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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 rim is rounded in profile and has straight sides which taper in thickness. The only original edge is the rim, the other edges of the fragment are all broken, but not recently. The external surface has traces of a black substance which is carbon deposits presumably. The interior has a smooth, shiny surface which is a mid grey colour. The fragment measures 22.37mm wide across the rim and 23.44mm long from the rim to the lower edge. It weighs 7g.The shape of the rim 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 rim 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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