http://collections.mfa.org/collections/objectsrdf/315146;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4AOE.Dutch and Flemish Decorative Arts and Sculpturehttp://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1642822/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1267504/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Allegory of Sleep1699Jacques van der BogaertStone; MarbleAllegoryWhite marble on original elliptical black marble base. Sleeping Putto, wreath of leaves & buds of opium poppy under right arm on head, left holds bud in drapery.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/55207;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1642822/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Covered coconut cup1607Andries FrederiksSilver, coconutCoconut with silver mounts in the form of a dolphin's curling tail and a figural spout, supported by a siren riding a dolphin and standing on a stepped circular base with four cast feet in the form of turtles. Fitted cover with figural finial of Neptune holding a trident.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/692302;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1164095/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Draw-Leaf Table (Trektafel)About 1660Oak, ebony, rosewoodRectangular table with three-part top whose leaves can be drawn out. Heavy turned baluster legs joined by stretcher, resting on flattened ball feet. S-shaped scroll blocks on side and end rails.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/529960;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1383904/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Drinking glassabout 1650-1700Blown glass with applied prunts, copper wheel engravingThe tapering bowl is inscribed, "Valeant qui inter nos dissidium volunt" ["Away with those who wish disagreement between us"], from lines 696-7 of the Andria of the Roman playwright Terence. The words are surrounded by calligraphic flourishes. The cylindrical stem is separated from the bowl by an applied thread and has applied pointed prunts. The glass stands on a foot with an applied flared rim.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/596404;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/961561/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Flute glassabout 1660Glass, with wheel-engraved decorationA flute with a slender funnel bowl on a hollow inverted baluster stem set between collars on a folded conical foot. The bowl has a wheel-engraved decoration of a band of fruiting vine below which, on one side, a putto spins a peg-top on his finger, the reverse showing another putto wearing a rabbit skin and relieving himself.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/474083;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1330900/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Frame with Labors of Herculesearly 17th centuryWood; BoxwoodBoxwood, wide oval frame with Labors of Hercules in high relief.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/55552;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/808234/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Layette Basket1666–67Adriaen van HoeckeSilverRectangular shape enclosing wide border of flowers finely chased. Subject depicted in panel in middle of basket is from Virgil, "Without food and drink, love grows cold"; Ceres and Bacchus offering gifts to Venus, with landscape in background. Monogram on handles.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/59307;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1263983/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4One of a pair of chargers with basket of flowersabout 1725-30Artist UnidentifiedTin-glazed earthenwareThe basket of flowers in the center is encircled by a border with eight reserves filled with flowers alternating with smaller oval reserves with animals.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/562860;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1268885/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Pair of baluster vases and coversabout 1700-1715Pieter Adriaensz Kocks, Proprietor, Greek A factoryTin-glazed earthenwarePair of large covered vases with domed, topped with a lotus bud finial, decorated in red, blue, and gold polychrome decoration in the Japanese Imari style featuring a pheonix perched on a flowering rock surrounded by Chinese birds, peonies, and Japanese-style fans. One vase is marked with conjoined "PAK" in overglaze iron-red.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/562910;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1261242/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Pair of flower vases as triumphal archesabout 1690-1705Adriaen Kocks, Dutch, Proprietor, The Greek A FactoryTin-glazed earthenwarePair of tulip vases in the form of triumphal arches, each with five upper and two lower spouts with blue and white decoration. Their front and back sides are different: one side is richly embellished with rusticated stones and topped with a grotesque mask; and the other side has stones painted to simulate cracks and decay, surmounted with a cartouche with the goddes Flora holding a bouquet.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/562887;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1646293/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Pair of tazze1604 and 1606Nicolaes Adriaensz de GrebberSilver-giltOne tazza with the four elements and one tazza with the four seasonshttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/698504;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1643022/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4The Peace of Münster1648Jan Lutma, the ElderGilded silver, two cast shells soldered togetherCircular medal commemorating the Peace of Münster (1648). Obverse: Hercules at proper right and Minerva at proper left, standing with pile of weapons at center and center; four putti support banderola above; inscribed on banderola above and across field on banderola. Reverse: Inscribed at center.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/127445;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1337162/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Sukkot plate18th centuryTin-glazed earthenwareShallow plate without foot rim. Outer border incorporates six panels with with birds and flowering branches.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/565308;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1343601/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Sweetmeat set (confituurster)about 1700-20De Metale Pot factoryTin-glazed earthenwareComprising a central eight-pointed star-shaped dish and eight spade-shaped dishes with foliate handles, and each painted with a spray of roses and tulips within a blue-ground floral and foliate border.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/585676;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/716193/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Tea-caddyabout 1700Hendrik VoetTortoiseshell, with silver inlay, silver mounts; wooden core and inset baseRectangular canister with inset wooden base. The sides are panels of tortoiseshell inlaid with engraved silver held within a silver frame. The two large sides depict a man in Asian costume under an umbrella, and a woman in Asian costume with a teapot offering a cup to a child under an exotic tree. The short sides depict a man and a woman under exotic trees. The silver lid is cylindrical with a ball finial.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/52687;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1263987/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Tea canisterabout 1695-1720Lambertus van Eenhoorn, proprietor, De Metalen Pot FactoryTin-glazed earthenwareSquare vessel with flat shoulders and fitted, threaded lid. Sides decorated with landscape vignettes containing a building, tree, and three birds in yellow on black ground. Each side framed by yellow and black border design of a floret within a diamond within a circle.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/562732;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/992152/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4View of Rotterdamabout 1700–20Cornelis BoumeesterTin-glazed earthenware with underglaze blue decoration, modern mahogany frameA tile painting, composed of 33 Delft tiles (including replacements) forming a view of the port of Rotterdam. Set in a modern mahogany frame, with gilded inscription on bottom border.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/424927;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/802506/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4Virgin and Childabout 1640Jan van Doorne IIIWood, boxwoodAlthough formerly assigned to Augsburg, about 1570, this intriguing and sophisticated statuette reveals the classicism of the Mannerist style as it appeared in Flanders between the Renaissance and baroque periods. It is a product of the prolific workshop of Jan van Doorne III of Malines. A stylistically related boxwood statuette, in the Musée Mayer van den Bergh in Antwerp, is dated 1640. The bunch of grapes held by the Christ Child is a common symbol of the Eucharist, and reminiscent of the bacchic putti in the work of Gerard van Obstal (1594-1668) and other contemporary sculptors. The madonna would have worn a metal crown to symbolize her role as Queen of Heaven.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/48983;jsessionid=C7758EC2EB30A35D05BD8B470A047EB4