Dutch Showcase - December 9, 2015

With the Gouda and Delftware moved to the dining room on the first floor, we had room to display our collection of artifacts from the Netherlands.

 

The Dutch dolls are wearing authentic dress worn by the men and women in the Netherlands.

 

You will see Dutch bibles dating back to 1682 and 1718.

 

We also have items from Jannes vande Luyster, founder of Zeeland, Michigan.

 

Check out the coral beaded necklace worn by Trijntje Baert, wife of Zeeland's first physician and first village president.

 

We even have a little gin flask, called a "Jeneverflesje."

The Foundation “In the Footsteps” (Stichting “In de Voetsporen”) presented this gift to the Dekker Huis Museum at Zeeland’s 1997 sesquicentennial. This collection forms a complete 19th century miniature street - July 27, 1997
The Foundation “In the Footsteps” (Stichting “In de Voetsporen”) presented this gift to the Dekker Huis Museum at Zeeland’s 1997 sesquicentennial. This collection forms a complete 19th century miniature street - July 27, 1997

Nineteenth Century Street Scene

The Dutch Houses are a lower level of Delftware because real Delft is very expensive. They are still Delft, made in the Netherlands, but may be hand-painted or transfer-printed. 

 

         Written by Dorothy Voss, January 2016