Dolls’ house of Petronella Oortman
Also titled Poppenhuis van Petronella Oortman
c. 1686 - c. 1710
- Medium
- tortoise shell, cedar (wood), marble (rock), copper (metal), walnut (hardwood), paper, wood (plant material), yarn, velvet (fabric weave), tin (metal), rosewood (wood), steen (materiaal), glass, silk, oak (wood)
- Classification
- furniture
- Dimensions
- height 255 cm x width 190 cm x depth 78 cm x depth 28 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
This dolls’ house is exceptionally realistic. All the contents have been made of authentic materials, and the proportions are exactly correct. The fine cabinet, of tortoiseshell decorated with pewter inlays, was made by a cabinetmaker from France, who worked in Amsterdam for several years. Petronella Oortman was married to the Amsterdam merchant Johannes Brandt.
