Objet collection Ceramic Pottery Ink Well - Shipwreck treasure Santa Leocadia EF conservation

Accompanied with old artifact tag attributing it to the Santa Leocadia (sunk November 7th 1800) found by M. Meylachon.

Its cargo is therefore substantial. According to Julio Estrada quoted by Mariano Sánchez captain of the frigate in passive service the ship was carrying 1250000 pesos gold and silver coins which are now prized by numismatists. Read the article

This beautiful little artifact stands as a fully intact ink well that could have been used for a variety of maritime business such as map-making from a cartographer recording the crew and cargo on board or by the Captain for official correspondences.

. 50 mm sur 50 mm 9878 gr.

Ceramic