Fragment of a powderhorn from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia, anonymous, 1700 - in or before 1743

Title(s)

Fragment of a powderhorn from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia

Object type

• powder horn

Object number

NG-1978-52-H-636

Description

Powderhorn; two fragments: curved, tapering horn, lower end eroded, nozzle consisting of conical copper band with 2 circular holes and 1 copper wire screw eye; wood base, circular, flat with 1 copper wire screw eye.

Artist

• anonymous

Place

Netherlands

Dating

1700 - in or before 13-Aug-1743

Material

• bone (material)

Measurements

height 12 cm × width 2.6 cm × depth c. 5 cm

When

• 1743-08-13 - 1743-08-13

Where

• Annet

Who

• Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
• Hollandia (schip)

Acquisition

purchase 2-May-1978

Copyright

Public domain

• Hollandia compendium : a contribution to the history, archeology, classification and lexicography of a 150 ft. Dutch East Indiaman (1740-1750), p. 296, cat.nr. 2.1.1.4.