Since 1642, this hexagonal pulpit has been located at the heart of the Oude Kerk. After the Protestant Reformation in 1578, attention for the spoken word of the preacher increased. For that reason, coffin maker Jan Pietersz was commissioned to design a new pulpit. He did so in collaboration with woodcarver Nicasius van Eyckelsbeeck. This duo is also responsible for the pews surrounding the pulpit, the so-called mayor’s pews. The brass balustrade was added by Joost Gerritsz Geelgieter in 1643, made in the auricular – or so-called kwab – style, a decorative style only used in the Netherlands that is characterized by the use of abstract and soft shapes.

Period	17th century
Dimensions	H. vloer tm. klankbord 430 cm, h. vloer tm. kuiprand 290 cm, h. kuip en onderkuip 186 cm, h. vloer - onderzijde onderekuip 104 cm, b. 270 cm, d. 270 cm
Notes	de trap werd gewijzigd in 1778-1779. De versiering onder het klankbord met lijstwerk en rozet is aangebracht in 1844.
Location	Middenbeuk/-schip
Materials	Ebony, brass
Number of parts	1

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