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Silver cabinet

Jan Adolf Hillebrand · 1844 · inlay (process); ivory; mahogany (wood); maple (wood); looking glasses; satin; amboinahout; oak (wood)

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

About this work

The young cabinetmaker Jan Hillebrand displayed this Gothic Revival cabinet as a showpiece at the 1844 exhibition of decorative arts in Leeuwarden. His ambition was rewarded, for the cabinet was purchased by King William II, a fan of the Gothic Revival style. Gothic elements are combined in the piece, such as the fine wood tracery over the mirror glass and the decorative spires.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

case furniture

Credit lineSilver cabinet. 1844. Jan Adolf Hillebrand. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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