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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
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
Two toilet caskets
André-Charles Boulle, c. 1685 - c. 1690, BK-2009-255-2
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
View of the Golden Bend in the…
Gerrit Berckheyde, 1671 - 1672, painting, SK-A-5003
Here we see the canal as it was, shortly before 1672. The crisis that would mark that year had yet to break, and construction is proceeding apace. One house in the background is wrapped in scaffolding; at the start of Spiegelstraat workers are laying paving stones, while building materials lie round…
On display in room 2.27
Cabinet
André-Charles Boulle (attributed to), c. 1670 - c. 1675, furniture, BK-1990-7
On display in room 2.23
Cabinet
Jan van Mekeren (attributed to), c. 1695 - c. 1710, furniture, BK-1964-12
On display in room 2.22
Portrait of Ephraim Bueno
Rembrandt van Rijn, 1645 - 1647, painting, SK-A-3982
Model for the tomb of Maerten…
Rombout Verhulst, 1654, BK-NM-4352
On display in room 2.15