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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
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
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
Stoel van palissanderhout, bekleed…
anonymous, c. 1610 - c. 1650, BK-NM-5837
Dolls’ house of Petronella Dunois
anonymous, c. 1676, furniture, BK-14656
On display in room 2.20
Balpoottafel, ingelegd met ebben-…
anonymous, c. 1620 - c. 1650, furniture, BK-NM-14382
Table
Jan van Mekeren (attributed to), c. 1695 - c. 1710, furniture, BK-1962-50
On display in room 2.22
Cabinet
Pierre Gole (possibly), c. 1645 - c. 1650, furniture, BK-16117
On display in room 2.23
Console table
anonymous, c. 1700, BK-14980
On display in room 2.22
Table
Pieter de Loose, 1689, furniture, BK-1962-49
On display in room 2.23