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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

Cabinet of a Militia Company

anonymous, c. 1520 - c. 1530, furniture, BK-KOG-656

On display in room 0.4

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

Armchair of Jacoba of Bavaria

anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1570, furniture, BK-NM-1009

Armstoel met kistvormig onderstel,…

anonymous, c. 1500, furniture, BK-NM-8845

Armstoel van eikenhout, met huifkap

anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1580, furniture, BK-KOG-1777

Four-poster bed

anonymous, c. 1715 - c. 1720, furniture, BK-NM-14202

On display in room 2.22

Cabinet

anonymous, c. 1755 - c. 1765, furniture, BK-1989-16

On display in room 1.2

Cabinet

Elias Boscher, anonymous (rejected attribution), c. 1660 - c. 1670, furniture, BK-1999-85

On display in room 2.26