The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Fontaine, Philip de la (II)		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	1253
Call Number	DBK 5072/600 (new), fol. 4vo and foll.
Date	1672/05/31
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Desolate Boedelskamer
Purpose	Insolvent inventory drawn up for the benefit of the creditors under the supervision of the DBK
Family Name	Fontaine
Owner Name	Fontaine, Philip de la (II)
Life Dates	1616/09/25 |d ?
Marriage Date	1637/06/02; 1653/04/22
Occupation	Merchant (largescale) |a Cloth, silk
Residence	Op Vijgendam in de Fonteyn in Amsterdam
Introduction	Inventaris van de meubelen ende huysraet mitsgaders coopmanschappen ende winckel waren bevonden in den boedel van Philip de la Fontaine gewoont hebbende op Vijgendam in de Fonteyn. Postscript: Aldus beschreven ende geinventariseert den 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30 ende 31 maij 1672.
Commentary	The insolvent owner of the works of art in the present inventory is likely to be Philippe de la Fontaine II. The son of Philippe de la Fontaine I (of R 20084 of Montias2) and of Maria Flamen, he was baptized in the Waals Kerck on 25 September 1616. He was betrothed to Suzanna de Bie, (daughter of Abraham de Bie), on 2 June 1637 (DTB 446/15). Abraham de Bie, married to Susanna Carels, was a buyer at WK auction (R 38063 of Montias2). Suzanna was (apparently) the sister of Cornelia de Bie, who was married to Jean de la Fontaine, the brother of Philippe de la Fontaine II. Suzanna died on 23 October 1652. Philippe then married Cornelia Hartman, daughter of Hertman Hertmans (a well-known surgeon). The betrothal act took place on 22 April 1653 (Nederlandsche Leeuw 52(1934), col. 246 and 56(1938), col. 142). On 29 February 1640, a broker made a deposition at the request of Willem Muylman. He declared that Philips Fonteyn de jonge, silk cloth dealer, had sold (to Muylman?) two bolts of moire silk cloth (gewaterde camelotten) for the price of 23 schellingen Vl., to pay in 15 months (Van Dillen, Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van het bedrijfsleven R.G.P. 144(1974), p.258). In addition to silk goods, De la Fontaine had in stock for sale many bolts of English serge.
# of Items	121
Montias1 #	1174