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Description: | Incomplete foot / leg from a cast lead alloy toy cauldron of probable later medieval or post medieval date (1400 ?? 1600 AD). The leg is broadly sub rectangular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The upper edge is badly broken and a ragged torn edge is present. This is where the leg would have joined the body of the vessel. From this broken edge the leg tapers slightly and then expands to form a relatively wide foot. The foot is relatively bulbous and has a flat base. The leg is decorated with a central rib which extends along either face and joins the bulbous foot. This central rib is flanked by two slight ribs which run along the outer and inner edge of each face. There are also as series of diagonal incised lines, however these may represent file marks. Both faces of the cauldron leg have been decorated with an applied tin surface. The foot measures 29.8mm length, 14.2mm wide, is 5.8mm thick and weighs 8.99 grams.
The cauldron leg is a mid grey colour with an even patina which covers most surfaces. The upper torn edge has an amount of powdery white corrosion present and the tare is likely to be due to recent damage. A direct parallel for this foot has not been found. Similar examples are illustrated in Egan and Forsyth??s ??Toys Trifles & Trinkets?? and cauldron type 1 (pages 111-114) is the best match. These are dated from the late medieval to the post medieval period. None of the examples in this book are tinned. | Subjects: | Cauldron Foot / Leg | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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