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Description: | Medieval to Post Medieval (c. 12th to mid 19th century) cooking vessel rim fragment which is broken but not too recently: The rim, in profile, is a slender pointed oval before the narrow wall continues on the lower edge. In profile the rim and the wall form a wide 'V' shape. The only original edge of the fragment is the rim. The interior surface is smooth and only slightly encrusted. The exterior surface is also encrusted and is slightly abraded. The surface otherwise has a dark grey, slightly shiny patina. The fragment measures 41.28mm wide across the rim and 19.33mm long from the rim to the lower edge. It weighs 14.19g. The diameter of the rim was probably originally c. 250mm.The shape of the rim fragment suggests this was probably a type of cooking vessel. It is uncertain what type of vessel, but Egan (1998) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include skillets, ewers, and cauldrons. Butler, Green and Payne (2009) comment that rim fragments which are found as individual fragments are likely to be from cauldrons or posnets. These vessels are in use from c. 1100 until c. 1850 when cast iron cooking vessels are used instead. This rim fragment may be the rim of a 16th century chaffing dish, and a similar fragment has been found on the site (WAW-D357DD).Butler, R., Green, C. and Payne, N. 2009 'Cast copper-alloy cooking vessels' Finds Research Group AD700-1700 Datasheet 41Egan G. 1998 The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150-c.1450 Museum of London, London, The Stationary Office
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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