THE INAUGURATION ROBES OF QUEEN WILHELMINA The inauguration robe is made by fashion house Nicaud & Cie from Paris. It is made from cream...
QUEEN WILHELMINA POSTCARDS Queen Wilhelmina postcard album 1898In 1869 the first postcard was issued by the Austrian government. They were only intended to write a...
THE ROYAL FAMILY IN WAX The PANOPTICUM AMSTELSTRAATIn 1882 “The Panopticum” the first wax museum in the Netherlands opened it’s doors in the Amstelstraat in...
THE DESIGNS BY RICHARD GUYATT FOR WEDGWOOD Professor Richard Guyatt was a British designer (1914-2007). He was the youngest ever professor at the Royal College...
THE EXCHANGE OF THRONES 1948 The inauguration of Queen Juliana 1948 Queen Wilhelmina was exhausted after the war and needed a rest so her daughter...
KING STADHOLDER WILLEM III (1650-1702) & ADMIRAL MICHIEL DE RUYTER (1607-1676) Willem III of Orange was stadholder of the Republic of the seven united Netherlands...
QUEEN WILHELMINA BUTTONS Towards the end of the 19th century buttons were produced in the USA as a low cost alternative to medallions and enamel...
THE HISTORY OF THE LUNCHBOX The general idea is that the lunchbox originates from the 1950’s and 60’s. The lunchbox was hugely popular with schoolchildren...
(foto public domain ) THE ROYAL DESIGNS BY CHRIS VAN DER HOEF (1875-1933) Chris van der HoefChris van der Hoef is a famous Dutch designer,...
THE STORY BEHIND THE QUEEN WILHELMINA DOLL’S HOUSE DOLL In the autumn of 2008 an exhibition was held in Palace Het Loo on toys...
