The floor slabs of Oudewater

3. Floor slab of Jannichgen, widow of Dirck Jan Luijten



Date:

 1519

MeMO memorial object ID:

 407

Commemorated party:

 Jannichgen was the widow of Dirck Jan Luijten. The family lived in Snelrewaard-Lange Linschoten just outside Oudewater.

Current location:

 West end of the south aisle of the nave (zuiderkerk)

Original location:

 The register of graves records this slab as situated in row 10 (grave 9) of the north choir (R10 G9)

Short description:

 Rectangular 'headstone' (hooftstuck) featuring two lines of inscription in Gothic textualis with the name of the deceased and the date, the second line being interrupted by a small shield in the centre

Material:

 Blue limestone

Dimensions:

 50 x 75 cm

Condition:

 The slab is complete, but cracked and worn in places with bad pitting, especially on the right side

Inscription:

 'Jannichgen Dirck Jan Luijten wedue sterf [...] 1519'

Translation:

 Jannichgen, widow of Dirck Jan Luijten, died [...] 1519

Language:

 Dutch

Heraldry:

 Three lozenges 2 and 1, in chief a dog or bear passant. The charge three lozenges 2 and 1 is typical for this region in central Holland and Utrecht.


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1. Jacob Hugenz. van Swieten et al.

2. Celi van Zijl and Alijt van Swieten

3. Jannichgen, widow of Dirck Jan Luijten

4. Elyzabet, widow of Jacob Gerritz., and her sister Eugen

5. Willem and Jan Ghijsbart Janz. van der Laen

6. Jacob Janz. van der Hoech

7. Clemens Willemsdochter

8. Fye, widow of Henrick Ghijsbertz.

9. A member of the Van der Heede family and Herman Ludolfz.

10. Adriaen Goesenz.

11. Marya Aedryen Goesenz. dochter

12. Cornelis Dirck Janz. and his wife
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