ZT3993 - Porcelain artefact

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) Wreck

Fine porcelain saucer/dish with foot-ring. Underglaze blue decoration. Bird on a rock interior with alternating bird and floral motifs around cavetto. External decoration consists of four underglaze concentric rings. Small section missing.

  • Material Porcelain

  • Number of Items 8

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

  • Site Location Wreck site: cave excavated by Geoff Kimpton, stern area.

Museum Reference

  • artefact ZT3993 - Porcelain

  • Registration Number 3993

Artefact information

Full information about the Porcelain
artefact ZT3993 - Porcelain
Ship Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)
Status Commonwealth
Registration Number 3993
Description Fine porcelain saucer/dish with foot-ring. Underglaze blue decoration. Bird on a rock interior with alternating bird and floral motifs around cavetto. External decoration consists of four underglaze concentric rings. Small section missing.
Material Porcelain
Number of Items 8
Site Area Code Mid-West
Site Location Wreck site: cave excavated by Geoff Kimpton, stern area.
Modification date Wed, 2008-09-24
Date Registered Sun, 1988-03-06
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/zt3993-porcelain
Map of shipwreck

Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp)

The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) built in Netherlands, by VOC, owned by VOC. The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) cargo was Coins, general cargo. The Master of the Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) was Marinus Wijsvliet, the Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) had a crew of 200-250. The Zuiddorp (Zuytdorp) was lost 1712/06 at North of Kalbarri.

This is the only ship that needs permission to dive on in WA. Protected zone 500 m around wreck. On 1 August 1711 Zuytdorp also Zuiddorp (meaning ‘South town’) was dispatched from the Netherlands to the trading port of Batavia. It never arrived at its destination. No search was undertaken, presumably due to prior expensive but fruitless attempts to search for other missing ships. The crew...

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