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Description: | An incomplete, cast copper-alloy, vessel foot probably from a cauldron, skillet or ewer, of medieval or post medieval date. The top end has been broken off (an old break).The pot leg is broadly D-shaped in section, with a concave reverse, and a fluted front consisting of 5 semi-circular ribs that run the length of the leg from top to foot. There is a horizontal ridge across the width of the front face near the break at the top. The leg expands in width (22.7mm to 30.35mm) and thickness (12.15mm to 17.45mm) from below this ridge to the bottom but appears to be completely straight above the ridge. The bottom of the foot is flattened and at an angle.The vessels to which these were attached were usually of a tripod form and were widely used from circa AD 1200-1700 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 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cast copper alloy vessels such as skillets remained in use for longer, 'bronze cauldrons in general seem to have been superseded in the early years of the 18th century by cast iron which were cheaper to make and more durable' (ibid; 22).
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