Amsterdam drapers' guild
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The Amsterdam drapers' guild was a powerful early modern trade association of cloth merchants and inspectors that regulated the quality and commerce of textiles in Amsterdam.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern institution
ⓘ
guild ⓘ trade association ⓘ |
| aim |
maintaining reputation of Amsterdam textiles
ⓘ
preventing fraud in cloth trade ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amsterdam city government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amsterdam textile industry ⓘ Dutch textile trade ⓘ cloth inspectors ⓘ cloth merchants ⓘ |
| country |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| economicPower | high influence on local textile prices ⓘ |
| enforced |
entry requirements for becoming a master draper
ⓘ
quality marks on cloth ⓘ rules on apprenticeship in the drapery trade ⓘ |
| function |
controlling access to the cloth trade
ⓘ
protecting economic interests of members ⓘ setting standards for textiles ⓘ supervising weighing and measuring of cloth ⓘ |
| governedBy | guild regulations ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
commerce in cloth within Amsterdam
ⓘ
textile quality in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| historicalContext | commercial expansion of Amsterdam in the early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalRole | powerful corporate body in Amsterdam economy ⓘ |
| industry |
cloth trade
ⓘ
textile trade ⓘ |
| influenced | urban economic regulation in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
inspection of cloth
ⓘ
regulation of textile commerce ⓘ regulation of textile quality ⓘ |
| memberOfClass |
merchant guilds
ⓘ
urban craft guilds ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| partOf | Amsterdam guild system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
cloth inspection procedures
ⓘ
textile merchants in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other craft and merchant guilds in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| socialRole | organizing status and hierarchy among drapers ⓘ |
| typeOfGoodRegulated |
linen
ⓘ
other textiles ⓘ woollen cloth ⓘ |
| usedInstitution | guildhall in Amsterdam ⓘ |
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