# Cabinet with Inlaid Flower Vases

- By: Jan van Mekeren (Tiel, 1648–1733)
- Date: c. 1695 - c. 1710
- Medium: ebony (wood), maple (wood), wood (plant material), olive (wood), boxwood (hardwood), koningshout, holly (wood), berberishout, rosewood (wood), oak (wood)
- Classification: case furniture
- Dimensions: height 205.5 cm x width 174 cm x depth 61 cm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-1964-12--8c5c0966aec505cb342ddf42810128f8)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/fGGhx/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This cabinet was made by one of the most famous Dutch cabinetmakers of the 17th century: Jan van Mekeren. At that time, a cabinet by him cost even more than a painting by Rembrandt. Using a fretsaw, he cut all kinds of shapes from as many as 15 types of variously coloured wood. He then glued the small pieces together, like a puzzle. For instance, on the doors he made bouquets of flowers, and do you also see the birds and butterflies?