The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Wittenoom, Cornelis Dircksz.		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	474
Archive	Gemeentearchief Amsterdam
Call Number	2090B fol. 761 and foll.
Date	1665/07/22
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Notarial
Purpose	death inventory
Family Name	Wittenoom
Owner Name	Wittenoom, Cornelis Dircksz.
Owner Notes	and his wife Maertge Jans
Life Dates	1618 |d 1665
Marriage Date	1642/02/08
Type of Ceremony	Pui
Occupation	Food preparation |a Baker, pastry baker; Merchant (largescale) |a Spices, East Indies products
Residence	Opde Angeliersgracht in Amsterdam
Religion	Reformed/Remonstrant
Introduction	Inventaris vande goederen metter doot ontruijmt ende nagelaten bij Cornelis Dircksz. Wittenoom in zijn leven beschuytbacker ende Maertge Jans echte luijden overleden opde Aangeliersgraft beschreven opt versoecke ende aengeven van Jacob Meuwisz. Muijrlingh, Claes Pietersz. Schuijt ende Barent Jansz. Veris oomen van de vier nagelaten kinderen van de voors. overledene ten overstaen van hr. Jacob vande Poel ende Claes Hendricksz. notaris als voogden vqn de voors. kinderen door mij Jacob Hellerus ...te Amsterdam residerende. Postscript: Aldus gejnventariseert ende gepasseert ter presentie van Jan Cranendoncq ende Christiaen Becker als ges. getuijgen den 22 july anno 1665.
Commentary	The biscuit baker and later spices dealer Cornelis Dircksz. Wittenoom, who lived from 1618-1665, was the son of Dirck Cornelisz. Wittenoom and of Magdalena Veris, the presumed sister of the painter Barent Jansz. Veris, at whose request this inventory was drawn up (see the INTRO). Magdalena Veris was cited in the TEXT of R 319 of Montias1. Eleven of Veris's paintings were recorded in the present inventory (0002[a] to 0002[k]). Cornelis Dircksz. was a director of the Amsterdam Schouwburg from 1652 until 1665 (Dudok van Heel in Jaarboek Amstelodamum 72(1980), p. 42). Dirck Cornelisz. Wittenoom was married (perhaps after the death of Magdalena Veris) to Welhoet Cornelis. A son of that marriage, named Jacob Wittenoom, born in Amsterdam in 1622, was also a spices merchant. He married Agnieta Colijn, the daughter of the book seller and printer Michiel Colijn (of R 22124 of Montias2) (Jaarboek Central Bureau voor Genealogie 14(1960). pp. 62-63). That Wittenoom was probably a Remonstrant, like his father-in-law Michiel Colijn, is inferred from his books, which included 't leven van Wttenbogaert, a volume of Arminius etc.. Wittenoom also owed Jan Claesz. Ansloo (probably de jonge of INVNO 113) one ninth part in a capital sum of 2000 gulden.
Notary	Jacob Hellerus
# of Items	58
Montias1 #	905