JM221 - Glass
James Matthews
Bottle: Glass [Type B]. Dark olive green (black), hammered appearance. Horizontal and opposing vertical mould seams. Irregular shaped base with indentations. Gritty, irregular push-up, sand-pontilled. Complete.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 1
Material Glass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 221
ID 11201
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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