Storage Stars: a 17th Century Flower Tower

Welcome to our brand new storage facility: the Netherlands Collection Centre (CC NL)! To celebrate the opening, we asked location manager Wim Hoeben to find a hidden treasure in one of the depots. He invited curator Femke Diercks to tell him all about the 17th century flower pyramid Wim dug up. This is Storage Stars! 🌼🌷
CC NL brings together four important national collections, belonging to the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Het Loo Palace, the Cultural Heritage Agency (RCE) and the Rijksmuseum. Around half a million objects are stored, ranging from paintings, craftworks and furniture, to jewellery, clothing and clocks. You really can find everything here!
🌹 But the most important question: where would you put this flower tower?
🖼️ Flower pyramid, Delft, c. 1700. On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap

[@LazyDaisyDay88]

Woudl have been nice to put a few tulips in it - just to see...

[@Sanaeenfermeria]

It's so amazing! 😍💖

[@maximhollandnederlandthene7640]

Now you just buy one at the Bijenkorf 😅🤗

[@GuddySmith]

What an impressive piece of Delftware! I never before saw something similar.
I also saw a pipe organ among the objects. Are there more organs among the collection?

[@cog592]

2:16 Can we see a bigger example of these? They are gorgeous

[@fridak3706]

Really beautiful and historically important piece of craftsmanship. My only suggestion is to call out the Orientalist caricature next time and not brush it under the rug.