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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

Layette Cupboard

anonymous, c. 1660 - c. 1670, furniture, BK-1985-10

Flower, fruit and shell patterns are carved into the walnut veneer of this cupboard. It was designed to hold nappies (diapers) and babies’ clothes. Old inventories of lying-in rooms mention these cupboards. The Dutch term is: ‘luiermandskast’.

On display in room 2.19

Wandtafel van verguld lindehout met…

anonymous, 1690 - 1710, furniture, BK-1975-80

Cupboard

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

On display in room 2.19

Altaar van de Rooms Katholieke kerk…

anonymous, c. 1625 - c. 1650, furniture, BK-BFR-417

Balpoottafel, ingelegd met ebben-…

anonymous, c. 1620 - c. 1650, furniture, BK-NM-14382

Child’s cot

anonymous, c. 1620 - c. 1650, furniture, BK-KOG-1810

On display in room 2.4

Cabinet

anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1705, furniture, BK-1979-21

On display in room 2.22

Armchair

anonymous, c. 1615 - c. 1625, furniture, BK-16019

On display in room 2.2

Dolls’ house of Petronella Dunois

anonymous, c. 1676, furniture, BK-14656

On display in room 2.20