Aan de slag met de collectie:
A historic lesbian icon
Secretaire The Netherlands, c. 1780-1795, plaques: Wedgwood, c. 1780-1790, oak, veneered with sycamore and satinwood, biscuit stonewareThis writing desk is decorated with large jasperware ceramic plaquettes that mimic carved stone. The figures shown include Amor and Psyche, and also Sappho. Who was Sappho, and why is she considered a lesbian icon?