Amsterdam · about 1640
Historical maker
Named in 1 book.
What the books printed
Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 257.
BOUMESTER (Jean) — Amsterdam circa 1640. One of the best Dutch makers. His work is graceful, although perhaps a little too arched, and is coated with an excellent brown varnish, pleasing to the eye. He made instruments of both a large and small pattern. No 166.
Same town, same time
19 other Amsterdam makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:
- 1637 Boumeester, J.
- 1637 Boumeester, Jahn
- 1637 to 1689 Boumeester, Jan
- 1643 Swarts, Joh
- about 1650 Boumeester
- 1671 Kleinmann, Cornelius