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Description: | A cast copper alloy handle lug from a chafing dish of Late Medieval or Post-Medieval date (AD 1400 - AD 1600). The lug is oval in plan and rectangular in section with a collar at one end beyond which is the stub of a circular rivet which would have attached to the vessel wall. The oval faces have a slightly off centre hole, worn to an oval shape 6.0 by 7.6mm, drilled through them to hold the handle. It is 27.4mm long, 19.2mm wide, 15.0mm thick and weighs 39.22 grams. 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. This particular handle is from a type B1 or D1 chafing-dish. These types of dish date to the 15th or 16th century (Lewis, J.M. 1973 'Some types of metal chafing-dish' Antiquaries Journal, Volume 53 pp. 60-70 Society of Antiquaries.)
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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