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Description: | A slightly incomplete cast lead alloy toy standing bowl ("flat cup"), probably dating from the post-medieval period. The toy has an incomplete and slightly distorted base, probably originally circular in section, which tapers to a narrow waist (also circular in section) above which is the larger body of the vessel. The body has been flattened but is likely to have been broadly hemispherical.There is a rib around the remaining circumference of the upper and lower surface of the base. The exterior of the body is decorated with raised floral designs. The rim appears to be decorated with a raised wavy line with pellets at either side, although this is rather unclear due to the condition of the toy. There are raised ribs running down the body of the vessel - flash from the casting process.The toy has a dark grey/brown surface. As well as loss of material, particularly from the base and rim, there are a number of depressions in the surface of the vessel. The toy is 26.6mm long and 28.0mm wide. These are maximum dimensions. The waist has a diameter of 5.6mm. The toy has a mass of 5.5g. In "Toys, Trifles and Trinkets", Egan (2005, p.48) comments that whilst literary references, "...show that wealthy children were given expensive presents which included base-metal toy vessels and utensils, miniatures were also collected by adults to display in cabinets or Wunderkammer."The object described in this record is similar to item 8.131 in Egan (ibid. p294). In form Egan considers item 8.131 to be reminiscent of drinking bowls of the late 16th century. He states that: "Special standing bowls or "flat cups" in silver and other precious metal were made throughout Europe for ceremonial drinking or display from the early 15th to early 17th century." (ibid.). Egan (ibid. p276) points out that the scale of most of the drinking and serving vessels considered in his book would tend to prohibit their use in a baby house, although they could be used with other household items as doll's toys. Based on the above, the toy recorded here is likely to date from the late 16th century up to the early 17th century.
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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