Calking iron from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Meresteijn

anonymous, 1693 - 1702

IJzeren werktuig waarmee de scheepshuid kon worden afgeschraapt. Beitelvormig met aan éen kant een kromme punt. Calking iron.

  • Artwork typekalfaatijzer
  • Object numberNG-1975-77-ME
  • Dimensionsheight 16.5 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 2.3 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Calking iron from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Meresteijn

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-1975-77-ME

  • Description

    IJzeren werktuig waarmee de scheepshuid kon worden afgeschraapt. Beitelvormig met aan éen kant een kromme punt. Calking iron.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    1693 - 1702

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 16.5 cm x width 5.7 cm x depth 2.3 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1702 - 1702-04-03

Acquisition and rights

Documentation

  • Peter Marsden, The Meresteyn, wrecked in 1702, near Cape Town, South Africa, uit: The international journal of nautical archaeology and underwater exploration, 5, 1976, 3, pagina 201-219

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