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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy vessel foot, probably from a cauldron or ewer, dating to the Medieval to Post Medieval period (c. 1400-1700 AD). The remains of the foot are sub-triangular in plan, with a semi-circular, C-shaped cross-section with a central rib running the vertical length of the outer face. The foot would have connected to the rest of the vessel leg, thus lending support to the vessel base. The metal is mid-dark green in colour with a small degree of visible sooting, suggesting that this foot came from a cooking vessel. It measures 45.2 mm long, 44.3 mm wide (at upper broken edge), 34.1 mm wide (at foot-end), 20.6 mm maximum thickness; it weighs 155 grams.There are similar examples on the PAS database (cf. WILT-505606), as well as in Egan (1998, pp. 164-165). Cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1800 for serving and cooking. Butler and Green (2003; 15) state 'there is evidence that [cast copper alloy] metal cooking vessels became increasingly common during the 13th and 14th centuries'. While particular cast copper alloy vessels such as skillets remained in use later, 'bronze cauldrons in general seem to have been superseded in the early years of the 18th century when their place was taken by cast-iron vessels which were cheaper to make and more durable to use.' (Ibid: 22; cf. WILT-505606).
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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