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Description: | A cast copper-alloy fragment: possibly a dish support from a late medieval/early post-medieval chafing dish. The object tapers to a point at one end. It has a trapezoidal cross-section and appears to have been broken away from another element at the wider end.Lewis (1973, p63-4) describes the type of vessel which he calls type B: "These vessels are cast in one piece and finished on the lathe. The only decorative features are single or double incised girth lines. Bowl and pedestal are about the same depth. The bowl has sloping sides above the carination, and the rim flares out to form a ledge from which rise three pointed dish-supports. There were no perforations in bowl or pedestal, the shallower bowl and high dish-supports enabling enough air to reach the charcoal without their help. Each vessel had two handles, but only one survives from the group, an inverted heart shaped hanging from a simple staple riveted into the side." Based on dated pottery analogues from the UK and similarities with type A vessels (believed to be Flemish), Lewis believes that type B vessels date from the late 15th century to the early 16th century (Ibid p64). Furthermore, Lewis states that: "It is possible that Type B dishes, known to be imitated by English potters, might be products of the English industry." (ibid p 64).A complete example is illustrated in Marks and Williamson (eds). (2003, p. 324; ref. 198) which is an import from Germany/Low Countries and dates from the 15th or 16th century.Other examples of fragments recorded on the database include SWYOR-05CF81, BUC-EF7BB2, HESH-24C883, HAMP-683967, SUR-A6DD55 and WMID-42A7C2.This example is not a neat as others on the database, and is longer than many, so its identification is not certain.
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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