display in room 2.9

Windmill cup

anonymous, 1644, BK-KOG-2474

On display in room 2.12