CORN-952161: CORN-952161 - Lead bird feeder

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BIRD FEEDER

Unique ID: CORN-952161

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A late Medieval to Post-Medieval lead alloy vessel, dating to AD 1400 - 1700. Possibly a bird feeder. The vessel is complete though now flattened. It has a flat, D shaped base and vertical sides which then flare at the top.

Measurements: Height, 59.91mm; Width, 75.04; Thickness, 4.86mm; Weight, 101.23g

A number of similar items, also thought to have been bird feeders are recorded on the database: compare for example records NLM-5B5E86 and GAT-193786. See Egan 2005 ("Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition", Museum of London) p128-9 for similar items identified as bird feeders from excavated examples and contemporary illustrations. Egan states that these were used for holding water, green plants or seed for caged birds, and that "decorated troughs seem to date from the late 15th/16th centuries and later, while plainer versions continue at least until the late 17th century".

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 59.91 mm
Width: 75.04 mm
Thickness: 4.86 mm
Weight: 101.23 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st August 2019 - Wednesday 21st August 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS 2021 26

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Bodmin (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SX0667
Four figure Latitude: 50.47064646
Four figure longitude: -4.73521414
1:25K map: SX0667
1:10K map: SX07NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G.	2005	Material Culture in London in an Age Of Transition: Tudor and Stuart period finds c.1450 - c.1700 from excavations at riverside sites in Southwark	London	Museum of London Archaeology Service

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Created: 2 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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