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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy Medieval to Post Medieval (c. 12th to mid 19th century) cooking vessel body. The upper edge has an abraded broken edge which in profile is flared outwards. All edges are broken edges and they are not recent breaks. The external surface has horizontal and obliquely angled striations with a fine 'T'casting anomaly, whereas the interior has a smooth, shiny surface. The fragment measures 46.1mm wide and 32.12mm long from the upper to the lower edge. It weighs 19.6g.The shape of the body fragment suggests this was probably a type of cooking vessel. It is uncertain what type of vessel, but Egan (1998) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include skillets, ewers, and cauldrons. Butler, Green and Payne (2009) comment that fragments which are found as individual fragments are likely to be from cauldrons or posnets. These vessels are in use from c. 1100 until c. 1850 when cast iron cooking vessels are used instead.Butler, R., Green, C. and Payne, N. 2009 'Cast copper-alloy cooking vessels' Finds Research Group AD700-1700 Datasheet 41Egan G. 1998 The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150-c.1450 Museum of London, London, The Stationary Office
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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