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Writing Cabinet
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
When the cabinet’s sloped, hinged lid is open, it serves as a writing desk. Sixteen drawers are concealed behind the doors; another sixteen line the sides of the upper section. They may have been meant to hold a collection of art or naturalia (curiosities of nature). Large portfolios and papers could be stored in the drawers of the lower section.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSchrijfkabinet. c. 1715 - c. 1740. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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