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Description: | A post-Medieval cast copper-alloy chafing dish handle (c. 1500-c. 1600 AD).In plan, the handle frame is sub-trapezoid with rounded corners. It has three concave sides and one shorter straight side that accommodates a copper-alloy attachment lug. The frame is square in cross-section and is typically 4.8 x 4.8mm. The attachment lug is sub-oval in plan and rectangular in cross-section. It has a short circular rivet at the end that secured it to the side of the dish.Thr frame has a dark green patina with some areas of corrosion and the lug is corroded and abraded. There are file marks in places on both elements.The frame is 46.1mm in height, 58.34mm in width and has a thickness of 4.97mm.The attachment lug is 16.9mm in length, 15.07mm in width and has a thickness of 7.88mm.Overall weight is 29.09g.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 D1 chafing-dish. This type of dish dates to the 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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