Lead weight from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Hollandia, dated 1743, anonymous, 1700 - in or before 1743

Title(s)

Lead weight from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Hollandia, dated 1743

Object type

• weight

Object number

NG-1980-27-H-1820

Description

Ring-handle weight, top, oval disc, concave underneath with round shaft in centre, hollow core square, flat top with 2 holes for handle, 3 inscriptions (VIII), coat of arms on either side eroded (cf.NG1980-27H3325b).

Artist

• anonymous

Place

Netherlands

Dating

1700 - in or before 13-Aug-1743

Material

• lead (metal)

Measurements

height 3.7 cm × diameter 5.6 cm

When

• 1743-08-13 - 1743-08-13

Where

• Annet

Who

• Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
• Hollandia (schip)

Acquisition

purchase 1980

Copyright

Public domain

• Hollandia compendium : a contribution to the history, archeology, classification and lexicography of a 150 ft. Dutch East Indiaman (1740-1750), p. 455, cat.nr. 2.9.8.6.3.1.