Jug
Jug
Jug

Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal (PDM 1.0)

Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal (PDM 1.0)

Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal (PDM 1.0)

About this jug

Mask: Group 11

Medallion: Coat of Arms

Vessel: Group 13

Location:

James Bay, Jamestown,
St. Helena

Long/Lat: -15.917065, -5.719475

Archaeological Context: Sealed feature: Sealed feature

Site type: Shipwreck

Notes: The wreck of the VOC ship De Witte Leeuw was discovered in 1977 by Belgian diver R. Stenuit. It lay at a depth of 36 metres in Jamestown Bay on Saint Helena.
The East Indiaman De Witte Leeuw was part of the fleet that departed from Texel on 30 January 1610 under the command of the first appointed Governor-General of the VOC, Pieter Both. De Witte Leeuw was lost on 13 June 1613, on its return journey to the Netherlands from the Dutch East Indies. The cargo consisted of valuable spices and porcelain. They engaged in battle with Portuguese galleons near Saint Helena and the ship was burned. Part of the remaining crew sailed back to the Netherlands on the Vlissingen and the Bantam.

Time Period: 1575 - 1600

Date on vessel: 1599

Height: 242.00

Max-width: 190.00

Rim diameter: 42.00

Foot diameter: 95.00

Feature description: Bartmann jug from the VOC ship “Witte Leeuw”, 100% intact. Balloon-shaped jug with vertical handle from lip to shoulder. On neck: mask and on belly three round medallions with coat of arms and “isgi”. Glazed with “Köllner braun” glaze colour over the entire pot, except for part of the foot.

Identifier: NG-1977-179-W

Custody: Museum

Custody Data: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam