In den Witte Spaerpot
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In 1613, baker Willem van Duynen provided his building on the corner of Appeldijk-Met van Amerongensteeg with a gable stone: In den In den Witte Spaerpot. His choice of a piggy bank probably refers to thrift as a virtue. He must have also dreamt of a well-filled piggy bank. The stone depicts a model of money box common at the time. The depicted sleeve also reflects the fashion of the early 17th century.
In the late 19th or early 20th century, the front of the building was replaced and the gablestone removed. Fortunately, however, it was preserved and in 1912 it was donated to the then newly established museum 'Dit is in Bethlehem'. Today, the gablestone can be admired in the Gorcums Museum, the corresponding year stone is in storage.
One of the current...
In 1613, baker Willem van Duynen provided his building on the corner of Appeldijk-Met van Amerongensteeg with a gable stone: In den In den Witte Spaerpot. His choice of a piggy bank probably refers to thrift as a virtue. He must have also dreamt of a well-filled piggy bank. The stone depicts a model of money box common at the time. The depicted sleeve also reflects the fashion of the early 17th century.
In the late 19th or early 20th century, the front of the building was replaced and the gablestone removed. Fortunately, however, it was preserved and in 1912 it was donated to the then newly established museum 'Dit is in Bethlehem'. Today, the gablestone can be admired in the Gorcums Museum, the corresponding year stone is in storage.
One of the current residents of the house on the Appeldijk, whose history dates back to before 1550, has manufactured replicas of both stones to return the 'spaerpot' to its original location. The replica of the money box stone also includes the caption again - In den Witte Spaerpot - which was lost with the original. The stones were unveiled on 11 March 2022.
The Met van Amerongensteeg was soon called Spaarpotsteeg as a result of the placement of the gablestone in 1613. For a while, the name Blaauwe Schuitsteeg was also in use, after a former building on the quay where the alley ended. Eventually, only the name Spaarpotsteeg remained. The name Met van Amerongensteeg now belongs to a dead-end alley on the Kalkhaven, about 12 metres south of the present Spaarpotsteeg.