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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy vessel foot probably from a cauldron, skillet or ewer, of medieval or post medieval date. The top end has broken away during antiquity. The base of the leg or foot flares outwards giving the object a slightly curved shape in profile. Two prominent ribs run vertically down the outer face of the vessel. There are cut by a transverse rib, 18.63 mm above the base of the object. The rear of the object is concave.The object has a mid-green patina and is worn. There are adhering traces of an unidentified black substance, which is probably a sooty/carbon deposit, on each surface of the object.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cast copper alloy vessels such as skillets remained in use for longer, 'bronze cauldrons in general seem to have been superseded in the early years of the 18th century by cast iron which were cheaper to make and more durable' (ibid; 22).Dimensions: 48.47mm in length, 27.94mm in width, 14.12mm thick, 65.4gButler, R. and Green, C., 2003 English Bronze Cooking Vessels and Their Founders 1350-1830 Honiton, Devon : Roderick & Valentine Butler.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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