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An exemplary director's wife

For Mrs Sonneveld modern living was a status symbol. She had a highly developed sense of luxury: when in public she usually wore jewellery, a long coat preferably with a fur collar, and a hat with a hatpin. The family’s many holiday photographs show that she was always elegantly dressed when travelling. She was conscious of her social position as the wife of a director and considered it important to live in accordance with this status. The new house gave her the opportunity to cultivate connections with the cultural elite and develop her social identity as a director’s wife. 

Brush set and gloves. Photo Johannes Schwartz
Brush set and gloves. Photo Johannes Schwartz

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A review in Trouw newspaper, of the book Interbellum Rotterdam, kunst en cultuur tussen twee wereldoorlogen. (Interbellum Rotterdam, art and culture between the wars)

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Mrs Sonneveld. Collection Het Nieuwe Instituut. On loan from BIHS
Mrs Sonneveld. Collection Het Nieuwe Instituut. On loan from BIHS
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