The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Houten, Pieter van		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	375
Archive	Gemeentearchief Amsterdam
Call Number	563 B
Date	1636/01/31
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Purpose	death inventory
Family Name	Houten
Owner Name	Houten, Pieter van
Life Dates	1570 |d c. 1636
Occupation	Services |a Broker, factor; Retail merchant |a Other
Residence	Amsterdam
Religion	Roman Catholic
Introduction	Inventory of the late Pieter van Houten made at the request of Nicolaes Coquis (or Cocques) (well-known textile merchant)
Commentary	The owner of the goods in this inventory is probably identical with Pieter van Houten, a merchant, plumassier, and broker, from Antwerp, who was fist noted in Amsterdam in 1590 (Gelderblom, Zuid-Nederlandse kooplieden, p. 304). Pieter van Houten was said to owe money to a mumber of creditors in July 1592 (NOTES to R 21444 of Montias2). On 16 July 1619, Pieter van Houten, feather dealer (pluymassier), named his son Pieter van Houten de jonge, to deal with Hans van der Put in Hainaut concerning the delivery of ostrich feathers which he, van Houten, had bought from van der Put (NA 382, fol. 17). Hans van der Put (probably of INVNO 1072) was the brother-in-law of the painter and art dealer Hans van Conincxloo II. On 1 August 1619, Rem Anthonisz., apothecary, 40, Constant Bourgeois, glovemaker, 48, and Pieter van Houten, feathers dealer, 49, made a declaration at the request of Jan Claesz. Passer, bode of Amsterdam for Rouen (NA 382, fo. 41). On Rem Anthonisz. (or Thonisz.), see the NOTES to R 21978 of Montias2. On Constant Bourgeois, see the NOTES to R 20955 of Montias2. Among the few books: De schat devotie, Catholique sermoenen. Pieter van Houten was probably R.C.
Notary	J. Westfrisius
# of Items	18
Montias1 #	112