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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-07BC99
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval to post-Medieval leg/foot from a cast copper-alloy cooking vessel (c. 1250-c. 1650).
The object is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section.
The front is divided by a prominent horizontal rib which is situated about mid-way along its length. Above and below this rib there is a central vertical rib flanked on either side by a less prominent rib. The rear face is flat and plain and the base of the foot is rounded and worn.
This object is greyish green with patches of a buff deposit and consolidated soot. The break at the top is crisp but probably old.
Height: 44.2mm; width: 25.1mm; thickness: 12.9mm. Weight: 52.34g.
Cast cooking vessels seem to have come into use in the second half of the 13th century and to have continued at least until c. 1600 (Geake 2001: 52; Butler, Green and Payne 2009: 6, fig. 4c).
Geake, H. 2001. Finds Recording Guide. Unpublished.
Butler, R., Green, C., and Payne, N. 2009. Cast copper-alloy cooking vessels. The Finds Research Group Datasheet 41. Finds Research Group.
Class:
Cooking vessel
Sub class: Leg/foot
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 44.2 mm
Width: 25.1 mm
Thickness: 12.9 mm
Weight: 52.34 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 11th June 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-169
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler, R., Green, C. and Payne, N. | 2009 | Cast Copper-Alloy Cooking Vessels | York | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 41 | 6 | 4c | |
| Geake, H. | 2001 | Finds Recording Guide Version 1.1 | 52 |
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