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Description: | Copper alloy skimmer or strainer length 41mm, width 37mm, thickness 4mm, weight 8.09. The artefact is made from sheet copper alloy (1mm thick) and is sub-oval in plan. There are a series of holes punched through from the topside. The holes are not placed in any particular order and the excess metal produced from the process of hammering a punch through the object has not been cleaned away from the reveres, as a result, all of the holes have a large rolled lip on the reverse. The centre of the object is flat and of the sides are turned upwards slightly, giving low dished appearance.
The remains of two Fe rivets are visible, both of which are encrusted in Fe corrosion, these are situated on one side and one end maybe where this artefact was mounted onto a handle.
The artefact is heavily corroded with encrusting in some of the holes.
The possibility of handle fittings may suggest that this was a skimmer, used to take items from stewing pots (Egan, 1998, 155). Although the crude finishing on the reverse may suggest that could have been used as a drain filter (Egan, 1998, 158). Skimmers have found in excavation in London from the 15th century, but were in use from the 14th-16th century.
Egan G, 1998, The Medieval Household: Medieval Finds From Excavations in London, Museum of London. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Adams, Kurt - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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