Books, Manuscripts, a Globe, an Inkwell with a Candle, a Box of Seals, Sealing Wax and a Pocket Watch on a blue Ribbon on a draped Table

The date of 1674 on the book in the present picture would seem to indicate that this is an early work, painted before Collier left Leyden for London in 1693. As Fred Meijer has pointed out, the artist often signed himself 'Edward' before he was in England.