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Description: | A cast copper alloy subtle heart shaped chaffing dish handle. Chafing dishes were domestic utensils made of metal or earthenware for holding burning charcoal or other combustible material. This was then used to cook food or keep it hot at the table (Lewis, 1973). This particular handle came from a type B1 chafing-dish. This type of dish dates from circa 1450 - 1550. The vessels themselves were cast in one piece and finished on a lathe. Each vessel would have had two handles. The handle has a striated surface, caused by filing. The inverted heart shaped handle would have hung down from a simple staple. The staple was then riveted to the side of the dish. This object dates to the late medieval to post medieval period, circa 1450 - 1550.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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