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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval cast lead cock-shy (c. 1700-c. 1800).This object is cast in the form of a cockerel which stands on a flat sub-circular base. The cockerel is standing upright and the head has no clear features. One side of the cockerel is moulded and has a folded wing. The other side is plain and largely flat with an upright rib at the centre. The underside of the base is smooth, plain and slightly convex.It has a grey and buff patina.Height: 19.5mm; width: 20.8mm; thickness: 17.5mm. Weight: 7.66g.The cock-shy may have derived from the Shrove Tuesday pursuit of casting stones or cudgels at a live cockerel which was either tied down or buried up to its neck in the ground (Forsyth & Egan 2005: 239).Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, London.Wikipedia gives a description and history of cock throwing:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cock_throwingAccessed, 27/08/2014.
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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