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Description: | A cast copper alloy foot from a cooking vessel such as a tripod cauldron or skillet dating to the mid to late Medieval. The cauldron leg is sub-triangular in plan and triangular in section. The front and base of the leg are slanted and the artefact has an uneven back. The leg is broken at the wider end where it would have joined the wall of the vessel. There are no apparent traces of blackening around the foot, which usually suggest a vessel's usage in cooking over an open fire.The leg is cast from copper alloy and is dark green in colour with areas of light green corrosion. The length is 33mm and the width 26mm. The leg is similar to WMID-15CA17.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cast copper alloy vessels such as skillets remained in use later 'bronze cauldrons in general seem to have been superseded in the early years of the 18th century when their place was taken by cast-iron vessels which were cheaper to make and more durable to use.'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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