GT1404A - Ship's timber
Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon)
Fragment of sacrificial planking, poorly preserved. It has nail holes from sheathing nails, closely spaced in diagonal or alternating pattern, shafts are square in cross-section. rounded nail head impressions not well preserved as exterior is worm-eaten. Sawmarks visible on interior surface. This plank was sawn by a wind-driven sawing mill. The sawmarks are very straight and regular, run perpendicular to the length of the timber.
(Sample in MAC-056, T. 05).
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location 275/185
Number of Items 1
Material Ship's timber
Museum Reference
Registration Number 1404
ID 8741
Status Commonwealth
ANCODS 1985 Commonwealth Govt. Allocation: ANMM (00046473)
