The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Sweers, Jan		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	559
Call Number	DBK 5072/569
Date	1662/01/17
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Desolate Boedelskamer
Purpose	Insolvent inventory drawn up at the request of creditors
Family Name	Sweers
Owner Name	Sweers, Jan
Life Dates	1615 |d 1661 |n ?
Marriage Date	1637/03/13
Type of Ceremony	K
Residence	In 't Swart Ancker in the St. Anthonisbreestraet in Amsterdam
Introduction	Inventaris van de meubelen ende huisradt bevonden in den boedel van Jan Sweers gewoont hebbende op de St. Anthonisbreestraet in 't Swart Ancker. Postscript: Aldus gedaen ende geinventariseert den 17e januarij anno 1662. Op huijden den 17en januarij 1662 heeft Niclaes Kort coopman hier ter stede hem by desen gestelt cautionaris ende borge voor de verantwoordinge ende verminderinge van de meubelen ende huijsraet concernende den boedel van Jan Sweers in den bovenstaende inventaris gespecificeert ende begrepen ... Signed: N. Kort.
Commentary	On 13 March 1637, Johannes Sweerts, 22, assisted by his brother-in-law Paulus van Fockenburgh (of R 23761 of Montias2) was betrothed to Abigael Ardes (DTB 446/77). Paulus van Fockenburgh (of R 23761 of Montias2) was betrothed to Catharina Sweerts, assisted by her guardian Willem Sweerts on 1 February 1609 (DTB 433/403). On 27 October 1641, the son Pieter of Johannes Sweerts and Abigael Ardes was baptized in the O.K. in the presence of Sara du Pier, widow of Jean Wallis (of R 27576) (DTB 7/305). Willem Sweerts had married Janneken du Pier (or Pire) in 1607. Johannes Sweerts was almost certainly the son of Willem Lenaertsz. Sweerts, who was a silk weaver. The presence in this inventory of two paintings dealing with the silk trade suggests this may also have been Johannes's occupation. Another Jan Sweers was married to Neeltgen van Beke. After his wife's death, Cornelis van Tongerloo was named as the guardian of the children by the Orphan Chamber on 2 July 1609 (WK 5073/513, fol. 132vo.) Cornelis van Tongeren engaged in various enterprises, including cloth making. He died insolvent in 1617 (Van Dillen, Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van het bedrijfsleven R.G.P. 78(1933), p. xvii).
# of Items	39
Montias1 #	1056