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Description: | Cast copper alloy triangular piece from a cast copper alloy vessel. One edge is irregular with a slight thickened rim or casting seam. The other edges are smoother, convex with slightly rounded corners. Three holes are drilled through it, one near each corner. One appears slightly smaller and more worn than the others. It is 49.5mm by 44.4mm and 3.8mm thick; it weighs 31.08 grams. It is slightly curved in profile and cold have come from a wide, inverted rim or a large vessel. The holes and smoothed edges suggest it has seem reused, possibly as a repair or handle attachment.Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1700 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. Although earlier copper alloy vessels are known they are rarer and mostly of sheet metal or hammered out (ibid; 7). 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cast copper alloy vessels such as skillets remained in use later; bronze cauldrons in general seem to have been superseded in the early years of the 18th century when their place was taken by cast-iron vessels which were cheaper to make and more durable to use.(ibid: 22).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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