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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
Haarlem reception room 1794
Abraham van der Hart, c. 1793 - c. 1795, BK-15613
This interior is from the home of merchant and art collector Willem Philip Kops, at Nieuwe Gracht 74 in Haarlem. The room was probably used for evening receptions. It is complete, except for the stucco ceiling. Abraham van der Hart, Amsterdam’s municipal architect, created a complete neoclassical…
On display in room 1.7
Wine fountain and cooler
Alger Mensma (attributed to), 1731, BK-1963-65
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
The Hundred Guilder Print
Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1648, print, RP-P-OB-601
On display in room 2.7
Model for the tomb of Maerten…
Rombout Verhulst, 1654, BK-NM-4352
On display in room 2.15
Drip-filter coffee pot
Fa. Diemont, 1816, BK-1978-126
On display in room 1.14
Weeping and captive caryatids:…
Artus Quellinus (I), 1650 - 1651, figure, BK-AM-51-24-A-1
Wandelstokknop met drie medaillons…
Louis Métayer, 1750, BK-VBR-395
On display in room 1.2
The Four Continents Paying Homage…
Artus Quellinus (I) (workshop of), c. 1650 - c. 1653, sculpture, BK-AM-51-3