The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Dirx, Hans		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	1109
Call Number	WK 5073/940
Date	1603/04/22
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Orphan Chamber
Purpose	auction
Family Name	Dirx
Owner Name	Dirx, Hans
Owner Notes	and his wife
Occupation	Artisan |a Embroiderer, lacemaker, hairweaver
Residence	In de Nesse in Amsterdam
Introduction	22 april ... de goederen naergelaten bij Hans Dirx borduyrwercker. Ten selven dage ... achtergelaten by de huysvrouw van Hans Dirx borduyrwercker (clothing only).
Commentary	Hans Dircx, borduijrwercker (embroiderer) was one of the schutters in the company of Pieter Adriaensz. Raap portrayed in 1603. The painting hung in the Handboogdoelen (Oud Holland 15(1897), p. 134). The couple may have died from the plague which raged in 1603.
Total Value	493 |d 3 st. 8 pen.
Art Value	5 |d 8 st.
# of Items	6
Montias1 #	1007