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Description: Piece of white lead, used for making paint. From the wreck of the barque 'Asterope', which went aground on the Hebe Reef on 8 June 1883. Attempts to refloat her failed, and by 13 June the vessel was a total wreck.

Format: realia
Object: lead
Material: lead

Titles:
White Lead

Subjects: shipwreckslead

Institution: George Town and District Historical Society Inc.

Object number: GTH_PS0098

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