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VESSEL
Unique ID: YORYM-CB6644
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy rectangular chafing dish handle. 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 (Lewis, 1973). This type of dish dates from circa 1450 - 1550. The vessels themselves were cast in one piece and finished on a lathe. Each vessel would have had two handles. The handle has a striated surface, caused by filing. The handle is rectangular with a square extension at the top, where it would have joined the staple. The edges are chamfered.
Class:
chafing dish
Sub class: Lewis no type
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48.6 mm
Width: 38.8 mm
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 28.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Hogsthorpe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, J.M. | 1973 | Some types of metal chafing-dish |
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