Opening out to 2 metres wide, this 1730 collector’s cabinet has dozens of containers for an apothecary’s 'medicines', minerals, fossils, resins & seeds (some still with original ingredients!) Oak & pine, with olive wood, tortoiseshell, ivory ~ & secret shelves https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/Collector-s-cabinet-with-miniature-apothecary--4f30d697159c44908a4844b54b170b65
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