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Description: | Post Medieval cast copper alloy pot foot and part of the leg. The leg and foot are D-shaped in section with a flat back and convex front; the leg is broken off above a transverse collar with an old, patinated, break. The remaining section of leg has five prominent ribs running down it arranged evenly around the front. The prominent collar is rounded in section with worn indents which are possibly the remains of a cable pattern. The foot is very worn with only the rounded stub left. The piece is now is 46.3mm long, 23.7mm wide and 14.9mm thick; it weighs 56.00 grams. There are extensive traces of sooting, particualrly on the lower part and foot.Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1700 for serving and cooking. Butler et al (2009:4) suggest there were four main types of leg used. This is a type C which they suggest was already in use by the 16th century and was almost universal in the 17th.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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