Violin-shaped Chinese tael weight from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship 't Vliegend Hart, , 1700 - 1735

Title(s)

Violin-shaped Chinese tael weight from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship 't Vliegend Hart

Object type

• weight (scale component)

Object number

NG-1984-32-1

Description

Koperen tael- of qiangewicht met Chinese en Europese inscripties waarmee goud en andere kostbaarheden werden gewogen. vioolgewicht, violin-shaped weights

Artist

Place

China

Dating

1700 - 1735

Material

• copper (metal)

Measurements

height 8.2 cm × width 6.1 cm × depth 3.7 cm

When

• 1729 - 1735

Who

• Ming Li-Foo
• Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
• 't Vliegend Hart (schip)

Acquisition

purchase 1984

Copyright

Public domain

• TVliegendHart rapport 1982-1983, Jerzy Henryk Geert 1955- Gawronski
• afb. standcatalogus 2.7.3.1.