Record ID: LVPL-930A63
Object type: CHAFING DISH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy fragment of a chafing dish dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object consists of an integral support which projects upwards and a small fragment of the rim. The dish support is sub-rectangular in plan and trapezoidal in cross-section. On the lower face of the rim fragment is a circumferential groove. File marks are visible on each face of the object. Lewis (1973, p63-4) describes the type of vessel which he calls type B: "These vessels are cast in one piece and finished on the lathe. The only decorative features are single or double incised girth lines. Bow…
Created on: Saturday 23rd February 2013
Last updated: Saturday 23rd February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.