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Fragments of a plate from the VOC ship 'White Lion'
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Fragments of a plate from the VOC ship 'White Lion'

anonymous · before 1613 · bone china (material)

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

About this work

Plate from the VOC ship 'Witte Leeuw', 60% present; parts of the center and wall are missing. The sherd is glassy white and contains little embedded dirt. The glaze is blue-tinted and flakes off over parts of the rim. The glaze has pinholes and small firing cracks at the corners of the rim. The base is glazed. The footring curves inward, is V-shaped, and faceted. One piece consists of seven fragments glued together.

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

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