Copper Ingot: EOA:2022.80.1

Copper ingot from the wreck of the Earl Of Abergavenny. ID: EOA:2022.80.1 Collection: Earl of Abergavenny Classification: Trade Measurements: Length 153mm Width 20mm Date made: as yet unknown Display: not on display Manufacturer/Creator: as yet unknown Credit: Portland Museum Trust One of several hundred copper ingots recovered from the wreck. Copper ingots recovered from the Earl of Abergavenny are thought to have come from Cornish mines due to their distinctive high bismuth and arsenic content. Being the second most expensive item of cargo on board, after the consignment of broadcloth, the ingots were bound for Bengal where one of the East India Company's mints was located. The British Museum was donated seven copper ingots from the Earl of Abergavenny: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1993-0202-1 For more information about the Diving into the Digital Archives of the Earl of Abergavenny project click here: portlandmuseum.co.uk/news