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Description: | Medieval to Post Medieval (c. 12th to mid 19th century) cooking vessel body: The copper alloy fragment is an asymmetrical shape in plan, all with broken edges, but these breaks do not appear to be recent. The external surface has a semi-circular section ridge which has more fine, parallel striations, whereas the interior has a smooth, shiny surface with a patch of the patina having flaked away. The external surface has traces of a black substance which is carbon deposits presumably. The surface of the fragment has a green/grey coloured patina. The fragment measures 42.44mm wide and 30.13mm long from the upper to the lower edge and 3.6mm thick at the ridge. It weighs 10g.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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