Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

CM85 - Patterned Earthenware

Cumberland

Hot water plate with new indented rim. Manuafacturer: Spode. Pattern: ‘Death of the Bear’. Shows hunters on elephants and horseback (not shown) with dogs, having hunted down a bear which they are killing with gunshot and spear.
Printed marks: SPODE and DEATH OF THE BEAR in large capitals.
Impressed marks: SPODE 13

Site Area Code South West

Site Location W 7 / N 13

Number of Items 1

Material Patterned Earthenware

Museum Reference

Registration Number 85

ID 7265

Status Commonwealth

Artefacts

Cumberland

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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