ZW5580 - Stoneware
Zeewijk
Stoneware jug: Beardman - complete. Debased mask and small floral medallion. Coarse body.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Area location: xyz- unknown. Found by Capt. Alfred Wiliam Davis c. 1906 near wreck site (Pelsaert Island).
Number of Items 1
Material Stoneware
Museum Reference
Registration Number 5580
ID 23471
Status Commonwealth
Zeewijk was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos on 9 June 1727. The Zeewijk did not break up immediately and goods, including the treasure chests, were transferred to Gun Island. It was obvious to the crew that the ship could never be floated from its position locked into the reef.
A rescue group of eleven of the fittest survivors and First Mate set off for Batavia in the longboat on 10 July...
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