The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Valckeniers, Catharina		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	1144
Call Number	WK 5073/968
Date	1621/09/24
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Orphan Chamber
Purpose	death inventory
Family Name	Valckeniers
Owner Name	Valckeniers, Catharina
Owner Notes	widow of Jan Commelyn
Life Dates	1560 |d 1621 |n Valckeniers; 1548 |d 1614 |n Commelin
Marriage Date	1623/01/24
Occupation	Retail merchant |a Book dealer
Residence	Amsterdam
Introduction	Inventaris van alle de goederen, schulden met inschulden ...inde nagelaten boedel van Catharina Valckeniers, weduwe van Jan Commelyn, gelyck sy met den selven mettet doot ontruymt heeft, begonnen den 24e septembris 1621 ende geeyndicht 6 february 1622. Among the debts due to the estate: Colette van der Keer (sister of Pieter van der Keer of INVNO 6060 and mother of Hendrick Hondius), per reste over de coop van papier handel 1,733 f. 6 st. 8 pen; deposit in the Wesselbank: 2687 f. 10 st; owed by Frans Martsz. tinsmith, 600 f. plus 250 f.; by Abraham Commelyn, 1,567 f. 10 st. 8 pen.; by Daniel du Gardyn (one of the guardians of the children), over a certain paspoort and a book, 25 f. 10 st. Frans Martsz. was the brotherin-law of Jan Commelyn (see R 26515 of Montias2).
Commentary	On Jan Commelyn and Catharina Valckenier, see the TEXT to INVNO 649 (R 548 of Montias1). The sale of 1623 (INVNO 649) contained very few works of art. The only items that the inventory and the sale had in common were a large map (which sold for 14 stuivers, a water color (1 f. 12 st.) and a coat-of-arms (probably Valckeniers)(4 f. 10 st.). The other items in the present inventory were either retained by the family or sold privately.
# of Items	35
Montias1 #	1039