JM664 - Patterned Earthenware
James Matthews
Saucer w/ central motif of roses & pheasants: six double spiral motifs alternate w/ 6 plaited ribbon motifs on the inner rim.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 10
Material Patterned Earthenware
Museum Reference
Registration Number 664
ID 11548
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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