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  • The Milkmaid

    The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660

    the Gallery of Honour

  • Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities

    Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities, Roelant Goverts Pigge, 1578

    Room 2.1

  • A Shepherdess

    A Shepherdess, Paulus Moreelse, 1630

    Room 2.1

  • Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities

    Twelve emergency coins from Dutch cities, anonymous, 1576

    Room 2.1

  • Coupe

    Coupe, anonymous, anonymous (rejected attribution), c. 1550

    Room 2.3

  • Latona and the Lycian Peasants

    Latona and the Lycian Peasants, François Spiering (workshop of), c. 1593 - c. 1610

    Room 2.2

  • Old Woman Reading, Probably the Prophetess Anna

    Old Woman Reading, Probably the Prophetess Anna, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631

    Room 2.8

  • Household effects

    Household effects, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Andiron with cooking pots and a pair of fire tongs

    Andiron with cooking pots and a pair of fire tongs, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Weapons

    Weapons, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Tile with a warrior with a a bow and arrow and a trumpet

    Tile with a warrior with a a bow and arrow and a trumpet, anonymous, c. 1638 - c. 1645

    Room 2.9

  • Clock and gunpowder horn

    Clock and gunpowder horn, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Clock and gunpowder horn

    Clock and gunpowder horn, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Dirck Hartogh dish

    Dirck Hartogh dish, anonymous, 1616

    Room 2.9

  • Andiron with cooking pots and a pair of fire tongs

    Andiron with cooking pots and a pair of fire tongs, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Andiron with cooking pots and a pair of fire tongs

    Andiron with cooking pots and a pair of fire tongs, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Household effects

    Household effects, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Personal effects

    Personal effects, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Household effects

    Household effects, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Navigation

    Navigation, Claes Andrieszoon Goutum (attributed to), c. 1590 - c. 1596

    Room 2.9

  • Letter Pouch of Michiel de Ruyter

    Letter Pouch of Michiel de Ruyter, anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1675

    Room 2.15

  • Frederick V (1596-1632), Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662) and their Son Frederick Henry (1614-1629)

    Frederick V (1596-1632), Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662) and their Son Frederick Henry (1614-1629), Simon van de Passe, c. 1616

    Room 2.16

  • Verkeerbord van notenhout, ingelegd en beplakt met olijfhout, ebbenhout, palmhout en been, de buitenkant vertoont een schaakbord

    Verkeerbord van notenhout, ingelegd en beplakt met olijfhout, ebbenhout, palmhout en been, de buitenkant vertoont een schaakbord, anonymous, c. 1690 - c. 1710

    Room 2.20

  • Plank waarop drie stapels gekloofd beukenhout

    Plank waarop drie stapels gekloofd beukenhout, anonymous, c. 1690 - c. 1710

    Room 2.20

  • Voorraadpot, cilindervormig, met ingestoken ziel

    Voorraadpot, cilindervormig, met ingestoken ziel, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799

    Room 2.20

  • Miniature baluster vase with flowering plants

    Miniature baluster vase with flowering plants, anonymous, c. 1675 - c. 1724

    Room 2.22

  • Teapot

    Teapot, Het Jonge Moriaanshooft, c. 1695 - c. 1715

    Room 2.22

  • Two oval plaques with landscapes

    Two oval plaques with landscapes, anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1665

    Room 2.22

  • Plaque with a View of Overschie near Rotterdam

    Plaque with a View of Overschie near Rotterdam, Frederik van Frytom (attributed to), c. 1670 - c. 1700

    Room 2.22

  • Miniature bottle vase with flower sprays

    Miniature bottle vase with flower sprays, anonymous, c. 1675 - c. 1724

    Room 2.22

  • Frame

    Frame, Johannes Hannart, c. 1690 - c. 1700

    Room 2.22

  • Piece of the stone on which Prince William III set foot on arriving in England

    Piece of the stone on which Prince William III set foot on arriving in England, anonymous, 1689

    Room 2.22

  • Acis and Galatea Discovered by Polyphemus

    Acis and Galatea Discovered by Polyphemus, Manufacture Royale des Gobelins, c. 1680 - c. 1684

    Room 2.23

  • View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht

    View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht, Gerrit Berckheyde, 1671 - 1672

    Room 2.27

  • Bowl on stand

    Bowl on stand, Théodore Deck, c. 1890

    Room 1.18

  • Chocolate pot with a molinet

    Chocolate pot with a molinet, Ernest Cardeilhac, c. 1900

    Room 1.18

  • La Corniche near Monaco

    La Corniche near Monaco, Claude Monet, 1884

    Room 1.18

  • Bill of Exchange ‘Abolition of Slavery’

    Bill of Exchange ‘Abolition of Slavery’, Ministerie van Koloniën, 1863

    Room 1.17

  • Portraits of Surinamese Girls

    Portraits of Surinamese Girls, anonymous, c. 1805

    Room 1.17

  • Part of a cannon captured at the Battle of Shimonoseki

    Part of a cannon captured at the Battle of Shimonoseki, anonymous, 1865

    Room 1.17

  • Sideboard

    Sideboard, anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1795

    Room 1.11

  • Allegorical Figure of a Woman with a Shield or a Mirror (Prudence?)

    Allegorical Figure of a Woman with a Shield or a Mirror (Prudence?), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1740 - 1750

    Room 1.4

  • Round box with floral scrolls

    Round box with floral scrolls, anonymous, c. 1650

    Room 0.7

  • Round box

    Round box, anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1599

    Room 0.7

  • Jug

    Jug, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1610

    Room 0.7

  • Jug

    Jug, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1620

    Room 0.7

  • Jug

    Jug, anonymous, 1650 - 1699

    Room 0.7

  • Mould for relief decoration of stoneware, with an escutcheon and a housemark

    Mould for relief decoration of stoneware, with an escutcheon and a housemark, anonymous, c. 1580 - c. 1600

    Room 0.7

  • Plaque

    Plaque, Gijsbrecht Verhaast, c. 1680 - c. 1700

    Room 0.7

  • Puzzle jug

    Puzzle jug, anonymous, 1768

    Room 0.7

  • Drinkschaal

    Drinkschaal, anonymous, 1568

    Room 0.7

  • Ring key

    Ring key, anonymous

    Room 0.7

  • Serpent

    Serpent, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1825

    Room 0.8

  • Verlovingsring

    Verlovingsring, anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1850

    Room 0.9

  • Brandend fort

    Brandend fort, anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1830

    Room 0.9

  • Glas

    Glas, (possibly), c. 1100 - c. 1250

    Room 0.10

  • Fles met afgeplat, bolvormig lichaam

    Fles met afgeplat, bolvormig lichaam, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1900

    Room 0.10

  • Star-shaped tile with a stylized flowering plant

    Star-shaped tile with a stylized flowering plant, anonymous, c. 1250 - c. 1299

    Room 0.10

  • Nine interlocking tiles

    Nine interlocking tiles, anonymous, c. 1250 - c. 1324

    Room 0.10

  • Bowl with perforated lines

    Bowl with perforated lines, anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1199

    Room 0.10

  • Tile in the shape of a cross with a bird among floral scrolls

    Tile in the shape of a cross with a bird among floral scrolls, anonymous, c. 1250 - c. 1299

    Room 0.10

  • Bowl with palmettes in four panels

    Bowl with palmettes in four panels, anonymous, c. 1175 - c. 1199

    Room 0.10

  • Pear-shaped ewer with an inscription and foliate scrolls

    Pear-shaped ewer with an inscription and foliate scrolls, anonymous, c. 1175 - c. 1224

    Room 0.10

  • Bowl with a big bird

    Bowl with a big bird, anonymous, c. 900 - c. 1099

    Room 0.10

  • Bowl with flowering plants and floral scrolls

    Bowl with flowering plants and floral scrolls, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699

    Room 0.10

  • Bowl with a turquoise glaze

    Bowl with a turquoise glaze, anonymous, c. 1175 - c. 1224

    Room 0.10

  • Ewer with incised scrolls

    Ewer with incised scrolls, anonymous, c. 1175 - c. 1224

    Room 0.10

  • Sake bottle with a bird on a rock with flowering plants

    Sake bottle with a bird on a rock with flowering plants, anonymous, c. 1660 - c. 1680

    Room 0.10

  • Bowl with a goat in the center

    Bowl with a goat in the center, anonymous, c. 900 - c. 999

    Room 0.10

  • Kookpot

    Kookpot, Michiel Maenbeeck (attributed to), c. 1662 - c. 1666

    Room 0.10

  • Papkom

    Papkom, Frederik van Strant (II), 1740

    Room 0.10

  • Bord

    Bord, anonymous, c. 1730 - c. 1760

    Room 0.10

  • Ketel

    Ketel, Jan Borduur, 1754

    Room 0.10

  • Bakermat

    Bakermat, anonymous, c. 1775 - c. 1800

    Room 0.10

  • Atlas

    Atlas, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1700

    Room 0.10

  • Star-shaped tile with a stylized flowering plant

    Star-shaped tile with a stylized flowering plant, anonymous, c. 1250 - c. 1299

    Room 0.10

  • dish with flowering plants and scrolls

    dish with flowering plants and scrolls, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1649

    Room 0.10

  • Saucer-dish with flowering plant

    Saucer-dish with flowering plant, anonymous, c. 1675 - c. 1685

    Room 0.10

  • ‘Polonaise Carpet’

    ‘Polonaise Carpet’, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1625

    Room 0.10

  • Lepel met drielobbig uiteinde

    Lepel met drielobbig uiteinde, anonymous, c. 1775 - c. 1800

    Room 0.10

  • Komfoor

    Komfoor, anonymous, c. 1730 - c. 1760

    Room 0.10

  • Speelbord

    Speelbord, Paulus van Beugen, c. 1812 - c. 1813

    Room 0.10

  • Tile with a relief decoration

    Tile with a relief decoration, anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1199

    Room 0.10

  • Ewer with floral scrolls

    Ewer with floral scrolls, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699

    Room 0.10

  • Kerkstoel

    Kerkstoel, Michiel Maenbeeck, c. 1662 - c. 1666

    Room 0.10

  • Fragment of a bowl with two horsemen besides a tree

    Fragment of a bowl with two horsemen besides a tree, anonymous, c. 1150 - c. 1224

    Room 0.10

  • Tile Mosaic Fragment

    Tile Mosaic Fragment, anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400

    Room 0.10

  • Violin-shaped Chinese tael weight from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship 't Vliegend Hart

    Violin-shaped Chinese tael weight from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship 't Vliegend Hart, , 1700 - 1735

    Room 0.11

  • Chinese tael weight from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship 't Vliegend Hart

    Chinese tael weight from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship 't Vliegend Hart, , 1700 - 1735

    Room 0.11

  • Wooden bowl from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Witte Leeuw

    Wooden bowl from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Witte Leeuw, anonymous, before 1613

    Room 0.11

  • Large bowl of Chinese porcelain from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Witte Leeuw

    Large bowl of Chinese porcelain from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Witte Leeuw, anonymous, before 1613

    Room 0.11

  • Cassowary egg from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Witte Leeuw

    Cassowary egg from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Witte Leeuw, , before 1613

    Room 0.11

  • Half coconut shell from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Witte Leeuw

    Half coconut shell from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Witte Leeuw, anonymous, before 1613

    Room 0.11

  • Lead ingot used as ballast from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia

    Lead ingot used as ballast from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia, anonymous, 1700 - in or before 1743

    Room 0.11

  • Aggregated lump with fragments of Chinese porcelain, European earthenware, stone and metal items from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia

    Aggregated lump with fragments of Chinese porcelain, European earthenware, stone and metal items from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia, anonymous, 1700 - in or before 1743

    Room 0.11

  • Kruitfles

    Kruitfles, anonymous, 1600 - 1699

    Room 0.12

  • Sierdegen voor een kind

    Sierdegen voor een kind, Gerrit Hoying, c. 1750

    Room 0.12

  • Model of an Optical Telegraph

    Model of an Optical Telegraph, anonymous, anonymous, c. 1795 - c. 1816

    Room 0.13

  • Kist met composietmetalen

    Kist met composietmetalen, John Brown & Co Ltd, 1850 - 1900

    Room 0.13

  • Model of a Cabin for Telegraph Personnel

    Model of a Cabin for Telegraph Personnel, anonymous, 1803

    Room 0.13

  • Extra hard 23 cm shell

    Extra hard 23 cm shell, Royal Laboratory, c. 1870

    Room 0.13

  • Azimuth Compass in Wooden Box

    Azimuth Compass in Wooden Box, W. & T. Gilbert, c. 1810 - c. 1858

    Room 0.13

  • Model of a Bread Chest

    Model of a Bread Chest, anonymous, anonymous, 1797 - 1810

    Room 0.13

  • Box with iron, steel and ore samples

    Box with iron, steel and ore samples, Aall & Sons, c. 1860 - c. 1870

    Room 0.13

  • Two daggers

    Two daggers, anonymous, c. 1475 - c. 1524

    Room 0.4

  • The Judgement of Cambyses

    The Judgement of Cambyses, Dirck Vellert, 1542

    Room 0.6

  • Paradise

    Paradise, Herri met de Bles, c. 1541 - c. 1550

    Room 0.6

  • The bodhisattva Maitreya

    The bodhisattva Maitreya, anonymous, c. 200 - c. 300

    Room 1

  • Female nature spirit

    Female nature spirit, anonymous, c. 100 - c. 200

    Room 1

  • Fragment of a doorpost

    Fragment of a doorpost, anonymous, c. 100 - c. 200

    Room 1

  • Ritual Three-legged Vessel

    Ritual Three-legged Vessel, anonymous, c. -1200 - c. -1000

    Room 2

  • Ritual food vessel

    Ritual food vessel, anonymous, c. -1200 - c. -1100

    Room 2

  • Plate

    Plate, Zhang Cheng, c. 1500 - c. 1600

    Room 2

  • Water vessel

    Water vessel, anonymous, 1200 - 1500

    Room 2

  • Ritual Cauldron

    Ritual Cauldron, anonymous, c. -1200 - c. -1000

    Room 2

  • Temple guardian

    Temple guardian, anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400

    Room 2

  • Fragment of a Mural

    Fragment of a Mural, anonymous, 1396 - 1470

    Room 2

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