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Ceramics
These photos were taken during the late summer and fall of 1997
as the excavation team continued ....
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Lab volunteer Deanne Roose prepares an intact ceramic plate for
cleaning. Most of the ceramics recovered from the Emanuel Point Ship have been darkened
over time in the sediments, obscuring paste color and glaze decoration. Here she pours
hydrogen peroxide into the container with the plate. |
| Within minutes the plate's true appearance is revealed, tin enameled
majolica ware, which appears to be of a type called Isabela Polychrome. |
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Decorated with concentric bands and hand painted stylized Moorish
designs, this plate would have served as tableware in the 16th century Spanish colony of
Mexico. Intended for use in Florida, the plate survived the shipwreck intact, which is
surprising since it was recovered from beneath the crown of the ship's anchor. |
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