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Description: | A probable Medieval or Post Medieval cast copper alloy leg from a cooking vessel. In plan the leg is a sub rectangle with the upper edge being obliquely angled. The leg is crescentic in section with the concave face forming the reverse of the leg. The lower edge of the leg is a broken edge as are the lateral edges implying the leg may have been hollow. The upper edge flares outwards towards the outer face, this flaring may be due to damage as the upper face does not form the interior of the vessel which is more usual. The outer face surface has a well developed shiny mid grey/green patina and is smooth. The interior of the leg is rough and has a heavy carbon deposit the surface. The leg measures 53mm tall, 27mm wide and 21mm thick. It weighs 35.5g.It is uncertain what type of vessel this fragment comes from, but Egan (Egan G. 1998 The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150-c.1450 Museum of London, London, The Stationary Office) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include skillets, ewers, and cauldrons. Geake (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide Unpublished) suggests such vessels were used from the mid 13th to 16th centuries. Butler and Green (2003 English Bronze Cooking Vessels and Their Founders 1350-1830 Acanthus Press) comment cooking vessels can date up to the mid 18th century.
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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