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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-73D377
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy skillet handle (c. 1679-1695).
The handle is rectangular in plan and semi-circular in cross-section throughout its length. The upper face has engraved letters: [CLEME]NT X TO[SEAR ] bounded by a linear groove near each edge close to the side.
The object is partially corroded and has a patchy dark green patina. The breaks are old.
Length: 69.87mm; width: 25.90mm; thickness: 11.21mm. Weight: 112.26g.
Clement Tosear I was a bell founder who was operating in Salisbury, c. 1679 till his death in 1695 (Butler & Green 2003: 122-123).
Corresponds with IOW-1076B8.
Class: Handle
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1679
Date to: Circa AD 1695
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 69.87 mm
Width: 25.9 mm
Thickness: 11.21 mm
Weight: 112.26 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th December 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2013-1-11
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. and Green, C. | 2003 | English Bronze Cooking Vessels and Their Founders 1350-1830 | Honiton, Devon | Roderick & Valentine Butler | 122-123 |
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