Tea Bowl
Production date
Pre 1790
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
Hand-painted bowl, incomplete. The inner rim border is a 'Nanking'-like, cross-hatched band, underscored with a spear motif; the cross-hatched band contains registers, each with a triangular 'stack' of fruit and decorative leaves. Evidence of over-glaze gilt enrichment, outer surface perhaps depicts a 'wind-blown seeding or pollination event'. European fisherman scene features on outer body.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Maritime Archaeology
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Food & Drink Consumption Crockery tea bowl
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Food & Drink Consumption Crockery tea bowl
Production date
Pre 1790
Measurements
Dimensions: H 100 x Dia. 160 mm
Weight: 605g
Weight: 605g
Media/Materials description
Ceramic
History and use
This bowl was recovered from HMS Pandora, a naval vessel sent from England in 1790 in pursuit of the HMS Bounty and its mutineers. Following navigation in the South Pacific, Pandora wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef in 1791 on its return voyage.
The Pandora shipwreck was discovered in 1977, and Queensland Museum conducted archaeological expeditions between 1983 and 1999 recovering many artefacts.
The Pandora shipwreck was discovered in 1977, and Queensland Museum conducted archaeological expeditions between 1983 and 1999 recovering many artefacts.
Registration number
MA7600
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