CM21 - Patterned Earthenware
Cumberland
Rim sherd, flat, with of blue and white house and trees pattern in rectangular frame with concave corners. From pattern: Newnham Court pattern.
Site Area Code South West
Site Location E 5-10v m / N 0.5 m
Number of Items 1
Material Patterned Earthenware
Museum Reference
Registration Number 21
ID 7200
Status Commonwealth
The ship Cumberland was built of teak, iron fastened with iron knees, and had been sheathed with copper. It had two decks, and carried a proofed chain anchor cable as well as two coir rope cables. The vessel’s loaded draught was 17 ft (5.18 m). It was owned by Steel, Lamden and Company, and, under the command of Anthony Steel, had delivered a cargo of 16??000 bushels of wheat from Bombay to...
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