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Collector’s cabinet

anonymous · c. 1675 - c. 1685 · marqueterie; gild; engraving; ivory; ebony (wood); walnut (hardwood); gilding (material); wood (plant material); rosewood (wood); wortelnotenhout; rosewood (wood); amalgam; glass; oak (wood)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

When the doors are closed, this cabinet is relatively sober in appearance. This increases the surprise of its lavish interior with engraved mirrors. The two small central doors conceal a so-called ‘perspective’, with a niche whose inlays create the suggestion of architecture. The drawers were probably used to store valuable items and works of art.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

collector's cabinet case furniture furniture sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Credit lineCollector’s cabinet. c. 1675 - c. 1685. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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