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Description: | An incomplete Post-Medieval/ Early-Modern copper alloy probable apple corer, consisting of the tongue-shaped utensil end and c.16mm of rectangular-sectioned shank. Measures 56.46x20.16x6.74mm and weighs 9.92g.The utensil end is U-shaped in cross-section and widens from 7.5mm below the shank to 20.16mm at its serrated edge. Tooling marks on the inside surface suggest extra hollowing of the inside area. To the outside surface the utensil end is decorated with inverted and narrowing V-shaped grooves, extending from the edge serrations, and a pair of transverse grooves closer to the narrower end. The shank measures 3.88x3.09mm at its (old) break.Cf. SUR-2A3EB8 for a similar example, also recorded as an apple corer or similar food preparation implement. Kate Sumnall, FLO, comments: 'There are bone scoops recorded from excavations in London which traditionally are known as apple corers, cheese scoops, etc.' (pers.comm. 2013). Peter Reavill, FLO, adds: 'A number of Medieval apple corers made from the front legs of sheep were discovered during the canterbury whitefriars excavations - all from pits associated with the the friary and businesses outside the friary' (pers.comm. 2013).
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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