Found:


Chest with nine bottles

anonymous, c. 1680 - c. 1700, chest, NG-444

The box was probably made in Batavia (Jakarta). The bottles are from Japan. They would have been used for expensive spice oils to prepare food, perfumes or medicines. Representatives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) would present these as gifts to Asian potentates.

On display in room 2.9

A Dutch Merchant, Possibly Andreas…

Chitqua (attributed to), c. 1770, figure, BK-1976-49

Van Braam Houckgeest ran the Dutch East India Company (VOC) base in Canton harbour in south China from 1790 to 1795. He may have commissioned this figure of himself on a previous journey in China. Chinese sculptor Chitqua specialised in this kind of clay portrait, mainly for foreigners. Similar…

On display in room 1.5

Wine fountain and cooler

Alger Mensma (attributed to), 1731 - 1732, BK-1963-64

This urn and cooler for washing hands and glasses, formed the decorative centrepiece on a luxurious sideboard. Both were presented to Cornelis Schrijver in recognition of his heroism at sea. That is the symbolism of the reliefs of heraldic arms, fish, shells and sea deities.

On display in room 1.1

Tabletop

Dirk van Rijswijck, c. 1650 - c. 1660, furniture, BK-NM-1916

On display in room 2.19

Pieter Cnoll, Cornelia van…

Jacob Coeman, 1665, painting, SK-A-4062

On display in room 2.9

Portrait of Joan Maetsuyker,…

Jacob Coeman, 1663 - 1676, painting, SK-A-3765

VOC Senior Merchant with his Wife…

Aelbert Cuyp (circle of), c. 1650 - c. 1655, painting, SK-A-2350

Ontvangst van de gezanten van de…

Carel Frederik Reimer, 1772, drawing, RP-T-1904-18

On display in room 1.5

The Banjarmasin Diamond

anonymous, c. 1875, diamond, NG-C-2000-3

On display in room 1.17