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Cupboard

Herman Doomer, c. 1635 - c. 1645, furniture, BK-1975-81

Among the possessions left by cabinetmaker Herman Doomer of Amsterdam was a costly ‘large ebony cupboard inlaid with mother-of-pearl’. It was probably this piece of furniture, which is veneered entirely with ebony and decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay. With its diagonally protruding corners and…

On display in room 2.8

Desk

Abraham Roentgen, c. 1758 - c. 1760, BK-16676

This desk has numerous secret compartments and drawers and even includes a fold-out prie-dieu. It was made for Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, archbishop and elector of Trier, and is decorated at the top with his portrait and heraldic arms. The desk is the most expensive showpiece ever made by…

On display in room 1.9

Silver cabinet

Jan Adolf Hillebrand, 1844, BK-R-4927

As a young cabinetmaker, Hillebrand presented this neo-Gothic showpiece at an industrial exhibition in Leeuwarden in 1844. His ambition was rewarded. King Willem II bought the silver cabinet, having acquired a taste for Gothic art as a student in England. Different Gothic elements are ingeniously…

On display in room 1.15

Vouwwaaier met blad van papier…

anonymous, c. 1765 - c. 1780, BK-1978-315-A

Bedelaar

Simon Troger (workshop of), c. 1740, sculpture, BK-VBR-199

Two ‘walking sticks’ of Van…

anonymous, 1600 - 1625, NG-NM-548

On display in room 2.5

Geuzennap, volgens overlevering…

anonymous, c. 1550 - in or before 1688, NG-71-A

Art cabinet

anonymous, c. 1627 - c. 1630, furniture, BK-NM-7325

On display in room 2.3

Kist in certosina-techniek,…

anonymous, 1500, furniture, BK-16629

Cradle

anonymous, c. 1700, furniture, BK-1966-48

On display in room 2.9