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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-8E59C0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a Medieval to Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy handle from a cauldron (c. 1250-c. 1650 AD).
The handle was originally L-shaped and has a break close to the bend. The handle is oval in cross-section throughout it length with a small amount of the vessel rim remaining at the complete end where it is attached immediately below the rim.
The fragment is corroded and has a drab green patina with small areas of sooting. The breaks are old.
This 'L'-shaped cauldron lug is similar to one illustrated in Butler et. al. (2009, 5; ref. 3a).
Compare with finds: HAMP-11E993; NCL-741653; SOM-1DEA04 and SOM-BB7217.
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: Finds Recording Guide - Datasheet 41.
Class:
Cooking vessel
Sub class: Handle
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
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
Length: 56.97 mm
Width: 19.08 mm
Thickness: 17.19 mm
Weight: 64.62 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 30th May 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-1-277
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 | 5; ref. 3a | ||
| Geake, H. | 2001 | Finds Recording Guide Version 1.1 | 52 |
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