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Description: | The foot from a cast copper alloy trivet stand for a chafing dish of late medieval or post medieval date (1400-1700). The foot is complete with a broken edge along the upper face where it would conjoin to the body of the trivet. The foot is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with tapered edges and a wedge shaped slightly pointed foot. In cross section it is also an irregular rectangle. It is likely that there were a number (probably 3-4 of these feet evenly spaced around the edge of the trivet providing both stability and height for the chafing dish. The angle of the leg, when the foot is placed on a horizontal surface, is approximately 75°. The skillet fragment is a mid green colour with an even polished patina. This patina has been abraded in several places, probably through movement in the soil. This movement has also damaged the edges of the leg producing an asymmetrical shape. The fragment measures 28.8mm in length, has a maximum width of 17.1mm, a maximum thickness of 9.9mm and it weighs 20.19 grams.
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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