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Box bed from "the house of Alva", Warmoesstraat Amsterdam, 1600 - 1650, oak (wood); wood (plant material); ebony (wood); ros…
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Bed

Box bed from "the house of Alva", Warmoesstraat Amsterdam

Maker unknown · 1600 - 1650

Medium
oak (wood); wood (plant material); ebony (wood); rosewood (wood)
Dimensions
height 145.6 cm x width 20.3 cm x depth 4.1 cm
Accession
BK-KOG-1809
Credit line
On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap
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