JM146 - Stoneware
James Matthews
Jar: Storage w/ plain rolled-lip (rim restored from broken sherds), pinkish brown top, light brown base, some slip runs and creamy white body.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 1
Material Stoneware
Museum Reference
Registration Number 146
ID 11118
Status Commonwealth
The wreck was located in 1973 on
the north side of Woodman Point in
Cockburn Sound, by members of the
Underwater Explorers Club (UEC) who
were conducting an underwater line
search as part of their wreck research
programme.
Archival research revealed that
James Matthews was a snow-brig of 107
tons, registered at the Port of London.
The...
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