UNKNOWN CABINETMAKER, Dutch
(active 1630-1650 in northern Netherlands)

Cupboard

1630-50
Oak and ebony, 212 x 160 x 78 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Cupboards derived their importance chiefly from the objects they contained. The most magnificent cupboard in the house was reserved for costly linen and other textiles.

This linen cupboard was probably received as a present on the occasion of a marriage. It is carved with scenes illustrating typically male and female virtues.




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