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Unique ID: SOM-7CC7C7
Object type certainty: Certain
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Fragment of a copper alloy late Medieval to early Post- Medieval skimmer or strainer plate. Originally a circular piece of copper alloy sheet, part of the curved edge remains and the other edges have old breaks. Eight holes were punched into it from one side in a seemingly regular pattern. All but two are full of soil or metal corrosion products. It has broken across two other holes. The length is 26.1mm, width 20.8mm, thickness 1.6mm and weight 2.07 grams.
Similar to no. 440 in Egan (1998, 158) where they are dated to the 14th to 16th century AD. Skimmers were used in cooking to remove items from the stew pot while strainers probably had a use as a drain filter, WILT-B5D0C2 on this database is a more complete example.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.1 mm
Width: 20.8 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 2.07 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 19th December 2011
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Other reference: SCC 20889
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Egan, G. | 1998 | The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) | London | The Stationery Office | 158 |