The Montias Database of 17th Century Dutch Art Inventories

Greven, Abraham Jacobsz.		printer-friendly view
Inventory #	884
Call Number	DBK 5072/367, fol. 16 and foll.
Date	1660/03/10
City	Amsterdam
Country	Nederland
Type	Desolate Boedelskamer
Purpose	Insolvent inventory
Family Name	Greven
Owner Name	Greven, Abraham Jacobsz.
Residence	Amsterdam
Introduction	Inventaris van de meubelen ende huijsraet bevonden in den boedel van Abraham Jacobsz. Greven. Postscript: Aldus gedaen ende geinventariseert den 10 martij 1660.
Commentary	In 1635, Abraham Jacobsz. Greven owed to a silk dealer f 391: 2: 8 (Jaarboek Amsterdam 14(1916), p. 161. The large amount suggests that he bought silk to work it up. He was probably a spin spinner (zydereder) On 1 May 1665, Elsje Wijnants, widow of Abraham Jacobsz. Greven, was betrothed to Willem Bildenbeecq, widower of Annetje Egberts van Hardenberg (DTB 686/237). Jacob Abrahamsz. Greven, at whose request the inventory of Paulus Buys de oude (INVNO 501) in 1638, was perhaps the father of Abraham Jacobsz. Jacob Greven, who is perhaps identical with Jacob Abrahamsz. Greven, and his wife Albertje Andries had their son Johannes baptized in the O.K. on 25 February 1644 in the presence of Catrijn Jans and Blaes Willemsz.
# of Items	50
Montias1 #	1063