The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Jans, Grietje		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	276
Archive	Gemeentearchief Amsterdam
Call Number	569 fol. 459 and foll. and fol. 471
Date	1638/11/18
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Notarial
Purpose	death inventory
Family Name	Jans
Owner Name	Jans, Grietje
Owner Notes	widow of Dirck Gerritsz. Ritser
Occupation	Employee |a Admiralty, V.O.C., W.I.C.
Residence	Amsterdam
Religion	Roman Catholic
Introduction	Inventoris ende specificatie van allen den goederen nagelaten by z. Grietje Jans weduwe was in haer leven van z. Dirck Gerritsz. Ritser Equipagemeester was van de oost indische compagnie sulcx zij de selve metter doot deser werelt ontruymt heeft.
Commentary	Grietie Jans was the widow of Dirck Gerritsz. Ritser who had been Equipment Master for the V.O.C. The portrait of the Pope and the crucifixes suggest that the owners of the inventory were Roman Catholic.
Notary	L. Lamberti
# of Items	32
Montias1 #	193