RIJSWIJCK, Dirck van
(b. 1596, Kleve, d. after 1679, Amsterdam)

Tabletop

1650s
Thouchstone, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, in an ebony border, diameter 138,5 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Amsterdam imported great quantities of mother-of-pearl shells, and incorporating them into utensils or objects of art had become one of the specialities of the city. Dirck van Rijswijck was famous for his mother-of-pearl inlay work, this tabletop with flowers and insects is his masterpiece. The base of the table has not survived.




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