JM358 - Glass
James Matthews
Bottle INCOMPLETE: flat octagonal green glass w/ fluted corners and flat resting point. Chamfered heel & oval- shaped shallow domed basal profile w/ diagonal mould seam. Artefact incomplete.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 1
Material Glass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 358
ID 11348
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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