2026-09-10T16:17:35+01:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/48/format/qrcodehttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/48/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/48/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/48/format/geojsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/48/format/pdfhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/48/format/rdfhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/4848MAS-D10004848CUPCONTAINERROUNDED CUP11Kent HER Number: TR 22 NE 45With finder15121/17NINETEENTH CENTURY1856Eleven teacups measuring 4 inches x 3 inches in size. The cups have a Chinese style design with a light grey colour pattern, and appear to be made of porcelain (although this has not been confirmed). Similar in decorative style to the bowls recorded as MAS-D100047, it is assumed that these teacups were made by either Charles Meigh of Hanley, Staffordshire (1835-49), the preceding company, J. Meigh and Son (c.1805-34), or the succeeding company, Charles Meigh and Son (1851-61) (Godden 1964, 428-429).These items were found along with four milk jugs of a similar style (MAS-D100054) and were recovered from the wreck of Josephine Willis. Other items similar in style to the ceramic recorded here have also been recovered on different occasions from this wreck site (MAS-D100047, MAS-D100058 and MAS-D100059) along with other non-ceramic objects including candlesticks, a deadeye and three square portholes. The Josephine Willis was a New Zealand sail and steam propelled packet ship built in c.1840. The ship was carrying 110 people on board bound for Auckland, comprising ten First class passengers, 60 steerage and 40 crew. It sank in 1856 following a collision with Mangerton with the loss of 69 lives. NRHE and Kent HER reference numbers cited in this record refer to the wreck of Josephine Willis.2017-06-04 14:40:202017-09-26 13:21:29312017-06-0428Certain436394854PAS57C96ECD001E82PAS57BC21F300115BPAS57BC1E1600176F102569522MASMASCeramic10539