LON-6D0F23: A post medieval lead alloy porringer handle, dating to the late 16th-early 17th century.

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PORRINGER

Unique ID: LON-6D0F23

Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval lead alloy porringer handle, dating to the late 16th-early 17th century. The handle is a trefoil shape, flat on the back with bevelled edges. There are lugs in the centre of each foil, along the external edge, as well as at the point where the lower two foils join with the upper foil. There is a triangular protrusion within the upper foil and two within each of the lower foils, each following the line of the handle stem. Along the line of the break is a rectangular protrusion which may be evidence of soldering to repair the vessel at some stage. There has also been some distortion to the handle giving it a slightly curved shape.

The style of the handle is of the trefoil type in shape (Hornsby, Weinstein and Homer, 1989, no. 32) but has lugs that are indicative of the Old English style (Ibid. nos. 74 and 116) which would place the vessel somewhere at the turn of the 17th century. The owner's initials LEB can be found on the front.

Dimensions: length: 56.28 mm; width: 58.27 mm; thickness: 4.04 mm; weight: 28.79g.

Reference:Hornsby, P., Weinstein, R. and Homer, R. 1989. Pewter. A Celebration of the Craft 1200 - 1700. Museum of London, London.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 56.28 mm
Width: 58.27 mm
Thickness: 4.04 mm
Weight: 28.79 g

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. Katharine's and Wapping (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3380
Four figure Latitude: 51.50329348
Four figure longitude: -0.08515568
1:25K map: TQ3380
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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