Ceramic Pottery Ink Well Ceramic Pottery Ink Well - Shipwreck treasure

Ceramic Pottery Ink Well

Ceramic Pottery Ink Well - Shipwreck treasure

DESCRIPTION

The majority of the original ceramic glaze is still present, giving this piece a lovely caramel hue.

PEDIGREE

Accompanied with old artifact tag, attributing it to the Santa Leocadia (sunk November 7th, 1800), found by M. Meylachon.

Its cargo is therefore substantial. According to Julio Estrada, quoted by Mariano Sánchez, captain of the frigate in passive service, the ship was carrying 1,250,000 pesos, gold and silver coins, which are now prized by numismatists. Read the article

COMMENTS

This beautiful little artifact stands as a fully intact ink well that could have been used for a variety of maritime business, such as map-making from a cartographer, recording the crew and cargo on board, or by the Captain for official correspondences.

. 50 mm sur 50 mm, 98,78 gr.

Ceramic

PERIOD

around 1800

TYPE

collectibles

YEAR

around 1800

MINT NAME

DIAMETER

50mm x 50mm

METAL

Ceramic

WEIGHT

98,4 g

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