Musket butt with side plate from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia, anonymous, 1700 - in or before 1743

Title(s)

Musket butt with side plate from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia

Object type

Object number

NG-1979-232-H-2623

Description

Musket, stock with fitting; fragm, butt and lock section, barrel stock broken off, butt-plate missing; side plate id. NG 1980-27H3068, trigger plate id. NG 1980-27H2541.

Artist

• anonymous

Place

Netherlands

Dating

1700 - in or before 13-Aug-1743

Material

• wood (plant material)
• copper (metal)

Measurements

height 12 cm × width 54 cm × depth 5 cm

When

• 1743-08-13 - 1743-08-13

Where

• Annet

Who

• Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
• Hollandia (schip)

Acquisition

purchase 1979

Copyright

Public domain

• Hollandia compendium : a contribution to the history, archeology, classification and lexicography of a 150 ft. Dutch East Indiaman (1740-1750), p. 314, cat.nr. 2.1.3.1.1.