Long chest decorated with flowers and birds
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Long oak chest covered with stamped leather, the ornaments gilded. On the domed lid a rectangle with a flower rosette in the center, from which carnation branches grow to the left and right, and two pairs of smaller flower branches above and below, between which a French lily and a carnation branch, with flying birds. Around this rectangle a border with vines and lily branches; French lilies in the corners. On the sides a decoration of rosettes alternating with lozenges divided into four. The underside has a diamond-shaped, un-gilded design. The interior is fitted for rings and covered with green velvet; in the lid a green silk cushion. The closure is formed by a copper hook and eye.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description