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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
Stadtholder’s chair
Gerrit Hutte, 1747, BK-NM-1315
Willem IV sat on this chair when he presided over the high court in The Hague. The cabinetmaker who made it, Hutte, and Van Dijck, who carved it, chose an extreme Rococo style for this ceremonial chair. The back is crowned with the arms of Zeeland, Holland and West Friesland and the embroidered…
On display in room 1.2
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
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
Armchair of Jacoba of Bavaria
anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1570, furniture, BK-NM-1009
Portico and pediment from the…
Philips Vinckboons (II), 1639, relief (sculpture), BK-BFR-419
On display in room 2.8
Collector’s cabinet
anonymous, c. 1675 - c. 1685, furniture, BK-NM-5671
On display in room 2.20
Armstoel waarvan de geslingerde…
anonymous, 1650 - 1700, furniture, BK-NM-4150
St Dorothy
Master of Koudewater, , c. 1470, sculpture, BK-NM-1213