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Description: | A Post Medieval lead alloy porringer handle, dating to the late 16th-early 17th century. The handle is a trefoil shape, flat on the back with bevelled edges. There are lugs in the centre of each foil, along the external edge, as well as at the point where the lower two foils join with the upper foil. There is a triangular protrusion within the upper foil and two within each of the lower foils, each following the line of the handle stem. Along the line of the break is a rectangular protrusion which may be evidence of soldering to repair the vessel at some stage. There has also been some distortion to the handle giving it a slightly curved shape.The style of the handle is of the trefoil type in shape (Hornsby, Weinstein and Homer, 1989, no. 32) but has lugs that are indicative of the Old English style (Ibid. nos. 74 and 116) which would place the vessel somewhere at the turn of the 17th century. The owner's initials LEB can be found on the front.Dimensions: length: 56.28 mm; width: 58.27 mm; thickness: 4.04 mm; weight: 28.79g.Reference:Hornsby, P., Weinstein, R. and Homer, R. 1989. Pewter. A Celebration of the Craft 1200 - 1700. Museum of London, London.
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