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Recovery and conservation of a dinner service plate from SMS Koln
Date September 2017
Event ID 1172894
Category Recording
Type Artefact Recovery
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1172894
A charter boat skipper reported recovery by a recreational diver of a dinner service plate from the wreck of Sms Koln. The recovery was reported to the Receiver of Wreck (Droit 268/18). Following investigations by HES into possible unauthorised works, the artefact was transferred by Historic Environment Scotland to AOC Archaeology for conservation. Conservators described the artefact as a steel plate (measuring 240mm x 240mm x 45mm) coated with white porcelain enamel. Mostly undecorated, with only a blue crown on the lip. Underside marked with a small crown above tower with the letters ‘AA’ above ‘FRANLANTMENLEM’. Following conservation the artefact was transferred to Orkney Museums on 02 February 2022.
Information from Philip Robertson (HES Designations 13 March 2024).
