BAT2555 - Porcelain artefact

Batavia Wreck

Pot base, blue and white Asian porcelain. Part of a flask or pear-shaped bottle, or kendi. Decoration: pale blue outline and wash of flowers on rocks with a type of key-fret frieze around the lower neck.

  • Material Porcelain

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location 1973/74 expedition. Inshore reef

Museum Reference

  • artefact BAT2555 - Porcelain

  • Registration Number 2555

Artefact information

Full information about the Porcelain
artefact BAT2555 - Porcelain
Ship Batavia
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 2555
Description Pot base, blue and white Asian porcelain. Part of a flask or pear-shaped bottle, or kendi. Decoration: pale blue outline and wash of flowers on rocks with a type of key-fret frieze around the lower neck.
Material Porcelain
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location 1973/74 expedition. Inshore reef
Modification date Thu, 2008-09-25
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/bat2555-porcelain
Map of shipwreck

Batavia

The Batavia built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Batavia cargo was Trade goods and supplies, building blocks for portico, specie. The Master of the Batavia was Adriaen Jacobs, the Batavia had a crew of 303. The Batavia was lost 1629/06/04 at Morning reef, Houtman Abrolhos.

Under commandeur Francisco Pelsaert, and Ariaen Jacobsz skipper, newly built Batavia sailed from Texel 27 October 1628 for the Dutch East Indies with bullion, goods and silver. On 4 June 1629 the ship struck a reef near Beacon Island in the Houtman Abrolhos. Of the 322 aboard 40 drowned and the rest got ashore. In search of water and food Jacobsz, Pelsaert and others left site in a 30-...

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