Wine glass
Production date
Pre 1790
Pre 1790
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
Incomplete wine glass. Ovoid body, squat and thick stem.
Production date
Pre 1790
Pre 1790
Pre 1790
Measurements
Ht 110, Base dia 63
Media/Materials description
Glass
History and use
In 1790 HMS Pandora sailed from England in pursuit of the HMS Bounty and its mutineers. The Pandora was wrecked in 1791 on its return voyage while attempting to negotiate the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Queensland Museum archaeological expeditions between 1983 and 1999 recovered many artefacts.
This ovoid body wine glass was found near the Lieutenants' cabin area. Fragment missing from rim.
HMS Pandora
Queensland Museum archaeological expeditions between 1983 and 1999 recovered many artefacts.
This ovoid body wine glass was found near the Lieutenants' cabin area. Fragment missing from rim.
HMS Pandora
Registration number
MA4621
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