2011-03-16 14:57:16 Dot Boughton dboughton 2011-03-31 12:00:00 Dot Boughton dboughton LANCUM-0CFCC5 CHAFING DISH Cast cu-alloy rim fragment of an early post-medieval chafing dish dating from the 16th century. Only part of the rim and one of the characteristic 'spikes' survive. The dish was undecorated, but there are some mouldings and thin grooves on the inside and outside. The spike is triangular in plan with a trapzoidal cross-section. Chafing dishes were domestic utensils made of metal or earthenware for holding burning charcoal or other combustible material. This was then used to cook food or keep it hot at the table. This particular fragment is from a B2 chafing-dish. This type of dish dates to the 16th century (Lewis: 1973, 'Some types of metal chafing-dish', Antiquaries Journal, Volume 53 pp. 60-70 Society of Antiquaries). Cast cu-alloy rim fragment of an early post-medieval chafing dish dating from the 16th century. Only part of the rim and one of the characteristic 'spikes' survive. The dish was undecorated, but there are some mouldings and thin grooves on the inside and outside. The spike is triangular in plan w... Copper alloy Cast POST MEDIEVAL POST MEDIEVAL Early POST MEDIEVAL Early 1500 1600 28.33 74.3 1.79 Complete 2011-03-16 14:57:16 CUMBRIA BARROW IN FURNESS POINT( ) SD27NE SD2575 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 LANCUM Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2011 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.