The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Jans, Sara		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	423
Archive	Gemeentearchief Amsterdam
Call Number	NA 2605, fol.1075 and foll., film 2646
Date	1665/06/25
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Notarial
Purpose	inventory of goods brought to marriage by Sara Jans
Family Name	Jans
Owner Name	Jans, Sara
Owner Notes	widow of Jan Jansz. Heven, bride of Willem Harmansz. van Ottinga, widower of Nellitge Stander
Marriage Date	1665/06/19
Type of Ceremony	K
Occupation	Manufacture |a Cloth, silk
Residence	On the Rosegracht in Amsterdam.
Religion	probably Reformed
Introduction	Inventaris van all de goederen ... die Sara Jans, weduwe van Jan Jansz. Heven, is hebbende ende ten huwelijck aanbrenghende in het jeghenwoordighe aanstaande huwelijck met Willem Harmansz. van Ottinga volgens de huwelijcke voorwaarde op den 12 maandt junij voorde notaris Cornelis de Grijp... gepasseert. Postscript: ... ende verklare ik ondergesch. Willem van Ottinga alle de de selve goederen op dato nagesien ende alsoo met mijn voors. huisvrou ten huwelijck ontfangen te hebben.
Commentary	The religion of Sara Jans is inferred from the portraits of predicanten and the Kerck Bijbel in her inventory. Earlier, on 21 June 1663, an inventory had been taken of the goods belonging to Jan Jansz. Heeven in the house of Sara Jans (NA 2606, film 2646). Three of the paintings in this inventory (a burning of Troy, a painting of birds --probably by Vonck-- and a breakfast piece) seem to be identical with paintings in the present inventory. On 19 June 1665, Willem Harman van Ottinga, from Amsterdam, keurmeester in de sij (controller of the silk guild), widower of Nelletje Stander, was betrothed to Sara Jans, widow of Jan Jansz. van Heeden, living on the Rosegracht (DTb 487/216). Jan Jansz. van Heeden must be identical with Jan Jansz. van Heeven of the INTRO.
Notary	C. Grijp
# of Items	51
Montias1 #	324