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VESSEL
Unique ID: IOW-6E0F1A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy cooking vessel leg/foot (c. 1250-c. 1650).
This object is trapezoidal in plan and sub-triangular in cross-section. It has a transverse break at the top.
The object is corroded and green.
Height: 19.7mm; width: 42.0mm; thickness: 16.7mm. Weight: 65.56g.
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).
Geake, H. 2001. Finds Recording Guide. Unpublished.
Butler, R., Green, C., and Payne, N. 2009. Cast copper-alloy cooking vessels. The Finds Research Group Datasheet 41. Finds Research Group.
Class: Cooking vessel
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
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
Height: 19.7 mm
Width: 42 mm
Thickness: 16.7 mm
Weight: 65.56 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 7th January 2017 - Saturday 7th January 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-7-68
Materials and construction
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: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | |||
| Geake, H. | 2001 | Finds Recording Guide Version 1.1 | 52 |
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