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CAULDRON
Unique ID: CORN-8991F4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete copper alloy cauldron leg, sub-rectangular in plan and in profile and sub-triangular in section, with sides tapering slightly from the top towards the now-missing foot. It is decorated with a single, moulded, central rib. Part of the body of the cauldron is still attached to the upper end of the leg and there appears to be a pattern of cross-hatching on it that would have been created by textile or mesh applied to the cauldron interior when it was molten at the surface. There are also patches of black organic material adhering to the leg which would have been burnt on when the cauldron was near the fire. The leg has been broken above the foot: the remaining length of the leg suggests that the cauldron would have been fairly long-legged, similar to the Westcountry cauldron illustrated by Butler and Green (2003) on page 165, no.170 and dating from the 15th to the 16th century.
Saunders (2012) illustrates a similarly broken leg with one central rib on page 81, fig.5, no.11 which is dated from the 15th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 70 mm
Width: 47.5 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight: 262 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014 - Saturday 31st January 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Maker-with-Rame (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SX4351
Four figure Latitude: 50.33794695
Four figure longitude: -4.20757646
1:25K map: SX4351
1:10K map: SX41SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
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 | p.165 | no.170 | |
| Saunders, P. | 2012 | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 4 | Salisbury | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum | p.81, fig.5 | no.11 |
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