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Unique ID: WAW-618857
Object type certainty: Certain
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Medieval to Post Medieval (c. 12th to mid 19th century) cooking vessel rim: The rim, in profile, is slender and tapers to a blunt edge. The only original edge is the rim, the other edges of the fragment are all broken, but not recently. The interior surface is smooth with the external surface being slightly rough with traces of a black substance which is carbon deposits presumably. The surface is a mid to dark green/grey colour. The fragment measures 61.8mm wide across the rim and 62.06mm long from the rim to the lower edge. It weighs 57.4g. The rim curvature suggests the diameter originally was c. 360mm.
The shape of the rim fragment suggests this was probably a type of cooking vessel. It is uncertain what type of vessel, but Egan (1998) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include skillets, ewers, and cauldrons. Butler, Green and Payne (2009) comment that rim fragments which are found as individual fragments are likely to be from cauldrons or posnets. These vessels are in use from c. 1100 until c. 1850 when cast iron cooking vessels are used instead.
Butler, R., Green, C. and Payne, N. 2009 'Cast copper-alloy cooking vessels' Finds Research Group AD700-1700 Datasheet 41
Egan G. 1998 The Medieval Household Daily Living c. 1150-c.1450 Museum of London, London, The Stationary Office
Class:
Cooking
Sub class: Rim
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Quantity: 1
Length: 62.06 mm
Width: 61.8 mm
Weight: 57.4 g
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014 - Monday 5th May 2014
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: SP0699
Four figure Latitude: 52.58877082
Four figure longitude: -1.91286964
1:25K map: SP0699
1:10K map: SP09NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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