1987.005.0001-1
Plate
Physical Object
1987.005.0001
Nuestra Señora de Atocha (1622)
circa 1600
Atocha passenger doña Isabel de Pernía, a long-time resident of Spanish Peru, was shipping 35 ½ pounds of assorted silverware on the galleon, including this plain, circular plate. Her personal mark, “Doña Yçabel,” is crudely cut into the underside of the molded brim. Traces of two royal tax stamps found on the plate show that the required 20% export duty had been paid on the piece.