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Fragment of a dish from the VOC ship 'The White Lion'
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Fragment of a dish from the VOC ship 'The White Lion'

anonymous · before 1613 · glaze; bone china (material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Fragment of a plate from the VOC ship 'Witte Leeuw', 55% present. The sherd is glassy white and contains little embedded dirt. The glaze is blue-tinted and flakes off over parts of the rim. The base is unglazed. The footring is V-shaped, faceted, and curves inward. More than 20 grains of kiln sand were found. The rim is scalloped. Lamp plate. Six fragments glued together.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineFragment schotel uit V.O.C.-schip de 'Witte Leeuw'. before 1613. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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