This bowl with a floral design is decorated in underglaze blue.It was part of the 'Nanking Cargo' from Geldermalse, a Dutch East India Company ship, wrecked in the South China Sea, on its homeward journey, with tea, blue and white porcelain and gold ingots.The porcelain ware comprised large quantities of dinner plates, tea cups and saucers, bowls, milk jugs and other matching tableware, which were in high demand in Europe during the 18th century.
