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VESSEL
Unique ID: SOM-80F978
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy post medieval pot leg dating to the period c AD1700 - 1900. The plain leg has a very worn rounded foot and terminates in a worn break at the top. It is D-shaped in cross section with a gently convex outer face and a flat inner surface. There is a green/brown patina on both surfaces. The pot leg measures 23.08mm in length, 19.30mm in width, 9.48 in thickness and weighs 17.71g.
Butler et al. suggest that this simple design is characteristic of all 18th and 19th skillets. Examples can be found in Butler et al, datasheet 41, pg 4.
Class: cooking
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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.08 mm
Width: 19.3 mm
Thickness: 9.48 mm
Weight: 17.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 13th April 2016 - Wednesday 13th April 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 017427
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Shepton Beauchamp
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From 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 | datasheet 41 | 4 |
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