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Description: | A Medieval to Late Post-Medieval (1200-1800) bronze leg from a cooking vessel, standing 25.21mm high to the (old) break and weighing 133.44g. It is triangular in shape to the front with a central vertical rib. In section the foot is trapezoidal in shape, measuring 38.49x16.63mm at the break and 52.86x25.91mm on the underside of the foot (one corner is missing so the length would have originally been c.57mm).The metal is rather worn with traces of a black coating. Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1800 for serving and cooking. Butler and Green (2003; 15) state 'there is evidence that (cast copper alloy) metal cooking vessels became increasingly common during the 13th and 14th centuries'. While certain specialist cast copper alloy vessels such as skillets remained in use later 'bronze cauldrons in general seem to have been superseded in the early years of the 18th century when their place was taken by cast-iron vessels which were cheaper to make and more durable to use.' (ibid: 22).
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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