Wouden tinderbox from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia, anonymous, 1700 - in or before 1743

Title(s)

Wouden tinderbox from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Hollandia

Object type

• pot

Object number

NG-1979-233-H-853

Description

Pot; egg-shaped, inverted baluster moulding, narrow flat circular base, straight upper rim, band around rim; loose lid, circular, slightly domed, narrow overhanging rim, concave underneath, baluster-shaped finial: attached to base with chain.

Artist

• anonymous

Place

Netherlands

Dating

1700 - in or before 13-Aug-1743

Material

• wood (plant material)
• copper (metal)
• bone (material)

Measurements

height 6.5 cm
diameter 4.1 cm
height 2.7 cm
diameter 2.5 cm
length 11 cm
diameter 0.4 cm
height c. 8.5 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. 426, cat.nr. 2.4.9.3.