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Description: | Copper alloy Medieval or Post-Medieval everted rim fragment from a large diameter cast vessel, probably a cauldron. In plan the fragment is pentagonal, and on one of the broken edges there is a truncated circular hole filled with the remains of a coiled sheet tapered repair rivet. These cast vessels were widely used from circa 1200-1700 AD for serving and cooking. Butler and Green (2003; 15) state there is evidence that cast copper alloy cooking vessels became increasingly common during the 13th and 14th centuries. Although earlier copper alloy vessels are known they are rarer and mostly of sheet metal (ibid; 7). While certain specialist cast copper alloy vessels such as skillets remained in use for longer, bronze cauldrons in general seem to have been superseded in the early years of the 18th century by cast iron, which were cheaper to make and more durable (ibid; 22) | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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