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Description: | A cast copper alloy leg from a copper alloy cooking vessel, probably a skillet of 18th to 19th century dating.It measures 91.61mm in length, 69.70mm in width and 22.20mm thick. It weighs 266.43 grams.It is sub rectangular in plan and D shaped in section. The base of the leg is rounded with no obvious foot being present. The external surface is broadly flat with a central rib, running down the length of the leg. An old break is present at the top of the leg, where it would have joined the body of the cooking vessel. The leg widens gradually from the base of the leg, to the top where it joins the base of the vessel. The interior surface can be split into two sections, the interior of the vessel and the back of the leg. The interior of the vessel has a smooth surface and is sharply concave in nature. The back of the leg is plain, with tapering sides towards the edge of the leg.The leg is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. The surface demonstrates a degree of pitting, a feature common on cast copper alloy cooking vessels.A similar example has been recorded on the PAS database (SOM-D239A5), although that leg is smaller and lighter than this one.The leg would have originally been one of three on the complete vessel.
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