The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Luls, Matthijs		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	1276
Call Number	DBK 5072/985, fol. 121vo. and foll.
Date	1655
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Desolate Boedelskamer
Purpose	Inventory of insolvent individual drawn up at the request of his creditors under supervision of the DBK.
Family Name	Luls
Owner Name	Luls, Matthijs
Occupation	Merchant (largescale) |a cloth
Residence	Amsterdam
Introduction	Inventaris van de goederen ende huysraden bevonden in den boedel van Matthijs Luls
Commentary	Matthijs Luls (II or III) may have been the son of the cloth merchant David Luls or of Daniel Luls. David Luls was a very active cloth dealer and manufacturer who owned a cloth mill and exported cloth to France, Dantzig and other places. On David and Matthijs Davidsz. Luls, see R 27047 of Montias2. The inventory of Anthony Gaillard II (INVNO 163) was drawn up at David Luls's request. On 23 October 1630, he set up a company to produce cloth, together with Marten Codde (of R 21399 of Montias2), Pieter Adriaensz. Block, Govert van der My (cited in the NOTES to R 24922 of Montias2), Isaack van Halmael (cited in the NOTES to R 24908 of Montias2), Jan Hendricksz. Pelt, Franchoys de Vick, Rombout Kemp (the sergeant in Rembrandt's Nightwatch, Paulus Ras (cited in the NOTES to R 24922 of Montias2), and Agge Pietersz. Brughman (Van Dillen Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van het bedrijfsleven 74(1933), p. 733). On 15 April 1638, Mathijs Lulsz., from Acken, 24, assisted by his cousins Abraham and David Luls, was betrothed to Jannetje Bencken, from Middelburg, 24, assisted by her father Jacob Bencken and her mother Josintie van der Tombe, living in the Stormstraet (DTB 431/473).
# of Items	60
Montias1 #	1195